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4 things to know about the future of the U.S. OTA market

By Phocuswright Research | September 25, 2023

The U.S. travel market continued its stellar recovery in 2022, with total gross bookings of $422.2 billion, an increase of 51% over the prior year. Read More

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Latin America’s mobile-first market means higher online penetration

By Phocuswright Research | September 18, 2023

A new Phocuswright report shows overall mobile penetration of supplier-direct online travel bookings is predicted to nearly double from 2022 to 2026 in the Latin America travel market. Read More

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Key barometers of Chinese travel and its emerging behavioral and spending patterns

By Phocuswright Research | September 8, 2023

While China's gross bookings are not anticipated to surpass 2019 totals until 2024, recovery and rebuilding are underway, thanks to nimble suppliers and intermediaries and consumers’ passion for... Read More

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Are dynamic bundles for air travel personalization?

By Norm Rose - Phocuswright Research | September 1, 2023

The evolution toward personalized pricing would require some underlying changes to the way personal profiles are created, stored and interact with the booking process. Read More

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U.S. online channel share expected to remain unchanged through 2026

By Phocuswright Research | August 18, 2023

Changing traveler behavior from 2020-2022 has brought about several noteworthy shifts, some of which are expected to endure for a considerable period, particularly related to travel distribution. Read More

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How online travel agencies plan to win and retain customers

By Phocuswright Research | August 8, 2023

Mobile has become one of the biggest strategic focus areas for online travel agencies, as they look drive more direct customer interaction to reduce their marketing spend and their reliance on Google. Read More

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The U.S. is the first major travel market to surpass 2019 size

By Phocuswright Research | July 26, 2023

With pandemic-related concerns in the rearview mirror, the U.S. travel market continued its robust bounce back in 2022, growing more than 50% year over year, and U.S. gross travel bookings surpassed... Read More

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How Chinese OTAs turned around 3 years of COVID isolation

By Gary Bowerman - Phocuswright | July 24, 2023

Phocuswright analyst Gary Bowerman explores the strategies Chinese OTAs have taken to remain competitive over the last few years. Read More

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Want green travel? Add competition to high-speed rail lines

By Derek Catron | July 20, 2023

A report from SilverRail shows a surge in rail use on high-speed routes where there is increased competition to hold down costs. Read More

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There's a real-time revolution happening in hotel operations

By Adam Glickman and Dmitry Koltunov - Phocuswright analysts | June 28, 2023

By examining how the hotel’s operations function in their current state, all the micro-decisions that contribute to optimizing overall performance can be improved. Read More

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Phocuswright debuts updated interactive travel data tool

By PhocusWire | June 2, 2023

Known as Phocal Point, the platform makes it easy for users to create custom interactive charts and interpret travel data by segment, channel, device, region and country. Read More

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4 things to know about the future of the U.S. hotel market

By Phocuswright Research | May 26, 2023

High demand lifted average daily rates and occupancy, leading to a record-breaking 2022 for the U.S. hotel and lodging market as room revenue swept past pre-pandemic highs. Read More

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5 things to know about the travel experiences market

By Phocuswright Research | May 19, 2023

Travel experiences remain highly popular, but changing regulation, policy and consumer demands in challenging environments have reshaped the market. Read More

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McKinsey analysts on travel industry opportunities

By PhocusWire | May 2, 2023

Travel analysts from McKinsey discuss the latest research on travel startup funding and why travel companies may be missing an oppoortunity to get in on the ground floor of... Read More

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Travel agents' growing cruise sales may reverse trend to direct

By Andrea Zelinski - Travel Weekly | April 25, 2023

Travel agents have seen their share of cruise bookings plummet during the pandemic as direct sales soared, but the dominance of the advisor channel is predicted to snap back by 2025. Read More

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