Social Media + Travel

Social Media + Travel: a roundup of Cruise Buzz from Haiku Deck, Micky Arison and Carnival Cruises.

Sometimes there are days when I get very excited to use social media tools to discover trending travel topics that interest me. Today is one of those days. Below are two finds that left me with a happy feeling because they show innovative use of technology and that community-building at a brand can start with the big cheese (see Micky Arison’s tweet).

Haiku Deck – #TWchats Virtual Vacation

Check out the uber-curated photo deck from this week’s #TWchats on Twitter. If these photos don’t make you want to plan your next vacation, I don’t know what will.

Created with Haiku Deck, the free presentation app for iPad

Click here for Haiku Deck.

 

When Micky Arison re-posts …. I click

 

By @CarnivalCruise “We’re onboard the Carnival Sunshine today! Tell us what YOU want to see the next 9 days… http://t.co/yVi3ssQ6Rr

— Micky Arison (@MickyArison) October 11, 2013

 

By the way, I notice that Micky Arison was using InstaRepost, so I decided to check it out.

 

Do you use social media for travel research or to engage with others? Let me know….