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

Amadeus reports double-digit revenue growth for the first half of 2019

By Linda Fox | July 31, 2019

The Spain-based company puts growth in the IT Solutions and Distribution arms of the business down to an “expanding customer base.” Read More

Opinion / Distribution

NDC Check, part 2: Next-gen airline distribution could be ready to fly

By Philippe Der Arslanian - Answair | July 31, 2019

Transformation, Proven ROI and Push-and-pull are the three drivers that are fully interrelated and need to be addressed simultaneously by airlines. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

NDC check, part 1: Is next-gen airline distribution taxiing or taking off?

By Philippe Der Arslanian - Answair | July 26, 2019

Despite the ineluctable NDC promise carried aggressively by the leading airlines, others seem to be adopting a wait-and-see approach. Read More

News / Distribution

Travelport brings in ex-Sabre exec Greg Webb to replace CEO Gordon Wilson

By Kevin May | July 9, 2019

In his most recent role, Webb spent just a year as senior vice president and general manager for hospitality at Oracle. Read More

Interview / Distribution

Sounding Off: Still too many questions and few answers for NDC

By PhocusWire | July 5, 2019

NDC's rocky road over the last seven years serves as a stark reminder of how complex the airline distribution landscape is and continues to be. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair LIVE - Gloria Guevara of WTTC

By Mitra Sorrells | July 5, 2019

The former-Sabre executive and minister of tourism in Mexico has been president and CEO of the WTTC since 2017. Read More

Opinion / Online

Why travel marketers must be always on and multichannel

By Stephen Taylor - Sojern | July 4, 2019

To be successful in this era of convergence, travel providers must think more strategically, not just about inventory, but about how they’re selling entire experiences. Read More

News / Distribution

Bringing on content and the network effect for GDS hotel platforms

By Linda Fox | July 3, 2019

The global distribution companies have evolved away from their traditional airline focus to bring accommodation into the mix. But there's more to it than that. Read More

News / Distribution

Emerging Travel Group raises $10M to expand RateHawk B2B hotel platform

By Linda Fox | July 3, 2019

The round is led by technology entrepreneur Lev Leviev and the family office of Igor and Dmitri Bukhman, co-founders of game development company Playrix. Read More

News / Online

How Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency might fit into travel

By Linda Fox | July 1, 2019

Concerns are not surprising given the probes into the social media platform around privacy and wider concerns about cryptocurrencies, but, for travel, there are a few interesting elements about Libra. Read More

Interview / Technology

In The Big Chair LIVE - Mat Orrego of Cornerstone

By Kevin May | June 18, 2019

Alongside running CIS since 1992, Orrego is an active supporter of the travel startup world through his work with RunUp Labs and as a regular and vocal judge at pitch competitions. Read More

Opinion / Online

The A-to-Gen Z of travel loyalty

By Craig Brennan - SwitchFly | June 14, 2019

The next generation of consumers don’t want one-size-fits-all rewards. They want to be recognized as individuals and they want rewards that are relevant to their needs and to their travel journey. Read More

News / Distribution

VIDEO: Teenage years still to come for NDC, patience required

By Linda Fox | June 11, 2019

New Distribution Capability (NDC) has broadly been accepted as a positive step in bringing value, and eventually greater efficiency, to the airline distribution chain. But, it’s not an overnight... Read More