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Thomson says ATOL cover information on HolidayHypermarket site is correct,...
Thomson says that last week’s website error which saw incorrect insurance information sold against build-your-own holidays was a mistake only its main website. Officials now say terms and conditions...
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Is the first rule of a social media strategy to announce you are going to get...
Tour operator First Choice has taken the offbeat step of laying open its lack of a social media strategy and saying it will now have one thanks to a tie-in with a specialist agency. The TUI-owned...
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First Choice creates pre-trip customer web portal
Neat idea from tour operator First Choice here with the launch of a microsite within its main web service that allows users to manage and prepare for their holiday. The MyFirstChoice platform is...
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TUI begins replacing 40 year old reservation system in the UK
TUI Travel proudly announced yesterday that its UK division will be getting a brand new reservation system courtesy of Anite – but didn’t explain why it is perhaps so urgent. UK-based travel technology...
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TripAdvisor reviews added to First Choice website, three years late
News that TripAdvisor reviews will be added to the website of long haul tour operator First Choice sounds like just another content partnership – but the reality is somewhat different. The pair...
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Yahoo returns, Travelzoo climbs, Ebookers out – Top UK sites, July 16 2011
More jostling for position among the UK travel sites with Yahoo back in the top ten after replacing Ebookers, which had a short-lived return of just one week. Yahoo is the tenth most popular travel...
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Expedia has Thomson in sight – Top UK travel sites, September 10 2011
Expedia is finally starting to claw back some ground on Thomson and is now just 0.75% market share behind, the closest the pair have been in four months. The last time the pair were separated by less...
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OnTheBeach ousts LowCostHolidays – Top UK travel sites, March 31 2012
Battle of the package providers is was heating up nicely ahead of busy Easter holiday break last week in the UK, with LowCostHolidays pushed out of the top ten by OnTheBeach. OnTheBeach arrived at...
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Social media and fancy video to lure people to the latest Best Job in Travel
New year, new job? First Choice is going the way of Tourism Queensland and others by recruiting a member of the public to become its new water slide tester. The video, apparently made using tilt shift...
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A deep dive into data to show how travel brands win or lose when using Facebook
NB: This is a guest article by Ben Harper, social and data insight manager at Zazzle Media. With numerous brands actively competing for a consumer’s business with TV, print, and paid search...
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