http://www.travolution.co.ukThe latest information from Travolution60113535http://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/2009/07/06/2689/travel-job-firm-launches-specialist-finance-division.htmlCCPMon, 06 Jul 2009 08:46:00 +01:00 Travel recruitment consultancy C&M Travel Recruitment has launched a finance division in a bid to provide travel firms with more specialist staff with financial experience. Traditionally, travel firms have recruited finance staff through non-travel recruitment firms, said C&M Travel Recruitment managing director Angus Chisholm. He said: “We will now be able to offer them genuine financial expertise coupled with a strong understanding of their travel businesses.” The company has recruited Jim Gervaise-Brazier, who previously worked as product manager for TUI and most recently worked in the City specialising in financial and accounting recruitment. He approached C&M with the idea of creating a specialist division to provide finance staff for the travel industry. Chisholm added: “Jim spotted a gap in the travel sector for a skilled financial recruitment team with travel knowledhttp://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2009/06/05/2610/c-and-m-and-ex-teletext-boss-unite-for-new-travel-job-service.htmlCCPFri, 05 Jun 2009 07:52:00 +01:00 Former Teletext Holidays boss Matt Cheevers has unveiled Rise Search , a new travel recruitment agency in conjunction with C&M Recruitment . The agency is the first project launched by the Smooth Direction business consultancy brand created by Cheevers following his departure from Teletext in December 2008. Rise Search is aiming to tap into the job market for “high-end”, senior professionals in the travel and leisure markets. Cheevers said: “I have been both a candidate and a client in the past and have always held strong views on the recruitment experience. “Rise Search will be underpinned by our recent ‘hands on’ business experience in the travel sector and this is supported by our knowledge of recruitment, not the other way around.” Rise will operate indhttp://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2009/05/01/2497/eleven-candidates-vie-for-five-places-on-itt-board.htmlCCPFri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 +01:00Eleven candidates are vying for five places on the Institute of Travel and Tourism's board at the next election, including a challenger for current chairman Steven Freudmann.http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2009/02/10/2191/travel-firms-urged-to-honour-staff-working-conditions.htmlCCPTue, 10 Feb 2009 05:17:00 -00:00 The travel industry should not stop offering staff flexible working options because of the recession, the Institute of Travel and Tourism has warned. A report by ITT chair of tourism and events policy Professor Rhodri Thomas found that travel agents and tour operators are currently in line with other industries when it comes to offering flexible working. Out of 85 travel companies interviewed last year, 48% offered staff the chance to work part time, 27% allowed staff to use flexitime and 12% offered the chance to take a career break or sabbatical. Companies who measure the results find that flexible working has a positive effect on staff motivation, customer services, staff retention and productivity. They also see benefits in their recruitment processes and fewer staff absences. However, Thomas said there was a danger employers would forget these benefits as they come under pressure from the economic downturn.<http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2008/12/17/2041/travel.co.uk-axes-three-jobs.htmlCCPWed, 17 Dec 2008 02:00:00 -00:00Holiday comparison service travel.co.uk has axed three roles following a decision to slow down development and marketing in the current economic climatehttp://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2008/11/03/1884/puregenie.com-travolution-five-a-side-tournament.htmlCCPMon, 03 Nov 2008 02:37:00 -00:00   The Travel Industry 5’s Tournament is back with a bang and a cloud of purple smoke… Date: Wednesday 26th November Time: 2pm Location: Wembley Goals Soccer Centre , London * Format: 5-a-side football tournament consisting of a minimum of three group games with winners progressing to knockout stages. * Presentation of trophies to winning/runner up teams. * Games played on outdoor 3G Astroturf (trainers only no studs or molds). All games will be officially overseen by FA qualified refs * Bar Facilities for players and spectators all afternoon and evening plus a finger buffet will be served. * Full Changing and showering facilities * All proceeds go to charity. http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2008/10/29/1866/carol-dray-joins-recruitment-firm-as-non-exec-director.htmlCCPWed, 29 Oct 2008 06:56:00 -00:00 Puregenie.com the online recruitment brand of Gail Kenny Executive Search has appointed ex-lastminute.com and Thomas Cook executive Carol Dray as a non-executive director. Dray has worked senior management roles exclusively in the online sector since 2004 when she joined lastminute.com as director of