Interviews

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Travogram lets travelers book, share and monetize trips

By Mitra Sorrells | February 4, 2022

Travogram provides itineraries and tips from travelers that are linked with booking options.... Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: HostGPO creates a buying community for rental hosts

By Mitra Sorrells | January 31, 2022

Founded in 2020, HostGPO provides discounts on furniture, décor and other supplies to short-term rental hosts that become members of its community.... Read More

News / Technology

Q&A: Why - and how - travel brands should embrace verifiable ID

By Mitra Sorrells | January 26, 2022

Affinidi's director of travel says there will be opportunities for travel operators and intermediaries that can accept they do not "own" the customer.... Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Staypia uses AI to give travelers maximum discount on hotels

By Jill Menze | January 18, 2022

Staypia searches for the lowest price for 3.16 million hotels and beats that by as much as 30% more in discount.... Read More

Interview / Online

STARTUP STAGE: StressFreeCarRental wants to take the hassle out of rentals

By Mitra Sorrells | January 11, 2022

StressFreeCarRental provides rental options based on more than price, including details on insurance excess, fees and deposit options.... Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Katanox aims to simplify hotel distribution

By Mitra Sorrells | January 10, 2022

Katanox is focused on opening hospitality distribution to enable hotels to capture more direct bookings through multiple channels and to provide more choice for travelers.... Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: PhocusWire's most popular interviews 2021

By PhocusWire | December 23, 2021

We list the most popular videos that PhocusWire produced itself and those we've been involved with during The Phocuswright Conference in 2021. ... Read More

Interview / Technology

VIDEO: MogulRecruiter - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2021

By PhocusWire | December 21, 2021

Mogul is a technology and data sciences company that provides talent, booking and management solutions for the service industry starting with hospitality.... Read More

Interview / Online

VIDEO: Road.Travel - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2021

By PhocusWire | December 20, 2021

Establishing a new industry standard for car travels with curated routes and connecting travel destinations to in-car experiences.... Read More

Interview / Technology

VIDEO: Buddy - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2021

By PhocusWire | December 17, 2021

Buddy's insurance gateway connects platforms with any insurance product to include in your booking path.... Read More

Interview / Distribution

VIDEO: Travelpayouts - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2021

By PhocusWire | December 16, 2021

Travelpayouts gathered 300,000 vetted travel influencers and webmasters on their Digital Partnership Platform. How can brands benefit?... Read More

Interview / Distribution

VIDEO: Cendyn - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2021

By PhocusWire | December 15, 2021

Starling is Cendyn’s next-generation customer data platform (CDP) that unites a hotel’s tech and millions of guest data points to foster more meaningful relationships with their guests.... Read More

News / Online

Q&A: Viator’s Ben Drew on rate controversy, branding and 2022

By Jill Menze | December 14, 2021

Following a mixed reaction to Viator’s marketing program Accelerate, president Ben Drew remains confident that the platform is building an industry-leading product.... Read More

Interview / Technology

VIDEO: Xeniapp - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2021

By PhocusWire | December 14, 2021

Xeniapp is building the infrastructure of travel for the Web 3.0 economy. We serve all of the constituents of travel on one software platform.... Read More