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FourSquare finds Manchester is the rudest place on earth

By Kevin May | March 2, 2011

Not the greatest award to win, but it turns out Manchester in the UK is the rudest destination in the world, closely followed by El Paso, Texas, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Read More

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Malaysia Airlines puts full booking, check-in, seat pick into Facebook

By Kevin May | February 26, 2011

Pioneering move by Malaysia Airlines today with the launch of what is the first system on Facebook to handle airline booking and check-in without leaving the site. Read More

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American Airlines exchanges Facebook likes for miles

By Dennis Schaal | February 25, 2011

American Airlines recently established an AAdvantage Facebook page, which currently is handing out airline miles in exchange for Facebook "likes." Read More

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Top 20 most valuable hotel Twitter accounts

By Dennis Schaal | February 24, 2011

How much is a Twitter follower worth and which hotel Twitter accounts are the most valuable? Read More

Travel advertising rules - good for consumers, nightmare for companies

By Kevin May | February 23, 2011

A regulatory storm is heading for the UK, where pretty much every travel company will have to watch for blunders on any of its publicly available information on the web. Read More

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Five questions over in-house or outsourcing of hotel web marketing

By Viewpoints | February 22, 2011

One of the top discussions among hotel marketers today is about cutting costs and growing revenues in this tough market. Read More

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What are the expectations of hostel users in a digital world?

By Kevin May | February 22, 2011

Interesting - and perhaps some surprising - results from a survey produced to understand more about consumers who buy budget and hostel accommodation. Read More

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Qantas CEO blames Twitter for share price collapse, forgets own errors

By Kevin May | February 18, 2011

Fighting talk from Qantas CEO Alan Joyce who has attacked Twitter in the wake of the A380 incident in November 2010 when an engine exploded shortly after take-off. Read More

Google to make travel search even more social

By Kevin May | February 17, 2011

Important update from the Googleplex today with news that searches will now feature more from a user's friends on social media sites and integration within the main results page. Read More

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Why Facebook is the new hotel search engine

By Patrick Landman | February 15, 2011

Everyone is focused on the integration of prices by Google in maps and universal search results, and on how this affect will the hotel and travel distribution landscape. Read More

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Ten reasons why travel marketers should consider Facebook

By Viewpoints | February 11, 2011

With over 600 million active users regularly sharing their preferences, likes and location, Facebook’s enormous amount of user data makes the social network an incredibly powerful performance based... Read More

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Facebooks Deals a killer blow to Groupon for travel offers

By Stephen Joyce | February 3, 2011

Earlier this week, Facebook announced the launch of Facebook Deals in Canada, the UK and Europe. Read More

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After Egypt transfer, Viking River Cruises cites passenger Facebook support

By Dennis Schaal | February 2, 2011

After transferring stranded passengers out of Egypt, Viking River Cruises knew it could point people to its Facebook page to gauge passenger support. Read More

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ReviewPro integrates Klout, gives hotels tools to handle celebs or normal folk

By Kevin May | February 1, 2011

Hotels are always urged to engage with customers on the web - but what approach should they take, especially if a customer has influence in social media? Read More

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Eurostar looking for the lamest excuses ever

By Kevin May | January 31, 2011

Competitions using consumer generated content and votes are catching on. Eurostar has entered the fray with a campaign to find the poorest excuse for wanting to travel. Read More

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