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The best How I Got Here episodes in 2021

By PhocusWire | December 13, 2021

Each show features an entrepreneur or innovator in their respective field, covering startups and brands across the travel, tourism and hospitality sector. These are our favs of 2021. Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: The smart money goes on connecting the dots

By PhocusWire | December 10, 2021

When you follow Glenn Fogel’s train of thought, not only on the opportunity to keep customers in the Booking Holdings ecosystem, including payment, but also of the opportunity to get them to spend more,... Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: Why too much cash can lead to startup failure

By PhocusWire | December 10, 2021

At The Phocuswright Conference, Altimeter Capital’s Brad Gerstner and YC Continuity’s Anu Hariharan discuss how the pandemic has affected the startup ecosystem and the benefit of not raising too much... Read More

News / Technology

What steps can tourism take after COP26?

By Kevin May | December 9, 2021

Some argue that the travel, tourism and hospitality industry has, for the most part, avoided tackling the climate crisis in a meaningful way. But there are ways to change that. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Amtrav’s Jeff Klee on what's spurring - and stopping - business travel innovation

By PhocusWire | December 9, 2021

AmTrav co-founder and CEO Jeff Klee sits down in the PhocusWire Studio to discuss how traveler demands are driving innovation in business travel. Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: Concur founder Steve Singh on next-gen business travel

By PhocusWire | December 8, 2021

Investor Steve Singh discusses why he's optimistic about the future of business travel - and how both the technology architecture and the business models will change in the years ahead. Read More

News / Distribution

VIDEO: Hotels and rentals - divide, conquer or converge?

By PhocusWire | December 7, 2021

Alternative accommodation may have notched up a headstart over hotels, when lockdown restrictions began to ease - but no-one is saying that the momentum for the sector is likely to continue in the long... Read More

News / Online

Rentals and SPACs spotlighted as Vacasa goes public at $4.4B valuation

By Mitra Sorrells | December 7, 2021

Vacasa CFO Jamie Cohen says the company has two priorities that will drive how it uses the new capital: adding supply and developing its technology and product. Read More

News / Online

What is Booking Holdings up to with its big 2021 spending spree?

By Kevin May | December 6, 2021

PhocusWire asked a range of executives and experts for their perspective on what might be motivating the buying spree at Booking Holdings and what it means for their competitors, others and the future. Read More

News / Online

American Express GBT will go public via SPAC at $5.3B valuation

By Mitra Sorrells | December 3, 2021

The transaction, expected to close in the first half of 2022, is expected to provide up to $1.2 billion of gross proceeds, of which $335 million is fully committed from new investors including... Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: IPOs might hamper the spirit of innovation

By PhocusWire | December 3, 2021

The balance between the formalities and culture of becoming a public company alongside fostering an ability to try new things is a difficult one. Read More

News / Startups

Selina plots public listing via SPAC

By Linda Fox | December 3, 2021

Selina, which was launched in 2015, is combining with existing SPAC New York-based BOA Acquisition Corp. with gross proceeds of $285 million anticipated from the deal. Read More

News / Distribution

VIDEO: ATPCO's Alex Zoghlin on travel retailing and a life in digital

By PhocusWire | December 3, 2021

Zoghlin joined us in the PhocusWire Studio to discuss the latest developments in the progress toward a retail-based future for airline distribution and reflect on some of those other jobs in the last... Read More

News / Technology

Sabre highlights agency recovery strategies, tech investment priorities

By Linda Fox | December 3, 2021

The top five strategies being followed by agencies, as they look to recover, include personalized bundles for travelers, targeting higher yield customers and investing in new technology. Read More