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CAA’s new comparison tool shines a light on airline fees & charges

UK holidaymakers can now easily compare the optional extra fees charged by airlines when booking their travel, thanks to a new tool launched by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) today. The CAA has published a summary of the optional charges levied by the top airlines in the UK in one, easy-to-use price comparison document. [...]

2012 – The year of Late Bookings?

According to recent research by Sainsbury’s Travel Insurance, 6.8m people plan to book their holiday by the end of February – compared with 13.4m last year. 16% have already booked their 2012 holiday, however 23% plan to book between March and June, whilst 10% plan to book between July and September. Sainsbury’s Travel Insurance also [...]

Survey confirms “Website is key for agents’ future”

A recent survey has found that a “strong online presence” is vital for travel agents to remain competitive. It’s not just a good website either, most customers are looking for some sort of security and financial protection along with relevant information. Haven came top of the websites featured for holiday camps and self catering websites [...]

Integrate social with email marketing for dynamite digital marketing

By Laura Rudd, Head of Digital Media at Digital Trip It’s been around for a long while now and even though some people thought that social media would be a competitor, if not the replacement to email marketing, we now know that they are best used together. Most companies utilise email marketing as one of [...]

The new ‘Send’ Facebook button and you

It has been announced that Facebook has added a new social button called ‘Send’ to its already popular line-up of social buttons. This is similar to the popular ‘Like’ button, but instead allows you to share information (for example, web links etc) more readily – they can even add a message about the link. The [...]