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Three Tourism Twitter Accounts We Don't Want To Shake Our Fist At

April 6, 2009 at 3:41 PM | by | Comment (1)

When Travel Portland launched its associated Twitter account, it added a little something longer than 140 characters -- a mission statement:

If what you’re doing is planning a trip to Portland — or just looking for cool places and happenings around town — you should follow Travel Portland. We share tips on making the most of this city we love, and we’re happy to answer any questions you may have, whether you’re a first-time visitor or a seasoned pro.

In an ideal world, all tweeters would have to justify their existence. Oh, if only it were that easy! But since we're all about separating signals from noise: here are three travel-related Twitter accounts who know what they're into.

Best on Message: VisitMaine -- No Follow Fridays, no snark about how Britney has more followers than Barack. This account's last 20 updates are all about Maine. We admire that discipline!

Best Use of Hashtag: Sydney_Holidays -- This offshoot of VisitNSW.com recognizes that many people who go to Sydney and associated coastal points want to do a little surfing. Not interested? Just skip over the surf reports at various beaches they provide.

Biggest Commitment to Twitter: BaltimoreMD. Tom Rowe of the Baltimore Area Convention & Visitors Association made headlines when he pledged a friend of his would get a tattoo of the Twitter fail whale if his account got over 3,000 followers. But those followers (plus 731 more, as of today) have stuck around because, as with his follow gambit, Rowe keeps it personal, from in-line jokes to offhand dream reporting, in a way that doesn't distract from his mission.

Tell us how well you think we're doing on our Twitter page. Follow along at twitter.com/Jaunted.

Related Stories:
· Follow Travel Portland on Twitter [TravelPortland.com]
· Five U.S. Cities That Haven't Reached Out to Twisitors [Jaunted]
· Twitter's Fail Whale Helps Promote Baltimore [AdFreak]
· Twitter coverage [Jaunted]

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I can understand why some people don't want to use Twitter but to each his own right? @BaltimoreMD does a good job but of course I have to give props to @VisitPhilly :). Who remembers when @VisitPhilly and @ArizonaTourism had that wonderful football/avatar bet?! :)
ecortes on April 7, 2009 at 12:35 PM #Permalink

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