http://www.travolution.co.ukThe latest information from Travolution60184125915http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2009/12/16/3088/gekko.com-adds-hotel-matching-tool.htmlCCPWed, 16 Dec 2009 11:00:00 -00:00Hotel search website gekko.com has unveiled a new version of its site allowing users to find hotels that match their favourite places to stayhttp://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2009/12/16/3087/kayak-updates-iphone-app.htmlCCPWed, 16 Dec 2009 11:00:00 -00:00Leading global search engine Kayak has launched a 2.0 version of its iPhone application claiming it offers users an enhanced and quicker servicehttp://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2009/12/15/3079/comparison-site-tops-natural-search-charts.htmlCCPTue, 15 Dec 2009 09:00:00 -00:00Carrentals.co.uk, part of Expedia Inc’s Hotwire Group, was the most visible car hire web site during September, according to Greenlight search agencyhttp://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2009/11/13/3013/wtm-google-travel-searches-rise-despite-recession.htmlCCPFri, 13 Nov 2009 09:45:00 -00:00The number of travel searches carried out on Google has continued to grow despite the recession. http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2009/11/13/3018/booking.com-reports-gross-bookings-of-more-than-1-billion.htmlCCPFri, 13 Nov 2009 09:35:00 -00:00Priceline.com’s international businesses have reported gross bookings of more than £1bn in the July-September period this year.http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2009/11/10/3005/online-travel-companies-shift-marketing-away-from-google-adwords-says-expert.htmlCCPTue, 10 Nov 2009 09:45:00 -00:00Online travel companies are devoting marketing funds away from Google Adwords to metasearch specialists, according to one expert.http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2009/11/09/3003/travelzoo-develops-deals-publishing-network.htmlCCPMon, 09 Nov 2009 01:30:00 -00:00Travelzoo has developed a deals publishing network and has already signed up partners including fly.com, Lonely Planet, Skyscanner and SimonSeeks. http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2009/10/28/2979/tripit-opens-up-service-outside-the-us.htmlCCPWed, 28 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -00:00Itinerary specialist TripIt has made its Tripit Pro service available to users outside the US. http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2009/10/20/2961/simonseeks-announces-further-flight-partnerships.htmlCCPTue, 20 Oct 2009 09:13:00 +01:00Simonseeks.com has announced further commercial partnerships focusing on flights as it looks to build its reputation as a one stop travel resource. The new partners are featured in a money saving guide to short haul flights which gives expert tips on how to book the lowest fares using five simple steps, authored by site editor Nick Trend.http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2009/10/16/2952/responsibletravel.com-ditches-carbon-offsets-from-site.htmlCCPFri, 16 Oct 2009 09:00:00 +01:00Responsibletravel.com is to remove the facility for its customers to offset carbon emissions via its website. http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2009/10/06/2920/tripadvisor-launches-flight-meta-search-engine.htmlCCPTue, 06 Oct 2009 10:00:00 +01:00 TripAdvisor has unveiled a flight meta search engine on its UK site, eight months after the launch of the service in the US. The meta search engine has been given a UK-centric focus and features the fees estimator with information on fees and charges across scheduled and no-frills airlines as well as estimated onboard food and drink costs. Prior to launching the UK search engine, TripAdvisor carried out research on flight booking behaviour among 600 Britons. It revealed that 68% are surprised by the final price of a flight when they get to the payment stage. TripAdvisor general manager of new initiatives Bryan Salzburg said: “Given the confusion in the market place, not being surprised by extra fees [as a result of the fees estimator] has a big impact.”  The engine searches for flights from a number of online travel agencies including Ebookers, parent-company Expedia, and Opodo as well as the major airlines. Salzburg added that Trihttp://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2009/09/08/2846/hotelly.com-targets-teletext-customers.htmlCCPTue, 08 Sep 2009 09:45:00 +01:00Price comparison site Hotelly.com hopes to pick up some of the holiday market held by Teletext Holidays ahead of the shut-down of its travel service on analogue television, now expected late next year.http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2009/08/14/2788/teletext-holidays-has-rubbished-icelolly.com-takeover-bid.htmlCCPFri, 14 Aug 2009 10:00:00 +01:00 Teletext Holidays has rubbished claims by marketing portal Icelolly.com  that it is “actively pursuing” a takeover of the group. Icelolly.com put out a statement yesterday to clients as well as the press that said: ““We are actively pursuing taking over Teletext. It has now become an outdated service and we would be looking to bring it up to date and make it successful once again.” Les Etienne, co-owner of Icelolly, which also owns travel agency Sunsave, admitted the company had yet to put in an official bid for the company. But she maintained: “It is a serious bid; it’s something we have spoken about for a few years and we are now in a position to make an offer.” Mike Stewart, managing director of Teletext, which is owned by the Daily Mail & Generhttp://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2009/08/11/2774/the-co-operative-travel-groups-agents-embrace-social-media-and-new-sales-channels.htmlCCPTue, 11 Aug 2009 09:50:00 +01:00 The Co-operative Travel Group’s agents are increasingly embracing social media websites and online distribution channels to replace falling revenue from traditional channels such as Teletext Holidays’ analogue service. Teletext Holidays recently announced plans to bring forward the switch off of its analogue service to January 2010 from 2012, although it has yet to confirm if this will be the case for travel nationwide. The holiday service remains on Freeview channel 101 and teletextholidays.co.uk, thisistravel.co.uk, and villarenters.com. The Co-operative Travel distribution director Alistair Rowland said more of its agents were signing up to micro-blooging site Twitter  and social networking sites such as http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2009/08/04/2761/simonseeks-creates-consumer-guides.htmlCCPTue, 04 Aug 2009 10:16:00 +01:00 Fledgling user review site SimonSeeks is to launch a series of travel saving guides as part of the next stage of its aggressive launch strategy. The site, which launched in June under the tutelage of Travelsupermarket founder Simon Nixon, will produce the guides to focus on areas of the industry including car hire, flights, hotels and travel insurance. The guides will be penned by the website’s editorial director and consumer travel expert, Nick Trend. “Nick is one of the best known consumer travel experts out there and we expect our travel saving guides to be a real draw to the site and our partners will benefit for this,” commented Chris Nixon, commercial director. “We now have over 1500 travel guides covering the world. After our visitors have read these guides for inspiration and ideas they will be looking for expert advice and money saving tips on the how best to book these travel essentials and