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Tripadvisor’s “Review Hub” Helps Restaurants Manage Online Reviews

2020-02-16 by Argophilia Travel News

TripAdvisor logo

Tripadvisor has announced a new service aimed at helping restaurant owners to more easily and effectively respond to their reviews.

Tags: Facebook, Google, guest reviews, online reviews, Review Hub, TheFork, travel technology, TripAdvisor, Yelp

TripAdvisor Releases First-Of-Its-Kind Transparency Report

2019-09-17 by Argophilia Travel News

TripAdvisor® has published its first-ever Review Transparency Report showing over 1m fake reviews being blocked from the site in 2018.

Tags: customer reviews, destination reviews, Facebook, fake reviews, Google Travel, tourism reviews, travel reviews, TripAdvisor, TripAdvisor reviews, TripAdvisor Transparency Report

Can Swipp Whip Facebook and Swipp Market Intel Into Shape?

2013-01-25 by Phil Butler

Robert Scoble and Sergey Bring Swipped

CEO and co-founder Don Thorson has been “Swipping” his team’s startup into shape, according WIRED’s Ryan Tate, actually “quietly honing its social search system” until BANG. Even Tom Foremski admires the team behind the data/social/whatchamakawlit Facebook ankle biter.

Tags: Big Data, contextual web, Darrell Etherington, data, Facebook, marketing intelligence, Mountain View, Robert Scoble, Sergey Brin, TripAdvisor

With Updated Nearby Feature, Facebook Outplays Groupon as Travel Tool

2012-12-31 by Alina Popescu

Mobile apps are a big part of the modern travel experience and being able to offer the best selection of nearby activities seems to the winning strategy. Facebook and Groupon have both launched a Nearby feature as part as their free apps for iOS and Android, but the social network giant seems to be winning […]

Tags: Facebook, Groupon, mobile apps, nearby feature, travel recommendations

Azerbaijan Tourism Ministry Needs Uplifting

2012-09-16 by Phil Butler

Azerbaijan's tourism portal

Azerbaijan is one of the most progressive tourist destinations in the world since the outpouring of interest after Eurovision. As an indicator of just how quickly things are ramping up there, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, Abulfaz Garayev, just announced this morning the his agency’s need for tourism professionals.

Tags: Abulfaz Garayev, Azerbaijan culture, Azerbaijan tourism, Azerbaijan Tourism Association, Azerbaijan Twitter, Baku government, Baku tourism, Eurovision, Facebook, social media, travel tools

Thomas Cook Launches “Biggest Ever” Facebook Competition

2012-03-09 by Mike Wheatley

Thomas Cook Facebook Campaign

Thomas Cook has just launched its largest multimedia campaign yet, as it spearheads calls for the UK government to support the tourist industry in all sectors – including both domestic and international tourism.

Tags: ad campaign, Facebook, Facebook campaign, Facebook travel, travel agency, Travel Agent

Upcoming: The Festival of Media Asia

2011-11-07 by Liliana Steffens

Festival of Media Asia

Festival of Media Asia, opens their creativity and innovation in media by their first Asia chapter from November 13th thru November 15th in Singapore. Hosted at the Marina Bay Saynds Expo and Convention Center, the gathering hopes to target the challenges Asia marketers, branding, and communications sectors face.

Tags: Asia tech, Facebook, Festival of Media, Festival of Media Asia, Google, ICS, Intel, Marina Bay Sands Expo, MediaCom, Singapore, Singapore conferences, Singapore Expo, Singapore travel, Youku

Starwood Hotels & Resorts: The Luxury You’d Expect

2011-10-19 by Phil Butler

Luxury Collection Destination Guides

Starwood Hotels’ Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts has released a limited edition US destination guide published by Assouline. Part of a set of bound books, the luxuriously crafted books show off the Luxury Collection’s most exquisite properties around the world.

Tags: American Airlines, city guides, Expedia, Facebook, Google Travel, Hotel guides, Luxury Collection, Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts, Luxury Hotels, Orbitz, Sheraton, Social, Starwood, tourism, tourists, travel guides

Travelport & Orbitz Safe for Now – and Tomorrow?

2011-10-01 by Phil Butler

Jeff Clarke

Everyone associated with Travelport has to have breathed a sigh of relief on the news that Travelport Holdings successfully revamped their debt, extending their PIK until December of 2016. Unanimous support from their lenders now ensures the travel giants ongoing operations.

