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VIDEO: The VC view on travel startup strategy

By PhocusWire | November 3, 2021

The finance houses that have backed so many travel startups over the years have not been immune to events of the last 20 months. But they have worked hard to help their portfolio brands. Read More

News / Distribution

Royal Caribbean tells travel agents: "Don't be afraid of digital"

By Ian Jarrett - Travel Weekly Asia | November 3, 2021

Travel partners who are digitally selling cruises have been able to recover business and grow their cruise business faster than others who have not yet gotten into that game successfully. Read More

News / Online

Lyft achieves second quarter of adjusted EBITDA profitability

By Jill Menze | November 2, 2021

For the third quarter of 2021, Lyft also reported record revenue per active rider. Read More

News / Online

The Phocuswright Conference 2021 - five questions for tourism policy executives

By PhocusWire | November 2, 2021

A panel this year, focusing on tourism policy and government planning, features Isabel Hill (U.S. Department of Commerce), Stacy Ritter (Greater Fort Lauderdale CVB) and Margo Yates... Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: Growth trends and challenges for travel startups

By PhocusWire | November 2, 2021

Speaking during PhocusWire Pulse, Trippers CEO Charlotte Franzellin explains why the travel planning app launched amid the pandemic and the challenges of entering the travel tech space. Read More

News / Online

Trivago eyes Spring for return of normal travel

By Linda Fox | November 1, 2021

The company has seen gains in net income, total revenue and EBITDA as a result of a recovery in referral revenue and qualified referrals in Europe and the Americas. Read More

News / Online

Eco-friendly options and cost hit sustainable travel behavior

By Linda Fox | November 1, 2021

A report coinciding with the COP26 Summit found consumers often can't find or didn't realize sustainable travel options are available. Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: Lessons learned and staying the course as a travel startup

By PhocusWire | November 1, 2021

FutureStay has experienced what it takes to get a business up and running, including challenges around investment, building teams and sticking to a growth strategy. Read More

News / Technology

Airline leaders debate NDC, digitalization, sustainability

By Mitra Sorrells | November 1, 2021

Panelists at an IATA event in Madrid included leaders from IATA, Lufthansa and Iberia. Read More

News / Online

Ten things to know about the short-term rental traveler

By Phocuswright Research | November 1, 2021

Everything to know about the short-term rental traveler, including who they are, their unique perspectives and lodging consideration sets. Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: Small operators feel the squeeze (it's perfectly normal)

By PhocusWire | October 29, 2021

The tours, activities and experiences sector still lags way behind the likes of hotels and air when it comes to digitalization of product and some form of normalization around distribution. Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: Next billion online travel consumers ready for the taking

By Linda Fox | October 29, 2021

The future cohort will have different values and behaviors and will require flexibility and an Amazon-like experience. Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: Startup momentum in a crisis

By PhocusWire | October 29, 2021

At PhocusWire Pulse, Joseph Ling, founder and CEO of Singapore-based Vouch, shares how his company thrived amid the pandemic. Read More

News / Technology

Sabre offloads AirCentre airline operations to CAE for $392M

By Jill Menze | October 29, 2021

The $392.5 million agreement includes the Sabre AirCentre product portfolio, related technology and intellectual property as well as a transfer of AirCentre’s 500-person workforce to CAE. Read More