{"id":2239,"date":"2014-02-24T08:42:53","date_gmt":"2014-02-24T08:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelcenteruk.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2239"},"modified":"2019-10-03T06:23:05","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T05:23:05","slug":"facebook-whatsapp-and-smart-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/facebook-whatsapp-and-smart-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook-WhatsApp and Smart Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Facebook created a sensation recently by acquiring the popular messaging service<\/span> <strong><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><a style=\"color: #00ccff;\" title=\"Whats App\" href=\"http:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/\">WhatsApp<\/a><\/span><\/strong>. \u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The deal was struck to a staggering sum of US$ 19 billion. Extremely popular WhatsApp already boasts 400 million users globally while predicting a million users will download and register the app on a daily basis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">WhatsApp provides users with free text messaging and picture downloading and has made an ambitious prediction of registering a billion users, thus increasing the value of this popular social messaging service. The incredible popularity of<\/span> <strong><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><a style=\"color: #00ccff;\" title=\"Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">coupled with a dynamic mobile messaging app, is certainly going to make waves amongst many sectors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Already in use amongst doctors and rescue teams for its quick messaging facility, WhatsApp seems to be helping the new generation traveler find their way around the world and stay in touch regardless of location<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sharing your special holiday moments instantaneously is a fashion now and the power of Facebook as an extremely popular social media and travel companion will definitely take whatsApp to that billionth consumer mark.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Travel sector is gearing up for a bright future where instant messaging and picture sharing is going to boost destination popularity while bringing the world closer. In an ever changing world of High-Tec gadgetry and a younger generation mindset of instant decisions, plans and changes, the need to book flights, select destinations and keep in touch with friends and family need to be instantaneous, and WhatsApp is definitely going to bridge that gap.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Travel Center UK<\/span><\/strong><\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">applauds the smart move by<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">and look forward to some very interesting text-messages and pictures on cheap flights, hotels and destinations flying across WhatsApp users. Already extremely popular in Europe, China and Latin America the trendy app has seen an increase amongst its younger users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The possibilities of using WhatsApp in the Travel sector are endless. As the user base grows, we are sure Facebook is going to come up with some very interesting innovations, concerning the use of WhatsApp for booking holidays,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.travelcenter.uk\/top-10-worlds-most-visited-destinations-around-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong>popularizing destinations<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> and even keeping users travelling to remote destinations within easy reach. WhatsApp will certainly be making waves and here\u2019s looking to a bright future of smart travel.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook created a sensation recently by acquiring the popular messaging service WhatsApp. \u00a0The deal was struck to a staggering sum of US$ 19 billion. Extremely popular WhatsApp already boasts 400 million users globally while predicting a million users will download and register the app on a daily basis. 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