http://www.travolution.co.ukThe latest information from Travolution601215322215http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/16/3338/advantage-seals-deal-with-calluma.htmlCCPTue, 16 Mar 2010 01:09:00 -00:00Advantage Travel Centres has signed a deal with CallUma to offer customers trackable luggage tags and access to emergency text assistance.http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/16/3332/travellers-prefer-to-share-holiday-experiences-in-person.htmlCCPTue, 16 Mar 2010 10:00:00 -00:00Travellers who research destinations online still prefer to share their holiday experiences in person or on the phone, according to the latest research from PhoCusWrighthttp://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/16/3331/bmibaby-conversions-up-25-after-leadcall-deal.htmlCCPTue, 16 Mar 2010 10:00:00 -00:00Low-cost airline bmibaby has improved conversion rates and gained additional revenue following a tie-up with LeadCallhttp://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/16/3330/ba-website-at-the-heart-of-strike-communications.htmlCCPTue, 16 Mar 2010 10:00:00 -00:00British Airways plans to make BA.com the key source of information for customers during this month’s industrial action planned by cabin crewhttp://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/16/3337/best-job-in-the-world-campaign-scoops-three-cimtig-awards.htmlCCPTue, 16 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -00:00The best in UK online marketing campaigns were awarded for their efforts at the annual CIMTIG Awards in London last night with Tourism Ireland and Tourism Queensland among the big winners.http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/16/3336/skyscanner-adds-three-regional-domains.htmlCCPTue, 16 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -00:00Flight search engine Skyscanner has added three domains to its portfolio of local country sites.http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/16/3335/new-group-to-represent-uks-independent-otas.htmlCCPTue, 16 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -00:00A new independent travel agents' group has been set up to represent some of the UK's largest independent travel agents including its largest OTAs. http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/16/3334/new-frontiers-encourages-travel-apprenticeships.htmlCCPTue, 16 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -00:00Travel recruitment specialist New Frontiers has partnered with a government scheme aimed at helping young people aged 18 to 24 get a job.http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/16/3333/destinology-launches-south-africa-mini-site.htmlCCPTue, 16 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -00:00Luxury operator Destinology has launched a website to raise awareness of holiday options to South Africa to coincide with the Fifa World Cup.http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/12/3328/mobile-internet-users-not-accessing-travel-sites.htmlCCPFri, 12 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -00:00 The majority of travellers are not using mobile devices to visit travel related mobile sites according to the latest PhoCuswright Consumer Technology Survey. The study shows texting is still the most popular service for mobile phone users with 57% reporting they have sent or received texts on a device in 2009 while only 31% say they have used their mobile to access the internet. Despite this the volume of consumers making a travel purchase or reservation increased to nine per cent in 2009, up from six per cent in 2008. Of the nine per cent making a travel reservation, 87% used it for a flight while 73% used it for a car reservation. When it came to online travellers, maps and flight alerts were the most desired mobile activity according to the report with 29% of travellers interested in using their mobile as a boarding pass. After text messaging, taking photographs was the second most popular activity for consumers on mobile devices. http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/12/3324/europe-hotel-prices-drop-7.htmlCCPFri, 12 Mar 2010 10:00:00 -00:00The average price of hotels in Europe was £93 during the period from February to March 2010 - a 7% drop on the same time last year.http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/12/3323/one-in-five-want-to-pay-for-travel-on-mobile.htmlCCPFri, 12 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -00:00 One in five consumers would like to use their mobile to make travel payments, according to a survey of nearly 2,000 consumers around the world. The survey by mobile media company BuzzCity revealed that 90% of mobile users had used their phone to purchase products or services. Most of this was related to the mobile phone, such as top-up credit or subscriptions. However, a total of 23% of respondents had bought from online stores, paid a bill, bought prepaid utilities and make bookings for hotels, events or travel through their mobile. There should be more partnerships between banks, carriers and travel operators to increase the number of products available to book using mobile phone, the company said. BuzzCity chief executive KF Lai said: "There are clear opportunities for mobile transactions to grow as users indicate that they want to be able to use their mobiles to buy more goods, such as books, music and travel services."  > http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/12/3320/travels-top-10-technologies-to-watch-in-2010.htmlCCPFri, 12 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -00:00David Bicknell takes a look at the most important technological developments travel firms should look out for this yearhttp://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/12/3327/exclusive-expedias-breakwell-resurfaces-at-thomas-cook.htmlCCPFri, 12 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -00:00Simon Breakwell, former EMEA vice president for Expedia, is currently advising Thomas Cook on its plans to become a major European online travel agent.http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/12/3326/tripit-to-focus-on-partnerships-and-product.htmlCCPFri, 12 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -00:00Tripit will focus on further partnerships and product development after it secured $7 million in funding last week.