Travolution’s annual one-day conference is in full swing at London’s iconic roundhouse.
News, photos and tweets: Travolution Summit and Awards 2011
Travolution held its annual one-day conference and awards at London’s iconic Roundhouse on October 11 2011, with journalists and delegates covering the event live using the #travosummit and #travoawards hashtags.
Catch up on the news, photos and Twitter highlights below.
What the speakers said
Kayak and Expedia insist they are ‘serious about Europe’
Christian Saller, managing director, Kayak Europe
John Veichmanis, senior director of ecommerce and sites, Expedia
Successful start-ups in a game of ‘asymmetric warfare’
Julie Meyer, founder, Ariadne Capital
‘No mobile strategy, no future,’ says Google’s Carrington
Ian Carrington, head of mobile, Google
Travel urged to adopt gaming tactics
Alex Bonte, chief executive, eRepublik
Lastminute ‘could have been Groupon’, but for innovation deficit
Lopo Champalimaud, chief executive, Wahanda
Onefinestay eyes expansion in the US
Greg Marsh, chief executive, Onefinestay
Consumers adopt airport codes for flight searches
Robin Goad, director of research, Experian Hitwise
Pundits wrong on economic gloom, says HSBC’s Turner
Dennis Turner, chief economist, HSBC
The Travolution Awards
– Best of online travel honoured at Travolution Awards 2011
– See the full list of winners and watch the judges deliberate
#travosummit and #travoawards tweets
In pictures
– Travolution Awards 2011 slideshow
Laurie Kirschner of Linkedin speaks in the social media session. Picture by Steve Dunlop
The Summit stage
Bobby Healey, Car Trawler. Picture by Steve Dunlop
Ian Carrington, Google; Steve Jarrett, Meplease; Simon Ferguson, Travelport. Picture by Steve Dunlop
Teletext Holidays’ ‘App Store’, showcasing new iPhone and iPad apps
The cover of the new-look Travolution magazine greets delegates
