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 / Online

Video: Wildest dreams didn't predict success of Booking.com

By Kevin May | January 16, 2018

Depending on who you ask, Booking.com is either the finest example of an online travel success story or a giant of the industry that hotels love to hate. Read More

News / Online

The next wave of booking assistance through WhatsApp

By Jill Menze | January 15, 2018

To solve the traveler conundrum of airplane seat selection, Indian booking engine Goibibo has integrated with WhatsApp. Read More

News / Online

Phocuswright Europe 2018 - Amsterdam program is a go

By PhocusWire | January 15, 2018

Distribution, packaging, Asia Pacific, tours and attractions - just a few of the hot topics featured at this year’s Phocuswright Europe event. Read More

News / Online

Research Spotlight: Airbnb looking back and forward

By PhocusWire | January 12, 2018

Close to a decade since its foundation and $4.4 billion in funding later, Airbnb is one of the genuinely disruptive brands in the travel industry. Read More

News / Distribution

Amadeus debuts AI chatbot for Asia Pacific

By Mitra Sorrells | January 12, 2018

Amadeus is making further inroads into the Asia Pacific online travel market with the launch of a natural language chatbot for the LINE app, a free messaging platform popular in the region. Read More

News / Distribution

QOTW: Something about blockchain and doomed travel giants

By PhocusWire | January 12, 2018

Quote from Maksim Izmaylov, CEO of Winding Tree. Read More

News / Startups

UK-based Snaptrip raises £2.1M, acquires Last Minute Cottages

By Jill Menze | January 12, 2018

With a recent investment round tallying £2.1 million, Snaptrip has acquired Last Minute Cottages and is expanding its footprint in the United Kingdom’s holiday rental market. Read More

News / Online

Research Spotlight: Online travel in Asia Pacific to continue soaring

By PhocusWire | January 11, 2018

The last 15 years have seen Asia Pacific go from being a relative backwater in online travel to the biggest regional market on the planet. Read More

News / Distribution

Powerful travel brands face uncertain future in a blockchain-led world

By Mitra Sorrells | January 10, 2018

Will blockchain render powerful travel industry intermediaries extinct? That’s the prediction of Maksim Izmaylov, CEO of Winding Tree Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Emerging technologies are outsmarting the hotel revenue model

By Rom Hendler - InnoVel | January 10, 2018

Just when hoteliers thought they’ve mastered the art of working with online travel agents, there seems to be a sense of déjà-vu. Read More

News / Startups

Video: Three approaches to running a travel startup

By Kevin May | January 9, 2018

One has taken in around $450 million funding. Another hasn't brought in any outside capital investment. The other a modest $1.5 million. Read More

News / Online

Report: Luxury hotel brands must navigate shifting online ad landscape

By Mitra Sorrells | January 9, 2018

Luxury hotel brands need to reexamine their digital marketing budgets as Google continues to grow its presence in travel search and online booking. Read More

News / Distribution

New flight subscription app adds cities, new partner

By Mitra Sorrells | January 9, 2018

SkyHi, a new entrant in the air travel subscription sphere, added 10 cities to its system in December, bringing the total number of destinations served to 49 in the United States, Canada and Europe. Read More