Where would Barack, George or Bono go for a life-changing holiday?

Page & Moy picks trips for “Nearly-Fifties” celebrities; and offers travellers a chance to win their dream holiday.

Fifty is the new forty say the age experts, and more than ever, nearly-fifties are using this landmark birthday to assess life and try activities such as seeing more of the world. There’s plenty of glamorous Nearly-Fifties out there- celebrities also hitting this age include Barack Obama, George Clooney, Heather Locklear, and Bono- all born in 1961. Read more

Born in 1961? Page & Moy launch a nationwide search for travellers turning 50

Page & Moy is gearing up for its golden anniversary next year with a nationwide search for travellers sharing a 1961 birthday year. One lucky winner’s 50^th birthday wish will come true with an opportunity to win a chosen trip of a lifetime. Read more

Facebook for tourist boards – eight rules

It’s a standard requirement now, as a marketing organisation, any tourist board, DMO or CVB should have a Facebook page. We’ve created quite a few for clients now, to varying degrees of success (probably the most successful being New Mexico’s) and so I’ve had a look at the differentiators affecting this. Read more

The Power of Facebook

I sent an update last night to all fans of our New Mexico page on Facebook, saying how great it was that we have got 3,000 new fans in just a week, and asking how long it would take us to get to 10,000. Read more

Blow by blow blogging – do we really need to know?

When does information become ‘too much information?’ Read more

Marilyn Monroe Facebook Event

It’s not too late to sign up on Facebook for the hottest exhibition of the year – the world’s biggest collection of genuine Marilyn Monroe memorabilia to be shown in one exhibition – in Jersey this year. You can register your attendance on Jersey’s Facebook page here. Read more

The future of communication

We, at McCluskey International, are very proud of our communication skills – and so we should be, we have one of the biggest and best destination PR divisions in the UK. We can do Facebook, Twitter, Delicious, StumbleUpon, Digg etc and we are even rather good at blogging. We pride ourselves in keeping up with technology and the ever evolving world of communication. Read more

Branson’s 8 day bender

I followed the story of Virgin’s 8-day round-the-world trip last week to promote the launch of V Australia. Below you can see Sir Richard living it up at one of the many launch parties, and then recovering from his hangover with a hair of the dog on the plane afterwards. Read more

England All Out in Jamaica

Curry Goat Cricket – that’s probably not a term you’re familiar with, I’d wager. But that’s how some in Jamaica described England’s performance in the first test. See this Daily Mail article by Martin Samuel for the full explanation. Read more

New Mexico’s Facebook Frenzy

Way back in July 2008, we launched our very first client Facebook page, on behalf of New Mexico. In just six months, the number of fans rocketed to over 3,000! Read more