Travel to Facebook for Better Travel Deals

Airlines, hotels, and travel booking sites are beginning to use social media websites like Facebook, Twitter more than ever before. Some airlines are offering free frequent flier miles if you "check-in" on Facebook when you are at the gate. According to smart money.com some 16 million people will book a flight via smartphone or tablet, thats 33% of all tickets booked.

Different companies are developing apps that let you keep track of your travel on an updated timeline. This gives the user an incentive to keep it updated and it gives the marketer an updated client list. Social media is a trend that isn't going away anytime soon and the quicker companies become involved in these types of sites the quicker they will see the profit rewards from their actions.

http://www.smartmoney.com/spend/travel/facebooking-travel-for-better-deals-1335388941670/?link=SM_hp_ls4e

Have you guys ever booked a flight on a social media website? Would you if there was an incentive?