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.

Interview / Online

Phocuswright Europe 2020 preview: Out of Office with… Fabio Cannavale

By PhocusWire | September 8, 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. Read More

News / Distribution

Forget online stars and rankings, hotels will be now judged by hygiene factors

By Linda Fox | September 7, 2020

While there is no ranking or rating system for hygiene and cleanliness, there are tell-tale signs for who is putting in the time and money. And this matters a lot in the mid-pandemic period. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

How hotels can work alongside Google in the post-pandemic era, part one

By Max Starkov | September 7, 2020

Despite the COVID-led crisis in the industry, hotel marketers cannot ignore Google in the same manner as they could not have done so over any of the previous 20 years. Read More

Interview / Distribution

VIDEO: Hotelmize - Summit pitch winner at Phocuswright Europe 2020

By PhocusWire | September 4, 2020

Fully automated algorithms use big data and machine learning techniques to efficiently and effectively price-predict and analyze bookings to achieve the lowest costs and highest profits. Read More

News / Distribution

HotelRunner buys hotel analytics platform RateFor

By Kevin May | September 3, 2020

HotelRunner says the acquisition of the Turkey-based startup is part of a strategy to provide a "complete tech stack" for hotels. Read More

Interview / Online

Phocuswright Europe 2020 preview: Out of Office with… Kei Shibata

By PhocusWire | September 2, 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. Read More

News / Online

With budgets slashed, travel marketers use media mindset to drive engagement

By Mitra Sorrells | August 26, 2020

Travel brands are creating more content to drive both direct and organic traffic. Read More

News / Online

Google plays hardball with pandemic-affected travel site, freezes its ad account

By Mitra Sorrells | August 19, 2020

According to a travel executive, Google froze his company's advertising accounts when it was unable to pay its Q1 invoices on time. 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 / Distribution

REPORT: COVID-19 Hotel Forecast - Phuket

By PhocusWire | August 18, 2020

Despite Thailand and Phuket having every economic incentive to restart tourism as quickly as possible, the government has set public health as the top priority and has acted prudently regarding... 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 / Online

InPhocus, episode 20 - Looking to Russia for a different perspective

By PhocusWire | August 7, 2020

Russia is never far away from the headlines - whether it's politics, science or culture. The country's travel sector is no less interesting, too - so add a global pandemic into the mix of 2020 and... Read More