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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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App creator claims credit for Osama bin Laden discovery

By Kevin May | May 4, 2011

It was only a matter of time - a "military grade" iPhone application targeted at adventure travellers, hikers and campers, is being touted as one of the tools used to trace Osama bin Laden. Read More

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Orbitz and Expedia go Hollywood on Facebook

By Dennis Schaal | May 3, 2011

If you monitor the efforts of Orbitz and Expedia on Facebook, then you'd have to conclude that travelers are demanding lots of celebrity gossip and contests. Read More

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Eight honest tips for travel entrepreneurs and their startups

By Viewpoints | April 29, 2011

Jim Hornthal has been in the travel industry for a long time. He often jokes that the first booking he made in online travel was at Kitty Hawk with the Wright Brothers. Read More

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TLabs Showcase - TraceMyTrip

By Kevin May | April 29, 2011

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Australia-based trip planning and social network TraceMyTrip. Read More

Do cruise lines lack the online gene?

By Dennis Schaal | April 28, 2011

A new study on the digital competence of 89 travel brands found many cruise lines adrift and all of them missing from the Top 10. 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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A rough guide to What-Else-Marketing in travel

By Viewpoints | April 27, 2011

"What marketing" is the time-tested technique of informing visitors of opportunities prior to their visits. 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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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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