Travel blogger Johnny Jet debuts new show on Travel Channel called “HOT SPOTS 2012.” Although Johnny Jet (aka John E. DiScala) is usually cruising above 30,000 feet, he does manage to take to the sea during his show ”HOT SPOTS 2012″ with Johnny Jet, which is scheduled to air on the Travel Channel, January 1 at 9:00 [...]
Travel blogger Johnny Jet debuts new show on Travel Channel called “HOT SPOTS 2012.”
Although Johnny Jet (aka John E. DiScala) is usually cruising above 30,000 feet, he does manage to take to the sea during his show ”HOT SPOTS 2012″ with Johnny Jet, which is scheduled to air on the Travel Channel, January 1 at 9:00 PM EST (check local listings).
2012 Hot Spots Around the Globe - Photo by FlyingSinger.
I had a chance to ask John if there were any cruises featured on his show and I was told to keep an eye out for the Titanic Memorial cruise aboard Fred. Olsen Cruises Balmoral during the show (very fitting if you ask me; especially since 2012 marks the 100th Anniversary of the Titanic).
In an interview on The Mad Traveler, John describes that developing a travel show has been a goal for awhile. Personally, I am excited to see the format and my only hope is that the Travel Channel has a live Twitter stream along the bottom of the screen to encourage interaction among the online travel community.
Since John is often found galavanting around in jumbo jets to far away places, I have managed to meet him IRL (in real life) once. I will never forget how he landed at LAX and drove over to a fund raiser for our Cruise4Haiti efforts (what a nice guy!). John’s Facebook posts and Twitter stream often include great tips and links to videos and photos from his journeys.
Make sure to tune in and check out the show.
Follow along on Twitter. I am told that the following hashtags were set up: #hotspots #2012 #JohnnyJet
Building online travel communities starts with #TTOT the social travel hashtag. Looking for a concentrated community of travel specialists, bloggers, experts, media, sales people, or enthusiasts? Look to Twitter and the #TTOT hashtag. What started as another weekly chat on #TravelTuesday is now morphing into a social hashtag open 24 hours a day, 7 days [...]
Building online travel communities starts with #TTOT the social travel hashtag.
Looking for a concentrated community of travel specialists, bloggers, experts, media, sales people, or enthusiasts? Look to Twitter and the #TTOT hashtag.
What started as another weekly chat on #TravelTuesday is now morphing into a social hashtag open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
How it started
In January 2011 a mixed crowd of travelers and companies (spearheaded by Melvin from Travel Dudes) started #TTOT = Travel Talk on Twitter. The motivation was to create a travel event on Twitter that did not solicit sponsors and potential conflict of interest issues. TTOT was an immediate hit reaching multiple countries, generating a lot of buzz.
According to Melvin from Travel Dudes, “It’s not a hashtag of a single company…Â It’s YOURS… It’s OUR Social Travel Hashtag!”
Meet the new #TTOT hashtag
The mission of #TTOT has changed a little and in addition to the weekly chats, anyone on Twitter is encouraged to post to the #TTOT hashtag.
- Whenever you need any travel related help…
- whenever you have a question for your travels…
- whenever you tweet about travel…
What about cruising?
I thought you would never ask…. Cruising is a perfect fit for the #TTOT hashtag community.
Taking a vacation on a theme cruise means that you are never alone. Looking for the recap? Join #CruiseChat co-host Fernando Costantino and the cruise crew as we tweet about theme cruises during #CruiseChat. When: July 12th at 2:00pm EST #CruiseChat What is #CruiseChat? The nice thing about taking a cruise with people that share [...]
Taking a vacation on a theme cruise means that you are never alone.
Have you been on a theme cruise? Tell us about it 2pm EST July 12th.
Join #CruiseChat co-host Fernando Costantino and the cruise crew as we tweet about theme cruises during #CruiseChat.
From Theme Cruise Finder
The nice thing about taking a cruise with people that share your same interests means that you automatically have something in common. There certainly has been plenty of media coverage about potential cruises options, we should be able to come up with some good content about trending themes in the cruise world during this week’s #CruiseChat.
Take for example, Jazz Cruises. If you are a fan of jazz music, there are three opportunities in 2012 to jump onto a full-ship charter on Holland America Line’s Westerdam to enjoy non-stop jazz music.
Perhaps jazz is not your thing. Not to worry, there are so many choices that you will have plenty of options.
- July 12th - #CruiseChat – 2pm EST
For me, I could go the gourmet route on on the Relais & Châteaux L’École des Chefs on Silversea or maybe a wellness cruise. But then I really am a music fan that likes to dance…. the choice are endless. In fact, if you are looking for a theme cruise check out Theme Cruise Finder a comprehensive database of theme cruises.
