Social Media

Pilot punished for videos of security flaws at San Francisco Airport

By Dennis Schaal | December 24, 2010

Federal air marshals seized a licensed handgun from a commercial pilot after he posted a series of cellphone videos on YouTube exposing what he regards as lapses in airport security, according to... Read More

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VisitBritain launches check-in game through Facebook Places

By Kevin May | December 23, 2010

Nice idea from VisitBritain using social media and location check-ins to attract people to a global competition running through its Facebook page. Read More

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TripAdvisor reveals further Facebook integration, claims travel revolution

By Kevin May | December 21, 2010

TripAdvisor has unveiled a major upgrade to its Facebook Trip Friends service, creating what is essentially a mini-Facebook within the user review giant's site. Read More

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Travel site visits jump 30 per cent as snow hits UK

By Kevin May | December 20, 2010

Web traffic figures have indicated a massive jump in volume to travel sites in the UK over the weekend as poor weather conditions hit flight schedules. Read More

Tripology travel agents and travelers view gains with Skype

By Dennis Schaal | December 16, 2010

Travel agents getting leads from Tripology increasingly are seeing eye-to-eye with their clients. Read More

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Continental arrives with justlanded social media campaign

By Dennis Schaal | December 15, 2010

Continental has a clever social media campaign under way. Read More

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Five killer marketing strategies for travel in 2011

By Viewpoints | December 15, 2010

So the travel industry is continually being urged to consider mobile and social media as part of the overall marketing mix - but equally never lose focus on traditional online techniques such as SEO and... Read More

HomeAway leverages WikiLeaks and social media to begin Super Bowl advertising hype

By Dennis Schaal | December 15, 2010

It's only week 15 in the NFL season, but HomeAway has already kicked off the hype, which will culminate in its second Super Bowl ad on Feb. 6. Read More

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Travel social media spend tipped to pass email marketing

By Kevin May | December 15, 2010

More budget will be allocated to social media activity than email for the first time, a study of 2011 travel marketing strategies has found. Read More

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Five emerging trends around convergence in online travel

By Martin Collings | December 14, 2010

Ever since the beginning of time, seemingly different technologies have been combined in ways that the original inventors never imagined. Read More

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Catchy handle, celebrity backing might do it for Ireland social media push

By Kevin May | December 10, 2010

A touch of the Irish charm goes a long way in the media and sometimes in marketing - but TourismIreland has turned to social media for its latest promotion. Read More

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Flight Centre demands tweets, blogs and more from new social media gurus

By Viewpoints | December 9, 2010

Flight Centre is going to war. No, not with a competitor, (although that would be interesting!) but with the Old School resume and possibly the entire recruitment process itself. Read More

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Word-of-mouth marketing affects travel B2C and B2B

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | December 9, 2010

The old adage of any PR is good PR doesn’t necessarily translate into value in the firehose data-based web economy. Read More

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How to get 100 travel agents embracing social media for 100 days

By Kevin May | December 8, 2010

Here is an intriguing idea from a US company to motivate travel agents around the world to start using social media channels and create their own blogs. Read More