flights and dynamic packaging. She has since held the positions of ecommerce director for Thomas Cook and managing director of Travelzest's online portal Flight.co.uk. Dray is currently undertaking an interim role for global online gaming brand SportingBet.com   Dray's appointment as non-exec director for both Gail Kenny and Puregenie.com recruitment brands comes hard on the heels of the appointment of further new account managers Mark Houston and Nupur Majumdar. Puregenie.com managing director Gail Kenny said "the online sector remains highly buoyant and our customers continue to require high quality online specialists to help them improve theirhttp://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/1426/web-re-shuffle-at-tui-sees-alun-williams-in-key-post.htmlCCPFri, 16 May 2008 03:57:50 +01:00 TUI Travel UK has moved quickly to replace outgoing new media director Graham Donoghue in a reshuffle of senior online roles including the appointment of Alun Williams as director of e-commerce. Williams was previously head of e-commerce at First Choice and will have responsibility for TUI’s mainstream UK websites as well as online marketing and partnerships, such as the high profile TripAdvisor content-sharing deal. Williams will report to David Burling, TUI Travel UK’s tour operations director. The switch was triggered by the departure of Donoghue to become managing director of meta search giant TravelSupermarket. As part of the restructure Nathan Timmins will become head of online marketing and partnerships. David Jarvis has been named head of user experience, and Neil Swanson appointed head of sales for operations and content. http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2008/04/25/1385/travolution-awards-2008-the-winners.htmlCCPFri, 25 Apr 2008 09:19:00 +01:00 TravelRepublic scooped the top prize at the Travolution Awards 2008 this week, winning the Online Travel Brand of the Year for the first time. The company also won Best Online Travel Agency Website at the ceremony in London on Thursday night. The event also saw BA.com win the award for Best Airline Website. Small Luxury Hotels of the World clinched the prize for Best Hotel Website. Full list of winners and comments from the judges: ADVERTISING AWARDS Best Use of Affiliate Advertising Winner: TradeDoubler for SkyEurope “The campaign achieved impressive results ahead of target, with excellent use of creative media patterns and creative.” Best Use of CRM Winner: Teletext Holidays “With excellent and effective use of targeting and tangible results impacting directly on its customer database, this is the clear winner in the category.” ADVEhttp://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2008/04/23/1384/caroline-cartellieri-leaves-expedia-uk.htmlCCPWed, 23 Apr 2008 11:34:15 +01:00 Expedia has confirmed UK managing director Caroline Cartellieri has left the business after just 18 months with the company. It is understood the shock departure took place in early-April but a news blackout has been in place until now. An Expedia spokeswoman declined to give any further details regarding Cartellieri’s exit. Responsibility for the UK end of the business will be taken on by Alex Zivoder, who will become senior vice president for Expedia Europe. Cartellieri joined Expedia in November 2006 from retail chain Kingfisher where she was director of group commercial finance and previously head of strategy. She also worked for consumer advice site Ciao.com and was co-founder and chief executive officer of eDelights.com. http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2008/04/22/1381/google-travel-revenues-grow-but-sensitive-to-business.htmlCCPTue, 22 Apr 2008 08:46:48 +01:00 Advertising revenue from Google 's travel vertical is showing “healthy growth” despite being exposed to the macro-economic slowdown. The UK is also holding up, according to statements in Google's Q1 08 results issued late last week, with overall UK revenues in at $803 million, 16% more than Q4 07. Chief financial officer George Reyes told Wall Street analysts that the UK growth was driven by the “rebound” in the travel and financial verticals. The improvement was “expected” and “typical” of its Q4/Q1 sequential growth patterns for the UK. He added that growth across its EMEA region was “primarily driven by strong performance in the UK, Benelux and the Nordic countries fuelled by strong pan-European performance in travel”. Jonathan Rosenberg, senior VP of product management, told analysts that travel is one of four sectors which Google has identified as “sensitive to a slowing macro-economic climate”. The others arhttp://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2008/04/18/1377/travel-brands-mull-informal-pacts-to-battle-google-trademark.htmlCCPFri, 18 Apr 2008 08:38:41 +01:00 A number of UK travel companies would consider “gentleman’s agreements” to prevent escalating keyword costs as a result of Google ’s decision to scrap trademark protection. Travolution has learned that discussions have already taken place between major travel companies from a variety of sectors after Google reversed a long-standing