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Phocuswright Europe 2025
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Rapid Fire with Gareth Matthews of Dida
By Morgan Hines
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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.
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Meet the 19 finalists of the 2025 Global Startup Pitch
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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.
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Rapid Fire with Veronica Diquattro of Omio
By Morgan Hines
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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.
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Rapid Fire with Pablo Castillo of Chain4Travel
By Morgan Hines
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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.
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Is technology helping hotels think beyond room revenue?
By Linda Fox
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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.
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Rapid Fire with Bodo Thielmann of HomeToGo
By Morgan Hines
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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.
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Tripadvisor targets "high-intent traffic" through AI
By Abby Crotty
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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.
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Rapid Fire with Irra Ariella Khi of Zamna
By Morgan Hines
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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.
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Rapid Fire with Björn Bender of Rail Europe
By Morgan Hines
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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.
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Lighthouse launches data-as-a-service platform
By Abby Crotty
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April 29, 2025
The platform has four modules that provide DMOs, OTAs and hospitality tech companies with insights on pricing, occupancy and demand.
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Rapid Fire with Florent Bannwarth of BlaBlaCar
By Morgan Hines
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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.
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Rapid fire with Olaf Backofen of Lufthansa Group
By Morgan Hines
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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.
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Phocuswright Europe 2025: Shaping the next era of travel
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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.
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Global Startup Pitch from Phocuswright/WiT returns for fourth year
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February 21, 2025
Last year's 10 Global Startup Pitch winners were plucked from more than 200 entries.
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