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.

REPORT: COVID-19 Hotel Forecast - Key West
News / Distribution
REPORT: COVID-19 Hotel Forecast - Key West
By PhocusWire | June 2, 2020
The inverse relationship between COVID-19 cases and RevPAR is not nearly as predictive as the ramifications of local political lockdown decisions. Read More
Tripfuser lands £2.4M in funding, seeks further expansion
News / Startups
Tripfuser lands £2.4M in funding, seeks further expansion
By Linda Fox | May 29, 2020
Funding for the Australia-based company was led by the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria. Acting CEO Matt McCann takes up the role permanently. Read More
Possible futures for a post-pandemic travel industry, part 4
Opinion / Online
Possible futures for a post-pandemic travel industry, part 4
By Mario Gavira | May 29, 2020
Post-crisis tourism will have certain similarities to society 200 years before: a two-tier world where only the upper classes were able to travel internationally to experience new places firsthand. Many... Read More
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News / Online
Trip.com Group revenue drops over 40% in Q1, expects steeper decline in Q2
By Mitra Sorrells | May 28, 2020
The company is bracing for continued losses but says it is seeing signs of recovery in domestic travel. Read More
Traveling festival fans hopeful of swift return but only if free web cancelations available
News / Online
Traveling festival fans hopeful of swift return but only if free web cancelations available
By Kevin May | May 28, 2020
A survey of 110,000 festival-goers from countries such as the U.K., France and Germany found that over eight out of ten (82%) would feel confident attending an event within one to six months of... Read More
Expedia Group pledges $275M to coronavirus recovery, gives lodging partners “free” marketing
News / Online
Expedia Group pledges $275M to coronavirus recovery, gives lodging partners “free” marketing
By Jill Menze | May 28, 2020
Expedia Group is dedicating more than a quarter of a billion dollars to help its lodging partners, destinations and the travel industry rebound from the impact of the coronavirus. Read More
InPhocus, episode 12 - Right place, right time for a travel startup
News / Startups
InPhocus, episode 12 - Right place, right time for a travel startup
By PhocusWire | May 28, 2020
Some travel startups are using the current climate to shore up their strategy and take advantage of the support that a few governments have offered in order to prop up young businesses. Read More
Tours and activities brands plot recovery with at-home experiences, crowd-control measures
News / Distribution
Tours and activities brands plot recovery with at-home experiences, crowd-control measures
By Jill Menze | May 27, 2020
In response to the coronavirus crisis, Klook is launching virtual experiences as part of a multi-stage recovery plan, while competitor GetYourGuide is building crowd-control technology. Read More
Possible futures for a post-pandemic travel industry, part 3
Opinion / Online
Possible futures for a post-pandemic travel industry, part 3
By Mario Gavira | May 26, 2020
This scenario sketches a fundamentally different outcome to the previous scenarios: the virus proves to be more resilient than expected and the discovery and mass production of an effective vaccine only... Read More
REPORT: COVID-19 Hotel Forecast - Dallas
News / Distribution
REPORT: COVID-19 Hotel Forecast - Dallas
By PhocusWire | May 26, 2020
Phocuswright has discovered political decisions and the resulting social response may have a greater impact on hotel performance than raw case count or unemployment statistics. Read More
Sounding Off: Be careful where you place your marketing bets
Interview / Online
Sounding Off: Be careful where you place your marketing bets
By PhocusWire | May 22, 2020
It's too easy to knock one particular type of intermediary, without considering what might be lurking in the background. Read More
VIDEO: New Reality With... Tobias Ragge of HRS
News / Distribution
VIDEO: New Reality With... Tobias Ragge of HRS
By PhocusWire | May 21, 2020
The next guest on the New Reality With... series is Tobias Ragge, CEO of HRS, the Germany-based business travel accommodation platform. Read More
Possible futures for a post-pandemic travel industry, part 2
Opinion / Online
Possible futures for a post-pandemic travel industry, part 2
By Mario Gavira | May 21, 2020
In this scenario the emotional and social impact the coronavirus crisis has on humanity is too deep for people to get back to the old normal, especially in terms of their travel behavior. Read More
InPhocus, episode 11 - An opportunity for NDC post-coronavirus
News / Distribution
InPhocus, episode 11 - An opportunity for NDC post-coronavirus
By PhocusWire | May 21, 2020
Norm Rose, a Phocuswright analyst and veteran travel technology consultant, thinks the reset phase that airlines currently find themselves in will accelerate NDC as a standard (and more) in aviation. Read More
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Opinion / Distribution
Tour operators: It's time to stop fighting online travel agencies
By Daniel Pino - TourOpp | May 21, 2020
TourOpp CEO Daniel Pino outlines things tour and activity suppliers should be demanding of OTAs. Read More
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