Activities, social graph and the weather combined in new Facebook service

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Interesting fusion of attractions, weather information and social media put together in the UK, aimed at making it easier to discover new things to do whilst keeping an eye on the dreaded British weather.

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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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VisitBritain taps Visible Technologies to monitor social media during London 2012

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VisitBritain has decided to check the pulse of conversations on these social networks by using social media monitoring tools from Visible Technologies.

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How a tourism board made its visitor centre look and feel like an Apple Store

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Remember the days when often a city’s tourist centre had a few dusty leaflets, outdated maps on the walls and staff that looked bored rigid by the entire experience?

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VisitBritain asks public to invite friends and family in latest campaign

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VisitBritain is providing the public with tools on Facebook and other media to help promote the destination to friends and relatives.

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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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Tripbod relaunches platform, becomes experience marketplace

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Tripbod has redeveloped its platform ahead of its relaunch today as an experience market place.

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VisitEngland websites saga rumbles on

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Eviivo to carry on pricing and availability service to tourist boards and other businesses affected by VisitEngland’s decision to end ‘financial and operational support’ for EnglandNet platform

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Forget London riots, VisitBritain has dream team of bloggers to showcase best of UK

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Authorities in London are having a bit of a problem over the past few days with riots and looting in some of the capital’s less-touristy areas.

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