policy to protect bidding on company brand names. Some travel companies are also seeking legal advice in a bid to ensure rivals and other travel providers do not exploit the switch. It is feared that a sudden open playing field will produce an extremely costly bidding war between major players in the industry. As a result, it is believed that informal discussions have taken place behind the scenes between rival companies to agree not to bid on one another’s brand names. Other senior executives across the industry contacted by Travolution have confirmed they would be interested inhttp://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2008/04/14/1365/graham-donoghue-quits-tui-travel-for-travelsupermarket-top.htmlCCPMon, 14 Apr 2008 09:13:14 +01:00 TUI Travel new media director Graham Donoghue is to become managing director of meta search giant TravelSupermarket , Travolution can exclusively reveal. Donoghue is widely regarded by many in the online travel industry as the driving force behind Thomson and latterly TUI Travel’s digital strategy in recent years. The period has seen the vertically integrated business push increasing amounts of business through its portfolio of websites – 55% in 2007 - and introduce features such as hotel reviews (via a landmark deal with TripAdvisor), podcasts, interactive mapping and other cutting edge web functionality. Donoghue, who has 15 years experience in the travel industry including seven at Thomson prior to its merger with First Choice last year, also played a pivotal role in the acquisition of review site HolidaysUncovered in September 2007. The appointment comes as curhttp://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2008/04/08/1359/google-keyword-switch-to-cost-big-travel-brands-millions.htmlCCPTue, 08 Apr 2008 09:06:00 +01:00 Some of the UK’s biggest travel companies could be facing a digital marketing hit of “millions” following Google ’s decision to allow trademarked keyword bidding. Google last week announced changes to its pay-per-click rules which for the first time will allow any company to buy keywords associated with a rival’s brand name. The move has angered a number of the leading online travel brands in the UK and prompted a wave of speculation as to why Google had reversed a popular policy. Big travel companies could be forced to hike their digital marketing spend by up to seven figures within a month, according to managing director Lyndsay Menzies of the BigMouthMedia search agency. A digital marketing executive from one of the UK’s biggest travel companies told Travolution that 25% of the company’s overall PPC budget may now have to be thrown at Google to protect it against othershttp://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2008/04/07/1356/the-purple-pod.htmlCCPMon, 07 Apr 2008 10:35:00 +01:00 Commentary, discussion, news, reviews and more from Travolution, produced in associated with the On Holiday Group . Listen to the latest and all previous episodes in the Podomatic module below. Click here to get your own player. Email Travolution editor Kevin May if you want to feature in a future edition of Thttp://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2008/03/18/1335/travolution-awards-2008-shortlist.htmlCCPTue, 18 Mar 2008 10:51:00 -00:00 We received a record number of entries for the Travolution Awards 2008 and we would like to offer an extremely warm thank you to all those who entered for the first stage. The shortlist below indicates the best in class in each category and will be scrutiinsed over the coming weeks by a panel of judges from across the travel industry. The winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on Thursday 24 April 2008. ADVERTISING AWARDS Best Use of Online Advertising Netizen Digital for Hoseasons BigMouthMedia for Hilton Hotels Corporation Greenlight for Radisson Edwardian iCrossing for Cosmos Love Creative for STA Travel SOUK for Haven Holidays SilverJet Strange for Brittany Ferries Best Use of Affiliate Advertising BLM Quantum for Haven Holhttp://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2008/03/07/1318/travel-recruitment-firm-plans-social-network.htmlCCPFri, 07 Mar 2008 09:34:49 -00:00 Executive recruitment specialist Harp Wallen is to create an online forum for travel employees as part of the launch of its FlexExec Register. The register is designed to fill a growing gap in the market for employees looking for non-fixed roles such as systems integration management, non-executive roles or contract work for online start-ups. Initially Harp Wallen is creating a dedicated page on its website, Harpwallen.co.uk, for FlexExec but there are plans to extend that into a full portal enabling employees to network with each other and share experiences. Harp Wallen’s managing director Kristina Wallen said: “There is a big increase in demand for interim projects and there are many examples where interim or part-time resource is the best solution.” She also said that the need for companies to adapt was increasing because by 2010 only one-third of the employable workforce would be male and under 45. Thehttp://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2008/02/22/1300/huge-increase-in-european-online-sales.htmlCCPFri, 22 Feb 2008 09:29:44 -00:00 European online travel bookings in 2007 took a bigger share of an increasing market, according to the latest annual study from a Scandinavian research centre. Denmark's Center For Regional & Tourism Research has found that in 2007, European online travel sales increased by 24% to £37.2 billion, accounting for 19.4% of the market. Last year online was worth £29.9 billion, or 16% of the market. The growth is set to continue, with CRT tipping 2008's total to come in at £44 billion, or 22.5% of the overall market. 