Online Travel Agency

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

News / Distribution

MakeMyTrip boosts distribution with Flipkart partnership

By Mitra Sorrells | April 5, 2018

Less than a month after buzz circulated that Amazon could make a move into travel – again – one of its biggest e-commerce competitors is doing just that. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Jens Wohltorf of Blacklane

By Kevin May | April 5, 2018

Since Jens Wohltorf co-founded the private car company in 2011, Blacklane has grown its reach to 250 cities and has raised $85 million. Read More

News / Distribution

Expedia Group can sell Air France-KLM flights without surcharge

By Mitra Sorrells | April 4, 2018

Air France-KLM has agreed to waive surcharges for leisure and corporate customers that book through Expedia Group brands Expedia, Ebookers and Egencia. Read More

Interview / Distribution

In The Big Chair - Tobias Ragge of HRS

By Kevin May | April 3, 2018

The founder's son, Tobias Ragge has run HRS for 10 years, with a particular emphasis on pushing it into new markets around the world and, more recently, concentrating on its core corporate travel... Read More

News / Distribution

Musement and Bókun partner to sell tours and activities

By Mitra Sorrells | April 3, 2018

Italy-based tours and activities booking platform Musement is expanding its supply through a partnership with Iceland-based Bókun. Read More

News / Online

Research Spotlight: What's bolstering the US online travel market

By Jill Menze | April 2, 2018

Growth was steady in the US travel market in 2017, with all segments seeing an increase of from 1 to 5% over 2016. Online sales in particular outperformed the market as a whole, which advanced 3%... Read More

News / Technology

AI analysis, part 1: Travel tech giants

By Mitra Sorrells | April 2, 2018

The ubiquity of artificial intelligence is evident in the fact that the abbreviation “AI” is now a common and recognizable term. Read More

News / Online

QOTW: Something about engaging travel influencers

By PhocusWire | March 30, 2018

Quote from Kirk Crenshaw, CMO of Traackr. Read More

Opinion / Online

Google: The sleeping giant of the vacation rental industry

By Steve Milo - VTrips | March 30, 2018

What impact will there be on the vacation rental industry if (and when) Google decides to fully join the party? Read More

News / Online

The state of influencer marketing for travel brands

By Mitra Sorrells | March 29, 2018

Photos, blog posts and other content shared by social media influencers can be an effective way for brands to communicate with consumers – particularly since surveys have found that between one-third to... Read More

News / Startups

Venture capital investments in travel tech could hit record highs in 2018

By Mitra Sorrells | March 28, 2018

Startups creating solutions to make travel more efficient, frictionless and interconnected received a record amount of venture capital funding in 2017 – at $25.45 billion it was a substantial 32%... Read More