Social networking and social media have become the business buzzwords of the 21st century. Even when we started WAYN back in 2002, in the hangover period of the dot.com bubble bursting, the internet was still very much the platform of choice for most business innovations.

A new poll by Holiday Extras, which asked customers whether they would be put off by an adverse piece of news coverage at their chosen holiday destination, found that holidaymakers pay less attention to warnings about their safety than expected.

Last year saw one of best seasons for us at Corsican Places and Sardinian Places with more people travelling to these wonderful Mediterranean islands than ever before, and with the impending launch in June of the Tour de France 2013 from Porto Vecchio, we are confident this trend is set to continue.

Energy, telecommunications and airline firms are taking the lead in spending to engage consumers through their mobile devices, according to The New Digital Mobile Consumer global trend report.?

TIPTO?s latest survey shows the independent retail sector continues to grow and the outlook for business in 2013 is very positive. The survey, which polled independent agents, focused on four main areas; holiday choices, booking patterns, predictions for travel in 2013 and the travel forecast for 2014.

The hotel industry, along with the entire travel industry, has not been immune to the global economic downturn. As a result, many suppliers in our field are taking a look at the strategies they employ to see how they can optimise performance in order to increase revenues and get closer to full occupancy.