https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/tags/tag/twitter/ Twitter News en Breaking Travel News Copyright 2026 2026-07-01T18:47:29+00:00 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/lastminute.com-founder-joins-twitter-board/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/lastminute.com-founder-joins-twitter-board/ Entrepreneur Martha Lane Fox, who co-founded travel website lastminute.com, has been appointed to join Twitter’s board of directors. The appointment will be effective immediately following the news that Peter Chernin and Peter Currie will both step down. Sun, 10 Apr 2016 08:17:38 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/twitter-the-secret-weapon-of-the-modern-day-traveller/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/twitter-the-secret-weapon-of-the-modern-day-traveller/ With Twitter counting more than 200 million active users and 400 million tweets per day* worldwide, Allianz Global Assistance, international leader in assistance and travel insurance, has conducted a detailed review** of how Twitter is being used and requests linked to travel to identify and measure characteristic behaviours of travelling Tweeters. Sun, 11 Aug 2013 23:00:53 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/accor-groups-news-as-it-happens/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/accor-groups-news-as-it-happens/ Accor was already on Twitter via Accorhotels and several hotel pages but recently opened its first official Twitter account, which is 100% dedicated to posting news from around the Group. Mon, 14 May 2012 17:00:34 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gatwick-first-uk-airport-recognised-by-twitter-for-excellent-customer-servi/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gatwick-first-uk-airport-recognised-by-twitter-for-excellent-customer-servi/ Gatwick Airport’s efforts to keep passengers informed with up-to-the minute details during disruptive weather, flight delays and everyday airport activity has been recognised by Twitter. Gatwick is the first UK airport to be listed as a trusted news source with Twitter’s ‘blue tick’ of authority – a social media honour Twitter entitles to profiles to authenticate that a legitimate source is authoring Tweets. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:00:31 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/10000-japanese-travelers-follow-hawaii-arukikata-twitter/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/10000-japanese-travelers-follow-hawaii-arukikata-twitter/ The Japanese language Twitter Account – Hawaii-Arukikata https://twitter.com/#!/hawaiiarukikata received its 10,000th Twitter follower – making it a significant social media personality in Japan for Hawaii. Hawaii-Arukikata posted its first Tweet on April 11, 2009, becoming the first in the travel industry to Tweet about Hawaii in Japanese. Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:00:18 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/check-your-virgin-atlantic-flight-status-via-twitter/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/check-your-virgin-atlantic-flight-status-via-twitter/ Tech-savvy travellers can now check their flight status via Twitter with the new “tweet bot” service launched by Virgin Atlantic. The “tweet bot” @VAAInfo, a first for any airline takes a customer query about a flight status and tweets back within seconds giving real-time flight departure and arrival information. Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:30:37 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/cityjets-twitter-concierge-is-a-first-for-uk-airlines/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/cityjets-twitter-concierge-is-a-first-for-uk-airlines/ CityJet, the personal service airline, is to become the first airline in the UK to launch an interactive Concierge service via its Twitter feed @cityjet. The bespoke tool will be available from 1 August 2011 and initially will run as a trial service for 2-hours a day Monday to Friday to gauge customer feedback and uptake. Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:45:29 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/Twitter-chief-executive-to-stand-down-/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/Twitter-chief-executive-to-stand-down-/ Twitter co-founder Evan Williams has confirmed he will step down from his role as chief executive of the company. In a move revealed on his personal Twitter feed, Williams said the decision was designed to allow him to focus on ways of making the social networking service more profitable. Tue, 05 Oct 2010 08:54:40 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/twitter-ban-lifted-by-carnival-cruises/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/twitter-ban-lifted-by-carnival-cruises/ Carnival Cruise Lines has reversed a rule that sought to prevent travel agents from mentioning the company’s name or its trademarks on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:42:38 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/my-twitter-digest-for-the-past-week-2009-11-16/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/my-twitter-digest-for-the-past-week-2009-11-16/ Updated my rant on the Social Media Revolution video http://j.mp/7zRbc as @equalman redeemed himself with Social Media ROI vid # Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:18:49 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/twittering-from-phocuswright-orlando/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/twittering-from-phocuswright-orlando/ I will be twittering all week at PhoCusWright in Orlando. Follow me @timothychughes or watch hashtags #phocuswright and #pcw09. