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Human touch - Personalization can define the future of the travel industry

By Viewpoints | September 30, 2013

Henry Ford – the pioneer of mass production - made motor vehicles affordable for the man on the street. But affordability came at the cost of choice. NB: This is a viewpoint from Boyan Manev, vice Read More

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Luxury travellers and social media - The past, present and future

By Karthick Prabu | September 24, 2013

TripAdvisor contributes about 61% of all reviews on luxury hotels in the US and 53% of all reviews on luxury hotels globally, reveals a survey by Brand Karma and International Luxury Travel Market. Read More

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Hotels put best foot forward on social media [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Linda Fox | September 13, 2013

Best Hospitality Degrees has come up with this cute infographic on how hotels are using social media to best effect. Read More

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You're grounded - (social) media storms and airline responses

By Linda Fox | September 13, 2013

It hasn't exactly been an Indian summer for airlines with unsettled skies for a number of carriers especially when it comes to reaction to media coverage Read More

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KLM gaining steadily in the socially devoted stakes

By Linda Fox | September 4, 2013

'Socially devoted' might sound like something you would hear on the Grease soundtrack but it actually means how effective your company is treating its customers on social media. Read More

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It can be done - how to convert Instagram followers into customers

By PhocusWire | September 3, 2013

Yes, Instagram has been a boon for brands — a self-promotion-safe space to showcase products and connect with consumers. Brands have been investing in adding Instagram followers. Read More

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No, not another content service - eDreams looks to inspire via Facebook app

By Linda Fox | September 3, 2013

While the debate rages on around social travel sites, whether they're necessary and their impact on the bottom line, eDreams is quietly unveiling its own effort Read More

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Spam and pointless chatter - why changing the rules for campaigns on Facebook is a bad idea

By Viewpoints | September 2, 2013

Facebook has relaxed its rules requiring third party apps to be used by brands wishing to post competitions or promotions to their Facebook page. Read More

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HRS picks up the slack after Facebook axes deals service

By Linda Fox | September 2, 2013

When Facebook brought the curtain down on its deals offering, it left some businesses scratching their heads as to how to replace it Read More

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How Facebook plans to connect the whole world to the web

By PhocusWire | September 1, 2013

Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg is on a mission - he wants to get everyone on the planet connected to the internet. Read More

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Travel SOCIAL - Product news, launches and more - September 2013

By PhocusWire | September 1, 2013

African OTA Travelstart surpasses 1 million Facebook fans across its markets. Read More

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SOCIAL - Product news, launches and more - August 2013

By PhocusWire | August 29, 2013

TripAdvisor promotes Marc Charron to head TripAdvisor for Business unit. Read More

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What do some of the top ranked sites on Google have in common?

By PhocusWire | August 16, 2013

How much can a search engine change in a year? If it’s Google, the answer is a lot. Best SEO practices suddenly can turn into web page death sentences if you’re not careful. Read More

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Social network goes from virtual to (almost) real - a hotel built with Twitter in mind

By Karthick Prabu | August 12, 2013

People usually build apps on top of the Twitter service, but heard of a (physical) hotel that's built by using Twitter as a theme? Its exists for real. Read More