Phocuswright Conference 2017

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News / Startups

Redeam gets $7.7M from travel execs and brands to push activity ticket tech

By Mitra Sorrells | March 5, 2018

Redeam's digital ticketing technology addresses a genuine need in the tours and activities market, and it just got a boost with $7.7 million raised in Series A funding. Read More

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News / Online

Three months in - what are you reading and what are we doing?

By Kevin May | February 1, 2018

We've been looking back this at our first three months at PhocusWire - and wanted to share some details with you. Read More

News / Technology

Video: How a travel startup uses Blockchain as part of a wider service

By Kevin May | January 23, 2018

For all the talk of Blockchain-led services on the verge of disrupting the travel industry, there still seems to be very few brands putting it at the heart of what they do. Read More

News / Online

QOTW: Something about being big and getting bigger

By PhocusWire | January 19, 2018

Quote from Glenn Fogel, CEO of the Priceline Group. Read More

Opinion / Online

Building the PhocusWire team - one playlist at a time

By Kevin May | January 18, 2018

PhocusWire has been operating for two months and, after a hugely successful launchpad at The Phocuswright Conference, we're finding our rhythm as a news operation. Read More

News / Online

Video: Wildest dreams didn't predict success of Booking.com

By Kevin May | January 16, 2018

Depending on who you ask, Booking.com is either the finest example of an online travel success story or a giant of the industry that hotels love to hate. Read More

News / Technology

Video: Don't believe the hype of digital assistants - embrace it

By Kevin May | January 10, 2018

The emergence of digital assistants in the past few years has excited many people in the travel brands. Read More

News / Startups

Video: Three approaches to running a travel startup

By Kevin May | January 9, 2018

One has taken in around $450 million funding. Another hasn't brought in any outside capital investment. The other a modest $1.5 million. Read More

Opinion / Startups

PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Our view on Startups

By PhocusWire | December 18, 2017

The notion that business-to-business travel startups have a far higher chance of succeeding than consumer-facing businesses is nothing new. Read More

News / Technology

Q&A Lottery - Expedia Media Solutions, TourRadar, Rezgo, Crafted Comms

By Kevin May | December 15, 2017

Regular viewers of the PundIT Show will know about our QandA Lottery - a quick game that we sometimes play at the end of episodes. Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: Next generation on what excites them in travel tech

By Kevin May | December 12, 2017

It's usually the people at the top of big companies that get all the attention, both in terms of events and announcements. Read More

News / Distribution

VIDEO: Breathing new life into distribution of hotels

By Kevin May | December 11, 2017

We are forever hearing that the hotel model is under threat from, well, basically everything and everyone. Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: Solving a genuine multi-billion dollar problem in travel

By Kevin May | December 6, 2017

There are a number of comments that often float about during travel startup pitch events - many of them not very positive. Read More

News / Startups

Startups and model shifts - every PundIT Show so far

By Kevin May | December 1, 2017

We hosted eight of the initial run of PhocusWire PundIT Shows over the course of almost three days at The Phocuswright Conference. Read More

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News / Technology

VIDEO: HomeAway on new eras in technology

By Kevin May | November 29, 2017

One of the most thought provoking talks during The Phocuswright Conference came courtesy of John Kim, president of HomeAway. Read More

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