Google launches destination advice on top attractions, plus conversational search

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The top attractions at a destination are automatically highlighted in a promotional bar when you search Google for “top things to do at destination X.”

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Brazil prepares fans for World Cup with 3D-style destination clips

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With the FIFA World Cup 2014 now 500 days away, Brazil is looking to give travellers and fans a taste of what to expect with a series of videos showcasing its host cities.

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Pinterest may be worth $2 billion, but travel brands struggle to keep pace

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Despite lacking a marketing strategy, many travel brands are popular on the social scrapbooking site.

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How destinations are consumed on mobile

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The mobile phone is probably not the first device that comes to mind when researching a holiday destination

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Forget shoutouts – VisitNorway is going for the longest scream with latest campaign [VIDEO]

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What starts as mostly ooohs and ahhhhs builds up to a scream in VisitNorway’s latest marketing effort which is in celebration of the birth of artist Edvard Munch 150 years ago

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Hey, tour guide, you are fired!

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Traditional tour guides have made a living for centuries sharing the stories about locations.

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After letting locals run the Twitter account, VisitSweden now wants visitors to meet them

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Citizens of Sweden were thrust into the limelight this year when the national tourism authority gave them the chance to share their lives on its official Twitter profile.

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VisitBritain wants you to share its Bond-themed contest as much as Adele’s Skyfall video

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About 16 million people have listened to Adele’s theme song for Skyfall, the 23rd James Bond movie. VisitBritain hopes to hang on to the tuxedo coattails of 007′s popularity by launching its own spy-themed contest.

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VisitBritain puts 007 at heart of latest tourism campaign

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VisitBritain will kick off a campaign across key inbound markets on Friday piggy backing off hype around the latest 007 film, Skyfall

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Augmented reality and filters gone mad – add the Northern Lights to any travel picture

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Such is the craze for allowing the amateur photographer to turn their images into semi-professional masterpieces via filters, all manner of services are now hitting the market.

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