Travolution Summit 2010: News and Twitter updates

This page features news stories from Travolution and Travel Weekly reporters at the Travolution Summit 2010, plus updates from Twitter

Travolution’s one-day conference is going ahead despite ongoing disruption from the volcanic ash cloud over Europe.

This page features news stories from Travolution and Travel Weekly reporters at the summit. Follow commentary live using the #travosummit hashtag on Twitter.

News

 > Orange to launch contactless phone this year
 > Firms invest in technology despite recession
 > Nearly 80% say images are deciding factor in travel purchases
 > Bing to ‘transform’ search results
 > Travel firms should target older customers
 > Experiment more, says Google UK boss
 > Clegg effect won’t last, says Portillo

Opinion

 > Scrapping sub-par tech is easier said than done

Twitter