NYU Tisch Center, Phocuswright collaborate to advance travel innovation

Phocuswright and the NYU School of Professional Studies Jonathan M. Tisch Center of Hospitality have come together to support students and startups developing travel technology.

The collaboration is part of the Tisch Center’s Hospitality Innovation Hub (HI Hub), which launched in 2021 to foster entrepreneurship.

Phocuswright will provide the HI Hub and students of the Tisch Center of Hospitality access to its full library of research reports and analysis, data visualization tools, and industry insights. In addition, students and startups will have an opportunity to tap into Phocuswright’s network of travel tech leaders through its events and communities, including The Phocuswright Conference in November, and to engage with Phocuswright’s Innovation Platform pitch competitions.

“I am very excited about our collaboration with Phocuswright as one of the hospitality industry's most established and leading research companies,” says Richie Karaburun, MBA, DPS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Director of the Hospitality Innovation Hub Incubator Program. 

“This collaboration will help the NYU Tisch Center Incubator Program and its members elevate their knowledge of market sizing and consumer trends with Phocuswright research. Plus, it gives Tisch Center Hospitality students access to independent data, research, analysis, and networking opportunities, exposing them to how executives make smart strategic planning and growth decisions.”

And says Phocuswright managing director Pete Comeau, “Phocuswright has a long history of tracking and propelling travel startups, giving founders and the brightest ideas a platform to find solutions and investment. With this collaboration, Phocuswright hopes to introduce students and startups to this lively community of peers, offer guidance and training on launching companies and pitching to investors, demonstrate how to leverage research and intelligence, and offer mentorship. We’re excited to offer students exposure and experience through our resources and look forward to the next generation of startup founders coming from the Tisch Center.”