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.

Tripadvisor ends 2019 with revenue fall, remains optimistic about 2020
News / Online
Tripadvisor ends 2019 with revenue fall, remains optimistic about 2020
By Steven Lerner | February 13, 2020
Total revenue for the fourth quarter slipped 3% year-over-year to $335 million. Read More
How I Got Here, episode 24 - Steve Hafner of Kayak
Interview / Online
How I Got Here, episode 24 - Steve Hafner of Kayak
By PhocusWire | February 13, 2020
When the definitive history of online travel is written in the decades to come, Steve Hafner will be remembered for many things - one of which being his part in creating Kayak in 2004. Read More
Revenue drops for Trivago as challenges from Google, Coronavirus escalate
News / Online
Revenue drops for Trivago as challenges from Google, Coronavirus escalate
By Steven Lerner | February 12, 2020
Axel Hefer, CEO of Trivago, wants to “challenge” the way business is done with Google after the Düsseldorf, Germany-based company posted disappointing financial results. Read More
How Google Flights is shaking up the travel Industry
Opinion / Online
How Google Flights is shaking up the travel Industry
By Mario Gavira | February 12, 2020
Although Google’s recent decision to stop charging for leads to airlines and OTAs in Google Flights might look insignificant to other Big Tech moves in recent decades, it is sending shockwaves across... Read More
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Phocuswright Europe - the 2020 theme: Travel's Next Era
By PhocusWire | February 6, 2020
Phocuswright Europe is a place where online travel's smartest audience connects to share ideas, debate topics and showcase what's next. Read More
How I Got Here, episode 22 - Sebastian Gomez of Reservamos
Interview / Online
How I Got Here, episode 22 - Sebastian Gomez of Reservamos
By PhocusWire | January 30, 2020
Mozio's David Litwak and Kevin May from PhocusWire are joined by Sebastian Gomez, the co-founder and president of Reservamos, a Mexico-based bus booking platform created in 2013. Read More
In The Big Chair - Bryan Dove of Skyscanner
Interview / Online
In The Big Chair - Bryan Dove of Skyscanner
By Linda Fox | January 29, 2020
The Skyscanner boss talks to PhocusWire about being a CEO, the company's recent development into a marketplace and sustainability. Read More
Sounding Off: Hipmunk's demise is a lesson to all
Interview / Online
Sounding Off: Hipmunk's demise is a lesson to all
By PhocusWire | January 17, 2020
As cold and neutralized by PR as a company could muster, SAP Concur may well have summarized the history of Hipmunk in one sentence. Read More
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News / Distribution
Ryanair wins legal ruling against Skyscanner over display of fares
By Linda Fox | January 16, 2020
Ryanair granted interim injunctions against Skyscanner.de in a Hamburg court. Read More
Hotels stuck in a market where online travel agency rate issues still burn
News / Distribution
Hotels stuck in a market where online travel agency rate issues still burn
By Kevin May | January 16, 2020
In a series of questions posed to participants on a recent webinar hosted by PhocusWire with wholesaler Hotelbeds, hotels indicated a range of issues that still exist around rate parity. Read More
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SAP Concur shuts down metasearch engine Hipmunk
By Jill Menze | January 14, 2020
SAP Concur says it is “retiring” both the consumer-facing Hipmunk product as well as travel and expense product Concur Hipmunk and will stop supporting the brand on January 23. Read More
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News / Technology
Price-predicting app Atta raises $3M to strengthen Asia partnerships, marketing efforts
By Steven Lerner | January 10, 2020
Atta Inc. will also use the funding to recruit engineers and increase partnerships in the region. Read More
How I Got Here, episode 19 - Fritz Demopoulos of Qunar
Interview / Online
How I Got Here, episode 19 - Fritz Demopoulos of Qunar
By PhocusWire | January 9, 2020
Fritz Demopoulos, co-founder and ex-CEO of Qunar (now head of Queen's Road Capital), talks to Mozio's David Litwak and Kevin May from PhocusWire about how he created a travel startup in China. Read More
VIDEO: Booking Holdings' Glenn Fogel on being a different brand and concerns over capital
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VIDEO: Booking Holdings' Glenn Fogel on being a different brand and concerns over capital
By Kevin May | December 17, 2019
In an interview in the PhocusWire Studio, Fogel discusses the "connected trip" strategy, the influx of bad investment capital and sustainability. Read More
VIDEO: What will the travel purchase funnel look like in the future?
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VIDEO: What will the travel purchase funnel look like in the future?
By Mitra Sorrells | December 12, 2019
Executives from Skyscanner, HotelTonight, TripTuner and Fareportal discuss the future of the funnel in travel at The Phocuswright Conference. Read More
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