Travolution Summit to be key event

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…

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 the online world also speaking include Laura Wade-Grey, chief executive of Tesco.com, and Michael Steckler, head of sales at MSN.

The line-up will also feature the founder of the Yo! brand, Simon Woodroffe, and BT’s resident futurologist, Ian Pearson.

Travolution publisher Simon Ferguson said: “The Summit brings together an unprecedented line-up of speakers. It affirms that the online travel market is in a crucial developmental phase, and Travolution is delighted to be fuelling this.”