In The Media

Social Media

Powerful allies in the social media space, says Roni Weiss, founder and owner of
US-based boutique social media consulting company RW Social, are travel bloggers,
who are social media active people who become informed about destinations,
encouraging their fellow travellers to visit sites. “Destinations even more than
businesses are in this for the long-haul. You want people to know about you, you
want people to like you. Have good, honest interactions online and you’ll appeal to
the increasing masses on social media.”

DMOs, suggests Weiss, should get more involved in non-sponsorship initiatives like
the #TTOT (Travel Talk on Twitter) which happens every Tuesday at 09h30 and
21h30 GMT. “There are so many times that I see people on Twitter talking about a
destination and the destination never gets into that conversation. Have your city or
area show up on TweetDeck or HootSuite and talk to people that are talking about
you. It’s a no-brainer. It’s why you’re there, right?”

Southern Africa Tourism Update (Featuring Business Tourism), ”The art of storytelling through #socialmedia” (Full Flash publication)

Because of that, many critics have written Flight Search off — at least for now. “Google Flights is useless to me,” says Roni Weiss, a travel blogger and social media consultant. “Once they’re international and have the functionality of Kayak, I’ll take notice. Until then, I don’t care.”

Google Flight offers speed, but flaws are many, by Christopher Elliott, Tribune Media Services

@RoniWeiss said, “I love getting to connect with people that I would never encounter otherwise.” And he encounters many as a podcast producer and perpetual traveler.

Twitter: My New Obsession, by Sue Facter, Tolucan Times, April 7, 2011 Interviews

6 Questions on Social Media with Roni Weiss, Business2Community

Radio/Podcast

The Tonya Hall Show (August 3, 2011)
SocialBuzzONAIR! (August 1, 2011)

Travel

…though travel blogger Roni Weiss noted, “Their prices aren’t as competitive as years ago.” Ask Lusso – Favorite Domestic Airlines, The Lusso Report

Interviews

Who is Roni Weiss and why you should get to know him #TTOT #nuts, MidlifeRoadTrip
Getting to Know you #7: Roni Weiss, This Is My Happiness
“Roni Weiss: Man of the World….Literally”,Best Travel Deals Tips
Travel Blogger Interview – Roni Weiss, The Lusso Report
“Teach English in France”, Youcanteachenglish.com interview
Featured as Thursday Traveler (Aug 19, 2010), A Dangerous Business
Interviewed by Andrew Hayes, sharingtravelexperiences.com
Interview with Long-term Traveller, Roni Weiss, JetSetCitizen
5 Minutes With Roni Weiss, McCool Travel Tips
Roni Weiss, journeygeek.com

Radio/Podcast

“Travel to Cyprus“, Amateur Traveler
Aireslibre Travel Show
Santiago Radio (with John Mark Allan)

Newspaper (print and online)

Ambergris Today (Belize)
Kyiv Post (photo) (Ukraine)
The Santiago Times (Chile)
Tolucan Times (photo credit) (Los Angeles)

Contacto, (Santiago, Chile)

Internet

Organizer/host, Travel Talk on Twitter

Politics

Host/Co-producer: Don’t Worry About The Government

An American Warning (with David Robertson)
Dude, Where’s My Justice???

The Arts

Six people can fit in the 2-foot-deep “Psycho Tank.” The pool sits off the ground in a tent-like structure, affording privacy. Visitors are handed spa-like bathrobes, slippers and towels before disrobing or donning their own bathing suits. Roni Weiss, 28, a social media consultant from Harlem, got into the pool with three other people. “For me, it was more the naked thing than floating,” Weiss said. “It was interesting to have conversations with other naked people.”

Visitors Ride Carsten Holler’s New Museum Slide, by Ula Ilnutzky, Associated Press

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