Thursday 25 January 2007

A new blog... with open access

A few months back Travolution agreed to be a media partner at the 2007 Travel Technology Show at London's Earls Court 2.

The event takes place on Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 February and is one of the biggest shows of its kind in Europe.

We suggsted to TTS director Neil Simpson that it would be a nice idea to have a blogging area at the show, where delegates could come and go, leave comments on the Travolution Blog and generally explore the world of blogging.

I will also be doing a presentation on blogging during one of the show's seminars.

However, we thought rather than using our existing Travolution Blog during the show it might be a bit more interactive to create a brand new blog just for the event.

This new blog, based in part on the Travolution Blog but with some subtle differences, will be open to all, allowing delegates to upload their own posts directly onto the system from our stand in the centre of the exhibition.

Why?

Well, there is enough going on at TTS to inspire debate, pose questions about how the industry is developing, or just simply irritate.

We will give delegates the opportunity to use a blogging platform to air their views.

In the coming weeks we will post some content on the Blog to get the ball rolling, ahead of the event.

As soon as the event starts on the 13 February, access to the Create A New Post section on the blog will be free to all delegates.

Like so much of the blogging phenomenon, this will be an experiment - and hopefully a lot of fun.

Kevin May, editor, Travolution