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gliider, TravelMuse take their squabble to Twitter

By Dennis Schaal | May 12, 2010

The heat is on among trip-planning websites gliider and TravelMuse as the two startups have taken their competition -- or might we say, confrontation -- to Twitter. Read More

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Athens tourist board shows how to use social media in a crisis

By Kevin May | May 11, 2010

Tourist authorities in the Greek capital Athens demonstrated last week how to utilise social networks to inform visitors about disruption and disorder. Read More

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Wolf of PhoCusWright chronicles online travel, mobile chaos

By Dennis Schaal | May 7, 2010

Oh, the chaos. Read More

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Facebook gives TravelMuse some back talk

By Dennis Schaal | May 6, 2010

TravelMuse and Facebook are talking, back and forth. Read More

Hotels.com unveils wacky augmented reality project

By Kevin May | May 4, 2010

Hotels.com is stepping into new territory with the release of a bizarre new product to showcase some of the major destinations featured on its US site. Read More

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Louisiana tourist board avoiding any oil slick talk on the web or social media

By Kevin May | May 3, 2010

The role of local tourist offices and how they deal with wider issues affecting their state has resurfaced amid the catastrophic oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico. Read More

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British Airways targeting social media with first trip for bloggers

By Kevin May | May 3, 2010

Much is made of how press trips have typically focused on traditional print and broadcast media journalists when showing off a new destination or product. Read More

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USRentACar claims it is first car hire website to Like Facebook

By Kevin May | April 30, 2010

It was only a matter of time before the floodgates opened following Facebook's social graph treatise last week - and the Like button is gaining momentum in travel. Read More

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Caught in social media boycott-swirl, Arizona tourism board fails to engage

By Dennis Schaal | April 29, 2010

With boycott Arizona calls becoming ear-splitting, the state's tourism board has gone silent despite the social-media firestorm. Read More

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KLM uses Facebook for social media luggage tag promo

By Kevin May | April 22, 2010

Simple and fun idea from KLM - fresh from the more arduous task of running test flights into the volcanic ash cloud earlier this week - with a clever use of Facebook. Read More

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How social media came to the fore in the European ash crisis

By Kevin May | April 19, 2010

If the US presidential election of 2008 was the first occasion that social media played a major role in politics, then perhaps the ash drama of 2010 will be the most significant so far in travel. Read More