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Profile: P Ling joined UpTake as a writer more than a year ago and was instrumental in launching our first corporate blog and supporting our search optimization team. In addition to writing for the Uptake blog, P Ling also is the author of the Triphow blog. Before starting work for Uptake in November 2007, he wrote for the internet division of a Manhattan based medical travel company. Alongside his job as a writer, he has also worked as a research and outreach consultant for a non-profit advocacy organization based in Sausalito, CA.
Posts by: P. Ling
PhocusWright Conference, 2009, Blogger Summit – Social Media Marketing as a Corporate Strategy
Nov 06, 2009; No CommentElliott Ng will represent UpTake during the PhocusWright 2009 Conference, Blogger Summit Town Hall on Wednesday, November 18th at 9:00 a.m. Ten topics were suggested by the panelists for discussion during a planning meeting a few weeks ago. We decided... Read more »
PhocusWright Conference, 2009, Blogger Summit – Every Company should be a Media Company
Nov 05, 2009; No CommentElliott Ng will represent UpTake during the PhocusWright 2009 Conference, Blogger Summit Town Hall on Wednesday, November 18th at 9:00 a.m. Ten topics were suggested by the panelists for discussion during a planning meeting a few weeks ago. We decided... Read more »
Top Travel Brands Making Positive Use of Social Media
Nov 04, 2009; No CommentElliott Ng will represent UpTake during the PhocusWright 2009 Conference, Blogger Summit Town Hall on Wednesday, November 18th at 9:00 a.m. Ten topics were suggested by the panelists for discussion during a planning meeting a few weeks ago. We decided... Read more »
Aviation 2040 Report Lists Doomsday Scenarios for UK Airline Industry
Nov 03, 2009; No CommentThe Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has put out a report called Aviation 2040, which postulates four scenarios showing how UK air transport and airport infrastructure could look in 2040. Needless to say, the scenarios paint a bleak picture. Aviation... Read more »
PhoCusWright Travel Innovation Summit Demonstrators – Part III
Nov 02, 2009; No CommentThe PhoCusWright Conference kicks off on Nov 17, 2009 with the Travel Innovation Summit, where travel innovators will demonstrate applications, technology and solutions that significantly impact travel planning and purchasing. Part I and Part II introduced... Read more »
PhoCusWright Travel Innovators – Part II
Oct 31, 2009; No CommentThe PhoCusWright Conference Travel Innovation Summit takes place in Orlando on Nov 17, 2009. In Part I, we took a look at the first ten travel innovators. This is the second part of an introduction to the 30 odd companies taking part in this year’s... Read more »
PhoCusWright Travel Innovators – Part I
Oct 31, 2009; No CommentThe PhoCusWright Conference takes place Nov 17-19 in Orlando, and the highlight on Day 1 – Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009, is the Travel Innovation Summit. Attendees are expected to rate all 30 innovators in real-time, based on their demonstrations. Over... Read more »
This could be messy – Nuts & Bolts of the Travel Promotion Act
Oct 29, 2009; No CommentThe Travel Promotion Act (S. 1023 & H.R. 2935), having been passed by both the US Senate and the House, is on the verge of being enacted into law, awaiting the formalities of one more vote and the President’s signature. So now would be a good... Read more »
ACTE Survey – Business Travel Immune to Swine Flu
Oct 27, 2009; No CommentThe Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) recently surveyed the travel managers of 109 international companies, and the results of this survey indicate that the business travel plans of a majority of these companies have not been impacted... Read more »
Olympic Spat – Quality Inn Vancouver Franchise Fight
Oct 26, 2009; No CommentA seemingly harmless franchise fight between the owners of the Quality Inn Vancouver Hotel and Quality Inn (the brand) has spiralled out of control into a giant consumer mess for travelers who booked rooms for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and got left... Read more »
