Travel Planning

News / Startups

AI-powered travel content platform Lokalee raises $5.6M

By Morgan Hines | January 9, 2024

Lokalee plans to accelerate its product development and its expansion into European markets with the new funding. Read More

From Our Partners / Online

What travel companies should consider for their generative AI strategy

By PhocusWire | January 9, 2024

Oliver Wyman advises travel companies to analyze their data, listen to customers and interact with them early on in the travel planning stages as part of their generative AI strategy. Read More

News / Technology

Gray Dawes Group acquires travel management company VCK Travel

By Linda Fox | January 8, 2024

Gray Dawes Group, a U.K.-based corporate travel management specialist, has made its third acquisition in less than a year. Read More

News / Distribution

How global consumer trends are impacting travel

By Linda Fox | January 8, 2024

We look at how Euromonitor's global consumer trends are playing out in the travel industry. Read More

Interview / Startups

VisaHQ - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2023

By PhocusWire | January 5, 2024

VisaHQ provides passport and visa services, allowing users to apply for visas for "virtually any country" online. Read More

News / Technology

Travel Counsellors acquires travel tech platform Planisto

By Morgan Hines | January 4, 2024

The acquisition will not only strengthen Travel Counsellors’ talent and tech, but will help to accelerate its development roadmap for its digital platform Phenix. Read More

News / Distribution

Uber and Rappi on travel strategies and “super app” ambitions

By Mitra Sorrells | January 3, 2024

Rappi’s global head of travel, Guido Becher, and Uber’s head of growth and new products for airports and travel, Loren Kosloske, discussed their companies' travel ambitions during a session at The... Read More

News / Distribution

Zoomcar begins trading on Nasdaq

By Linda Fox | January 2, 2024

Zoomcar has merged with Innovative International Acquisition Corp. and made its public markets debut on Nasdaq. Read More

Interview / Technology

Mobi - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2023

January 2, 2024

Mobi founder and CEO Anna Jaffe explained the company's agent-facing collaborative artificial intelligence platform during the Launch competition at the Phocuswright Conference. Read More

News / Online

Phocuswright analysts share their travel industry predictions for 2024

By Morgan Hines | January 2, 2024

As Phocuswright analysts look ahead, they share a myriad of predictions for 2024 including some regarding business travel, pricing and much more. Read More

News / Online

Top Travel Industry Predictions for 2024

By Morgan Hines | January 2, 2024

Leaders from across the travel industry share their thoughts on what the industry should be watching and working on in 2024. Read More

News / Startups

Wander Health, ZaNiheza founders open up about startup journey as scholarship recipients

By Morgan Hines | December 22, 2023

While attending The Phocuswright Conference, scholarship recipients Dana Le and Charles Shima spoke to PhocusWire about their goals for the next three to five years. Read More