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.

VIDEO: Booking Holdings' Glenn Fogel on platforms, search and check-in issues
News / Online
VIDEO: Booking Holdings' Glenn Fogel on platforms, search and check-in issues
By Kevin May | November 22, 2019
Following a lengthy outburst about his check-in experience at a hotel, Glenn Fogel also had plenty to cover about what the company is trying to do. Read More
WATCH: A visual history of digital travel company revenues
News / Online
WATCH: A visual history of digital travel company revenues
By Steven Lerner | November 22, 2019
PhocusWire documented the entire history of quarterly total revenues since the first digital brands IPOed in the mid-1990s. Read More
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Opinion / Technology
Why voice is the travel marketers’s next destination
By Joel Davis - Mighty Social | November 20, 2019
A new voice-enabled era for travel is coming, and now is the time for brands to take advantage of it. Read More
eDreams ODIGEO earnings 1H 2020
News / Online
eDreams Odigeo overcomes SEO changes, reports 2% booking growth
By Steven Lerner | November 19, 2019
eDreams Odigeo reports another half year of stable results, with bookings climbing 2% year-over-year to 5.8 million  Read More
In the green room at Phocuswright with... Bryan Dove
Interview / Distribution
In the green room at Phocuswright with... Bryan Dove
By PhocusWire | November 19, 2019
In a series of interviews with executives participating at the event in Florida in November, PhocusWire finds out what makes them tick... Up next: Bryan Dove of Skyscanner. Read More
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News / Startups
Cover Genius adds $10M in Series B for growth in the U.K., U.S. and Asia
By Linda Fox | November 19, 2019
Cover Genius, an insurance technology specialist, is plotting growth after landing $10 million in Series B funding. Read More
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News / Online
"We need to fight for equality" - Billie Jean King, Mark Okerstrom and more on diversity and inclusion
By Jill Menze | November 19, 2019
At Expedia Group's Explore event, diversity, inclusion and leadership were discussed at length by executives and speakers such as tennis legend and equality advocate Billie Jean King. Read More
Hot 25 Startups 2020: Groupdesk
Interview / Startups
Hot 25 Startups 2020: Groupdesk
By PhocusWire | November 18, 2019
Groupdesk streamlines the booking and payments processes so that travelers can easily service themselves, which allows businesses to focus on marketing and achieving long-term profitability. Read More
Hot 25 Startups 2020: Bacarai
Interview / Startups
Hot 25 Startups 2020: Bacarai
By PhocusWire | November 18, 2019
Bacarai has developed a digital marketplace for group airfare, which enables airlines to manage the lifecycle of a group contract with ease, while simultaneously optimizing the customer journey. Read More
Hot 25 Startups 2020: Cruisewatch
Interview / Startups
Hot 25 Startups 2020: Cruisewatch
By PhocusWire | November 18, 2019
Cruisewatch scans more than 25,000 cruise sailings for good bargains, maintains a price history for five years, reads through 250,000 cruise reviews and alerts users when the price drops. Read More
Hot 25 Startups 2020: Hotailors
Interview / Startups
Hot 25 Startups 2020: Hotailors
By PhocusWire | November 18, 2019
Hotailors automates the booking process in corporate travel and can handle a request within five minutes. Read More
Hot 25 Startups 2020: Setoo
Interview / Startups
Hot 25 Startups 2020: Setoo
By PhocusWire | November 18, 2019
Setoo’s platform allows travel businesses to preciously automate the entire insurance process and to develop personalized plans for each traveler. Read More
Hot 25 Startups 2020: SnapTravel
Interview / Startups
Hot 25 Startups 2020: SnapTravel
By PhocusWire | November 18, 2019
SnapTravel has developed an AI-powered chatbot that sources through thousands of hotels to find the best deals based on price, location, quality and overall value. Read More
Hot 25 Startups 2020: Tastemakers
Interview / Startups
Hot 25 Startups 2020: Tastemakers
By PhocusWire | November 18, 2019
Tastemakers Africa is revolutionizing African travel with authentic and amazing tours hosted by seasoned and local curators. Read More
Hot 25 Startups 2020: WhyHotel
Interview / Startups
Hot 25 Startups 2020: WhyHotel
By PhocusWire | November 18, 2019
WhyHotel blurs the line between hospitality and home by offering newly built luxury vacant apartments to guests. Read More
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