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Part One of Two: Social media in travel 2012 - Beyond reviews

By Viewpoints | December 20, 2011

Reviews are so 2010. They were THE must-have for your website a couple of years ago and are still vital, but now your online visitor demands more Read More

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MyGola raises $1M from Blumberg Capital and Silicon Valley celeb Dave McClure

By Kevin May | December 19, 2011

India and US-based travel planning service MyGola has been wooing some of the high profile figures on the West Coast investment scene, capturing $1 million in funding today. Read More

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Rough guide to new Top Level Domain names [VIDEO]

By Kevin May | December 15, 2011

It would be reasonably fair to say that the looming introduction of new Top Level Domain names across the web has yet to set the travel industry on fire. Read More

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Why the social travel model will never fully work

By Viewpoints | December 15, 2011

I had drinks with my mate Jack (name changed to protect the innocent) at the weekend. Read More

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Expedia upgrades Facebook app with wish list

By Linda Fox | December 15, 2011

Expedia has updated its Trip Companion application for Facebook to include a wishlist feature as well as both professionally generated content and consumer reviews. Read More

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Karibu Games wants to bring gaming into the heart of online travel

By Kevin May | December 15, 2011

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Spain-based Karibu Games, a gaming development company targeting travel, tourism and hospitality brands. Read More

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Kayak leaves All-American Muslim reality show, apologizes, initial explanation falls short

By Dennis Schaal | December 14, 2011

Kayak will not continue to advertise on the TLC reality show All-American Muslim and finds itself in a social media storm over its decision. Read More

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Topguest checks-in and gets acquired by ezRez Software

By Dennis Schaal | December 13, 2011

Social media check-in and loyalty service Topguest has been acquired by ezRez Software, which counts major loyalty programs among its clients. Read More

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How governments can improve travel safety alerts through technology and social media

By Viewpoints | December 13, 2011

In the last few years we've had tsunamis, Sars, earthquakes, floods, terrorism, country-wide strife, strikes and, of course, Eyjafjallajoekull, which created a worldwide ash cloud panic. Read More

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Travel startups should go big or go home - oh really?

By Alex Bainbridge | December 13, 2011

Despite every startup claiming to be approaching a problem in a different way, you can actually divide them into four categories. Read More

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KLM social seating initiative fun but potentially fraught

By Linda Fox | December 12, 2011

KLM's latest plan to allow people to choose who they sit next to according to social media profiles sounds like fun in theory Read More

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What blogs and apps can really do for travel websites

By Linda Fox | December 12, 2011

Social media experts are forever extolling the SEO, brand visibility, traffic driving and conversion benefits of user-generated content for travel websites Read More

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Travel marketing firms merge to create MMGY Global, claim biggest in the world

By Kevin May | December 9, 2011

It's not just constant chatter around the industry about consolidation of suppliers and intermediaries - those spending the industry's marketing money are also joining forces. Read More

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Between Alec Baldwin and New Jersey governor, not a great week for airline and hotel staff

By Dennis Schaal | December 8, 2011

Between the ranting tweets of actor Alec Baldwin and the Occupy Wall Street-targeted New Jersey governor Chris Christie, it wasn't a great week for airline flight attendants and hotel waiters and... Read More

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How airlines use Twitter - November 2011 [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Kevin May | December 8, 2011

November 2011 saw a sizeable jump in the number of tweets mentioning the most popular airlines on Twitter, with 53,400 received by the top three compared to 46,400 the previous month. Read More

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