Twitter gets Twares

 

Airlines are the latest sector of the business world that are deciding to take advantage of Twitter. They are looking at increasing their revenue streams by offering twitter only deals that will be known as ‘Twares’ and ‘Cheeps’.

It is United Airlines and JetBlue Airwards that have introduced the new fares. If a user signs up as a follower, or even to their updates, then they will have access to the ridiculously low priced deals. According to both companies, most times their deals last for just 1-2 hours. This is definitely not a lot of time, but the fares are ridiculously low, so an instant decision should be made.

Of course, this helps both the companies as well. Whilst they don’t exactly get a lot of revenue from selling tickets for $9.00 one way, it does help fill up their flights, which adds up over the course of a year or so.

The problem a lot of Twitter followers are finding is that they can’t actually find any deals. Like the airlines say the deals only last 1-2 hours, so you either need to be stuck to your screen, or be extremely lucky and log on just as they Tweet a deal.

If you are into impulse buying and are looking for a cheap get-a-way, then this might be the perfect way to do it. Just remember though, even if you find a deal, you’ll probably have to make a decision within a few minutes, but anything up to an hour, so you need to make sure you plan all your arrangements before finding a deal!