Social Media Clogging Up the Airways? No Way! Say Jetabroad

SYDNEY, January 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

-Over half of big brands had a consistent social strategy in 2011, leading to an increase in applications and making for stronger communities, say Aussie online travel agency-

Channels such as Facebook and Twitter are providing better holidays for people heading overseas, say Jetabroad. Part of the appeal is the ability to rate and aggregate content, and combining necessary services such as booking hotels and travel insurance.

Research from ComBlu indicates a rising trend in which multiple online activities roll into a single experience, such as commenting and making purchases via Facebook. By the close of 2011, 41 per cent of brands reviewed offered the strategy, compared with 33 per cent in 2010. Information was taken from 92 companies and 251 online communities.

Darin Walters, MD of Jetabroad, comments, "Online community members can help one another rate holidays to top destinations by reviewing, for example, flights to the UK on social networks. Whereas in the past, travel marketing was static, now travellers can use community assets to compare deals. Other examples include using tools such as flight comparison, which updates newly booked flights, or following @Jetabroad's customer service activity on Twitter."

Crowdsourcing, or leveraging the community to find information, is a way for travellers to keep tabs on who's going where, and how much they're paying. For example, travellers can find one-click flight deals on Jetabroad's Facebook Page, with taxes and fees inclusive, and rely on the community for advice and support throughout the year.

Walters continued, "The amount of travel information out there can be staggering, which is why the commenting function in social media, in particular, is helpful to travellers. If you know where to look, it's not hard to find specials on flights to Thailand, Malaysia or Singapore."

About Jetabroad.com.au:

Jetabroad (http://www.jetabroad.com.au/)is a Sydney-based, global online flight specialist and travel agency. The best flight options are just a click away with the ability to search, combine and ticket over 450 of the world's commercial airlines. Jetabroad's unique flight search technology allows for bookings in multiple currencies from anywhere, to anywhere else in the world. All inclusive pricing is displayed upfront in Jetabroad's flight results - no extra charges or credit card fees are added at the end of the booking process when completing your online payment.

Based in Chatswood in Sydney's northern suburbs Jetabroad is led by an executive team with extensive international experience in both offline and Internet-based travel and consumer marketing. Supported by a highly skilled team of online professionals and travel consultants they offer an exceptional customer experience at a competitive price.

For more information and great deals become a fan of Jetabroad on Facebook or follow @Jetabroad.

SOURCE Jetabroad