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Solution to the "website" problem unique lodging places, hotels & hostals

Central America...Colombia
Latin America..let's link up. Enlacemos.
Our site is now up and running with El Salvador pages.

Interested in traveling to or through El Salvador or the rest of Central America? I live here. No second hand information.

Dry Season now. Sunny and warm every day. Refreshingly cool at night at high altitudes, hot and and humid lowlands.

I am an "Ex Pat" not a traveler. Soy estadounidense no soy "americano".

There are several "types" of traveler, Adventure, Backpacker, Independent, Tourist, Volunteer, etc. Everyone has a bit of a different agenda and everyone sees the world a bit differently.
Since I reside over 22 years in Latin America this is not an "Adventure" or "Vacation" for me, this is my life.
Please do not even ask me if El Salvador or Guatemala or Colombia or the other Central American countries are "dangerous"..if you are paranoid best stay home or travel to Europe.

Especially seeking small and medium sized tipo PYME lodging, tour and travel providers throughout Central and South America to link with our site, we plan a forum soon, common sense travel information for everyone. Interactive..make friends online..
I find that it is often difficult and time consuming for a traveler or persons who wish to invest, relocate or retire in Latin America to find honest services on the "Internet", eswpecially if they are wishing to invest or purchase real estate, many small unique lodging places for example as well as excellent local tour operators and native guides either do not have a website, or if they do it is in Spanish only.

Up to date PRINT City, Country or Regional specific Guidebooks are PRICELESS

For hotels and hostals 1-5 Star, I found a solution to the "website" problem on an International travel portal which offers a free website, you write the content (texto) and are able upload up to 57 photos of your lodging place.
(Por favor, se incluye fotos de sus empleados y vecinos....."gente, lugares y cosas"...no solamente "lobby", jardines y habitaciones, etc.)
Offer personalized services that other nearby lodging places don't...tours with native guides on call, transportation, travel info., coffee and juice 24 hours a day in lobby, allow guests at least an hour a day on the Internet if you have it, include breakfast with price of room, make guests, national or international, feel at home, we did all this some years ago at the "Hotel Villa San Francisco", converted a small 2 star hotel that was losing money into one of the most popular lodging places in Antigua Guatemala "For The Budget Traveler with Champagne Taste".

The best advertising is word of mouth. Lo mejor tipo de publicidad es boca a boca.
Saludos
Asesor de Turismo Receptivo
Tropicooltours.com
www.tropicooltours.com

By tropicaltimes on Jan 20, 2008, 11:22 in Travelicious Talkzone.