Travel and hospitality
October 17, 2016
Ritz-Carlton Instagram post feautring the Central Park hotel
By Brielle Jaekel
A surprising number of luxury hotels and hospitality brands have put stock into accounts on Google+, but the effort is proving fruitless, as consumers are not interested, according to L.I.K.E. Hospitality Consulting.
{"ct":"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","iv":"d6c938467fe05805e1633472fdadd5a1","s":"1e13c50f5ab5775b"}
Share your thoughts. Click here