04 Jul 2012
| by Robin Frewer, Industry leader, travel, Google UK.
If travellers and holiday-makers continue to be motivated by getting the best deals online ...
; therefore deals online and travel businesses will have to reinvest at the point where they get the best ROI ...
to consumers and, considering the content opportunities in travel, the rise of video consumption online opens ...
22 Aug 2012
| by Robin Frewer, director of travel and finance sector, Google UK
the travel industry. Not only is it seasonal, but it can be affected by events, such as ash clouds or other crises, like no other.
So travel brands need to be prepared, with creative executions ready ...
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However, travel marketers will need to change the way their messages are distributed, too.
At Google ...
23 Jan 2012
| by Liz Ross Martyn
Sixty eight percent of business travelers use their personal credit card while shopping...be the pleasure of having someone more travel arrangement-savvy than you in charge of your travel arrangements ...
of the Heathrow Express, you would receive a carefully fashioned laminated travel itinerary timed to perfection.
This travel arrangement angel's missive would send you from door to Heathrow Express, to Heathrow, to gate ...
into selling holidays to its readership with the launch of a travel website....According to Hearst, Goodhousekeepingtravel.co.uk is its first travel website, showcasing guided ...
and the most popular offers, before booking on the Good Housekeeping Travel Shop.
The magazine's ongoing multi-platform development already includes a travel size edition, the Good Housekeeping Institute ...
14 Aug 2012
| by John Reynolds
Google has agreed to buy Frommer's travel guidebooks from the US publishing company John Wiley...Frommer publishes travel guides for destinations around the world. The deal was announced by John Wiley Sons on its website, which said Frommer no longer fitted with its long-term strategy. Google ...
into the travel business as well as buying its own content. Experts believe that by acquiring content about ...
It's not a traditional route, but it's one I am always grateful for. The thread that runs throughout all the roles is the ability to identify and get to the heart of the story; what is it that will connect with your audience and leave them wanting more?
In the case of travel marketing, the story ...
16 May 2012
| by John Owens
Leading travel and tourism agency The Saltmarsh Partnership has gone into liquidation within months....
Fellow travel consultant Rooster MD James Brookes said the news had come out of the blue .
It s a shock for the travel sector and specialist agencies Geoff and Saltmarsh are very well respected ...
TUI Travel, the company behind holiday brands Thomson and First Choice, has revealed a three...TUI Travel s Sustainable Holidays Plan 2012-1014 outlines four goals to be met over the next three ...
their ground operations
To have colleagues rate TUI Travel as a leader in sustainability
To have ...
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TUI Travel is a pioneer partner of non-profit sustainability organisation Forum for the Future ...
03 Apr 2012
David Tennant and Sir Richard Branson star in the latest spot for Virgin Media, the first by the brand's new ad agency, Bartle Bogle Hegarty.
12 Apr 2012
| by Nick Batten
Travel Counsellors has hired the7stars to handle its media planning and buying account after a...The UK travel company's estimated 2 million media spend was previously managed by an internal ...
, the marketing manager at Travel Counsellors, said: "This will be one of our most significant advertising ...
are excited to be working with the7stars and looking forward to seeing the results of the campaign."
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