TATOC has confirmed that affiliate LiveShareTravel will be media partners for the association's upcoming Finding Solutions conference 2013.

The conference will be held from March 8-10, at the Crewe Hall Hotel, Crewe and LiveShareTravel will be reporting all the news before, during and after the conference.

The LiveShareTravel team will be conducting video interviews and providing social media updates and you can follow it all on the #TATOC2013 hashtag on Twitter.

A video of last year's event is available to view on the TATOC website.

It is said that a picture speaks a thousand words and when it comes to statistics we have to agree.

ARDA has developed an infographic based on AIF's 2012 Shared Vacation Ownership Owners Report which clearly highlights some of the more important findings in a fun and readable format.To view the full infographic, click HERE.

ARDA has promised more infographics in the coming months so we will keep you updated as they are issued.

A study commissioned by the UK's four major airlines claims abolishing APD could generate more tax and create 60,000 jobs. TravelMole reports that the study by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), The economic impact of Air Passenger Duty, used a model to simulate how changes in one area of the economy (such as tax policy) affects all the rest.

 It found that:

• Abolishing APD could boost UK Gross Domestic Product by 0.46 per cent in the first year, with continuing benefits to 2020.
• The boost would amount to at least £16 billion in the first three years and result in almost 60,000 extra jobs in the longer term.
• Abolishing APD would pay for itself by increasing revenues from other sources such as income tax and VAT. This net benefit, even after allowing for the loss of APD revenue, would be almost £500m in the first year.

The report claimed the boost to GDP would come from airline investment and inbound tourism as well as increased business travel and international business connections.

Ryanair should have compensated a passenger who saw their flight cancelled following the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud in 2010.

BreakingTravelNews has reported that a ruling by the European Court of Justice found there is no limit in the duty of an airline to look after passengers during such an incident.

Denise McDonagh had a seven-day wait for a Faro-Dublin flight on Ryanair and claimed to have spent £968 on a hotel, food and transport.

Her compensation has not yet been paid.

Ryanair had argued the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland was so unusual that is voided normal rules.