Improving The Amazing Race with Experienced Travelers

The Amazing Race Dream Team is a two-person team who would be considered unbeatable in a race around the world for a $1 million dollar prize. Who are the ideal candidates to compete in The Amazing Race? Twenty-five pairings of travel experts with varied backgrounds have been nominated including Twitter celebrities, travel writers, journalists, nomads and travel industry executives. What team would be the favorite to beat the others to the finish line? Voting closes May 31.

Nominate Uber-Travelers for Amazing Race Dream Team

The Amazing Race Dream Team would be the ultimate two-person team to beat in a race around the world for a $1 million dollar prize. Nominations are being taken for a Twitter poll to discover who the Twitterverse believes would be the toughest competition. Who are the ideal candidates to compete in The Amazing Race? Travel writers, road warriors, travel industry executives, travel agents, tour guides? It will be interesting to see who gets nominated, and who ultimately wins.

What Event Could Have the Greatest Influence on the Future of Travel?

This poll is designed to identify the news story from the past week that has the greatest potential to shape the future of the travel industry. Complicating the voting are some stories that are not based on fact at this point, but reflect unsubstantiated ideas or concepts. Some stories involve increasing the market share of leading organizations through mergers or acquisitions; others technological advances that could shift the balance of power between various players within the industry. The results will indicate the “Inflularity” of the event that voters feel create the greatest impact. The question for this week’s RockCheetah poll is “What Event Could Have the Greatest Influence on the Future of Travel?”

What is the World’s Best Luxury Hotel Brand?

This poll is designed to identify the best luxury hotel in the world. The best hotel chain is not measured solely by the beauty of its views from suite balconies, the thread-count of its sheets, or the price of its rooms. The secret sauce for these properties comes down to service – the magical ability to anticipate guest needs and provide personal service in an efficient, yet understated manner. The results will indicate the “Luxularity” of the luxury hotel brand that voters feel provide the best overall experience. The question for this week’s RockCheetah poll is “What is the World’s Best Luxury Hotel Brand?”

What Las Vegas Casino Hotel Does Social Media Best?

This poll is designed to evaluate the most popular casino hotel in Las Vegas when it comes to social media. The results will indicate the “Socularity” of the Las Vegas casino hotel that those surveyed feel engages their community most effectively through social media. The question for this week’s RockCheetah poll is “What Las Vegas Casino Hotel Does Social Media Best?”

What is Your Ideal Method to Book Leisure Travel?

This poll is designed to evaluate the most popular, IDEAL, method for booking leisure travel arrangements. The results will indicate the “Bookularity” of the preferred category comprising the booking method and type of travel seller that those surveyed feel provides the greatest value in the leisure travel reservation process for airline, hotel, car rental and attractions. The question for this week’s RockCheetah poll is “What is Your Ideal Method to Book Leisure Travel?”

Who is the Most Trusted Authority in Online Travel?

Online travel, technology and social media conferences around the world are all focusing on the need for travel sellers to earn the trust of consumers. But who does the travel industry trust to provide insight and expertise in an industry that is getting increasingly complex? With analysts, leaders of online travel sites and global distribution systems, influential bloggers, twitter personalities, association executives and journalists all providing their opinions, the question for this week’s RockCheetah poll is “Who is the Most Trusted Authority in Online Travel?”

Who Will Win the Merchant Hotel Room Occupancy Tax Battle?

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) held its annual Legislative Action Summit following receipt of an open letter drafted by five major travel associations requesting support of proposed legislation that would eliminate room occupancy tax assessments on merchant model hotel room transactions processed by online travel companies. With millions of dollars at stake, the question for this week’s RockCheetah Weekend Poll is “Who Will Win the Merchant Hotel Room Occupancy Tax Battle?”