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News / Startups
Startups Lucia and BLCK forge ahead with scholarship backing
By Kathryn Walson | December 23, 2022
Samella Watson and Grace McBride talk about how the Philip C. Wolf Memorial Scholarship, including access to The Phocuswright Conference, has helped them shape their startups.... Read More
traveltech-show-2023
News / Technology
What to expect from the TravelTech Show in 2023
By PhocusWire | December 23, 2022
The TravelTech Show will celebrate its 20th years when it returns to ExCel London in June.... Read More
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News / Online
The most popular articles on PhocusWire in 2022
By PhocusWire | December 23, 2022
From the 1,000-plus articles we published in 2022, these are the 10 that were most popular based on pageviews.... Read More
How payments can unlock value, remove friction in travel
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How payments can unlock value, remove friction in travel
By Linda Fox | December 22, 2022
Uplift's Brian Barth, Worldline's Laurie Gablehouse and Paul Beukers from Katanox discuss developments in payments from wallets and crypto to loyalty and embedded finance at The Phocuswright Conference.... Read More
Bridge Series PCW 2022
News / Online
4 OTA CEOs on future opportunities
By Kathryn Walson | December 22, 2022
Etraveli’s Mathias Hedlund, Traveloka’s Caesar Indra, Priceline’s Brett Keller and Despegar’s Damian Scokin discuss their latest strategies.... Read More
Travel’s movers, shakers and newsmakers 2022
News / Online
Travel’s movers, shakers and newsmakers 2022
By PhocusWire | December 21, 2022
These are the people and topics that have made headlines in 2022 and that we expect to hear more about in 2023.... Read More
HomeToGo unveils curated search, readies TV marketing push
News / Online
HomeToGo unveils curated search, readies TV marketing push
By Linda Fox | December 21, 2022
The company says HomeToGo Modes will enable travelers to browse properties based on individual priorities and interests including price or one-off properties.... Read More
Boosting airline revenue through next-gen group booking tech
Opinion / Technology
Boosting airline revenue through next-gen group booking tech
By Ananth Narasimhan - Infiniti Software Solutoins | December 21, 2022
Most airlines are missing out on optimizing a revenue stream that has the potential to deliver up to a 28% increase to the bottom line — group bookings.... Read More
Abbott center stage PCW 22
News / Online
How travel can advance personalization, standardization
By Kathryn Walson | December 21, 2022
DataArt's Greg Abbott and Travelport's Tom Kershaw discuss the cloud and machine learning during this session from The Phocuswright Conference.... Read More
Video: Rezme - Phocuswright Conference Launch innovator
Interview / Startups
Video: Rezme - Phocuswright Conference Launch innovator
By Kathryn Walson | December 21, 2022
Rezme's Cherry is a browser extension app and mobile app that intercepts users on online travel agency websites and redirects them to property websites.... Read More
TravelgateX acquires chatbot specialist Quonversa
News / Technology
TravelgateX acquires chatbot specialist Quonversa
By Linda Fox | December 20, 2022
The acquisition, which is TravelgateX's second this year, will further improve process optimization and product selection for TravelgateX partners.... Read More
VIDEO: Mobi - Phocuswright Conference launch innovator
Interview / Technology
VIDEO: Mobi - Phocuswright Conference launch innovator
By PhocusWire | December 20, 2022
Mobi is a B2B trip planning technology company offering two products - Agent for travel suppliers and Agent for Agents for travel agents.... Read More
phocuswright-research-2022
News / Online
The best of Phocuswright research from 2022
By PhocusWire | December 20, 2022
Phocuswright produces a broad range of research and analysis throughout the year on travel, tourism and hospitality. Catch up on the data, trends and forecasting that you missed from 2022.... Read More
Travel needs invisible solutions to keep innovation alive
Opinion / Technology
Travel needs invisible solutions to keep innovation alive
By Irra Ariella Khi - Zamna | December 20, 2022
A new type of technology framework is needed for airlines that works regardless of a passenger’s age, mobile device, point of origin and destination and tech savviness.... Read More
Asia panel PCW 2022
News / Online
How travel is rebounding in Asia without China
By Kathryn Walson | December 20, 2022
In the panel “Around Asia: Hello, New World,” key players in the industry discuss their observations and predictions for the region, including the takeoff of autonomous vehicles, electric aircraft and fintech.... Read More
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