Ground Transportation

PhocusWire's in-depth coverage of the ground transportation sector, featuring news, analysis, interviews, research and more on car rental, ride-hailing, taxis and rail.

Interview / Technology

Sounding Off: Hotels should think what to do with their empty space

By PhocusWire | August 28, 2020

Recovery is uncertain, perhaps long-term, so thinking "smaller and smarter" is likely the best strategy for any part of the travel ecosystem through the rest of the year and into 2021. Read More

Interview / Online

How I Got Here, episode 39 - Martin Rastellino of Despegar

By PhocusWire | August 27, 2020

Martin Rastellino and four friends co-founded Despegar in Argentina. The story of its birth, growth and eventual IPO is told to Mozio's David Litwak and Kevin May of PhocusWire. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: New Reality With... Elliott Ferguson of Destination D.C.

By PhocusWire | August 26, 2020

The next guest on the New Reality With... series is Elliott Ferguson, CEO of Destination D.C, one of the most high-profile destination and tourism organizations in the world. Read More

News / Technology

WEBINAR REPLAY! Power your payments – Shining light on how customers pay for flights, hotels, holidays and ground transport

By PhocusWire | August 26, 2020

We discuss key insights from a survey of 33,000 people across 12 countries to find out how they pay for travel and the importance of payments in the booking experience. Read More

Interview / Distribution

Phocuswright Europe 2020 preview: Out of Office with... Greg Webb

By PhocusWire | August 25, 2020

In a series of interviews with executives participating in the online event in September, PhocusWire finds out what they have learned from the COVID-19 crisis. Next up: Travelport's Greg Webb. Read More

Interview / Online

Phocuswright Europe 2020 preview: Out of Office with... David Higgins

By PhocusWire | August 24, 2020

In a series of interviews with executives participating in the online event in September, PhocusWire finds out what they have learned from the COVID-19 crisis. Next up: Trainline's David Higgins. Read More

News / Online

Omio secures $100M in funding, eyes customer experience developments and "opportunistic acquisitions"

By Linda Fox | August 19, 2020

Existing and new investors have participated in this latest round, including Kinnevik, Temasek, Goldman Sachs, NEA and Kleiner Perkins. Read More

News / Technology

Enough is enough - global travel brands make desperate plea for state help with pandemic recovery

By Kevin May | August 18, 2020

A joint letter, sent on their behalf by the WTTC today to the G7 countries and Australia, South Korea and Spain, asks governments to convene a COVID-19 global summit in a bid to "rescue the world... Read More

News / Technology

Boosting customer experience comes ahead of providing pandemic information to travelers

By Kevin May | August 17, 2020

Big data and analytics also scored the highest among the 11 technology-related options for brands, both in terms of previous impact and most likely to affect the business between now and 2025. Read More

News / Technology

Travizory lands $2M investment for its traveler identity tech platform

By Kevin May | August 17, 2020

The platform allows countries to obtain passenger details, biographic, biometric, itineraries and health information, so that airports and border officials can validate entry requirements. Read More

News / Online

Lyft sees revenue, ridership drop 60% in Q2 as closures wipe out demand

By Mitra Sorrells | August 13, 2020

Lyft says monthly rideshare rides in July were up 78% compared to April. Read More

News / Online

Coronavirus claims ground transport victim as GroundLink shuts

By Kevin May | August 12, 2020

The U.S.-based platform for booking chauffeured vehicles says services will end on August 31, citing the "catastrophic effects COVID-19 has had on the global economy." Read More

News / Online

AirAsia and Trip.com Group unite in digital travel services pact

By Kevin May | August 10, 2020

Flights, hotels, airport transfers and activities are included in the sharing of inventory across both platforms, with Trip.com Group's premium members getting "upgraded privileges" when they book... Read More