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 / Distribution

Flight Centre acquires majority stake in TPConnects

By Linda Fox | March 14, 2022

Flight Centre now owns 70% of the Dubai-based business. Read More

News / Distribution

Direct bookings rise, but cruise execs still want travel advisors' business

By Johanna Jainchill - Travel Weekly | March 14, 2022

The shift is due to passengers becoming more comfortable booking digitally with cruise lines and because some travel agencies didn't survive the last two years. Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

VIDEO: Emerging from COVID using data and technology

By PhocusWire | March 14, 2022

During the pandemic the Spain-based company utilized its long-held position as a innovator in travel tech to build tools and services to its partners to assist them as they attempt to ride the wave of... Read More

News / Distribution

Sabre, Amadeus and Travelport pull fares from Russian carrier Aeroflot following Ukraine invasion

By Kevin May | March 4, 2022

Sabre was the first of the main GDSs to issue a statement that it has axed its distribution with the Russian goverment majority-owned airline, with Amadeus following shortly after. Read More

Interview / Distribution

Sounding Off: Wartime decisions may linger long in the memory

By PhocusWire | March 4, 2022

Whatever the rationale behnd the decision, Sabre has made a calculated move that it will have to face head-on from the industry and its partners, or change in the coming days and weeks. Read More

News / Distribution

Jim Davidson lands CEO role at Accelya

By Kevin May | March 2, 2022

Davidson joined the Spain-based company in June 2020 when it acquired Farelogix, the airline commerce and retailing system. Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

VIDEO: Why data and understanding customers is so important during the COVID recovery

By PhocusWire | March 1, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has given many travel, tourism and hospitality companies the opportunity to rethink how they engage their customers and work with partners. Read More

News / Distribution

Agents losing recovery trend for cruise as direct gains strength

By Andrea Zelinski - Travel Weekly | March 1, 2022

New research found that while the number of people cruising increased 95% from 2020 to 2021, revenue from travel advisors and other intermediaries increased just 65%. Read More

News / Online

TripActions swoops on Sweden-based business travel firm Resia

By Linda Fox | March 1, 2022

The acquisition is the company's third in the past nine months. Read More

News / Distribution

Amadeus sees revenue climb by a quarter in 2021, tentative recovery in progress

By Kevin May | February 25, 2022

The technology and distribution giant still had revenues trailing by 52% on pre-pandemic 2019 - but 2021 saw it bring in €2.7 billion to the overall business. Read More

News / Distribution

Sabre plots recovery as profits lag

By Linda Fox | February 15, 2022

Sabre expects adjusted EBITDA to exceed pre-pandemic levels only by 2025, as travel continues its slow recovery from the impact of the coronavirus. Read More

News / Distribution

Hotelbeds lays out eco and social initiatives, joins Amazon Climate Pledge

By Linda Fox | February 11, 2022

The Spain-based bedbank says it has achieved carbon neutral status for the fourth consecutive year by reducing emissions as well as offsetting emissions through independent organization Cabon Footprint. Read More

From Our Partners / Distribution

The 2022 business traveler: anxious to travel but also anxious to travel

By Paul Barron - Amadeus Hospitality | February 4, 2022

As business travel returns, what trends are already emerging for this segment and what implications do they have on the hospitality industry? Read More

News / Distribution

VIDEO: Modern travel retailing - promises, promises!

By PhocusWire | January 27, 2022

A panel at The Phocuswright Conference 2021 examined the progress made in revolutionizing airline distribution so far and what steps still need to be taken. Read More