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Call for expert to
run Twitter Q&A
WEB
Matthew Parsons.
applicant a free six-day safari for taking part,
TRA
WLER
ACACIA AFRICA is planning to “share its love of which should take just 20 minutes. The safari
the Rainbow Nation by answering questions on includes the Kruger national park (pictured),
South Africa” – but first it needs an expert to a cruise on the river Chobe and adrenalin The best of travel on the web this week. . .
help it out. activities at Victoria Falls. ■ TRIPADVISOR has created a highly addictive
The safari specialist is inviting South Africa If you think you’ve got the expertise, fill in a travel game for Facebook (above) . You’ll recognise
experts to take part in “Wild Tweep” – a 20- questionnaire at
http://tinyurl.com/TTGsafari the format straight away, but what we want to
minute online Q&A session taking place on and email it
togowildonline@acacia-africa.com. know is your top score. . . so let us know using the
Twitter on Friday, February 26 at 1pm. Entries will be judged by Acacia Africa as well contact details at the bottom of the page. Play it
This is the second time it has held a virtual as bloggers
AfricaFreak.com,
PlanYourSafari.com at
http://tinyurl.com/TTGgame
training session (at
twitter.com/acaciaafrica) and
Travelcomments.com. ■ DISCOVER IRELAND now allows you to create
following last year’s experimental Madagascar The deadline for submissions is Friday, your own custom-made PDF brochure – have a
“Tweet-up”. February 12. look at
http://tinyurl.com/TTGIreland
However this time it is offering the winning Acacia Africa pays commission from 15%. ■ GADLING has been crowned travel blog for 2009
in two categories by analytics website PostRank. It
was named “Biggest Mover & Shaker” and “Most
Engaging” social media website in the travel industry.
■ We applaud the LANCASHIRE TOURIST BOARD’s
“Inspire me” section on its
visitlancashire.com
homepage. It’s a feast of multimedia, especially the
latest video on its YouTube channel called “Growing
Cauliflower”. Watch it at
http://tinyurl.com/TTGcauli
■ GLOBAL BLOGGERS NETWORK launched this
month to help travel firms set up their own
corporate blog. Keith Jenkins, from Velvet Escape,
and Janice Waugh, from Solo Traveler, are behind
the venture and aim to coach bloggers with tips,
mentoring, webinars and marketing support.
To find out more, go to
http://tinyurl.com/TTGgbn
APPS ROUND-UP
Wallpaper city
guides are now
Abta offers live
available to download on the
iPhone. The city guides cost
advice in webcast
£2.39, but to get a taste of
how they work you can
download the Berlin guide
ABTA took to the web on Wednesday last week now for free from the iTunes
when it participated in a live webcast to offer store. Find out more about
advice on “booking with confidence”. iPhones in the travel industry
Abta’s Sean Tipton and TravelSupermarket.com's on p28.
Bob Atkinson answered live questions put for-
ward via
Travel-Lists.co.uk – a resource website
C
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P
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run by travel journalist Alastair McKenzie.
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