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

German driverless mobility startup Vay rides off with $95M

By Jill Menze | December 16, 2021

Vay plans to launch its first car-rental service in Hamburg next year. Read More

News / Online

Trip.com Group revenue drops in Q3 but international flight bookings up

By Mitra Sorrells | December 15, 2021

Trip.com Group's revenue in Q3 2021 was $831 million, down 9% compared to the second quarter of this year. Read More

News / Online

CTM acquires Helloworld’s corporate travel business

By Mitra Sorrells | December 15, 2021

Helloworld Corporate operates via the brands QBT, AOT Hotels, TravelEdge and Show Grou in Australia and APX and Atlas Travel in New Zealand. Read More

News / Online

AvantStay rides alternative accommodation wave with $160M capital raise

By Kevin May | December 15, 2021

The alternative accommodation platform has over 1,000 properties in more than 100 cities in the U.S. and Mexico, with ambitions to use the new funding round to expand the business into new markets. Read More

News / Distribution

VIDEO: Guesty on the rise of rentals and maintaining momentum

By PhocusWire | December 15, 2021

Guesty's Vered Raviv Schwarz joined us in the PhocusWire Studio at The Phocuswright Conference 2021 to discuss trends in alternative accommodation and where some of the opportunities and hurdles... Read More

News / Startups

Tracking travel startup investment trends in 2021

By Linda Fox | December 15, 2021

Standout sectors attracting investment in 2021 include alternative accommodation and ground transportation while tours and activities, corporate travel and hotel tech startups are also getting some... Read More

News / Online

Q&A: Viator’s Ben Drew on rate controversy, branding and 2022

By Jill Menze | December 14, 2021

Following a mixed reaction to Viator’s marketing program Accelerate, president Ben Drew remains confident that the platform is building an industry-leading product. Read More

Interview / Technology

VIDEO: Xeniapp - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2021

By PhocusWire | December 14, 2021

Xeniapp is building the infrastructure of travel for the Web 3.0 economy. We serve all of the constituents of travel on one software platform. Read More

News / Online

Trip.com Group adds Hopper’s price freeze in North America and Europe

By Mitra Sorrells | December 13, 2021

Beginning in early 2022, Hopper’s “Price Freeze” feature will be enabled for flight’s booked on Trip.com’s European and United States websites and in its app. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Google on trends, recovery marketing and sustainability

By PhocusWire | December 13, 2021

Nelson Boyce goes into detail on marketing tactics, the company's role as a facilitator within the sustainability debate and segments in the industry that it has yet to dive into fully. Read More

Interview / Technology

VIDEO: Pattern - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2021

By PhocusWire | December 13, 2021

Pattern Insurance enables you to embed and control protection for any online booking business. Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

Here's why expense reports are disappearing for corporate travelers in the U.S. and Europe

By TripActions | December 13, 2021

A revolution in travel and expense management solutions spares travelers endless headaches and allows companies to better utilize their finance teams. Read More

News / Online

The rapid growth of online travel in five charts

By Phocuswright Research | December 10, 2021

Phocuswright’s managing director Pete Comeau presents five charts in three minutes that show the growth of online penetration into the sector. Read More