How to Use Twitter and Facebook for Emergency Travel Information
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How to Use Twitter and Facebook for Emergency Travel Information
You can also follow the service’s regional and related accounts, such as the National Weather Service San Juan (@NWSSanJuan)
and the National Hurricane Center Atlantic Ops (@NHC_Atlantic), though @NWS often retweets the most important updates from those accounts.
Local Government and Tourism Boards
Following local government accounts in your hometown, as well as those in the places you plan to travel to can also provide current information.
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You may also want to follow your local office of emergency management.
Sometimes organizations rely on social media to get out messages when their own websites are slow, as
the National Hurricane Center’s was when it experienced overwhelming traffic during Hurricane Irma.
For instance, on Monday @United tweeted that it was canceling some flights and offering travel waivers to and from San Juan, P. R.
Even if you don’t fly United, their tweets might alert you to the possibility that your own carrier might take similar actions.
You can also follow the service’s regional and related accounts, such as the National Weather Service San Juan (@NWSSanJuan)
and the National Hurricane Center Atlantic Ops (@NHC_Atlantic), though @NWS often retweets the most important updates from those accounts.
Local Government and Tourism Boards
Following local government accounts in your hometown, as well as those in the places you plan to travel to can also provide current information.
(2/2)https://t.co/6NE0I792Kw
You may also want to follow your local office of emergency management.
Sometimes organizations rely on social media to get out messages when their own websites are slow, as
the National Hurricane Center’s was when it experienced overwhelming traffic during Hurricane Irma.
For instance, on Monday @United tweeted that it was canceling some flights and offering travel waivers to and from San Juan, P. R.
Even if you don’t fly United, their tweets might alert you to the possibility that your own carrier might take similar actions.