Interviews

Europe Travel Battleground 2018: Booklyng
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Europe Travel Battleground 2018: Booklyng
By PhocusWire | June 4, 2018
Francesco Canzoniere, CEO of Booklyng, pitches the business at Phocuswright Europe 2018, then takes questions from PhocusWire.... Read More
Europe Travel Battleground 2018: Sanctifly
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Europe Travel Battleground 2018: Sanctifly
By PhocusWire | June 1, 2018
Karl Llewellyn, founder of Sanctifly, pitches the business at Phocuswright Europe 2018, then takes questions from PhocusWire.... Read More
Europe Travel Battleground 2018: AdsHotel
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Europe Travel Battleground 2018: AdsHotel
By PhocusWire | May 31, 2018
Filippo Fasolo, CEO of AdsHotel, pitches the business at Phocuswright Europe 2018, then takes questions from PhocusWire.... Read More
CEO interview TurnKey Vacation Rentals T.J. Clark
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In The Big Chair - T.J. Clark of TurnKey Vacation Rentals
By Mitra Sorrells | May 30, 2018
T.J. Clark co-founded the company in 2013 to provide vacation rental homeowners and guests a consistent, high-end experience similar to a fine hotel. It now has 400 employees and more than 3,500 properties under management.... Read More
Europe Travel Battleground 2018: MeetingPackage
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Europe Travel Battleground 2018: MeetingPackage
By PhocusWire | May 30, 2018
Joonas Ahola, CEO and founder of MeetingPackage, pitches the business at Phocuswright Europe 2018, then takes questions from PhocusWire.... Read More
Startup Stage Vivere Travel
Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: Vivere uses AI to curate inspirational content
By Mitra Sorrells | May 30, 2018
 Working with IBM Watson technology, Vivere uses artificial intelligence to easily organize and tag text and visual content about destinations around the world.  ... Read More
STARTUP STAGE: DeepBlu aims to be the Airbnb of diving
Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: DeepBlu aims to be the Airbnb of diving
By Kevin May | May 22, 2018
The company is not just another activity content site, but has a marketplace and other tools to give dive schools, shops and kit suppliers a way to reach customers.... Read More
CEO interview Arrivalist Cree Lawson
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In the Big Chair - Cree Lawson of Arrivalist
By Mitra Sorrells | May 16, 2018
 Arrivalist measures the movement of network-enabled mobile devices to determine what digital content influences consumers to visit a physical location.   ... Read More
Phocuswright Europe 2018 Preview: Maud Bailly on a revolution in habits
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Phocuswright Europe 2018 Preview: Maud Bailly on a revolution in habits
By PhocusWire | May 15, 2018
Ahead of Phocuswright Europe, she outlines the need for "responsible personalization," what the role of a CDO entails and AccorHotels' plans for the future.... Read More
Startup Stage VacationRenter
Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: VacationRenter aims to solve the industry's inventory fragmentation
By Mitra Sorrells | May 14, 2018
Two ex-Googlers created the vacation rental search engine that consolidates listings from sites such as Booking.com, VRBO, HomeAway and more. ... Read More
Phocuswright Europe 2018 Preview: Blanca Menchaca on Asia being misunderstood
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Phocuswright Europe 2018 Preview: Blanca Menchaca on Asia being misunderstood
By PhocusWire | May 13, 2018
The BeMyGuest co-founder will be battling with Bobby Healy of CarTrawler, asking if the "Asian Tigers" have enough to win over the global elephants, especially in a land where scale matters.... Read More
STARTUP STAGE: Tripcents brings idea-save-pay process to trip planning
Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: Tripcents brings idea-save-pay process to trip planning
By Kevin May | May 11, 2018
Founded in mid-2017, Tripcents has a different take on the trip planning model by tapping into one of the most important parts of traveling: paying for the trip.... Read More
in the big chair guesty
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In The Big Chair - Amiad Soto of Guesty
By Jill Menze | May 9, 2018
Amiad Soto co-founded Guesty alongside his twin brother in 2013. He has been named to Forbes Israel’s 30 under 30 list.... Read More
Phocuswright Europe 2018 Preview: Lin Xu says people have it wrong about investors
Interview / Startups
Phocuswright Europe 2018 Preview: Lin Xu says people have it wrong about investors
By PhocusWire | May 4, 2018
Here is she discusses the misconceptions people have about the investment community, her love of tours and activities and why the industry should get out and explore a little more.... Read More
Startup Stage Chozun
Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: Chozun offers blockchain system for experiences and loyalty
By Mitra Sorrells | May 3, 2018
Australian entrepreneurs Teresa Truda and Zia Word pivoted the focus of their app to Chinese outbound millennial travelers after they were accepted into Chinaccelerator, a Shanghai-based startup accelerator.... Read More