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eDreams looks to social media to change fate of lesser known destinations

By Linda Fox | January 27, 2012

eDreams has kicked off a social media campaign in a bid to improve the tourism economy for five destinations starting with Madagascar Read More

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Kids today, travellers of the future and how they consume media now

By Linda Fox | January 26, 2012

For any travel company pondering mobile as a distribution channel or whether to invest in social media, the following research will make compelling reading Read More

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With Google, Apple and Facebook on the prowl, will hotels lose even more control of distribution?

By Dennis Schaal | January 25, 2012

In the middle of the last decade, hotels flexed some muscle to take back some semblance of distribution control from the likes of Expedia and Hotels.com, but with Google, Apple and Facebook waiting in... Read More

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Kuoni taps into social for trend report, unveils plans for digital

By Linda Fox | January 20, 2012

Long-haul specialist Kuoni decided to include the wisdom of its social fan-base for the first time in its Travel Trends Report 2012. Read More

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Facebook enables users to add travel apps to their Timelines

By Dennis Schaal | January 19, 2012

Facebook says it gavel its users the ability to add Facebook apps from Where I've Been, Airbnb, TripAdvisor, Gogobot and Wipolo to their Facebook Timelines. Read More

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Siri the mobile travel agent [VIDEO]

By Kevin May | January 17, 2012

Ever since Apple acquired virtual assistant technology Siri in early-2010, adding voice-activated travel search to mobiles has gained momentum as a concept. Read More

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The social web for hotels in 2012 - high-level marketing trends [Part 3 of 3]

By Josiah Mackenzie | January 13, 2012

In the first article in this series, we looked at general trends on the social web, the second article talked about trends with reviews and consumer-generated content. Read More

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How airlines use Twitter - December 2011 [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Kevin May | January 12, 2012

Slight decline in the number of tweets mentioning the most popular airlines on Twitter, back to the 46,000 level achieved by the top three airlines in October 2011. Read More

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The social web for hotels in 2012 - review and reputation management [Part 2 of 3]

By Josiah Mackenzie | January 12, 2012

In the first article in this series, we looked at technologies that were important in the past year, and how they might play a big role in the year ahead. Read More

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Best opportunities on the social web for hotels (and others) in 2012 [Part 1 of 3]

By Josiah Mackenzie | January 11, 2012

Niels Bohr once said: "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future." Read More

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EpicMix adds social media to RFID technology for ski trips

By Kevin May | January 9, 2012

Interesting enhancements to the EpicMix platform launched to pretty wide acclaim in 2010 - skiers can now share the entire experience on their social networks with a swish of an RFID tag. Read More

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Designing the perfect travel alert and advice service for government websites

By Viewpoints | January 9, 2012

The UK government’s Foreign Office is testing a new online "Traffic Light" system for travel advice - but it does not go far enough. Read More

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VisitBritain asks public to invite friends and family in latest campaign

By Linda Fox | January 5, 2012

VisitBritain is providing the public with tools on Facebook and other media to help promote the destination to friends and relatives. Read More

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KLM moving ahead with social seating for Facebook and LinkedIn

By Dennis Schaal | January 5, 2012

Despite questions about its practicality, KLM is moving ahead with its social-seating initiative, with the implementation to take place on Facebook and LinkedIn, the airline says. Read More

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Expedia hones in on ski with Snow Companion app for Facebook

By Linda Fox | January 5, 2012

Expedia has adapted its Facebook Trip Companion application into a Snow Companion service Read More

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