Phocuswright Europe 2024

News / Technology

Spotnana's former CTO on market perception and shiny things

By Linda Fox | July 8, 2024

Shikhar Agarwal, co-founder and former CTO of Spotnana, discusses the company being misunderstood in the market, the need to improve data flow and the importance of staying focused in the PhocusWire... Read More

News / Technology

Travel as a “memory industry” driven by tech advancements

By D.J. Catron | July 8, 2024

Experts from Expedia Group, Amadeus and Caravelo share views on the future of travel tech trends at Phocuswright Europe. Read More

News / Online

Education is necessary for travelers to play a bigger role in mitigating overtourism

By Morgan Hines | July 3, 2024

Overtourism and sustainability are inherently linked, a connection more travelers need to be educated about, according to experts at Travalyst, TreadRight and the Turisme de Barcelona. Read More

News / Distribution

Finding a balance between airlines’ NDC plans and corporate travel needs

By D.J. Catron | July 2, 2024

Lufthansa Group’s Puck Voorneveld and Michael Harbin of Traverse Technologies speak in the PhocusWire studio about NDC, AI use cases and other topics. Read More

Interview / Startups

Takyon - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Europe 2024

By PhocusWire | July 1, 2024

Takyon turns non-refundable travel reservations into digital goods, using a blockchain-based tokenization process, so they can be resold or exchanged. Read More

News / Distribution

STR industry is evolving but remains ripe for opportunity

By Morgan Hines | July 1, 2024

Despite constraints, STR industry heads believe there are plenty of opportunities including professionalization, consulting and more in the rapidly evolving space. Read More

News / Online

The first step to battling overtourism is to focus on density

By Morgan Hines | June 28, 2024

All destinations are unique - and there’s no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to battling overtourism, but there is one metric that can be useful to pay attention to first in sustainability... Read More

News / Technology

How Lufthansa Group is investing in the customer experience

By Linda Fox | June 27, 2024

Lufthansa Group's customer experience lead Tamur Goudarzi Pour shares its priorities for the next few months as well as its bigger vision for a PNR-free world. Read More

Interview / Online

Visa - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Europe 2024

By PhocusWire | June 24, 2024

Visa's Commercial Pay is a suite of B2B payment solutions, to help improve cashflow for businesses and eliminate outdated manual processes. Read More

News / Online

Expedia Group’s next chapter – “Back to growth”

By Mitra Sorrells | June 24, 2024

Expedia Group's chief commercial officer and president of travel partners and media, Greg Schulze, explained the company's plans to fuel growth during a session at Phocuswright Europe. Read More

News / Online

Travel investment analysis shows shifts in funding, opportunities for innovation

By Morgan Hines | June 20, 2024

F-Prime Capital partner Gaurav Tuli and Lufthansa Innovation Hub analyst Anna Schneider share their take on innovation and funding across the global travel industry, with additional perspective from a... Read More

News / Online

TravelPerk acquires AmTrav as it looks to North America expansion

By Mitra Sorrells | June 18, 2024

Along with the acquisition, TravelPerk has received a credit facility of up to $135 million provided by Blackstone and Blue Owl. Read More

Interview / Startups

Holidayheroes: EMEA People’s Choice Award winner at Phocuswright Europe 2024

By PhocusWire | June 17, 2024

Travel industry research authority Phocuswright announced the people's choice award winner of the latest Phocuswright Innovation Platform program Launch: EMEA. Read More

News / Technology

Are technology advances helping hotels see the bigger picture?

By Linda Fox | June 17, 2024

Rebecca Suiker from The Social Hub and Paul van Meerendonk from IDeaS discuss how advances in technology, including revenue management, are helping traditional hotels and newer hospitality concepts... Read More