Profile
PhoCusWright is the travel industry research authority on how travelers, suppliers and intermediaries connect. Independent, rigorous and unbiased, PhoCusWright fosters smart strategic planning and tactical decision-making.
PhoCusWright delivers qualitative and quantitative research on the evolving dynamics that influence travel, tourism and hospitality distribution. Our marketplace intelligence is the industry standard for segmentation, sizing, forecasting, trends, analysis and consumer travel planning behavior. Every day around the world, senior executives, marketers, strategists and research professionals from all segments of the industry value chain use PhoCusWright research for competitive advantage.
To complement its primary research in North America, Europe and Asia, PhoCusWright produces several high-profile conferences in the U.S., Germany and India, and partners with conferences in the U.K., China and Singapore.
Industry leaders and company analysts bring this intelligence to life debating issues, sharing ideas and defining the ever-evolving reality of travel commerce.
The company is headquartered in the United States, with offices in Germany and India.
Products and Services
SYNDICATED RESEARCH
PhoCusWright offers three annual, subscription-based, syndicated services that provide
easy-to-access feeds of market forecasts, segment data, consumer survey information, insight and commentary for the corporate and leisure travel, tourism and hospitality marketplace.
- Global Edition: An efficient feed of business and competitive
intelligence for the corporate and leisure travel, tourism and hospitality marketplace.
- European Edition: Designed for European-based firms featuring publications focused on European travel trends for all market segments.
- Technology Edition: Ongoing research focused on the technology that
is re-shaping the travel business and leveraging travel intelligence to illuminate the innovative products, methodologies and companies that are driving change in the industry.
REPORTS
PhoCusWright’s in-depth reports touch on all topics related to the industry—including country specific
issues in online travel commerce, emerging consumer and corporate travel trends and buying
patterns, the future for travel agencies, and the innovative use of customer relationship management.
Reports include comprehensive coverage of:
- Travel researching and buying behavior
- Consumer patterns, attitudes and outlook
- Forecasts and projections
- Multiple market sizing and share shifts
- Trends and changes year-over-year
SPECIAL REPORTS
PhoCusWright's Special Reports are a series of topical research projects dedicated to answering tough
questions about the travel, tourism and hospitality marketplace. PhoCusWright combines in-depth
executive interviews and specialized consumer surveys to explore specialized topics and markets that
are critical to strategic success, but where little detailed information currently exists. Companies can
participate in the formulation of surveys and receive access to survey data, a presentation and the
final report.
CUSTOM RESEARCH
Companies leverage the power of PhoCusWright to answer the specific questions and to solve the
unique challenges that must be addressed to take a company to the next level. PhoCusWright will
provide facts, figures, forecasts, insight, commentary and analysis on the business dynamics and
various players, and will assess the competitive landscape to square companies’ conclusions with
marketplace realities.
EVENTS
In addition to competitive intelligence, PhoCusWright is renowned for producing high-profile
conferences. These events bring leading travel executives together in candid, highly accessible,
interactive environments where they can engage, debate and define new and evolving realities.
Upcoming conferences:
- WIT - Web In Travel, in partnership with PhoCusWright, Suntec City, Singapore, October 21-22, 2008
- The PhoCusWright Conference, Hollywood, CA United States, November 17-20, 2008
- The Travel Innovation Summit at The PhoCusWright Conference, Hollywood, CA United States, November 17-18, 2008
- Center Stage at The PhoCusWright Conference, Hollywood, CA United States, November 18-20, 2008
- PhoCusWright@ITB, Berlin, Germany, March 12, 2009
- The PhoCusWright India Travel Summit, Mumbai, India, March 25-26, 2009
CLIENTS
Hundreds of companies across the globe from the following sectors use PhoCusWright products and services:
Advertising/PR/marketing agencies
Airlines
Attractions and activities
Banking/venture capital/private
equity/financial services
Car rental/ground
Consulting and professional services
Corporate travel managers
Cruise lines
DMO/CVB/tourist office/destinations
Educational institutions
Hotel/hospitality/resorts/rentals
Publishing/editorial
Rail
Search/content/community
Specialty travel
Technology solutions providers
Tour operators/wholesalers/packagers
Trade associations
Travel agency—online and offline
Travel insurance
Locations
PhoCusWright is headquartered in the United States, with offices in Germany and India.
UNITED STATES
1 Route 37 East,
Suite 200
Sherman, CT
06784-1430
1133 Broadway,
Suite 1025
New York, NY
10010
GERMANY
c/o h2c consulting GmbH
Tannenstrasse 13
Duesseldorf 40476
INDIA
903, Sevilla
Raheja Exotica
Madh Island
Malad W
Mumbai 400061
India
Contact
send us an email
U.S.: +1 860 350-4084
Europe: +49 211
239 8360
India: +91 989 269 2809
Fax: +1 860 354-3112
Analysts
Ram Badrinathan, Senior Director, Research
Julien Beresford, Senior Research Analyst
Joseph Buhler, Senior Destination Marketing Analyst
William J. Carroll, Ph.D., Senior Hotel and Lodging Analyst
Daniel Connolly, Ph.D., Senior Hotel and Lodging Analyst
Jesús Salgado Criado, Market Analyst, Spain
Mona Faraj, Research Analyst, Middle East
Daniel Krisch, Research Analyst, Europe
John Melchior, European Corporate Travel Analyst
Peter O'Connor, Market Analyst, U.K. and France
Bob Offutt, Senior Technology and Airline Analyst
Michaela Papenhoff, Senior Market Analyst
Douglas Quinby, Senior Director, Research
Carroll Rheem, Director, Research
Norman L. Rose, Senior Corporate and Technology Analyst
Cathy Schetzina, Technology Analyst
Lorraine Sileo, Vice President, Research
Susan Steinbrink, Senior Research and Corporate Market Analyst
Tommy Tian Shu Bo, China Analyst