Comments on: Why aren’t UK travel companies using Twitter?

By: The Travel Industry on Twitter «

The Travel Industry on Twitter « — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:16:40 +0000

[...] I started a list before, on this very blog, but with the growing popularity of Twitter, and requests from people to have themselves included, it got out of hand. That was back in October last year, when I asked: Why aren’t UK travel companies using Twitter? [...]

By: Karen Vyse

Karen Vyse — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:09:23 +0000

Holidays 4 U, website http://www.h4u.co.uk, are on Twitter

By: William

William — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:17:29 +0000

Explore are using Twitter

http://www.twitter.com/explore

By: Lodge28

Lodge28 — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:31:23 +0000

Guys we are also on twitter please spread the word http://www.twitter.com/lowcostdeals

By: Martino Matijevic

Martino Matijevic — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:24:14 +0000

Hi Matthew,

Great post. You are right, UK travel companies are slow to wake up to Twitter. Most of the ones I spoke to are unsure of how to use it in a business context, hence are reluctant to embrace it. We have launched a couple of Twitter accounts (admittingly, without being sure how to use Twitter either, but are learning through experimentation):

http://twitter.com/WhichBudget
(WhichBudget = flights search engine, staying in touch with members)

http://twitter.com/TravelMagazine
(The Travel Magazine = mainstream travel magazine, twitting about travel news and special offers)

Regards,
Martino

By: Twitter marches on - but who has the most marketing mojo? « Journeys through travel

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:40:21 +0000

[...] January 19, 2009 in Tourism marketing, Travel Trade Gazette, twitter | Tags: Travel Trade Gazette, TTG, ttglive, ttglive.com, twitter, Twitter/travel hit list As micro-blogging tool Twitter continues its march into the mainstream media, so too are travel companies catching on. A lot has happened since I first asked the question, back in October: Why aren’t UK travel companies using Twitter? [...]

By: Authentic Seacoast

Authentic Seacoast — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 01:07:38 +0000

Hi Matt,

Thanks for putting this list together. It’s a lot to sort through.

We made Elliott Ng’s list of 200 travel twitters on Friday, but I don’t think I saw the Authentic Seacoast Resorts on your list http://twitter.com/AuthenticCoast

Perhaps on your next update?

Thanks again,

Authentic Seacoast

By: The travel industry and Twitter, part 2 « Journeys through travel

The travel industry and Twitter, part 2 « Journeys through travel — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:28:30 +0000

[...] 9, 2008 in Uncategorized I’d written this post nearly two months – a feeble list of those travel firms that were actively using Twitter. It [...]

By: Tom Anthony

Tom Anthony — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:59:39 +0000

Interesting post!

What I would be interested in seeing is some demographic stats for Twitter. I think, at least anecdotally from my experiences talking to people in the UK, that Twitter is mostly used by younger people working in the tech/online industry.

I’ve talked to many people and most simply don’t know what Twitter is. Some more techy people have heard of it, but don’t understand it.

Given the company I work for is aimed at a niche market (horse riding holidays) of people who traditionally aren’t that techy, it doesn’t seem there is that much benefit. However, for us, there doesn’t seem to be that much to lose either, so we have recently started Tweeting a little (FarAndRide). Will see how it goes!

By: Three reasons to relaunch a list of companies using social media to market themselves in the UK « These Digital Times

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:30:52 +0000

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