How airlines use Twitter – September 2011 [INFOGRAPHIC]

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Latest monthly report from Eezeer outlining the activity of airlines around the world on Twitter, with Southwest taking the accolade of most public tweets received by a carrier.

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Glass half full? TravelClick says half of hoteliers plan to increase mobile marketing

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With job growth anemic in the US and the debt crisis raging in parts of Europe, are hotels scaling down their mobile marketing efforts?

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FairSearch takes its Google case to 50 attorneys general

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FairSearch is keeping up the pressure on Google, turning over a white paper blasting Google’s search-engine and advertising practices to 50 US attorneys general.

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Lonely Planet watch out — TripAdvisor launches free mobile city guides

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Travel guide publishers such as Lonely Planet have a new competitor to deal with — TripAdvisor.

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Expedia overshadows rivals – Top Canada travel sites, October 8 2011

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Expedia in Canada has managed to secure more market share than the next four leading travel websites combined, including Flight Centre.

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Virgin Atlantic steels itself for new biofuel project

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Within the next two to three years, Virgin Atlantic’s aircraft flying London Heathrow to Shanghai and Delhi routes could be using low-carbon aviation fuel crafted from waste gases in steel production.

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In the grand Schema of things in travel search

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In June of this year, Google, Bing and Yahoo jointly announced – with little fanfare – a standard they call Schema.org.

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Expedia wins social media test, but VisitBritain gets 1,000 reactions every Facebook message

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A great social media monitoring snapshot from Experian Hitwise shows how the top travel brands are engaged in social media.

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TripColor wants to be the Tumblr for travellers

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TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based TripColor, a blogging and content platform on mobile devices for travellers.

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Booking.com and TripAdvisor extend lead – Top UK travel sites, October 8 2011

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Gains in market share for both TripAdvisor and Booking.com have given the pair a 19% wedge of destination and accommodation websites in the UK.

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