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Travel Startups Interactive Database
Phocuswright has tracked the travel startup landscape for well over a decade. During this time, the digital travel ecosystem has undergone tremendous transformation. Until the COVID-19 pandemic hit,...
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Travelers and Tech 2024: Attitudes and Usage
Phocuswright’s Travelers and Tech 2024: Attitudes and Usage is part of a comprehensive consumer research study delving into the specifics of how travel consumers employ technology in the course of trip...
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U.S. Travel Market Report 2023-2027
Following the robust 2022 recovery, the U.S. travel market is still re-establishing travel normality, and therefore some fluctuation is ongoing. Featuring healthy 13% year-over-year growth in 2023, the...
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What Google’s Cookie Reversal Means for Travel
Google's decision to reverse its plan to eliminate third-party cookies from Chrome offers a temporary reprieve for travel advertisers. However, it highlights the growing emphasis on privacy and the need...
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True Automated AI in Travel Is Coming
The landscape of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has profoundly shifted since the debut of ChatGPT in November 2022, introducing a new era marked by innovations such as autonomous agents....
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The State of Global Travel Payments 2024
Phocuswright’s The State of Global Travel Payments 2024 is the result of a comprehensive research study aiming to provide insights into emerging trends and technologies that will shape the future of...
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Global Travel Market Report 2024
Phocuswright’s Global Travel Market Report 2024 provides comprehensive market sizing and projections from 2019-2026, including analysis of key segments, trends and distribution dynamics for six regions:...
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Asia Pacific Travel Market Report 2023-2027
This report provides comprehensive market sizing and projections for the Asia Pacific travel industry from 2019-2027, including analysis of key segments, country-level share and trends, distribution...
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Digital and Green: The Future of Travel Regulation
This article explores how travel operators are adapting to these developments and the potential for international cooperation to reduce compliance complexity and drive sustainable growth.
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Travel Innovation and Technology Trends 2024
Each year, Phocuswright publishes a content series that identifies the most significant innovation trends in travel technology and distribution for the upcoming year and beyond. This year we again...
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Scroll, Heart, Fly: Social Media’s Impact on Travel 2024
Phocuswright’s Scroll, Heart, Fly: Social Media’s Impact on Travel 2024 is a comprehensive consumer research study focused on consumer social media behavior in the modern travel environment.
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Europe Travel Market Report 2023-2027
Travel demand remained strong as ever for the European market in 2023. Achieving an impressive 20% year-over-year growth, the market surpassed 2019 gross bookings. However, persistent inflation and...
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Weekly Research Insights Articles
Use of tech in trip-planning is not one-size-fits-all
Travelers’ embrace of technology continues to evolve. Digital interactions, preferences for apps and...
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Is the future of travel regulation digital and green?
Navigating a patchwork of regulations across borders is a major challenge for travel businesses....
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When travelers want digital vs. human interaction
While digital interactions are preferred by more for directions, checking in, and making changes to...
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Are travelers early adopters?
The use of technology in the trip-planning path is notone-size-fits-all; for most, there is variation...
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Phocuswright Research Roundup 3Q24
It was another packed quarter for Phocuswright analysts, with 20+ publications spanning technology...
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Creators and conversion
The rate of influencer collaborations affecting converters is a prime indicator that creator...
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The cost of payments in the travel industry
Forty percent of North American respondents and 32% of European respondents pay between 3-3.9% in...
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What Google’s cookie reversal means for travel
While third-party cookies are here to stay on the world’s most popular web browser – at least for now...
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How the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA) will impact travel
Amid growing recognition of the power wielded by the Big Tech players, governments worldwide have...
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The labor shortage should be over, so why are we still worried?
The labor shortage in tourism and hospitality should be over by now, correct? Most hotels are back to...
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Acai Travel helps Hopper boost customer service with AI tools
Hopper is the latest partner for Acai Travel, a PhocusWire Hot 25 Travel Startup for 2024 that is...
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Apaleo secures €20M for international expansion and tech development
Apaleo plans to accelerate its international expansion and attract talent after raising €20...
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The state of airport passenger processing and seamless journeys
Digital ID and biometrics are the key drivers to a seamless experience for passengers to move smoothly...
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The roots of traveler frustration and how technology is helping
A survey from Amadeus uncovered areas of friction for travelers as well as the technology that is...
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How the latest consumer trends play out in travel
Consumer trends reveal the desire for help with filtering the volumes of information as well as mixed...
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MakeMyTrip acquires expense management tool
The acquisition of Happay expense platform underscores MakeMyTrip’s intention to offer a total...
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AI trip planner Mindtrip adds B2B solution
The new solution is launching with capabilities for tourism boards and destination marketing...
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The next four years look bright for travel technology
Travel Technology Association president and CEO Laura Chadwick says the industry has an excellent...
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OpenAirlines secures €45M to accelerate eco-flying solutions
OpenAirlines has secured new funding to advance sustainable aviation technology and support the...
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: SITA, Sabre, Klarna
Keep up with all the latest people, product and partner news from around the global travel industry in...
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