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:42:50 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/my-twitter-digest-for-the-past-week-2009-11-09/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/my-twitter-digest-for-the-past-week-2009-11-09/ Views from a Corner Suite – My blog about Travel Marketing & Technology, Great Service & Profitability http://j.mp/x3eob # Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:04:36 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/how-twitter-and-a-blog-can-improve-your-google-search-ranking/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/how-twitter-and-a-blog-can-improve-your-google-search-ranking/ Get Greater impact from Twitter on your Website Search Ranking: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:43:37 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/twitter-seo-tips-how-to-get-tweets-into-google-search-results/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/twitter-seo-tips-how-to-get-tweets-into-google-search-results/ Time to review a little Search Engine Optimization, now that Google Shows Twitter Tweets in Search Results: Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:48:01 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/my-twitter-digest-for-the-past-week-2009-11-02/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/my-twitter-digest-for-the-past-week-2009-11-02/ * @GeoBeats #Oasis #cruise video shows perfect use of social media: new ship, unique event & presented personally by captain in reply to GeoBeats # Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:38:04 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/loic-le-meur-blog-30-predictions-for-the-future-of-twitter/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/loic-le-meur-blog-30-predictions-for-the-future-of-twitter/ I share a lot of the visions presented here, not only about Twitter but people’s behavior in general. Around the 12:00 min. mark Loic talks about why companies need to get engaged with social media immediately or be left behind. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:07:33 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/finally-search-engines-can-index-people/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/finally-search-engines-can-index-people/ This week Twitter Lists spread across the Web and early adopters have created lists of the people on Twitter that matter most to them. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:34:28 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/twitter-lists-dont-be-greedy-be-picky/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/twitter-lists-dont-be-greedy-be-picky/ The newest marketing opportunity presented by Twitter is Twitter lists. The new tool makes it easy to create lists of people you are following and to share those lists (if desired) with others. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:05:25 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/twitter-google-partnership-means-more-to-google-than-twitter/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/twitter-google-partnership-means-more-to-google-than-twitter/ At Web 2.o Summit Marissa Mayer, (Google CEO) opened her short presentation with a curious statement: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:49:36 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/my-twitter-digest-for-the-past-week-2009-10-26/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/my-twitter-digest-for-the-past-week-2009-10-26/ RIP Geocities – Was #16 (tied) in first Media Metrix Jan 1996 Top Web Sites http://bit.ly/3cil5x | Still #92 in Sep ‘09 # Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:56:12 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/twitter-users-are-now-younger-on-average-than-facebooks-the-steve-rubel-lif/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/twitter-users-are-now-younger-on-average-than-facebooks-the-steve-rubel-lif/ The Pew Internet for the American Life Project is out with new data about Twitter … Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:01:43 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/microsoft-and-google-search-results-to-feature-twitter-tweets/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/microsoft-and-google-search-results-to-feature-twitter-tweets/ Microsoft search engine Bing inked a deal with Twitter that includes tweets in search results. Microsoft announced the deal onstage at the Web 2.0 Summit today. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:35:28 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/tweetyourtrip-win-a-trip/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/tweetyourtrip-win-a-trip/ Voyage.tv is running a cool promotion using Twitter to drive traffic and awareness. The rules are simple: Tweet your perfect vacation to @voyagetv and become a follower. Every Friday, they announce a winner. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:45:15 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/the-psychology-of-twitter-with-dr.-drew-and-brian-solis-brian-solis-pr-2.0/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/the-psychology-of-twitter-with-dr.-drew-and-brian-solis-brian-solis-pr-2.0/ Excellent read! Personally, I subscribe to the theory and opinions expressed here about there being, as Dr. Drew puts it “no acquired narcissism”. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:15:55 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/travel-insights-100-launches-first-survey-all-about-twitter/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/travel-insights-100-launches-first-survey-all-about-twitter/ On Monday, September 21, 1009, Travel Insights 100 officially launched, it is officially described as a partnership between UpTake, Sentias and BootsnAll Travel Network. But it is more than that, it is really a partnership of 100 members interested in learning about and informing others about all aspects of travel. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:13:15 +0000