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Articles tagged “social media”

Media and PR

Qantas tries to drive social booking through its new site Hooroo

At least Hooroo is chasing current trends rather than last year's. Qantas' well-designed site engages consumers with Pinterest-inspired glossy images that you can easily click for an article or to book via TripAdvisor.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

How to attack Disney World’s Cinderella Castle: Best Quora question ever?

"Take the castle... and be sure to visit the gift shop while you're there!" As twisted as the question is, it takes a special kind of insanely dedicated Disney fan to formulate the correct method of attack.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Foursquare gives businesses a better way to communicate with check-in addicts

Crowley & co. may be able to turn this communication between merchant and loyal customer into a product they can monetize that won't anger anyone.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Social media power users can turn activity into loyalty points at MGM Resorts

Finally, a way to make social media addiction pay. Every location-based update a user makes to linked social media accounts -- no matter the number of followers they have -- gives them loyalty points equal to what spending $20 does.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Location tracking software maps passengers mid-flight

Skyhook, a location data provider for apps, can now track users while flying. How about connecting this with Uber to have a car waiting at the airport?

Skift | 12 years ago

Media and PR

Social/video network for wilderness fans carves out a space among niche networks

This social-networking site for wildlife enthusiasts isn't making any grand promises to re-invent travel through social, just connect passionate people within a specific niche. Not a bad idea.

Skift | 12 years ago

SkiftX

Study: Destinations are missing out on visitors because they don’t understand the Web

Who does get it? The Australia-based research named Thailand, Montreal, and Las Vegas as top three destinations for best online practices, and also recommends how to keep visitors engaged after they've returned home.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Tripl’s infographic shows how mobile travelers use their service

The most popular services are check-ins and uploading photos, but this information tells us more about what travelers are using Tripl rather than how broadly mobile devices can be used during travel.

Skift | 12 years ago

Media and PR

Maldives tourism authority has massive Twitter fail: #dontgosocialafteryouhaveacoup

First rule of social media marketing: Make sure lots of people don't hate you before you drop a self-branded hashtag onto Twitter.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Jetpac gets $2.4 million in funding — social travel or album peering?

Pictures are worth 1,000 words and there seems to be that many social travel apps and sites. Most of them feature photo boards and images, and Jetpac is one of the latest entries.

Skift | 12 years ago