SubscribeThe Twitter Hotel, Airline, and Travel Deals Guide
Written by Liz Kao
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DealBase.com looks everywhere to find the best travel deals, hotel discounts, and promo codes, so we wanted to share which travel companies are doing what on Twitter. If you’re looking for hotel deals, airfare discounts, travel promotions, or just wanted to tweet some feedback to a travel company, you can use this comprehensive and definitive guide to hotel, airline, and travel deals on Twitter.
| Hotel Brand | Has Deals? |
Exclusive Deals? |
Customer Service? |
Approx. Followers* |
Tweeting Since |
Sample Tweet | Notes/Other |
| Best Western @TheBestWestern |
Y | N | Y | 1860 | 4/13/09 | Knock, knock. Who’s there? Best Western specials right on your desktop. | |
| Club Med @club_med |
N |
N |
N | 284 | 1/31/09 | - | No activity |
| Fairmont @fairmonthotels |
Y | N | Y | 5116 | 9/5/08 | A reminder that our Everyone’s An Original rates are available thru Sept. 30, 2009. Save up to 20%. | Individual properties have IDs. Holds contests via Twitter. |
| Four Seasons @FourSeasons |
Y | N |
N | 5477 | 3/17/09 | It’s reason enough to celebrate. Enjoy $25 savings on Dinner for Two at select restaurants. | Deals are more focused on food & beverage discounts. Individual properties have IDs, listed here: http://www.fourseasons.com/twitter/ |
| Harrah’s None |
- | - | - | - | - | - | Individual properties have IDs |
| Hilton None |
- | - | - | - | - | - | Individual properties have IDs Hilton hotel deals on DealBase.com |
| Hyatt @HyattConcierge |
N |
N | Y | 6642 | 5/18/09 | The nearest outlet mall is Grapevine Mills. They are 5 miles N of the hotel. We offer a shuttle for $9 roundtrip. | Individual properties have IDs. Hyatt hotel deals on DealBase.com |
| InterContinental Hotels @WorldConcierge |
Y | N | Y | 849 | 6/25/09 | Fashionable piece of cake… new designer fashion pastry at InterContinental Paris Le Grand, debuting 16 Sep. | |
| Joie de Vivre @JDVHotels |
Y |
Y |
Y | 4839 | 2/12/09 | Today’s Twitter Tuesday deal, 50% off @Hotel Angeleno in LA! Go to www.summercalifornia.com & enter promo code “1986″ between 12:30-1:30 PST | Has Twitter Tuesday limited time promos Joie de Vivre hotel deals on DealBase.com |
| Marriott @MarriottIntl |
Y | N | Y | 15357 | 4/1/08 | Hot Travel Offer on Nat Geo Traveler. Get $100 a day to play… Rates begin at $245 per night. | Marriott hotel deals on DealBase.com |
| Kimpton @Kimpton |
Y |
Y |
Y | 3105 | 3/12/09 | If you’ll be traveling with your pup, the Triton has a great Bow Wow Pet Package | Kimpton hotel deals on DealBase.com |
| MGM @MGMGrand |
Y | N |
N | 9231 | 5/6/08 | Try @TasteMGMGrand Diego’s Happy Hour specials Sun -Thurs in the Bar and Lounge Area! Drink Specials start @ 2pm & Appetizers start @ 4pm! | Text “OFFERS” to 50435 to get deals from MGMGrand MGMGrand hotel deals on DealBase.com |
| Morgans Hotels Group @morganshotels |
Y | N | N | 3613 | 4/3/09 | Relax in Miami this summer w/ 20% off spa and comp drinks. Rates from $150! | |
| Omni Hotels @OmniHotels |
Y | Y | Y | 2653 | 2/12/09 | Save 25% off stays at the Omni Charlotte Hotel when you book in the next 48 hours. bit.ly/6FeiG | Exclusive tweets housed at www.omnitweetdeals.com |
| Ritz-Carlton @ritzcarltonpr |
N |
N |
N | 1632 | 4/29/09 | Did you know Villa Padierna in Marbella puts on Spanish shows in their own Roman Amphitheatre? | Uses @ritzcarltonpr for its primary communication. Also has @Ritz_Carlton. Ritz-Carlton hotel deals on DealBase.com |
| Sandals Resorts @sandalsresorts |
Y | N |
N | 622 | 10/20/08 | Save up to 65% and up to 3 nights free at the Memorial Day sale at Sandals Resorts! | Amusing first few tweets with a political bent. |
| Starwood @StarwoodBuzz |
Y | N | Y | 6407 | 5/13/09 | Summer Spa Getaway Package from The Westin Diplomat & The Diplomat Golf Resort & Spa – $100 spa credit per nights stay! | |
| Wynn @WynnLasVegas |
N |
N |
Y | 1771 | 8/5/09 | love PAYMON’S RT @eatinglasvegas: Paymon’s Bistro lunch — eating late avoids the crowds — should we avoid this? | Wynn hotel deals on DealBase.com |
| Travel Booking Sites | Has Deals? |
Exclusive Deals? |
Customer Service? |
Approx. Followers |
Tweeting Since |
Sample Deal Tweet | Notes/Other |
| Expedia @Expedia |
Y | N | Y | 17203 | 11/25/08 | Atlanta to Fort Lauderdale found on Expedia.com for as little as $85 round trip! http://twurl.nl/2uho14 #travel #deals | |
| Hotwire @hotwire |
