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71% of Airlines See Mobile as the Future of Airline Payments

The Realtime Report

Mobile and social media will be a focus for airlines over the next few years, according to a recent survey from airline payment processing company WorldPay. Kiosks will become less important, and sales will shift to social media and mobile. And mobile looks like the future of those improvements.

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Which Airlines Are Most Responsive On Twitter?

The Realtime Report

Which airline brands are the most responsive on Twitter? New data from SocialBakers looks at the difference between the amount of answered and unanswered questions – on Twitter only – among major airlines. American Airlines is well in the lead, with 9,058 questions answered.

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Touring the World: Preparing for a Long Trip

The Realtime Report

You can book tours through the social media pages of tourism boards. You can even register before arriving at the airport on web pages dedicated to this purpose so that airlines can be on the lookout if something happens while traveling. Never Ask Strangers for Information. This way, you’ll be ready no matter what happens.

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Three Things Twitter’s Marketing Team Needs to Do

Webbiquity SMM

Given its utility, value, and reach, one might presume B2B event planners consider Twitter as essential as their mobile phones. At the other end of the spectrum, the reaction on Twitter was brutal when United Airlines forcibly dragged a passenger off a plane in 2017. presentation downloads, session video) after the event.

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The New Business Traveler

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If you have a smartphone, make sure to download the app for the airlines you fly with. Most of these airline apps allow you to not only be notified of flight delays and airline schedules, but they also allow you to check-in and receive your digital boarding pass. airline app. business book. mobile app.

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Be Here Now Marketing: How United Airlines Can Take Advantage of.

Bare Feet Studios

Here’s a real life example with several free ideas I have for United Airlines , or any airline really. The Case of the Cancelled Flight Shane and I were booked to travel from DTW to ORD to LAX to HNL on Sunday, June 29th. I immediately got on the phone to start the re-booking process.

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Why 2 Days Later is 2 Days Late

Ari Herzog

With a computer handy, he tweeted a message about the airline and received a response from @JetBlue’s new media director within minutes that his flight would take-off as scheduled. We’re also taking this approach to avoid having several bloggers reviewing the book in a general way all at once. We know that is no fun for you.

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