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.

News / Online

VIDEO: Research Spotlight - Middle East travel report and recovery progress

By PhocusWire | May 18, 2021

Online travel bookings fell by 64% in the Middle East during 2020 - a signal that the region faired somewhat better than others around the world. Read More

Interview / Online

How I Got Here, episode 63 - Noah Brodsky of Travel + Leisure

By PhocusWire | May 6, 2021

The formation of Travel + Leisure Co. in January this year marked an important milestone in the career trajectory of president of the Travel + Leisure Group, Noah Brodsky, as he explains to David Litwak... Read More

News / Distribution

Hotelbeds chairman steps down, new CEO appointed

By Linda Fox | May 5, 2021

Joan Vilà is taking up a non-executive director role on the board of the Palma, Spain-based company and is handing the reins to newly appointed CEO, Nicolas Huss. Read More

News / Online

HalalBooking secures $5M to expand business, plots IPO exit

By Kevin May | April 19, 2021

The $5 million funding round is being positioned as a pre-Series B investment, with a further $15 million to follow during the second quarter of 2021. Read More

Interview / Online

How I Got Here, episode 60 - Alex Zozaya of Apple Leisure Group

By PhocusWire | April 15, 2021

The history of the organization is one marked with taking opportunities when they arise, guesswork and luck, plus making some crucial strategic decisions, as Zozaya explains to Mozio's David Litwak and... Read More

News / Online

Cleartrip sold to Indian consumer products marketplace Flipkart

By Kevin May | April 15, 2021

The Flipkart online marketplace, which has a customer base of over 300 million members, sells goods in more than 80 consumer categories. Read More

News / Online

Bandwango raises $3M to build its activities platform for destinations

By Mitra Sorrells | April 14, 2021

Bandwango's Destination Experience Engine packages free and paid experiences that DMOs and other organizations can easily share with visitors. Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: Travelers may have other goals than doing the right thing

By PhocusWire | April 9, 2021

The best hope that anyone can have right now is that people will actually come through on the industry's desire to capitalize on pent-up demand AND do so in a way that at least illustrates signs of a... Read More

News / Online

Trip.com Group hopes to raise $1.4B from second public listing in Hong Kong

By Kevin May | April 8, 2021

The second IPO will be the first online travel company to proceed with a dual listing in both the U.S. and Hong Kong. Read More

Interview / Online

How I Got Here, episode 55 - Julian Stiefel and Julian Weselek of Tourlane

By PhocusWire | March 11, 2021

Childhood friends who went on to form a travel startup. Tourlane's founders tell their story to Kevin May of PhocusWire and Mozio's David Litwak. Read More

News / Online

Trip.com Group sees out 2020 with revenues halved, domestic leading recovery

By Kevin May | March 4, 2021

The company says the fourth quarter of 2020, when revenues were down 40% on 2019, reflected a narrowing of the declines from a pandemic-hit year as domestic travel continued its strong recovery. Read More

News / Online

Expedia Group sells Classic Vacations packaging brand

By Jeri Clausing - Travel Weekly | March 2, 2021

Classic will operate as a standalone company, with president David Hu and his leadership team remaining in place; and its headquarters will stay in San Jose. Read More

News / Online

Expedia Group and Booking Holdings slashed marketing by $6B in 2020 (but Airbnb now makes an entrance)

By Kevin May | March 2, 2021

The body check on marketing spend by the two giants of online travel in 2020 ends a run of gradually slowing increases in prior years. Read More

News / Online

eDreams Odigeo says it's ready to seize post-pandemic demand

By Kevin May | February 25, 2021

The online travel agency group reckons the business is "agile and nimble" enough to adapt quickly when travel markets open up over the next few months in its core European consumer base. Read More