Luxury Hoteliers Magazine 3rd Quarter 2017 | Page 44

Another hotel brand that puts authenticity at its core of their visual social media efforts is the Ace Hotel. Not only does their main Instagram account showcase nightlife hot spots, the property itself, and in-hotel events, each individual location has its own Instagram account that takes the hyper local approach to show off what makes their location special. like Repost will help you repost the photo on Instagram, preserve the original caption, and give credit to the original poster while giving you the opportunity to add your own copy to it. If you’re a cut above simply reposting photos, leveraging influencers by way of an Instagram or Twitter takeover as Hilton did with their newest brand, Canopy, is also a smart move. If the idea of creating your own content (let alone choosing the all-important Instagram filter) makes you wary, all is not lost. Leveraging upon user-generated content provides an opportunity for an easy win when it comes to being present on social channels. As the name implies, user- generated content is content that is created organically by the public or your own followers. When millennial planners are considering hosting their event at your property, they want to know what makes your ho