Packaging

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

From Our Partners / Online

VIDEO: Amadeus on an exciting evolution for online travel agencies

By PhocusWire | June 5, 2019

Online travel agencies hold an important position in the ecosystem of search and buying travel products on the web. Read More

Interview / Startups

VIDEO: Travel Ledger - Battleground pitch at Phocuswright Europe 2019

By PhocusWire | June 4, 2019

Welcome to a new era of low-cost billing and payment in travel thanks to distributed ledger technology. Read More

Interview / Online

VIDEO: Exoticca - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Europe 2019

By PhocusWire | June 3, 2019

The curated marketplace for best value long-haul tour packages. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: HolidayPirates on winning social media and not using Google

By Kevin May | May 30, 2019

HolidayPirates is another of the outliers in the world of online travel in Europe that probably doesn't get the attention that it deserves. Read More

Interview / Startups

VIDEO: NannyBag - Battleground pitch runner-up at Phocuswright Europe 2019

By PhocusWire | May 30, 2019

Changing the way people travel with a luggage solution for every destination. Read More

Interview / Startups

VIDEO: GuruWalk - Battleground pitch runner-up at Phocuswright Europe 2019

By PhocusWire | May 28, 2019

The revolution of "pay-what-you-want" walking tours - find out why travelers love this concept so much. Read More

News / Online

Ctrip sees huge potential in customized travel for growing affluent segment

By Linda Fox | May 24, 2019

Research from Ctrip and COTRI reveals the potential in the growing high-net income traveler segment. Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: How a cruise line embarks on digital transformation

By Kevin May | May 23, 2019

Complicated products, expensive and considered purchases by consumers - just some of the elements in the cruise sector that are hard to shift to a digital-led future. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Rethinking the entry of Google in travel

By Kevin May | May 20, 2019

A series of spiky (angry, even) tweets and comments during conferences over the years - that's been the mainstay of one critic of Google's role in travel. Read More

From Our Partners / Online

What we’ve learned from tracking more than 280M online bookings

By SaleCycle | May 13, 2019

Over the past year, we have tracked more than 280 million online bookings and abandonments from their airline and travel clients. This is what we found out. Read More

Phocuswright Europe 2019 preview Dirk Tietz

Interview / Distribution

In the green room at Phocuswright Europe with... Dirk Tietz

By PhocusWire | May 3, 2019

In a series of interviews with executives participating at the event in Amsterdam in May, PhocusWire finds out what makes them tick. Next up: Dirk Tietz of DER Touristik Group... Read More

News / Online

Digital natives reveal what and who gets their attention with online travel reviews

By Kevin May | May 2, 2019

TripAdvisor does not compare to Google for getting online reviews of travel products in the minds of travelers aged between 18 and 28. Read More

News / Distribution

New OTA targets Muslim travelers looking for halal-friendly destinations

By Mitra Sorrells | April 30, 2019

Rihaala is a new online travel agency focused on halal-friendly destinations and accommodations and user-generated content. Read More

amadeus drivers of change in hospitality

News / Online

Welcome to next-generation hospitality: Attribute-based booking, tech-led services and achieving cult status

By Jill Menze | April 30, 2019

According to the new Drivers of Change in Hospitality report, produced by Amadeus in collaboration with InterContinental Hotels Group, Foresight Factory and Cornell University, there are three key... Read More

News / Online

Ctrip controls half of MakeMyTrip shares after swap deal with Naspers

By Kevin May | April 29, 2019

Ctrip gives up 6% of its shares in order to gain a 49% stake in MakeMyTrip, the Indian online travel agency where it's had an interest for over three years. Read More

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