Tags: Expedia, Facebook, G+, Google, Gordon Wilson, Hilton, Hilton Hotels, InsideTrip, Jeff Clarke, Jetsetter, Offbeat Guides, Orbitz, Oyster, Room 77, Sabre, Travelocity, Travelport Limited, TripAdvisor, Twitter

Social Media Puts Airlines and Consumers in Touch

2011-07-28 by Liliana Steffens

Scott Dorsey at Connections 2010

With the Summer travel season underway full tilt, major airlines engage customers via social media channels. Planning a trip or vacation has never been easier, or more socially connected than this year. ExactTarget helps put companies and customers in the digital conversation – better communication, means better customer retention, according to anyone’s news.

Tags: airBaltic, airline tools, EasyJet, ExactTarget, Facebook, G+, Hawaiian Airlines, Icelandair, JetBlue, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Salesforce.com, Scott Dorsey, Social media tools, social travel, travel tools, Twitter, United, US Airways

Terra Firma, Friends, and Travels Shared Through Google +

2011-07-25 by Phil Butler

Traveling with Google +

If there is one thing concrete that we can say binds all of us, it is good old Terra firma herself. In a very real way, the Earth beneath all our feet, like our own humanity, can teach us a lot about one another. Maybe this is one reason travel is so fantastically popular – as human beings we a

Tags: Brian Solis, Engaged, Facebook, Gina Trapani, Google, Google founders, Google Plus, Google Travel, Google's engagement, Lifehacker, Mark Zuckerberg, Picasa, Robert Scoble, Sergey Brin, social meda travel, social networks, social travel, the social network, travel pics, travel tools

Seamlessly Topguest Hypes Best Western Union

2011-05-19 by Phil Butler

Ash Fontana and Geoff Lewis, Founders of Topguest

Okay, I have finally had enough. Looking into the travel tech footlocker of startups out there, potential is about all there is out there at the moment. And for Best Western and a company called TopGuest, a bit of scornful ranting due from a Web 2.0 evangelist from the early days. The reason, someone out there in PR land still thinks everything needs to be “seamless” in its integration. BS

Tags: Best Western, Facebook, Facebook travel, Michael Arrington, Needleman, Om, Om Malik, online travel, Pete Cashmore, rewards, Richard McManus, TechCrunch, Topquest, travel, travel bonus, travel rewards, travel startup, travel tools

Gogobot Integrates Facebook and Foursquare Check-Ins

2011-05-04 by Tavis J. Hampton

Gogobot destinations

You have probably seen them on various websites and even found enjoyment clicking as many as you could, but after the thrill of clicking wears off, it is not exactly clear what purpose Facebook and Foursquare check-ins serve.  Gogobot hopes to change that with its check-in integration for user passport profiles. It works rather simply, […]

Tags: API, check-in, Facebook, Facebook Connect, Foursquare, Gogobot, integration, passport, profiles, visited places

Ticket Prices Skyrocket – Google Shrugs

2011-01-18 by Phil Butler

Airport this Easter, deserted because travelers got fed up

The online travel war between OTA’s, airlines, and other interested parties has grown into an industry damaging PR nightmare. American Airlines, Google, Expedia, all the major players may not realize how frustrating their power moves are for the little people. These companies are jeopardizing their own future, and that of developers all over the world.

Tags: Airfare, Airfare.com, AirGorilla.com, CheapAir.com, court ruling, Delta Airlines, Expedia, Facebook, FairSearch, Globester.com, Google, Google Adwords, Internet, Internet futures, ITA software, Orbitz, ruling, Sabre, Travelocity, Vegas.com, Web 3.0

Expedia Dumps American – Can the Airline Still Fly Online?

2011-01-02 by Phil Butler

American Airlines landing page

Now American Airlines’ fares are dropped from Expedia altogether. With the company claiming no effects on sales, and their ongoing posturing to be seen as in control, is American in trouble? America’s 3rd most powerful airline company has entered into an online marketing war it may not be able to win.

Tags: advertising, airfares, airline advertising, airline hype, American Airlines, Bookings, cutbacks, Expedia, Facebook, Golf Digest, Orbitz, PR hype, price cuts, prices, social engagement, travel bookings, Twitter, website

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