Metasearch

PhocusWire's in-depth coverage of the metasearch sector, featuring news, analysis, interviews, research and more on the brands and their strategies, executives and positions in the market.

News / Technology

Skyscanner pinpoints unserved routes for airlines via traveler intent tech

By Linda Fox | January 19, 2021

Skyscanner is providing airlines with up-to-date information on traveler searches to uncover new opportunities. Read More

News / Online

Trivago acquires getaway online travel agency Weekend.com

By Kevin May | January 14, 2021

It is the first acquisition for Trivago since it bought TripBuddy, an AI-led personalization engine, in May 2018. Read More

News / Online

Here's what happened in 2020, now be prepared for 2021

By PhocusWire | January 8, 2021

While many are eager to banish 2020 to a tightly sealed box, how the industry considers its options for the year ahead is based almost exclusively on what has come before. Read More

News / Online

WATCH: Visualization of digital travel revenues during initial recovery phase

By PhocusWire | January 6, 2021

Some of the publicly listed players in the sector talked of early signs of a recovery in their revenues in the third quarter, as the latest version of the chart below indicates. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Kayak's Steve Hafner on pandemics, strategy and survival

By PhocusWire | January 5, 2021

Honest and interesting - just with fewer wisecracks than during normal years. That was Kayak CEO Steve Hafner's appearance at The Phocuswright Conference 2020. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

What vacation rentals can learn from hotels about growth

By Connor VanDaveer - Koddi | January 4, 2021

While the vacation rental and alternative accommodation markets have flourished recently, property owners and technology intermediaries can learn from their counterparts in the hotel space to keep this... Read More

The most popular articles on PhocusWire in 2020

News / Online

By Kevin May | December 22, 2020

A year to forget - but a year in which the editorial team produced some of its best work since PhocusWire launched in November 2017. Read More

News / Online

FareCompare acquired by fellow travel search brand Turismocity

By Kevin May | December 15, 2020

FareCompare was created by Rick Seaney and Graeme Wallace in 2006, joining the U.S. market at the same time as Kayak, SideStep, FareCast and a string of other metasearch startups. Read More

News / Technology

WEBINAR REPLAY! Transforming travel for the new normal

By PhocusWire | December 9, 2020

An agile, integrated and empathetic approach across journey touchpoints is critical to instill a sense of confidence within the stakeholder community, both internal and external. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Booking Holdings' Glenn Fogel on getting it right for a post-pandemic future

By Kevin May | December 7, 2020

When you're often at the center of the relationship between accommodation providers and consumers, or figuring out how best to connect all the elements together in a trip, being Booking Holdings during... Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Tripadvisor slams Google strategy as operating at "expense of everyone else"

By Linda Fox | December 2, 2020

CEO Steve Kaufer pulls no punches when he talks about Google's position in travel at The Phocuswright Conference in November. Read More

News / Online

How travel companies are innovating in the Middle East and beyond

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WebinTravel | November 30, 2020

MakeMyTrip, Wego, Cleartrip and others discuss how they've shaped their strategy in the Middle East during the pandemic. Read More

News / Distribution

Tripadvisor says travel remains top of mind for consumers

By Linda Fox | November 18, 2020

The Tripadvisor "A Year in Travel" research, carried out in partnership with Phocuswright, reveals that between May and September, outdoor activities, nature and parks accounted for 34% of all... Read More