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News / Technology

Destination X - Using the new normal to limit visitors and manage overtourism

By PhocusWire | May 5, 2020

Aside from reduced pollution and car accidents, the crisis brought on by COVID-19 may offer an opportunity to make some much needed (and politically difficult) changes to tourism policies. Read More

News / Technology

Destination X - How coronavirus will force destinations to stop overtourism

By PhocusWire | April 28, 2020

The destruction caused by the coronavirus provides destinations an opportunity to make long-overdue smart and sustainable tourism decisions. Read More

News / Technology

Destination X - Five coronavirus recovery strategies for the tourism industry

By PhocusWire | April 7, 2020

The industry has the chance to reset and rethink as it looks to a future beyond COVID-19 - Destination X is a way to understand that opportunity. Read More

News / Distribution

InPhocus, episode 2 - In the midst of a crisis we can rethink the rules

By PhocusWire | March 19, 2020

Before the usual conversations about business, many discussions have inevitably started with asking how a person's family, city or country is fairing under the outbreak of the coronavirus. Read More

News / Online

How Singapore Tourism Board is working on a post-coronavirus strategy

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WebInTravel | March 9, 2020

Some areas of the world are already looking to the future as they seek to rebuild their tourist economies after the outbreak of coronavirus. Read More

Interview / Technology

VIDEO: Arrivalist - Launch pitch Phocuswright Conference 2019

By PhocusWire | December 10, 2019

Arrivalist is a leading location intelligence platform in the travel industry. Read More

Interview / Startups

VIDEO: Airalo - Summit pitch winner at Phocuswright Conference 2019

By PhocusWire | November 26, 2019

Get pain-free travel and stay connected without changing SIM cards or renting a Wi-Fi device. Read More

Interview / Online

How I Got Here, episode 14 - Jerome Touze of WAYN

By Kevin May | November 21, 2019

WAYN (Where Are You Now?) was one of the first travel social networks. Co-founder and former co-CEO Jerome Touze joins hosts, David Litwak of Mozio and PhocusWire's Kevin May. Read More

Opinion / Technology

When it comes to LiDAR and the opportunities in travel, Elon Musk is wrong

By Sam Kamel - iinside | October 9, 2019

Rather than dramatically ringing the death knell for LiDAR, Musk's comments earlier this year merely underscore the fact that LiDAR has an awareness issue, no pun intended. Read More

Opinion / Online

The influencer marketing metrics travel brands are missing

By Rachel Jean-Firchau - Nativo | October 4, 2019

Influencers aren’t publishers, they’re people. While they might have incredible reach, most are focused on awareness and storytelling, not on driving bookings or conversions. Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

Bold and evergreen: The Irish advantage in travel technology

By Marisa Garcia - PhocusWire | October 3, 2019

There must be something in the water, or maybe it’s all of that fresh air, but Ireland is evergreen when it comes to travel innovation. Read More

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News / Online

My Method... How data and personalization drove stopover visitors to Toronto

By Raina Williams - Expedia Group Media Solutions | September 30, 2019

Tourism Toronto, Expedia Group Media Solutions and Air Canada shared a goal of engaging and inspiring travelers, while also driving tourism for Toronto. Read More

News / Online

Destination marketing, part 4: How emerging destinations balance marketing and management

By Mitra Sorrells | September 30, 2019

For our final article in our destination marketing theme month, we look at how two emerging destinations are balancing marketing and management. Read More