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KLM Allows Customers to Pay via Facebook and Twitter

Airlines Travel Technology Travel Tips February 12, 2014

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines claims to be the first airline in the world to create a payment method which allows customers to pay via social media channels.

Cision Ranks Airlines and Destinations among Top 50 North American Travel Blogs

Reviews Travel Technology Travel Tips May 8, 2013

Cision, a major provider of publicity services, PR software and owner of the United States’ best-known database of media outlets, has ranked www.AirlinesAndDestinations.com among the top 50 travel blogs based in North America.

Finnair Allows Passengers to Link Facebook Profiles to Their Flight Seat Maps

Airlines Travel Technology Travel Tips March 13, 2013

When a passenger does this, other passengers on the flight will be able to see that passenger’s Facebook profile. In turn, the Facebook-linking passenger will be able to see others who have linked their Facebook profiles when checking in for the same flight and where those other passengers are seated.

Thomson Airways Launches Twitter Contest to Name a Boeing 787

Aircraft Airlines July 23, 2012

Thomson Airways has added the hashtag #nameourplane to the side of one of its Boeing 737-800 jets. To enter the competition, consumers can tweet an image or the location of where they spotted the hashtag, along with their reasons why they should get to name the new Boeing 787-8.

Inexpensive New Location-Sharing App Launched on iTunes

Travel Technology Travel Tips September 30, 2011

Costing $1.99 to buy, the ‘Onmaway’ app automatically lets other people know a user’s location over time, whether it be their spouse while the user is away for 20 minutes or the user’s social network for the length of a cross-country or international trip lasting months.

SAS Wins Award for Updating Customers via Facebook in Ash-Cloud Crisis

Airlines Travel Technology October 5, 2010

Scandinavian Airlines has won an award for its innovative use of Facebook to keep its customers updated during the volcanic ash-cloud crisis which paralyzed airline operations throughout Europe in April.

Delta Unveils ‘Ticket Window’ for Booking Travel Direct from Social Media Sites

Airlines Travel Technology Travel Tips August 12, 2010

Along with a newly designed home page at delta.com introduced earlier this week, the Delta Ticket Window offers the first visual cues of Delta Air Lines’ planned transformation in customer-facing technology.

Most Americans Take a Break from E-Mail, Social Media on Vacation: Survey

Hotels Travel Tips June 29, 2010

An independent survey commissioned by Marriott International’s SpringHill Suites all-suite hotel brand shows that despite the common perception that email and social media are taking over people’s everyday lives, the majority of vacationing Americans take a break from these online activities to spend time with friends and family instead.