Social Media
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Hotel Booking Tools, Risks Have Buyers Eyeing Science Of Compliance
organization of both good and bad decisions. Not enough travel programs are doing this today." Many buyers are exploring social media and gamification concepts to better connect with travelers. Some say personally communicating with travelers can minimize
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Interview: The Active Network On Acquiring StarCite
Business Solutions senior vice president and general manager JR Sherman and Active vice president of strategy Anthony Miller last month spoke with BTN's Chris Davis about integration plans and the impact of mobile and social media technology.
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Roundtable: Discerning Mobile's Promises And Pitfalls
Travel Executives global conference conducted a roundtable discussion with three European travel buyers to explore how social media and mobile technologies impact managed travel and the latest developments in online booking—including persistent frustrations
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TripIt users now can share itineraries through Salesforce Chatter and Yammer
the mobile trip organizer announced. Sensitive itinerary details would not be shared through those social media platforms.
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Rearden Commerce announced it secured $133 million in venture funding
The new funding "will be used for various high-growth initiatives, including acquisitions, working capital and debt repayment," according to a Rearden statement. Rearden also announced it acquired social media marketing firm HomeRun.com for an undisclosed sum.
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BTN's 2011 Travel Manager of the Year: Sapient's Michelle De Costa
For helping pioneer the use of social media in managed travel and for taking a broader view of her company role as a communicator, Business Travel News last month named Sapient global travel manager Michelle De Costa its 2011 Travel Manager of the Year.
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Interview: Starwood's Shane Hodges
travelers and to respond globally to those trends. What are some of those trends? Some of the trends in the face of social media and online marketing and communication ... those are the areas we're looking at. Our customers are looking at different
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Cvent Scores $136M In Funding For Acquisitions, Technology
said. "At least half" of the new hires will be engineers, the company said, and Cvent will further invest in its social media and mobile development. "It's rare to find a company that is consistently profitable, growing exponentially and
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Buyers Talk Of Tighter Expense Policies, New Tactics, More Technology
the list of things you need to be working on. Give us timelines." We've done as much as we can to embrace all the social media , because we know that's what people are looking for and what they want. We have essentially an internal Citi Facebook
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5Q With Cvent's Anil Punyapu
the corporation will have will have to adopt that into its overall process. That's why we're focusing so much on social media , networking internally and externally, and mobile-friendly solutions. We're focusing on constantly simplifying

