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Mastodon is the old Twitter

Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

I joined the social media platform Mastodon a year ago. Having been on Twitter (yes, I know it’s been renamed “X”, sue me) since 2009, I’d describe Mastodon as the old Twitter. From my viewpoint, the platform’s popularity and usefulness reached a peak between 2014 – 2017.

Social Media

Social Media Media Platform Website

Airline Marketing and Advertising Use Cases from American Airlines, Ryanair, Air France, and Others

AltexSoft Travel

JANUARY 31, 2020

But, it does a big difference on how airlines sell their flights: via a direct channel (reservation on *airline* website/app), or via a distributor. That became possible via NDC APIs offered by airlines, to connect with their inventory, source flight information, and book without redirecting to its website.

Airlines

Airlines Advertising Marketing Marketing

Friends don’t let friends give away their content

Conferences that Work

JANUARY 9, 2017

Friends don’t let friends give away their original content to third-party platforms. Let me be clear, by all means share your content for free on any of the gazillion social media platforms available. Posting your original content exclusively on someone else’s platform puts you at their mercy. No they don’t.

SEO

SEO Social Media Website Platform

GLOBALFOUNDRIES

Stova

JANUARY 17, 2023

Most important to them was being able to create event and registration websites in multiple languages for each of their seminars. They wanted the ability to have a drop down list of languages on the event website , to make it easy for their attendee to register. GLOBALFOUNDRIES needed a global tool.

Seminar

Seminar Registration Manufacturing Website

Charting New Waters: Maldives Debuts First Sustainable Destination Management Organization

Solimar International

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

A shift in government regulations in 2009 transformed the Maldives’ tourism landscape. HATA ’s website serves as a comprehensive platform dedicated to promoting sustainable tourism in the Horsburgh Atoll. Booking through HATA’s website supports the ongoing efforts and directly contributes to conservation funds.

Destination Management

Destination Management Sustainability Organization Management

AIME Marks A 30-Year Milestone At The Opening

Travel Daily Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

And AIME is the perfect platform.” We’re going big there via social and trade media, but also through our content and our call to action, which is the business events Australia website, which we’ve also used throughout this time to update and provide an excellent user experience.”

Trade Show

Trade Show Fashion Tourism Tourism

What is PNR: Passenger Name Record Explained in Details

AltexSoft Travel

JANUARY 19, 2021

The essential trip data is gathered when an individual passenger or organization books a flight via a travel retailer — carrier’s website, online travel agency (OTA), travel management company (TMC), tour operator, or other channels. PNR as a part of the flight booking process. Data collection. Data submission to the CRS.

Travel Agent

Travel Agent Airlines Booking Regulations

Travel Payments Integration: Hands-On Experience with Solutions for OTAs and Other Resellers

AltexSoft Travel

MAY 30, 2023

Once a traveler enters credit card details on your website, they’re automatically resent to a merchant of record, be it a hotel, airline, or travel aggregator — typically via GDS — for processing. In some cases, a tokenization service can send actual payment data back to the travel platform — in exchange for a token.

Travel

Travel Travel Airlines Platform

Carbon Offset in Aviation Explained: How ICAO CORSIA Helps Airlines Get Closer to Net Zero

AltexSoft Travel

APRIL 18, 2022

On their websites, they provide emission calculators, payment options, and information on the projects the money will be invested in. So, in 2009, long before the well-known Paris Agreement , IATA committed to improving fuel efficiency by 1.5 Later on, we’ll look at the regulating standards and talk about offsetting programs.

Airlines

Airlines Regulations Sustainability Booking

How tennis and tenacity helped to build the MICE industry’s biggest global player

Travel Daily Media

JANUARY 9, 2019

We discussed building and selling the industry-leading platform for cloud-based event registration software, and his role in the hospitality business. In year one we did 200,000 dollars in bookings; in year two (2009) we did seven million, and in year three, 14 million. The below is an abridged version of that conversation.

Registration

Registration Hospitality Production Online

Behind the Scenes: Success Stories from Vacation Rental Property Managers, Including the Industry’s 21 Most Common Challenges and Solutions

Redfin

AUGUST 11, 2023

Expanding your network in the STR landscape “I have been a realtor since 2009, primarily specializing in selling investment properties used as short-term rentals,” shares Danny Margagliano from Destin Property Expert. Read on to learn how to turn your property into a five-star rental.

Management

Management Booking Automation Communications

Alternatives to Twitter

Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Since Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter on October 27, 2022 , its status as a stable social media platform seems to be rapidly imploding. Reportedly, Twitter has restored thousands of accounts that were previously banned by the company’s own moderation teams , and half of Twitter’s top advertisers have left the platform.

Social Media

Social Media Platform Advertising Media

Leaving Las Twitter

Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

How did someone like me —who thrived on the platform for years, posting over 80,000 tweets and amassing more than 8,000 followers — decide to move on? Twitter: The early days of wonder and delight I joined Twitter (now “X”) in June 2009. Over time, this website Conferences That Work grew to six million page views in 2023.

Social Media

Social Media Platform Media Social Network

Sustainability Solutions Startups for the Win

Convene by PCMA

MARCH 20, 2025

Calgary, Canadabased Knead Technologies is a software company that has simplified food rescue operations, with an all-in-one platform to divert food waste from landfills. Since the Pitch program launched in 2009, finalists have raised more than $23 billion in funding.

Sustainability

Sustainability Conference Website Technology

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Mastodon is the old Twitter

Airline Marketing and Advertising Use Cases from American Airlines, Ryanair, Air France, and Others

Trending Sources

Friends don’t let friends give away their content

GLOBALFOUNDRIES

Charting New Waters: Maldives Debuts First Sustainable Destination Management Organization

AIME Marks A 30-Year Milestone At The Opening

What is PNR: Passenger Name Record Explained in Details

Travel Payments Integration: Hands-On Experience with Solutions for OTAs and Other Resellers

Carbon Offset in Aviation Explained: How ICAO CORSIA Helps Airlines Get Closer to Net Zero

How tennis and tenacity helped to build the MICE industry’s biggest global player

Behind the Scenes: Success Stories from Vacation Rental Property Managers, Including the Industry’s 21 Most Common Challenges and Solutions

Alternatives to Twitter

Leaving Las Twitter

Sustainability Solutions Startups for the Win

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