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.

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Trip Affiliates Network provides tech solutions for travel agents, wholesalers and hotels

By Mitra Sorrells | November 4, 2020

Trip Affiliates Network’s solutions include integrated booking systems for flights, hotels, activities and transfers, plus dynamic packages and digital payment solutions. Read More

News / Technology

CTM acquires travel tech software provider Tramada

By Mitra Sorrells | November 3, 2020

The acquisition comes just one month after CTM purchased U.S.-based Travel & Transport. Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: New Reality With... Andres Fabris of Traxo

By PhocusWire | October 30, 2020

The next guest on the New Reality With... series is Andres Fabris, CEO of Traxo, a leader in travel data capture and itinerary intelligence for business travel. Read More

News / Distribution

VIDEO: Travelport CEO Greg Webb on recovery and reality of NDC

By Kevin May | October 27, 2020

It's been quite a first year or so at the helm of Travelport for its CEO Greg Webb. But he already has some firm views on what works and what doesn't for the distribution and tech business. Read More

News / Distribution

Knowing your guest is no longer a luxury

By Peter Waters - Amadeus | October 27, 2020

Hoteliers that can unlock the power of guest data will be ideally positioned to create lasting, meaningful guest relationships and ultimately drive recovery and future growth. Read More

News / Distribution

WEBINAR REPLAY! Future-proof your hotel marketing strategy for 2020 and beyond

By PhocusWire | October 20, 2020

In this webinar we look at how hotel marketers can navigate these changes and plan for the future with robust marketing strategies. Read More

News / Startups

American Express GBT acquires 30SecondsToFly to boost corporate traveler experience

By Linda Fox | October 13, 2020

American Express GBT says the acquisition of 30SecondsToFly will enable it to offer more self-service options to travelers. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Imagine there’s no COVID-19 slamming the travel industry - it isn’t hard to do

By Gavin Smith - Element | October 12, 2020

There are four key areas to focus on as the travel industry navigates its way through this mid-pandemic period: revenue, organization, operations and technology. Read More

News / Distribution

Travel buyers estimate significant reduction in 2021 business travel volumes

By Linda Fox | October 2, 2020

Business travel is beginning to return, but more than a third of travel buyers say decreases of as much as 70% are possible. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

What are the forces shaping airline distribution in a pandemic world?

By Mario Gavira | October 1, 2020

Airline distribution was already going through a seismic shift before the crisis broke, yet the pandemic has turned all the underlying market dynamics upside down. Here's how the market unravels. Read More

Interview / Technology

How I Got Here, episode 44 - Azim Barodawala of Volantio

By PhocusWire | October 1, 2020

Volantio launched in 2014, bidding to capitalize on a burgeoning need by airlines to embrace the digital world behind the scenes. Barodawala tells the story to Mozio's David Litwak and Kevin May of... Read More

From Our Partners / Distribution

Hotel revenue: the catalyst for agency recovery?

By Ross Vinograd - Travelport | October 1, 2020

Travelport's new guide puts hotel in the spotlight as a critical driver of travel agency recovery. Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: New Reality With... Kurt Ekert of CWT

By PhocusWire | September 30, 2020

The next guest on the New Reality With... series is Kurt Ekert, CEO of CWT, one of the world's largest corporate travel management companies. Read More

News / Online

Travel & Transport acquired by CTM for $200M

By Kevin May | September 29, 2020

The acquisition, which includes Radius Travel, is being touted as a move to create one of the world's leading global, mid-market corporate travel managers. Read More