2009 could see online take over a quarter of the market with sales of £52.7 billion. CRT has produced the study annually with stats going back to 1998. While the volume of online sales has increased regularly over the past decade, the growth in percentage terms has slowed. 2007's 26% increase in sales compares with a year-on-year lift between 05 and 06 of 31%. The UK accounted for 30% of the European online thttp://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2008/01/24/1234/former-sidestep-europe-boss-picks-up-linkedin-role.htmlCCPThu, 24 Jan 2008 09:17:42 -00:00 Kevin Eyres, former managing director for travel search engine Sidestep in Europe, is to head the European operations for the LinkedIn professional social network. The appointment comes at LinkedIn ramps up its European presence with a dedicated office in London and plans on expanding its services in the face of competition from popular networking sites such as Facebook. A number of key sales and marketing positions are expected to be filled shortly. LinkedIn recently attracted its one millionth member in the UK and has around another four million across Europe. Eyres left Sidestep in September 2007 ahead of the site’s acquisition by rival meta search engine Kayak . LinkedIn chief executive Dan Nye said: “Kevin had led many successful European operations and we are delighted to have him leading our team. “His appointment andhttp://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2007/11/06/1148/travel-websites-perform-poorly-in-usability-test.htmlCCPTue, 06 Nov 2007 09:59:15 -00:00 A major survey of online consumers in the UK has found almost 40% receive error messages whilst transacting and a third are unable complete a transaction or action on travel sites. The study by Harris Interactive of over 2,100 people across the UK also found 38% receive error messages and almost one in five were automatically kicked off a page when browsing. Software and CRM provider Tealeaf , which carried out the survey with Harris, said nearly 90% of respondents had experienced problems when trying to transact on websites in the past year, “despite the increasing maturity of the ecommerce sector”. Other areas covered in the study also revealed a worrying trend for poor usability with travel websites. A third of respondents said travel websites were difficult to navigate; 26% had difficult logging in (if required); 29% encountered insufficient, incorrect or confusing http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2007/11/02/1140/hotel-chain-says-recruit-behavioural-analysts-not-sales.htmlCCPFri, 02 Nov 2007 09:33:42 -00:00 Jumeirah has predicted a revolution in the way travel organisations should be organising themselves in future to meet the demands of their customers. Kristie Goshow, group director of e-commerce and customer development at the luxury Dubai-based brand, speaking at the Travolution Conference this week, suggested leading online travel organisations should consider appointing new ‘directors of opportunity or engagement’. They will also adopt more intense integration across channels; focus on analytics; adopt Web 3.0, dubbed ‘the Semantic Web’ which provides added ‘meaning’; adopt generational distribution strategies, with teams that reflect that generational focus and can provide insight to what the customer wants; make the most of ‘planned scarcity’; and recruit more behavioural analysts and less sales people. Goshow said the Jumeirah Group – which now encompasses an education academy, a focus on shops and malls through Jumeirhttp://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2007/11/02/1138/travolution-partners-with-phocuswright-for-spring-2008-summit-in.htmlCCPFri, 02 Nov 2007 08:25:09 -00:00 Friday, 2 November 2007 - London, UK, and Sherman, CT, USA - Travolution and PhoCusWright , leading authorities in online travel and global marketplace intelligence, will be joining forces in 2008 for a unique and exciting partnership. Travolution, the UK’s only media brand for the online travel industry, will host its spring 2008 conference with PhoCusWright, research experts in the evolving dynamics that influence how travelers, suppliers and intermediaries connect. The Travolution Summit Europe in association PhoCusWright will take place on Thursday 24th April 2008 at the Royal Garden Hotel in London. The conference promises to be one of the most informative and comprehensive events in Europe in 2008, providing delegates