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Twitter goes edge-to-edge, Facebook x Ray-Ban launches, end of green and amber lists?

Twitter is testing an Instagram-style visual feed, while Facebook and Ray-Ban have entered the shady world of smart glasses. In travel, a British tour operator becomes the first to offer free PCR tests.

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Five hotel marketing emails to increase brand positivity

Email marketing is an essential way for hotels to drive sales, but it shouldn’t be limited to the transactional. Here are five ways to keep your audience inspired with relevant, timely content.

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Inauthentic influencers lose trust, seniors stereotype ageing badly, domestic tourism highs and lows

LinkedIn is retiring its Stories feature as it proves irrelevant for its professional users. In hospitality, UK hotels are dealing with a perfect storm of extraordinary demand and thin resources, presenting a challenge for marketers looking at long-term brand perception.

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Instagram tests visual search results, TikTok plays with AR, September the new August for travel

Instagram is testing giving more prominence to visual key-word search results. TikTok is becoming ever-more shoppable as online consumer spending goes through the roof. We also take an admiring look at London’s new crop of hotel openings.

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How to market your hotel to Gen Z

A new generation is stepping out and beginning to shape the future of travel. Getting to know them is the next challenge for hotel brands as their enormous influence grows.

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Relatable influencers reign, Facebook's 'metaverse' takes shape, consumers hold brands to higher standards

Rose-tinted influence is out, authenticity is in. Zuckerberg has launched VR meeting space Horizon Workrooms and a BBC study reveals the importance of demonstrable sustainability commitments for brands.

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TikTok triumphs, Instagram introduces Limits, Google reveals travel search trends

Instagram has launched a set of anti-abuse features, meanwhile TikTok has overtaken Facebook as the world’s most downloaded app. Overseas travel caution persists but UK demand remains strong.

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Hotel brands and influencers: how best to work together

The creator economy is booming. For hotel brands looking to reboot influencer marketing activity, what are some of the keys to a successful collaboration?

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Instagram shares Reels algorithm overview, TikTok tests vanishing video, KFC launches a hotel?

Instagram has shared a new overview of the key factors it considers when ranking Reels, which can now be up to one minute long. Meanwhile, TikTok is piloting its own vanishing Stories.

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Four hotel marketing trends to know in 2021

Staycations, flexibility and longer trips are key travel trends. But thinking about why people want to travel is just as important as how.

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