Tourism and Social Media |
As a Licensed Tour Guide involved in Tourism to Israel for over past 30 years, I’ve been blessed. My specialty has been Private Tours. My clientele has consisted primarily of small business groups, multi level family tours, adults, seniors and a mix of all of the above. At the end of each tour, I have asked each and every tourist to write a review of our tour on Trip Advisor, or post comments and/or pictures to my Facebook page. 98% have done so. I’m proud to say that I have received glowing reviews.
Many of my former tourists read and used the reviews posted to Trip Advisor to check me out. They would tell me that the reviews really helped them to choose me and my touring services over others. Truly, for me, this was an inexpensive and wise investment. Recently, however, I noticed a change.
In the last few months, I’ve had a few touring families who were brave enough to come to Israel. They were willing to come and tour. For some it was their first trip, others had been here previously. Despite many airlines not flying due to the security situation, these families came to Israel and toured the country with me. Yet at the end of the tour when I asked........