Orbitz Using Facebook Connect To Help Users Coordinate Group Trips
Orbitz has launched a new Facebook Connect integration to help anyone making travel plans through the site share their flight and hotel details with friends and family on Facebook.
With the new Connect implementation, Facebook friends are able to see users’ complete travel plans in their News Feed when Orbitz users share those details on Facebook. By clicking on the feed story, they’ll be taken to the Orbitz site, where they can book a similar trip.
While there are plenty of other applications for sharing travel stories and information after a trip is over, this marks one of the few that allows users to make plans before hand. Orbitz has made it easier for groups to make plans together, but further integrations by airlines could make the travel booking experience even more truly social.
Nevertheless, it’s another good example of using Facebook Connect to make sharing easy and safe while still promoting a brand and driving customers to a site.
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July 29th, 2009 at 11:45 am
This is a pretty cool app. If you haven’t seen it yet, take a look at http://travelmob.com we’re doing pre-trip planning which includes invites, booking the same flight and hotel as friends on the trip, and discussion.
TravelMob hasn’t implemented FB Connect yet, but its on the way.
July 29th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
[...] Matt Holliday reported, "Orbitz has launched a new Facebook Connect integration to help anyone making travel plans through the site share their flight and hotel details with friends and family on Facebook." Which sounds nice enough – like something that users will even appreciate, even. [...]
July 29th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
[...] Matt Holliday reported, "Orbitz has launched a new Facebook Connect integration to help anyone making travel plans through the site share their flight and hotel details with friends and family on Facebook." Which sounds nice enough – like something that users will even appreciate, even. [...]
July 29th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
[...] Matt Holliday reported, "Orbitz has launched a new Facebook Connect integration to help anyone making travel plans through the site share their flight and hotel details with friends and family on Facebook." Which sounds nice enough – like something that users will even appreciate, even. [...]
July 29th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
[...] Matt Holliday reported, "Orbitz has launched a new Facebook Connect integration to help anyone making travel plans through the site share their flight and hotel details with friends and family on Facebook." Which sounds nice enough – like something that users will even appreciate, even. [...]
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July 30th, 2009 at 8:24 am
[...] Matt Holliday reported, "Orbitz has launched a new Facebook Connect integration to help anyone making travel plans through the site share their flight and hotel details with friends and family on Facebook." Which sounds nice enough – like something that users will even appreciate, even. [...]
November 18th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
[...] me, or actually Inside Facebook, show you an example: Orbitz. The new Facebook Connect integration helps anyone making travel plans through the site [...]