Travel Spike Founder & CEO, Ryan Bifulco, Joins HotelExecutive as Contributing Editor to the Hotel Business Review

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. May 17, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, May 17, 2011 - HotelExecutive.com, the leading online hotel industry business resource is pleased to announce that Ryan Bifulco has joined the journal as a contributing editor to the publication's primary business journal, the Hotel Business Review.

Bifulco is the Founder & CEO of Travel Spike - the leading interactive company offering custom marketing and technology solutions exclusively to the hospitality and travel sectors. With over 16 years of travel and 20 years of new media experience, Bifulco has expertly consulted a diverse range of over 2000 travel and tourism clients which include hotels, tourism boards, airlines, travel agents and other travel organizations. Bifulco and the Travel Spike team specialize in providing travel companies with their Web 2.0 media, advertising, electronic PR, digital strategy and online marketing strategies. Prior to founding Travel Spike, Bifulco launched the first ever luxury travel podcast called journeyPod. As a former member of the AirTran management team, Ryan successfully launched airtran.com in 1998 which Salomon Smith Barney ranked as the number one airline website.

“I look forward to sharing my digital travel and tourism marketing expertise with the readers of HotelExecutive.com and Hotel Business Review,” Ryan said. “I am honored to join this accomplished editorial board team and welcome any questions or comments about the hospitality industry, search engine marketing, distribution, digital strategy and the use of social media in the travel and tourism realm - for which I may be able to offer my advice and guidance.”

Bifulco An expert in the field of interactive travel and destination marketing, Ryan regularly speaks at top industry shows like PhoCusWright, Travel Industry Association, Destination Marketing Association International, and Hospitality Sales and Marketing International. Bifulco received his bachelor's degree in Economics from Wake Forest University.

“We are delighted to welcome Bifulco as the newest member of our contributing editorial board," said Benedict Cummins, CEO and Founder of HotelExecutive.com. “Bifulco will provide Hotel Business Review readers with a channel of important information and advice related to their interactive travel interactive and hospitality marketing strategies - which will prove essential in our digital age.”

About Travel Spike

Travel Spike, LLC ( http://travelspike.com ) is a travel technology and digital travel marketing company with expertise in Web 2.0, electronic public relations, search marketing, online advertising and email marketing. We work with airlines, hotels, tour operators, cruise lines, car rentals, travel agents, attractions, events and other hospitality companies. We have worked with over 2000 clients since we started in December of 2001 and helped them with internet travel advertising, social media marketing and dynamic packaging booking engines.

About the Hotel Business Review:

For nearly 15 years, the Hotel Business Review journal has been a leading online resource for hotel executives, providing white papers on best practices in hotel management and operations. With a dedicated board of more than 300 contributing editors - some of the most recognizable names in hotels - the Hotel Business Review maintains a progressive flow of exclusive content every week, so that owners, operators, senior executives, investors and developers can stay informed on the constant changes in the hotel industry. To subscribe click on: http://www.hotelexecutive.com/subscribe

Contact:
Ryan Bifulco
770-433-2930
[email protected]
http://travelspike.com

Contact:
Dan French
HotelExecutive.com
800-626-1057
http://www.HotelExecutive.com