Travel Inspiration

Interview / Online

How I Got Here, episode 15 - Steve Kaufer of TripAdvisor

By Kevin May | December 5, 2019

TripAdvisor is one of the pioneering brands in online travel, no question about it. CEO Steve Kaufer gives the inside story - the ups and the downs - to David Litwak of Mozio and PhocusWire's Kevin May. Read More

Interview / Startups

VIDEO: Pack Up + Go - Summit pitch Phocuswright Conference 2019

By PhocusWire | December 4, 2019

Plan a three-day trip around the United States with this travel agency. The catch? Your destination is a surprise! Read More

Opinion / Online

Google's playbook to become a Super App in travel

By Mario Gavira | December 2, 2019

Combine a global army of local experts with Google’s unlimited capacity to track movements of all its Maps users and you get the picture: a rapidly expanding database of the nearly entire human... Read More

Interview / Distribution

Brand Business - Arjan Dijk of Booking.com

By Linda Fox | November 25, 2019

As chief marketing officer, Arjan Dijk is responsible for the strategy and implementation of brand, social and performance marketing of Booking.com worldwide. He was previously vice president for global... Read More

Opinion / Technology

Why voice is the travel marketers’s next destination

By Joel Davis - Mighty Social | November 20, 2019

A new voice-enabled era for travel is coming, and now is the time for brands to take advantage of it. Read More

Interview / Startups

Hot 25 Startups 2020: Explorest

By PhocusWire | November 18, 2019

Explorest’s app is tailored for both experienced and novice photographers, and provides extensive guides for California, New York, Singapore, Hong Kong and more. Read More

News / Online

Q&A: Travelfish's Stuart McDonald on the OYO and Instagram problems plaguing Southeast Asia

By Jill Menze | October 31, 2019

The Travelfish co-founder gets candid on why OYO's model is flawed, Google needs to relent and "influencers are like influenza." Read More

Opinion / Online

Curious where social media is going? The travel industry leads the way

By Martin Stoll - Sparkloft Media. | October 30, 2019

Travel and tourism has been leading content sharing well before the conception of today’s popular platforms; a consistent trend for years. Read More

Interview / Startups

In the green room at Phocuswright with... Tedd Evers

October 30, 2019

Continuing our series chatting to execs participating in the Phocuswright Conference in November, meet Tedd Evers, CEO of TripTuner. Read More

News / Distribution

Why Klook is using offline events to target Southeast Asia’s mobile-first travelers

By Mitra Sorrells | October 25, 2019

Klook is hosting offline travel festivals to attract new customers to its digital platform. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Wheel the World wants to make travel more accessible

By Linda Fox | October 24, 2019

As part of its bid to open up travel in more destinations, the company carries out accessibility assessments and scores of travel partners and suppliers. Read More

News / Technology

Traveloka brings VR tours of Indonesia to Singapore airport

By Jill Menze | October 18, 2019

Called the Xperience Wonderful Indonesia Hub and located in Terminal 3 of the airport, the pop-up takes visitors on virtual tours Bali, Banyuwangi, Riau Islands, West Java, Sumba, Rapatwaken, Jakarta... Read More

News / Online

TripAdvisor ponders the platform’s future direction, monetization and competing with Google

By Mitra Sorrells | October 16, 2019

TripAdvisor's president of core experience took the stage at WebInTravel's conference in Singapore to discuss the brand's ideas for the years ahead. Read More

News / Technology

How destinations might soon have a voice via Amazon and Google

By Linda Fox | October 11, 2019

One company hopes to have a beta application ready before the end of 2019 that will enable consumers to search for destination information via the voice-enabled devices. Read More