The Luxury Collection has tied up with social network Asmallworld.net for the launch of a new interactive travel community. The travel microsite is housed within Asmallworld.net. It is available in the pre-booking stage and will comprise a series of blogs from Luxury Collection concierges, according to a report filed by Brand Republic.

Continental Airlines has introduced a virtual expert named Alex on its website. The new offering provides customers 24-hour support on the web for all their travel needs.

*logoVacation.com said it has strengthened its social media presence since launching a three-pronged initiative at June’s International Conference in Las Vegas that included Facebook, Twitter and a blog.

*logoVacation.com said it has strengthened its social media presence since launching a three-pronged initiative at June’s International Conference in Las Vegas that included Facebook, Twitter and a blog.

American Airlines said that it added a new “fare-finding” feature to its Travel Bag application within Facebook, the popular networking platform. And, because the feature has not yet been given an official name, American has launched a sweepstakes that enlists its customers’ participation to name the feature.

American Airlines said that it added a new “fare-finding” feature to its Travel Bag application within Facebook, the popular networking platform. And, because the feature has not yet been given an official name, American has launched a sweepstakes that enlists its customers’ participation to name the feature.