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Research Spotlight: OTAs, the big getting even bigger

By PhocusWire | February 5, 2018

Competition to online travel agencies no longer comes from fellow OTAs and traditional suppliers. Read More

News / Technology

Research Spotlight: Mobile behavior of the US traveler

By PhocusWire | February 2, 2018

Cell phones are no longer devices for making calls. Though that was the primary function behind Apple’s first smartphone in 2007, reasons for mobile usage 10 years later look entirely different. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Pulse check: Blockchain not a panacea to disrupt web travel

By Douglas Quinby - Phocuswright | February 1, 2018

People have been bashing online travel agencies since, well, they first came along in the mid-1990s. Read More

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Research Spotlight: Impact of loyalty rates on US lodging

By PhocusWire | January 31, 2018

The remainder of the decade shows promise for the US hotel industry, with forecasts predicting record occupancy thanks to the strong economic growth and increased demand the sector is currently... Read More

News / Technology

Research Spotlight: Changing demands of US car market

By PhocusWire | January 26, 2018

The car rental business is coasting along - for now. Impacting it is softness in business travel demand, which led to just 1% of car rental market growth in 2016. Read More

News / Online

Research Spotlight: US online travel market overview

By PhocusWire | January 22, 2018

Though economic and geopolitical events impacted the travel industry in 2016 - growth approached just 1%, with the corporate sector in particular struggling - the pace picked back up for 2017. Read More

News / Online

Research Spotlight: Airbnb looking back and forward

By PhocusWire | January 12, 2018

Close to a decade since its foundation and $4.4 billion in funding later, Airbnb is one of the genuinely disruptive brands in the travel industry. Read More

News / Online

Research Spotlight: Online travel in Asia Pacific to continue soaring

By PhocusWire | January 11, 2018

The last 15 years have seen Asia Pacific go from being a relative backwater in online travel to the biggest regional market on the planet. Read More

News / Online

Research Spotlight: Millennials spur growth in Canada's online travel

By PhocusWire | January 5, 2018

Canadians are starting to catch up to travelers from the United States and Western Europe in their use of online booking systems, with the most growth coming from travelers age 18 to 34. Read More

News / Startups

Research Spotlight: Travel startups in Asia Pacific

By PhocusWire | January 3, 2018

Many believe the natural center of the travel startup world is starting to shift east, in the direction of Asia Pacific. Read More

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