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Travel missing among fastest growing Facebook pages
What happened to the hotels, resorts and destinations? These naturals for social media didn't make the cut on All Facebook's list of the fastest growing Facebook pages. Media and celebrities dominated the list, which consists of Facebook pages not on All Facebook's leaderboard, but even there, there isn't a travel-related site until #37, the destination- and company-agnostic "I need a vacation!!!"Of course, there is no shortage of travel content available on Facebook, from Gadling's page to resorts such as Turtle Island on Fiji. And, social media marketing is starting to creep into thetourism and travel business. There have been some successes, such as JetBlue and Southwest, but the gains haven't been as profound as in other industries, particularly media. Hotels are lagging. A quick poke around shows that the W Hotels page, for example, has a bit more than 10,000 "likers."
The travel business is taking steps toward a more robust social media presence, but there's still plenty of ground to cover. For now, it looks like it's up to traveler to fill in the gaps! How do you use social media on the road ... or to book your trips? Leave a comment below to let us know.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Blaine Zuver Jul 13th 2010 5:22PM
ArcticTropic just launched a Facebook Page.
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/ArcticTropic-Adventure-Travel/131479286892224?ref=ts
Chris Noble Jul 14th 2010 4:41AM
We've been very lucky at WorldNomads.com to garner the support of travellers through our Facebook page. We now have over 13,000 fans but what excites us more is the way our travellers are connecting to ask questions about where to go, what to do and how to stay safe when traveling in certain countries.
We look forward to the Gadling.com community popping over to share their travel tips and tales !
Our Facebook page is - http://www.facebook.com/worldnomads