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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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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

Whether it's at an airport, on a train or in a car, you're mobile and your digital life is mobile too. The Airlines To my knowledge, Southwest was the first airline (or at least the most prominent early on) to get involved with social media. Just this week, Apple announced that it sold 37 million iPhones and 15.4

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The New Business Traveler

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While it's nice to think that Skype , WebEx or Facetime removes the need for business travel, nothing could be further from the truth. The thing is, that technology can now enhance the business travel experience. One of the easiest ways to enhance your business travel experience is to heed the words of The Boy Scouts : be prepared.

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Touring the World: Preparing for a Long Trip

The Realtime Report

Whether for work or pleasure, all kinds of travel are booming now more than ever due to technological advancements and the globalization trend, making going abroad easier than ever before. Many people have a desire to travel the world after they graduate from university. Make a Travel Itinerary. First, bring extra batteries.

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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. Users access the network by downloading Here on Biz iOS mobile app and registering a new account using their LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter profile. Million Twitter Sweepstakes.

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Top 10 Travel Marketing Conferences of 2018

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We’ve put together our list of the 10 must-attend travel marketing conferences of 2018 for anyone looking to network with top travel professionals, learn about emerging trends, and build out an innovative tourism marketing strategy that speaks to today’s travelers. Eye for Travel : San Francisco, CA (April 9-10 2018).

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