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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.

American Express buys Mezi chatbot
News / Startups
AmEx buys Mezi, embraces "do-it-for-me" model
By Mitra Sorrells | January 30, 2018
American Express has acquired artificial intelligence-powered assistant Mezi, which co-founder and CEO Swapnil Shinde says upends the current “DIY” trend of travel search and booking into a... Read More
Kayak Desktop Escape app
News
Kayak's new desktop app inspires wanderlust from the cubicle
By Mitra Sorrells | January 30, 2018
Mobile may be gaining ground for travel research and bookings, but the desktop still dominates.   Read More
airbus AR app
News / Technology
New Airbus AR app takes travelers inside - and outside - the A380
By Mitra Sorrells | January 29, 2018
Building on the popularity of its iflyA380.com website, Airbus has created an iOS app to drive loyalty for the massive double-decker plane.   Read More
Google Phocuswright leisure study
News / Online
Google's three trends to attract leisure travelers
By Mitra Sorrells | January 26, 2018
Google believes leisure travelers are “more curious, demanding and impatient than ever before,” and brands that will win them over are the ones that meet their needs quickly, easily and with... Read More
DHISCO CHINAonline partnership 2
News / Distribution
Travel distribution partnership connects 500K+ hotels to Chinese travelers
By Mitra Sorrells | January 23, 2018
DHISCO,  a Dallas-based company that connects hotels with online travel agencies, global distribution systems, metasearch engines and other partners, has signed a partnership with... Read More
Engagement Labs ranking travel sites
News / Online
Online vs. offline: Where travel brands drive the most positive sentiment
By Mitra Sorrells | January 18, 2018
Most online travel sites are generating better brand awareness via consumers’ face-to-face conversations than they are through social media, according to a report from Engagement Labs, which analyzes... Read More
As online travel matures in the West, what does the next chapter look like?
Opinion / Online
As online travel matures in the West, what does the next chapter look like?
By Kei Shibata - Venture Republic | January 18, 2018
As the global online travel market reaches a turning point, what lies in store for all players, from global to local? Read More
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: In-Destination Experiences and End-to-End Journey
News / Online
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: In-Destination Experiences and End-to-End Journey
By PhocusWire | December 21, 2017
Travel is not about airline seats or hotel rooms - people travel for leisure to experience the destination, business travelers are on a mission to complete specific goals.  Read More
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Seven challenges for airlines
Opinion / Technology
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Seven challenges for airlines
By Kieron Branagan - OpenJaw Technologies | December 20, 2017
There are a common themes, indeed, common challenges that we at OpenJaw find when we meeting with our clients around the world. Read More
Top 10 travel technology and distribution stories of 2017
News / Distribution
Top 10 travel technology and distribution stories of 2017
By PhocusWire | December 20, 2017
It's that time of year again when we have a look back at some of the things that made an impact on travel technology and distribution in 2017 as well as gaze forward. Over the next few days in further Read More
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News / Online
QOTW: Something to do with travel marketing and kitchens
By PhocusWire | December 15, 2017
Quote from Jim Price, vice president sales in the travel division at PebblePost. Read More
Three techniques used to grow our traffic to over two million users per month
News / Online
Three techniques used to grow our traffic to over two million users per month
By Viewpoints | December 15, 2017
This is a viewpoint from Luc Guilhamon, co-founder and vice president of marketing at Viajala. In a previous column, I shared how Viajala, a Latin American flight and hotel metasearch company I co- Read More
PCwire-studio-2017
News / Startups
VIDEO: PhocusWire PundIT Show - Episode 8
By Kevin May | November 27, 2017
With almost three days of activity on-stage and lots of gossip in the hallways, our three guests have plenty to summarise from The Phocuswright Conference. Read More
globe-hand
News / Online
VIDEO: State of the digital travel world
By Kevin May | November 24, 2017
From the power of (some) online travel agencies, to who wins in the world of mobile travel services. Read More
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News / Startups
VIDEO: PhocusWire PundIT Show - Episode 7
By Kevin May | November 23, 2017
The penultimate outing of the special PundIT Shows at The Phocuswright Conference is a terrific episode. Read More
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