Travel Inspiration

From Our Partners / Online

Stand out with creative to win with today’s travel consumers

By Facebook Business | February 18, 2020

As machine learning becomes increasingly sophisticated at finding relevant travelers throughout the journey, it’s now more important than ever for advertisers to invest in creative that captures... Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: OffWeGo streamlines safety features for traveling students

By Steven Lerner | February 3, 2020

OffWeGo is a student-centric solution addressing the large information gap while students are traveling on university-sponsored programs. Read More

News / Online

What's shaping travel marketing in 2020? Social media, connected TV and an always-on approach

By Jill Menze | January 24, 2020

Sojern's Future of Travel Advertising report outlines the priorities and challenges for travel marketers in 2020. Read More

News / Online

Tripadvisor begins brand transformation with new course for Viator, executive shakeup

By Mitra Sorrells | January 23, 2020

Tripadvisor is embarking on a dramatic realignment aimed at helping the company preserve profitability and spur new growth as it deals with competition from Google and others and with evolving... Read More

News / Online

Booking.com launches CityBook as test app for destination tools and services

By Kevin May | January 16, 2020

The app, known as CityBook, is a "digital guide" for destinations that will combine content, planning tools such as maps, navigation and experiences. Read More

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News / Online

Where does social media and sustainability collide?

By Marissa Trew - WiT | January 10, 2020

At the VidCon Asia Summit, Jeremy Jauncey, CEO and founder of Beautiful Destinations, spoke about the pressure tourism organizations are under to embrace digital, the role of social media content... Read More

News / Online

MakeMyTrip takes next step in quest to become travel super app

By Mitra Sorrells | January 9, 2020

MakeMyTrip now displays destination videos with booking links in its mobile apps, as part of its effort to be a travel super app. Read More

From Our Partners / Online

Solo travel and its promising business opportunity

By Eric Gnock Fah - Klook | January 6, 2020

Klook's Eric Gnock Fah explains why travel industry leaders should keep tabs on skyrocketing global interest in solo travel. Read More

Interview / Startups

VIDEO: Trip Ninja - Summit interview Phocuswright Conference 2019

By PhocusWire | December 30, 2019

Trip Ninja is a provider in multi-city flight technology, working with online travel agencies to improve search and booking of air tickets. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: What will the travel purchase funnel look like in the future?

By Mitra Sorrells | December 12, 2019

Executives from Skyscanner, HotelTonight, TripTuner and Fareportal discuss the future of the funnel in travel at The Phocuswright Conference. Read More

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Interview / Technology

In The Big Chair LIVE - Jeffrey Glueck of Foursquare

By Linda Fox | December 10, 2019

Foursquare CEO Jeffrey Glueck talks to PhocusWire for a Big Chair LIVE interview during The Phocuswright Conference 2019. Read More

Interview / Technology

VIDEO: Arrivalist - Launch pitch Phocuswright Conference 2019

By PhocusWire | December 10, 2019

Arrivalist is a leading location intelligence platform in the travel industry. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Kayak CEO Steve Hafner on new “Premium” badge, cross-brand loyalty and why it's a startup

By Mitra Sorrells | December 9, 2019

Kayak has made several updates in the past year, including the launch of "Kayak Premium" on Thursday. Read More

News / Distribution

VIDEO: Personalization, the importance of data and privacy in travel

By Linda Fox | December 6, 2019

Developments in, as well as the challenges of, personalization in travel were up for discussion during an executive roundtable at the Phocuswright Conference 2019. Read More