with the opportunity to hear from the highest level speakers, network with top industry professionals and discuss at depth the issues affehttp://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2007/09/20/1065/consumers-of-all-ages-seeking-advice-and-tips-from-review.htmlCCPThu, 20 Sep 2007 08:18:52 +01:00 The power of independent travel review websites is finally being realised as consumers increasingly turn to them for advice and tips about products and services. Research by TripVision during July and August this year revealed 10% of consumers had visited the influential Holidaywatchdog.com – while 4% claimed the site had affected their purchasing decision. TripAdvisor also featured in the survey of 1,000 consumers, with 23% visiting and 16% acknowledging the site had influenced them. However, the research found a drop-off in the number of people in older age groups admitting they had been influenced by reviews sites (the list also included ReviewCentre.co.uk and HolidaysUncovered.co.uk ). TripAdvisor, for example, was cited by 11.5% http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2007/09/20/1062/travolution-generations.htmlCCPThu, 20 Sep 2007 08:18:00 +01:00 Travolution Generations is a collection of articles, exclusive research and analysis examining how different consumer age groups interact with travel brands on the internet. Research: Do consumers act their age on the web?  (quantitative survey of 3,500 consumers) Keeping an eye on travel (eyetracking study) Focusing on the ages (focus groups) Diaries of buying travel online Analysis: http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2007/08/01/999/andruff-quits-as-tralliance-president.htmlCCPWed, 01 Aug 2007 11:45:12 +01:00 Ron Andruff, the pioneer of the dot-travel Internet domain, has stepped down as president of Tralliance , the e-commerce company which he co-founded seven years ago. Cherian Mathai, the company’s chief operating officer and Andruff’s long-time business partner, has also resigned.  The executive departures follow an ongoing restructuring since the appointment of Ed Cespedes as Tralliance’s chief executive 14 months ago. Cespedes will take over as president. Tralliance’s parent company, theglobe.com, has undergone its own restructure, appointing new management and aborting its Voice over Internet Protocol and Video Games businesses to focus on its dot-travel search engine, www.search.travel . As of 30 June, 27,100 dot-travel domain names had been registered. http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2007/04/25/853/travolution-awards-2007-winners.htmlCCPWed, 25 Apr 2007 10:51:00 +01:00 The winners of the Travolution Awards have been unveiled at a ceremony in London: Photos from the event are available on Flickr ADVERTISING AWARDS Best Use of Online Advertising • Love Creative for STA Travel • Harvest Digital for Cruise Thomas Cook • Harvest Digital for Cheapflights • KitCatt Nohr for Virgin Holidays • Agency.com for http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2007/03/23/797/travolution-awards-shortlist-announced.htmlCCPFri, 23 Mar 2007 04:43:00 -00:00 ADVERTISING AWARDS Best Use of Online Advertising • Love Creative for STA Travel • Harvest Digital for Cruise Thomas Cook • Harvest Digital for Cheapflights • Agency.com for BA.com • KitCatt Nohr for Virgin Holidays Best Use of Affiliate Advertising • The Dedicated Partnership for UKSeries.com • Affilinet for Paramount Hotels • Buy.at for LateRooms Best Use of CRM • CreatorMail for Thomson • Lastminute.com (in-house) MARKETING & INNOVATION AWARDS Best Use of Social Media • Jumeirah Hotels – The JCast • TravellersPoint maps • STA Travel Blogs • EnjoyEngland/Yahoo! Answers • Avis WeTryHarder Blog • Select World Travel Blog/Videos Best Agency for Search Engine Optimisationhttp://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2006/12/15/647/wishing-for-new-e-job.htmlCCPFri, 15 Dec 2006 08:10:46 -00:00 A lack of people within the travel sector with e-commerce skills to satisfy current growth levels is believed to be having a major impact on company recruitment policy. This imbalance between the demand for new positions to be filled and the supply available within existing companies has led one of the sector’s leading recruitment companies to launch a dedicated division for online professionals to be lured into travel. PureGenie , which will launch on December 11, has been created by Gail Kenny Executive Search and follows increasing demands by companies across the industry for people to fill positions made available by the creation of new online departments. Associate at Gail Kenny Executive Search, Ian Brooks, said: “We believe that while there exists a good pool of online talent within travel, that it is insufficient to satisfy the demand, and travel companies are increasingly rehttp://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2006/11/03/580/tw-group-unveiled-to-the-industry.htmlCCPFri, 03 Nov 2006 08:36:16 -00:00 Travolution publisher Reed Business Information has today re-aligned its core travel products into a single unifying brand, known as TW Group. The TW