Get smart for less: Black Friday Open Mic plus weekend sale and Open House

Yeah, we know.

In the U.S., it is Thanksgiving week and the tendency is to assume that everyone is too clogged with turkey and shopping to spend anytime online.

Au contraire! (ooh la la, does a little French make us sound classy? Er, don’t be fooled.)

Here’s the deal….we know from past experience that once people have jammed in that last slice of pecan pie – yes, both of us can actually make a pretty good one – plus crazy Friday early morning shopping, a lot of people DO get online to simply hang out, relax and connect with friends.

We thought, heck, why not have a little Black Friday party (and some bargains to boot) on our Tourism Currents site?

Why not, indeed?

We were inspired by Liz Strauss’ world-famous Open Mic and Open Comments nights on her Successful Blog, so we thought we’d throw open our own doors and invite people to hang out, chat and get smarter about tourism, hospitality and social media.

Fun stuff we’ve planned just for you:

***  We’re going to have an Open House starting late in the day on Thanksgiving, November 25. That means anyone can view our dynamite course material (yep, all of it) without any pay wall restrictions, but only until Sunday night, November 28. Now is the time to see for yourself how much our lessons, instructional videos and Forum can help your destination marketing.

(Update from Sheila:  Well, clearly I’ve lost control over Becky, because we’re keeping the Open House and sale going through today for Cyber Monday. Drop by!)

***  On Friday’s Open Mic (Nov 26 at 7 pm Central Time) we’ll open up a blog post on the Newsletter section of the Tourism Currents website OR we’ll set up part of our Tourism Currents Facebook Page for you (we’re deciding right now) to talk about your most pressing concerns in tourism and tech/social media. Ever wanted to chat with us and your peers about those nagging questions? Come on DOWN! We’ll try not to get too rowdy.  :)

(Update:  want to see how it went? People dropped in from all over the globe! Here is the link to our Black Friday tourism open mic chat.)

***  Here’s the biggie – save 20% on the cost of our course if you sign up during Open House weekend. That’s a great deal, especially since our prices are going to increase on January 1, 2011. Details and the discount code to follow, during Open Mic.

Update:  The code for 20% off is OK1 – apply during checkout, now through Cyber Monday!

***  Share Your Pics - Show us what you’re thankful for by sharing your own tourism and hospitality pics in our Tourism Currents Flickr photo Group.

We’re so grateful to all of our tourism and travel friends and supporters, so come spend a little time with us and let’s see how we can help you make sense of tech and social media.

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