Y | N | Y | 2820 | 4/21/09 | Intriguing latest 36-Hours spot: Cincinnati http://tr.im/tbU3 Even better? Hotwire search found 4.5* for $75 (nxt wknd)! http://tr.im/tbWo | Travel-Ticker hotel deals on DealBase.com |
| Orbitz @Orbitz |
Y | N | Y | 14960 | 2/9/09 | San Diego Summer Savings Sale! Save up to 30% on your hotel and check out all the freebies this summer in San Diego! http://bit.ly/AuS8U | Orbitz hotel deals on DealBase.com |
| Priceline @TheNegotiator |
Y | N | Y | 18998 | 2/11/09 | We’ve got the 3-Star Porto Vista hotel at $115/night and 3-Star Holiday Inn for $149/night. 2-Stars start at $101/night. | |
| Travelocity @travelocity |
Y | N | Y | 24867 | 2/10/09 | Save an ADDITIONAL $75 on 5nt packages to Hawaii on Travelocity. Use coupon code HIGNOME75 http://bit.ly/HNTzp | Their @RoamingGnome also has an ID. Travelocity hotel deals on DealBase.com |
| Airline | Has Deals? |
Exclusive Deals? |
Customer Service? |
Approx. Followers |
Tweeting Since |
Sample Deal Tweet | Notes/Other |
| Air France @AirFranceUS |
Y | N |
N | 3571 | 4/14/09 | Going to Frankfurt for the annual Motor Show? No problem, we have 8 daily connections from Paris. Get there from $231: http://bit.ly/vovKc | |
| Air New Zealand @flyairnz |
Y | N |
Y | 7907 | 1/27/09 | 10 x Free Tickets to WIN entry to @flyairnz Match Making Flight party – 16.10.09. @ reply 2us Selling yourself in 5 words to win | Also promotes contests |
| AirTran @AirTranFares |
Y | N |
N | 603 | 5/27/09 | Orlando (MCO) to Atlantic City (ACY) $54 each way on Tue/Wed/Sat. Check it out ~ www.airtran.com | Only 2 tweets as of this posting. |
| Allegiant Air @allegiantair |
Y | N | Y | 6773 | 10/30/08 | It’s the Allegiant Air Fly Free* To Vegas Sale! Sale ends July 22! Click here for more: http://is.gd/1lKFs | |
| American Airlines @AAirwaves | Y | N | Y | 13694 | 4/13/09 | Help fight namelessness! Enter to win 25K AAdvantage miles by helping name our new Travel Bag app! http://bit.ly/7hwOo | |
| British Airways @BritishAirways |
Y | N | Y | 6401 | 10/24/08 | Great flight & hotel packages to Barcelona, Rome or London from $599*. Prices from NYC +tax/fees. Sale ends 7/31 http://bit.ly/LdWHV | Also owns @British_Airways for UK residents |
| Continental @continental |
Y | N |
Y | 5115 | 8/7/09 | This weekend’s continental.com Specials are posted. http://bit.ly/Wa74c | |
| Delta Air Lines @DeltaAirLines |
Y | N |
N | 11924 | 5/9/07 | Happy Mother’s Day! Did you know you can donate miles to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation? http://tinyurl.com/yudbdo | |
| Emirates @FlyEmirate |
Y | N |
N | 1414 | 1/1/09 | Double and Triple Miles to anywhere in the world http://tiny.cc/hTbWl | No new tweets since June ‘09 |
| Hawaiian Airlines @FlyHawaiian |
Y | N |
N | 4372 | 4/24/09 | Paradise Now! Save 10-20% on your next trip to Hawaii by registering now for a coupon valid til DEC. http://bit.ly/zkUSO | |
| JetBlue @JetBlue |
Y |
Y |
Y | 1224068 | 7/2/07 | Are you following @JetBlueCheeps for last minute travel deals? New Cheeps just went live for Sunday 8/2/09 travel | Retweets deals from their deal brand @JetBlueCheeps |
| Northwest Airlines [None] |
- | - | - | - | - | ID not found | |
| Southwest Airlines @SouthwestAir |
N |
N | Y | 645161 | 7/2/07 | Thx for the heads up! RT @seanyodarouse: If you’re flying @SouthwestAir to/from SJC, be aware 5 gates are moving today | |
| Spirit Airlines @SpiritAirlines |
Y |
N |
N | 9454 | 7/7/07 | Spirit is offering “Low Fares for Every Day of the Week” from only $13.90* E/W! Check them out now! http://bit.ly/1WRMmI | |
| United Airlines @UnitedAirlines |
Y |
Y |
Y | 34321 | 3/18/09 | Tokyo TWARE! Say Konnichiwa to Tokyo (in other words, hello). 10% off Sept-Oct. Book now & see terms | |
| US Airways @usairways |
N |
N |
N | 2579 | 1/15/09 | - | Only 3 tweets as of this posting. |
| Virgin America @VirginAmerica |
Y |
N |
Y | 34296 | 1/10/08 | For only 24hrs! “Lets Get Down to Business” fare sale + brand new business-friendly flexible fare options: http://bit.ly/24hrSale | |
| Virgin Atlantic @VirginAtlantic |
Y | N | Y | 4773 | 3/31/09 | Fly from London to Sydney for just £845 but hurry, this offer only lasts until 28th July! Check it out….http://tinyurl.com/lxufj4 | Also has @FlyVirginSA for South Africa flyers, and @UpperClassCabin for frequent flyers to share travel stories. |
* Information in the table is based on research conducted on September 15, 2009. If you have updates or corrections, please send requests to contact@dealbase.com.
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