Group will comprise the Travolution brand, trade bible Travel Weekly and the massively successful travel agent information service Gazetteers Plus . The move also coincides with the major overhaul and re-launch of Travel Weekly. The magazine will now be published in a smaller format and include a raft of new features such as its Skills Zone section and dedicated areas for industry sectors. Today also sees the launch of the Travel Weekly Blog and a re-designed Travel Weekly website. The three brands in the TW Group will be on show together for the first time at World Travel Market http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2006/08/04/411/travolutionwtm.htmlCCPFri, 04 Aug 2006 08:58:00 +01:00 2 day conference at World Travel Market 7-8 November 2006 – ExCeL, London Visit our dedicated microsite Travolutionconference.com . Is your travel business prepared for the digital world? How will the latest developments in distribution, marketing and technology affect your travel business? How will travel brands develop in the digital age with the impacts of mobile/convergence, the next generation of search, web 2.0 and user generated content? How should hotels, airlines, tour operators and travel agents position themselves to take advantage Attend this two day conference and hear from leading figures from travel and the wider online world to find out how you can do better business online. Confirmed speakers include: Michelle Peluso, president and chief executive officehttp://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2006/07/21/375/the-influential-ten.htmlCCPFri, 21 Jul 2006 02:37:00 +01:00 Ten Years of Online Travel – The Influential Ten Who are the innovators of the last ten years? Who has created a company that has shaped the way travel products are distributed online? Pick ten from our shortlist of 20 names. The definitive list of the most influential people of the last ten years will be published in our special edition in September, when we will be celebrating ten years of online travel. VOTE NOW Here is the shortlist: Simon Breakwell Until recently, European president for Expedia and credited with driving the unique European end of the business to its number one position. Sergy Brin and Larry Page Founders of the internet giant, Google, who have helped make search one of the most important aspects of marketing any consumer prohttp://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2006/06/02/290/travolution-teams-up-with-world-travel-market-for-landmark.htmlCCPFri, 02 Jun 2006 09:13:00 +01:00 Travolution will hold its second conference of 2006 at this year’s prestigious World Travel Market exhibition in London. The two-day event at the ExCel Centre will include a series of travel marketing and technology seminars on Tuesday 7 November and a one-day conference, featuring keynote speakers and panel discussions, on Wednesday 8 November. The announcement follows the well-received one-day Travolution Summit in April at the Renaissance Chancery Court in London. Travolution publishing director Simon Ferguson said: “Travolution is thrilled to be providing the conference at this year’s World Travel Market. The power of WTM as an event is well evidenced, and the combination of this with Travolution’s unique position in serving the online travel market will ensure a must-attend event. “We’ll be looking to combine great speaker content with innovative delivery, includinghttp://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2006/02/15/99/travolution-summit-to-be-key-event.htmlCCPWed, 15 Feb 2006 03:18:00 -00:00 The Travolution Summit is shaping up to be one of the top events of the year for the online travel industry, with a host of big names confirmed to speak.   Brent Hoberman (Lastminute.com), Andrew Botterill (Global Travel Group), Bruce Redor (Expedia), Jurgen Fischer and Tim Davis (Hilton International), and Mike Nelson (Cendant) will be taking part in the one-day event in London on April 27. Other leading figures from thehttp://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2006/02/03/89/travel-technology-show-success-prompts-venue-change.htmlCCPFri, 03 Feb 2006 05:01:00 -00:00 Organisers of this week’s Travel Technology Show are celebrating another successful exhibition by announcing the 2007 event will be moved to the bigger venue of Earl’s Court. The two-day event at Olympia this week saw a significant increase in the number of visitors and exhibitors, prompting the organisers to switch the event next year to the Earl’s Court 2 venue. It will continue to sit alongside the Business Travel Show, which will be hosted simultaneously. The organisers said early indications had showed an increase of 10% in visitor numbers on the 2005 event. Event director Neil Simpson said: “The Travel Technology Show has become Europe’s principal business exhibition for technology suppliers to meet and do business with buyers from the travel industry. “Each year it continues to evolve and to grow, and the planned move to Earls Court 2 in 2007 represents our commitment to the sector and the continual development of the show to meet the d