Australian island plants a big flag on Instagram, reaps benefit of a winning placement

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Hamilton Island, located off the Queensland coast of Australia, has scored a winner on Instagram when trying to market the destination to travelers.

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Best Jobs in the World stunt works wonders for PR again, but technology needed to relieve strain

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To thousands of eager travellers it is the chance of a lifetime – to many marketers in the travel industry it is the PR stunt that just keeps on giving. Again and again.

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Content, context, co-creation and other eTourism predictions for the next 20 years

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Predicting technology is a thankless task, as it changes dramatically

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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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Everplaces extends remit to B2B app development

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Mobile travel guide newbie Everplaces is enabling travel companies to create their own mobile marketing applications via new technology launched today

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Econsultancy says the top travel INFOGRAPHIC of 2012 was by Monetate

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Out of 700,000 infographics, the digital marketing consulting firm chose Monetate’s as the best for travel. The poster spotlights best practices for customer conversion.

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Tourist board wants your Gangnam Style experience for Seoul push [VIDEO]

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It was only going to be a matter of time before Seoul’s tourism bods decided to get a piece of the Gangnam Style action

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New Zealand airs Middle-earth weather forecast [VIDEO]

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As part of efforts to transform itself into Middle-earth for today’s global release of the first film in The Hobbit trilogy, New Zealand has also gone all Elvish for a long-range weather forecast

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Rihanna previews her flirtatious, adventurous campaign for Visit Barbados

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The Barbados Tourism Authority took up a new look this past year, partnering with one of the island’s most well-known exports: pop superstar Rihanna.

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TripAdvisor blacklists a hotel professional from its forums, raising questions

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TripAdvisor chose to disable the account of a hotel professional who had been flagged as a Destination Expert in its Travel Forum, raising questions about the company’s moderation policies.

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