Phocuswright Europe 2025

Rapid Fire with Gareth Matthews of Dida
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Rapid Fire with Gareth Matthews of Dida
By Morgan Hines | May 20, 2025
As we count down to Phocuswright Europe 2025, PhocusWire is shining the spotlight on a selection of conference speakers in a series of Q&As. Read More
Meet the 19 finalists of the 2025 Global Startup Pitch
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Meet the 19 finalists of the 2025 Global Startup Pitch
By PhocusWire | May 16, 2025
Winners for each region will be chosen at Phocuswright Europe and then travel to WiT Singapore to pitch their companies to the audience there. Read More
Rapid Fire with Veronica Diquattro of Omio
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Rapid Fire with Veronica Diquattro of Omio
By Morgan Hines | May 15, 2025
As we count down to Phocuswright Europe, PhocusWire is shining the spotlight on a selection of conference speakers in a series of Q&As. Read More
Rapid Fire with Pablo Castillo of Chain4Travel
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Rapid Fire with Pablo Castillo of Chain4Travel
By Morgan Hines | May 13, 2025
As we count down to Phocuswright Europe, PhocusWire is shining the spotlight on a selection of conference speakers in a series of Q&As.   Read More
Is technology helping hotels think beyond room revenue?
News / Technology
Is technology helping hotels think beyond room revenue?
By Linda Fox | May 13, 2025
Hotels are exploring concepts such revenue per available guest in a bid to offer more services, generate additional revenue and tap into the consumer desire for experiences. Read More
Rapid Fire with Bodo Thielmann of HomeToGo
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Rapid Fire with Bodo Thielmann of HomeToGo
By Morgan Hines | May 8, 2025
As we count down to Phocuswright Europe, PhocusWire is shining the spotlight on a selection of conference speakers in a series of Q&As. Read More
Tripadvisor targets "high-intent traffic" through AI
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Tripadvisor targets "high-intent traffic" through AI
By Abby Crotty | May 7, 2025
The company, which owns the Tripadvisor brand, Viator and TheFork, reported a slight increase in revenue and adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2025. Read More
Rapid Fire with Irra Ariella Khi of Zamna
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Rapid Fire with Irra Ariella Khi of Zamna
By Morgan Hines | May 6, 2025
As we count down to Phocuswright Europe, PhocusWire is shining the spotlight on a selection of conference speakers in a series of Q&As.   Read More
Rapid Fire with Björn Bender of Rail Europe
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Rapid Fire with Björn Bender of Rail Europe
By Morgan Hines | May 1, 2025
On June 11, Rail Europe CEO Björn Bender will take part in an executive panel, “The Great Ground Shift,” which will focus on ground transportation’s ongoing transformation. Read More
Lighthouse launches data-as-a-service platform
News / Technology
Lighthouse launches data-as-a-service platform
By Abby Crotty | April 29, 2025
The platform has four modules that provide DMOs, OTAs and hospitality tech companies with insights on pricing, occupancy and demand. Read More
Rapid Fire with Florent Bannwarth of BlaBlaCar
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Rapid Fire with Florent Bannwarth of BlaBlaCar
By Morgan Hines | April 24, 2025
BlaBlaCar's Florent Bannwarth shares how the company is using AI to connect drivers with potential passengers to increase carpooling opportunities as well as the wider opportunity for the industry. Read More
Rapid fire with Olaf Backofen of Lufthansa Group
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Rapid fire with Olaf Backofen of Lufthansa Group
By Morgan Hines | April 18, 2025
Olaf Backofen, head of retail partnerships for Lufthansa Group, said the company's priorities for 2025 include leveraging AI to improve the customer experience. Read More
Phocuswright Europe 2025: Shaping the next era of travel
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Phocuswright Europe 2025: Shaping the next era of travel
By PhocusWire | April 7, 2025
The Phocuswright Europe 2025 program is live with the speaker line-up including executives from Airbnb, Accor, Booking.com, Expedia and Lufthansa. Read More
Global Startup Pitch from Phocuswright/WiT returns for fourth year
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Global Startup Pitch from Phocuswright/WiT returns for fourth year
By WiT | February 21, 2025
Last year's 10 Global Startup Pitch winners were plucked from more than 200 entries. Read More
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