Offline Travel Agency

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

News / Online

Active Travel acquires cycling business of Inspired Italy

By Linda Fox | January 10, 2023

The acquisition gives Active Travel Group a platform for cycle operations in Tuscany and Umbria and brings its operating bases to six across the U.K., France and now Italy. Read More

Interview / Technology

Video: Mystifly – Phocuswright Conference Launch innovator

By PhocusWire | January 4, 2023

Singapore-based Mystifly offers a suite of solutions to streamline airline distribution, fulfillment and payments. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

How hotels and DMOs can respond to shifting perceptions of sustainability

By Scott Falconer - Amadeus | December 14, 2022

Hotels and destination management organizations need to keep up to date in areas such as sustainability when planning for the future and engage with changing consumer demand. Read More

News / Distribution

IATA maps road to achieve modern airline retailing by 2030

By Linda Fox | December 8, 2022

IATA’s Modern Airline Retailing program is based on three pillars - customer identification, retailing with offers and delivery with orders. Read More

News / Startups

Sion secures $3.2M to help agents chase commission

By Linda Fox | December 7, 2022

The investment in the U.S.-based SaaS business was led by TIA Ventures with SmartFlyer and Virtuoso also involved. Read More

Interview / Startups

Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023: Aeronology

By PhocusWire | November 15, 2022

Aeronology has created a simple, full-service “point of sale” travel booking platform for travel advisors, universities, government and corporate organizations. Read More

Interview / Startups

Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023: Fora

By PhocusWire | November 15, 2022

Fora is a new kind of travel agency, with a modern, tech-forward and inclusive approach. Read More

News / Technology

Amadeus looks to payments opportunity, unveils Outpayce subsidiary

By Linda Fox | November 14, 2022

Amadeus is establishing a separate payments business called Outpayce for its B2B payments as well its merchant services. Read More

News / Startups

Where are they now? Revisiting the Hot 25 Startups for 2022

By Kathryn Walson | November 11, 2022

In preparation for Tuesday's publication of PhocusWire's Hot 25 Travel Startup for 2023, we checked in with the companies that made the cut one year ago. Read More

News / Online

Studies see possible muted fall, return of holiday travel

By Kathryn Walson | November 9, 2022

A new report reveals consumers are price-shopping on online travel agencies because of economic concerns. Read More

News / Distribution

TripActions gains foothold in Spain with latest acquisition

By Linda Fox | November 8, 2022

The acquisition of the Spanish company is the fourth for TripActions Group in the past 18 months after Reed & Mackay in 2021 and Comtravo and Resia in early 2022. Read More

From Our Partners / Distribution

Video: Opportunities and challenges in B2B travel distribution

By PhocusWire | November 8, 2022

TBO co-founder Gaurav Bhatnager explains how technology enables the platform to connect more than 100,000 travel buyers with millions of travel suppliers across more than 110 countries. Read More

News / Technology

The long, costly and risky road to airline digital transformation

By Linda Fox | October 28, 2022

Airlines seem to acknowledge that to move away from legacy technology and modernise selling processes, they can no longer act alone. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Graham Turner of Flight Centre Travel Group

By Mitra Sorrells | October 27, 2022

Graham Turner is CEO of Flight Centre Travel Group, one of the world’s largest travel retailers and corporate travel managers, with company-owned leisure and corporate travel business in 23... Read More