Nice idea from VisitBritain using social media and location check-ins to attract people to a global competition running through its Facebook page.
VisitBritain launches check-in game through Facebook Places
December 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
VisitBritain website to offer human TripBod welcome
October 6, 2010 By 3 Comments
Destination planning site TripBod is teaming up with VisitBritain to allow visitors to buy in personal travel services before they arrive in the country.
VisitBritain adds hostels to website, shows off relaunch impact
September 20, 2010 By 4 Comments
Three months after unveiling a hefty redesign of its website, VisitBritain is claiming a substantial array of impressive statistics and pushing further improvements.
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VisitBritain blames mobile spam messages sent to US students on third party
July 22, 2010 By 2 Comments
VisitBritain is at the centre of a potential class action in the US following complaints from students about alleged spam SMS messages being sent to mobiles.
VisitBritain hands TravelMuse exclusive content for trip planning tools
June 29, 2010 By 3 Comments
UK tourist board VisitBritain signed a content sharing deal this week aimed at promoting the British Isles to users of US-based guide site TravelMuse.
VisitBritain puts faith in user generated content for new website
June 16, 2010 By 5 Comments
After 12 months in the making VisitBritain has finally unleashed a new website for domestic and overseas tourists today.
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Move to create system combining star ratings and user generated reviews for hotels
March 18, 2010 By 6 Comments
In what will be a landmark move in the UK, tourism authorities are set to shake up the hotel rating system by combining the existing star system with user generated content.
VisitBritain taking the tourist love of the movies to the iPhone
December 23, 2009 By 3 Comments
Interesting initiative from UK tourism agency VisitBritain which has produced an iPhone app solely for film lovers touring around the British Isles.
The app is free from the iTunes app store and allows users to find locations where some of Britain’s most famous movies have been shot over the years.
Each destination includes background material about the film as well as details for how to find it.
Travelzoo more like a media company every day as it expands ad network
November 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Deals publisher Travelzoo has lined up five partners to become the first in the UK to join its new Travelzoo Network.
Simonseeks, AOL Travel, Lonely Planet, VisitBritain and Skyscanner are five of the high profile brands to take the new widget for their site, featuring Travelzoo-sourced travel deals relevant to the existing content.
The launch of Travelzoo Network in the UK (and expected around Europe over the coming months) follows a similar project introduced into the US and joins its existing newsletter service and on-site publishing of deal
