Chris Brogan today mentioned hotels having a social network of their own. As I am Front Desk and Part Sales Associate for Hilton Garden Inn Durham – Southpoint, this really took me and made this post. My suggestions are as such:
Mashup – Brightkite with Twitter and the hotel companies, Starwood, Hilton, Marriott, and the other majors. Give them a division of BrightKite, this would keep people in the hotel connected. This could yield to coworking, productivity, new connections etc.
Bring in the Companies – Use the new program to have links on the hotel’s main website, similar to a hotel’s blog the guests can connect through there and intermingle.
Connect the Hotels First – Bring the hotels together first on a blog or twitter, etc. Let them talk to eachother to get new ideas, suggestions, and management tips. Through this, the management or customer service can connect to the guests themselves. This relates to Southwest, Zappos, JetBlue and other companies being online to help.
Text to Hotel – With this service, allowing people to text an arrival time to the hotel’s blog, or social network, they can text in an arrival time allowing the hotel to be better prepared on Check In. This happens a lot that people want to check in early but they cannot because the hotel is not prepped for an early check-in. Allowing the hotel to be prepared comes in great hand.
Professional Networking – Think LinkedIn Live once a month, at your local hotel. Professional meetings through the hotel’s website!
What do you think? Would these ideas work?
