United and Continental airlines are now handing out miles and other perks to road warriors when they use Facebook and Foursquare to check-in through their social networks at various US airports.
Airport social check-ins mean miles for United-Continental frequent flyers
December 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Expedia and United Airlines sign new deal for air and hotel content
December 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Building on a 15-year relationship, United Airlines and Expedia Inc. signed a new multi-year agreement.
United Airlines, PayPal and ezRez to turn miles and points into digital currency
October 12, 2011 By 1 Comment
Growing out of a partnership between ezRez Software and PayPal, members of United Airlines’ MileagePlus loyalty program are expected next year to be able to use miles to pay for products and services directly from merchants who accept PayPal.
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Southwest and Delta press ahead – Top US travel sites, October 1 2011
October 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Both Delta and Southwest increased their market share in the list of top airline websites in the US this week.
Top four airlines win traffic majority – Top US travel sites, September 3 2011
September 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
SouthWest, Delta, American Airlines and Continental have secured over 50% of all traffic to airline websites in the US.
United Airlines distributes iPads to pilots for navigation charts
August 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This is not your usual pilot program: iPads are now standard issue for United Continental Holdings pilots.
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Social media merger — United and Continental handle consolidation on Twitter and Facebook
May 18, 2011 By 3 Comments
In the bad old days of airline mergers, carriers merely had to worry about things such as new reservations systems and branding, but today they also have to figure out how to consolidate their respective social media presences.
United Airlines and Amadeus dissolve Altéa contract with $75M payment
May 9, 2011 By 4 Comments
United Airlines and Amadeus officially dissolved their long-stalled contract to migrate the airline’s internal reservations system to the Amadeus Altéa platform from Travelport’s Apollo system.
United, Continental and Travelocity offer Earth Day promotions
April 22, 2011 By 2 Comments
Continental Airlines pledges to donate $2 for tropical forest protection each time a customer uses its Android or iPhone apps to obtain mobile boarding passes as part of the airline’s Earth Day message.
Bing makes the switch to Kayak for flights
March 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Bing and Kayak implemented their partnership late last week and Kayak now powers Bing Travel’s flights.
