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.
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