Businesses sparkle with success at tourism awards

Businesses across Scotland are celebrating after winning a prestigious Scottish Thistle award at glittering awards ceremonies. Source-travel and tour world.com

Turn social media into social commerce to boost travel marketing activities, says travel expert

Travel and tourism companies and organisations should seize the window of opportunity offered by social media and integrate it into their sales and marketing activities, Debbie Hindle, managing director of London-based agency Four bgb, told participants at Pisa forum.   Source:-Travelandtourworld.com

Travel bloggers should be seen as ‘entrepreneurs’ taking advantage of IT to create career, says world’s leading travel blogger

One of the world’s leading travel bloggers, Keith Jenkins, founder of Velvet Escape, which is read in more than 150 countries every month, explained to forum participants that travel bloggers should be seen as ‘entrepreneurs’ taking advantage of information technology to create a career that is based on their  interests in travel, writing and/or video […]

Social media and bloggers becoming major influences on travel behavior

The dramatic growth of social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in recent years is increasingly being felt in the travel and tourism sector. Social media are getting more and more important to help consumers plan and enjoy travel as they switch to online and mobile technology, speakers agreed at the 20th World […]

More than 108 million users to be following FITUR on Twitter and Facebook

Within a week of its beginning, the International Tourism Trade Fair is “trending topic” and is expected to generate over 62000 messages through social networks.  Source:-Travelandtourworld.com

Queensland Gold coast to host the ProBlogger conference in September!

One of Australia’s leading social media influencers, Darren Rowse from ProBlogger, will encourage more than 250 of the nation’s rising bloggers to ‘tweet before they eat’ and ‘boast about the coast’ when he moves the annual ProBlogger conference to the Gold Coast this September 13 and 14.   Source :- Travelandtourworld.com

ITB to discuss opportunities and risks of social web for the global travel industry!

Worldwide demand for floor space at ITB Berlin is high. The Travel Technology Hall (Hall 6.1) is already booked up and features leading companies in this market. At the eTravelWorld experts will be giving lectures and workshops debating the latest social media and mobile travel services topics.   Source :- Travelandtourworld.com

Social media and Bloggers will dominate future Global tourism market!

The global reach and easier access to the entire consumer forum on the social media platform makes it the next big thing of the travel and tourism industry. It is seen that one out of every five travelers are sharing their experiences and reviews about their recent tours.    Source :- Travelandtourworld.com

Social media and webshops might take over the global travel industry by 2030- Albert Postma!

Imagine a consumer-contractor interaction entirely done on social media and other website markets in the coming years! The rapid growth of social media and its candid organic reach makes it the most challenging technological up rise that the global tourism market has to deal with.    Source :- Travelandtourworld.com

‘Twitter is a great weapon for the travel industry professionals’

In an exclusive interview with Travel and Tour World, Carol Wallace, CEO & President at San Diego Convention Center Corporation, underscore the power of Twitter for the travel professionals.    Source :- Travelandtourworld.com