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Turkish Airlines Video Ad Tops 100 Million Views

The Realtime Report

Turkish Airlines’ viral video ad, featuring Kobe Bryant and Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi, topped 100 million views on YouTube today. It takes the prize as the most-viewed travel ad in 2012 — even beating out Air New Zealand’s ‘Hobbit-themed’ safety briefing, which logged over 10 million views ( Skift ).

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Social Media and Travel

Social Media Marketing

It means that more of us are doing things on the web (or mobile web, as the case may be) while we're on the go, and there are certain things those of us in the digital world look for when we travel - at least with regard to infrastructure. The other airline that's going above and beyond in social media is Virgin America. Thanks, Delta!

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How the Travel Industry is Recovering in 2021 with Influencers

Pixlee

Travel and tourism took a major hit in 2020. Over 2020, the travel industry lost approximately 1.3 A report published in May 2020 even estimated the loss of over 100 million jobs in the travel industry (as per the World Travel and Tourism Council). trillion dollars in export revenue. Reestablishing Trust.

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10 Travel Influencers Your Brand Should Partner With

Pixlee

Social-media savvy travelers are making an indelible mark on the travel and hospitality industries. Engagement, visibility, number of followers, and increased sales are just some of the metrics influencer campaigns can drive. How do you find the right influencers to represent your travel brand? Nomadic Matt.

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Ryanair’s Social Media Strategy: Driving Engagement With Humour

Keyhole.co

Thanks to its relentless perseverance and budget pricing model, the brand is now Ireland’s biggest airline and operates over 500 planes. It also does not shy away from getting its hands dirty in ad campaigns. However, the brand did not rely on that factor alone where marketing campaigns are concerned.

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The right fit: How to find influencers for your brand’s marketing campaign

Sprout Social

Knowing how to find the right influencers for your brand is the difference between ensuring your marketing collaboration sticks the landing and a campaign that flops with your audience. Take Jason and Nikki Wynn, who run the travel and sailing account, Gone with the Wynns on YouTube.

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Virgin America Launches First In-Flight Social Network With #PlanePitch Twitter Contest

The Realtime Report

The ability to access your social networks while in the air is nothing new; many airlines offer in-flight WiFi (for a price) within the US. Other airlines have used social networks to help passengers make connections , but this will be the first of its kind in the US. Million Twitter Sweepstakes.