Articles tagged “instagram”

California ranks among the top three most visited states for domestic and international travelers, but the frequency with which it shows up on social media highlights the breadth and diversity of attractions throughout the state.

Travel marketers worldwide are trying to figure out how to use new mobile apps like Instagram, Snapchat, and Vine to connect with customers. Arlanda makes a smart choice in providing a service that flyers will interact with and remember.

The most Instagrammed cities and places of 2013 are largely located in the U.S. so it's little surprise that the company is looking to hire an international communications manager. It needs more than U.S. travelers in foreign countries to expand its reach.

There are few surprises in the most talked about places across U.S. social media sites, indicating that pure volume rather than unique content is what keeps them at the top.

Instagram Direct is a nice new feature, but hardly anything revolutionary. Travel marketers might make some use of it, but it doesn't look like anything that could provide any scale to such attempts.

This is the type of user-generated content hotels really don't mind embracing: Inspirational images taken by fans -- all for free.

Lufthansa's new campaign stirs up interest in its target city, reaches Chicagoans who it doesn't interact with directly, and makes business travelers in other cities envious enough to hope the new service is headed their way. Success, indeed.

Hotels are using social media to improve their branding and customer service. Although this may be the world's first "Instagram hotel," more hotels are reworking their design to make it easy for guests to share experiences online.

Instagram, and social media in general, is now the number one place where people flaunt their travels -- both taunting and inspiring those stuck at home.