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Consumer Traveler - March 11, 2010

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Consumer Traveler



Even online, some travelers are more equal than others. Question is, how to become somebody? As social networking applications like Twitter and Facebook have come of age, being online can be the most effective shortcut to getting great customer service, and travelers tend to follow people they can relate to. “People trust content from somebody they can identify with personally,” says Iis Tussyadiah, an assistant professor at Temple University’s School of Tourism and Hospitality Management.