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How airlines use Twitter - April 2011 [infographic]

By Kevin May | May 9, 2011

TAM in Brazil is the newly crowned most prolific Tweeting airline on the web but is not the most engaging, according to to data from Eezeer for April 2011. Read More

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Facebook and YouTube tighten grip on social media

By Kevin May | May 8, 2011

If travel companies ever need proof why they should have a presence on YouTube and Facebook, it is here: the duo capture 75% of all visits to social networks in the UK. Read More

Carnival Cruise Lines to use Facebook to promote Live Nation partnership

By Dennis Schaal | May 4, 2011

Carnival Cruise Lines entered into a marketing alliance with concert promoter Live Nation Entertainment and will hype the partnership in social media. Read More

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KLM wants faces of Facebook fans on the side of an aircraft

By Kevin May | April 28, 2011

Okay, officially the most bizarre travel social media campaign of the year... perhaps. Dutch airline KLM is to cover an entire aircraft with faces of fans from its Facebook page. Read More

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How the travel industry can make the most of Facebook Send

By Viewpoints | April 28, 2011

Celebrating its triumphant first year, the Facebook Like button has been integrated across more than 2.5 million sites. Read More

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TLabs Showcase - LoveThis

By Kevin May | April 28, 2011

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based social recommendation engine LoveThis. Read More

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TravelRepublic unveils first new site design in seven years

By Kevin May | April 26, 2011

European online travel agency TravelRepublic has abandoned its unofficial "don't fix it if it isn't broken" mantra and revealed its first major redesign for seven years. Read More

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Cheqqer launches Triplog, claims FourSquare for travel move

By Kevin May | April 26, 2011

TUI Travel's self-built user review and social network platform Cheqqer is heading to mobile devices in an effort to capture the check-in-isation of travel. Read More

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Orbitz and Gogobot like the Facebook send button

By Dennis Schaal | April 25, 2011

If you liked the Facebook like button, then perhaps you'll like the new send button, as well. Read More

Qantas and the John Travolta safety video - prepare for a social media storm

By Kevin May | March 21, 2011

Qantas is probably holding its breath for a backlash on the web after it emerged that a new John Travolta-fronted air safety video had angered cabin crew and pilots. Read More

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Using social media to boost New Zealand tourism after deadly earthquake

By Kevin May | March 21, 2011

Interesting idea from a group of travel bloggers aimed at raising the profile of New Zealand following the massive earthquake in the city of Christchurch in February 2011. Read More

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Peeling back the onion on travel social media intelligence services

By Viewpoints | March 18, 2011

About a year ago, we began looking at the competitive landscape of Social Media Intelligence (SMI), aka Social Media Monitoring, tools to advise a software company’s strategy to build its own service. Read More

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Tourism Ireland unveils Facebook game, on St Patrick's Day of course

By Kevin May | March 17, 2011

On a day when the number of people with Irish roots suddenly soars into the hundreds of millions, Tourism Ireland has launched its own Farmville-style game for Facebook. Read More

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Why travel marketers need to understand those coming after Gen-Y

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | March 8, 2011

A common topic bounced around the industry focuses on what will be the most important marketing channels in travel. Read More

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Virgin closes Vtravelled social network, promises relaunch with new focus

By Kevin May | March 3, 2011

Virgin Atlantic is to shut its Vtravelled social network for at least six months as it attempts to overhaul the service with an eye on loyalty rewards and gaming. Read More

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