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Thomson turns to Google+ Hangouts to welcome resort guests
By Nick Vivion
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August 22, 2012
British holiday brand Thomson, one of the largest in the UK, is rolling out a new welcome program designed to acclimate holidaymakers prior to arriving at their destination resort.
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A rough guide to attribution marketing in travel
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July 9, 2012
It’s been said by many that to make attribution worthwhile you need a fixed idea about how your individual channels contribute to a lead or a sale.
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OnTheBeach ousts LowCostHolidays - Top UK travel sites, March 31 2012
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April 4, 2012
Battle of the package providers is was heating up nicely ahead of busy Easter holiday break last week in the UK, with LowCostHolidays pushed out of the top ten by OnTheBeach.
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TUI uses Yammer to bring private social network to agents and operators
By Kevin May
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January 6, 2012
Interesting idea from TUI Travel to embrace web tools to improve relationships between its tour operating brands and retail travel agents, using private social network Yammer.
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What else? Rough Guides, HolidayExtras, TSA and TUI Travel
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December 6, 2011
Rough Guide survival app, HolidayExtras on cloud nine, Security issues in the US, TUI promotes for top digital job ... A round-up of other stories from across the industry.
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TUI bedbank Hotelbeds celebrates 10 years, plots five year growth plan
By Linda Fox
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November 6, 2011
Hotelbeds is making significant investment in technology over the next five years as it strives to retain its position as one of the leading b2b bedbanks.
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Anite takes large hit in travel division as economy and consolidation bites
By Kevin May
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June 30, 2011
Technology supplier Anite might be seeing strong results as a group, where it operates in multiple industries, but its travel division is suffering.
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TripAdvisor reviews added to First Choice website, three years late
By Kevin May
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June 15, 2011
News that TripAdvisor reviews will be added to the website of long haul tour operator First Choice sounds like just another content partnership - but the reality is somewhat different.
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EasyJet starts pushing Holidays brand
By Kevin May
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December 31, 2010
EasyJet is clearly starting to position its online package holidays division with customers ahead of a relaunch in March 2011.
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Thomas Cook starts ramping up online travel agency team
By Kevin May
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November 9, 2010
Days after disclosing some detail for its ambitious online travel agency, Thomas Cook has confirmed the appointment of the exec charged with spreading the word.
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EasyJet steps up holiday move with Lowcost Travel Group hotel deal
By Kevin May
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November 7, 2010
EasyJet has switched provider of hotel inventory for its holiday division to the Lowcost Travel Group in what is being billed as a major upgrade to its wider travel strategy in Europe.
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LateRooms and the saucy affiliate scandal
By Kevin May
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August 26, 2010
TUI Travel-owned LateRooms has admitted a major communication error which exposed hundreds of affiliate addresses, including those belonging to a London escort agency.
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First Choice creates pre-trip customer web portal
By Kevin May
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June 9, 2010
Neat idea from tour operator First Choice here with the launch of a microsite within its main web service that allows users to manage and prepare for their holiday.
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Thomas Cook decides TripAdvisor reviews are good after all
By Kevin May
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February 22, 2010
European tour operator Thomas Cook has integrated TripAdvisor reviews into its content areas - but has pledged to retain the old customer reviews it has been collecting over recent years.
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Is the first rule of a social media strategy to announce you are going to get one? [First Choice]
By Kevin May
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January 26, 2010
Tour operator First Choice has taken the offbeat step of laying open its lack of a social media strategy and saying it will now have one thanks to a tie-in with a specialist agency. The TUI-owned...
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