Travel Inspiration

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Travis is a visual, collaborative platform for trip planning

By Mitra Sorrells | February 18, 2021

Travis is an Australia-based startup launched in January 2020 to help users find and share travel experiences. Read More

News / Online

Travel + Leisure Co. launches online booking platform

By Jill Menze | February 17, 2021

Travel + Leisure Co., formerly known as Wyndham Destinations, has launched a vacation booking platform as part of the company's rebrand. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Imagine Experiences wants to bring unique tours to locals and tourists

By Linda Fox | February 11, 2021

The company has put together a network of expert tour guides to help design fresh ideas to attract locals as well as travelers, once restrictions lift. Read More

News / Online

Chinese travelers more positive about travel in 2021 than regional neighbors

By Linda Fox | February 1, 2021

Domestic searches led in December 2020 in many APAC countries with the exception of Singapore, according to Expedia's research. Read More

News / Online

How travel marketers adjust to the ups and downs of COVID-19

By Mitra Sorrells | January 27, 2021

As coronavirus rates and lockdown measures shift, travel advertising strategies have centered on careful messaging through digital platforms. Read More

News / Startups

Uplift adds $68M credit line for travel payments service

By Linda Fox | January 11, 2021

Uplift sees pent-up demand for travel later in 2021 and is also looking to expand to other sectors. Read More

News / Online

Here's what happened in 2020, now be prepared for 2021

By PhocusWire | January 8, 2021

While many are eager to banish 2020 to a tightly sealed box, how the industry considers its options for the year ahead is based almost exclusively on what has come before. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Travel trends in 2021 - prepare for a year of new opportunities

By Amadeus | December 22, 2020

Predicting the future is impossible but imagining a way forward is critical. Here are six trends we see shaping travel in 2021. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: WKND curates local weekend adventure packages

By Mitra Sorrells | December 15, 2020

WKND is targeting millennials with what it calls a retreats-as-a-service platform that provides personalized adventure packages within a three-hour drive. Read More

News / Distribution

VIDEO: Travel marketing experts on pandemic behavioral shifts and opportunities

By Linda Fox | December 10, 2020

The pandemic has changed travel marketing, with brands needing to stay relevant to those that are traveling and inspire those that are not. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Tripadvisor slams Google strategy as operating at "expense of everyone else"

By Linda Fox | December 2, 2020

CEO Steve Kaufer pulls no punches when he talks about Google's position in travel at The Phocuswright Conference in November. Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

Thriving in an experience economy

By Erik Tengen - Oaky | November 26, 2020

We look at how emotion affects memory, what types of experiences are most effective in inciting emotion, and the role of hotels in the system of experiences we know as tourism – a vital part of the... Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: New Reality With... Johannes Reck of GetYourGuide

By PhocusWire | November 24, 2020

The next guest on the New Reality With... series is Johannes Reck, CEO and co-founder of GetYourGuide, one of the world's leading online travel agencies for tours and activities. Read More

Interview / Online

How I Got Here, episode 50 - Paul Melhus of ToursByLocals

By PhocusWire | November 12, 2020

A classic startup launch but an unconventional route through bootstrapping for the next ten years. Mozio's David Litwak and Kevin May of PhocusWire get the story of ToursByLocals from its co-founder and... Read More