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5 ways autonomous AI agents will redefine travel
Many people will continue booking travel in the ways they’re used to – on websites and apps or calling...
Phocuswright's Travel Innovation and Technology Trends 2025
The most significant innovation trends in travel technology and distribution for 2025 and beyond.
30 data-driven insights to make your organization smarter
Is your team searching for data-driven insights to identify emerging trends and seize new...
The future of the TMC
In today’s competitive market for business travel services, the traditional travel management company...
A look at how U.S. travelers plan and book lodging
Travelers booking lodging reached a new high in the 12 months ending July 2024, up slightly from the...
Southeast Asia prides itself on quick adoption of nascent technologies
In Southeast Asia, widespread use of mobile apps and, increasingly Generative AI tools, influences the...
5 key findings on how American travelers shop and book air
Nearly two thirds (65%) of travelers took a flight in the past 12 months, down only slightly from the...
$1.2T in online bookings by end of 2026
It’s gearing up to be a slow climb to new heights in 2025.
4 ways GenAI will impact travel startups
Because GenAI has the potential to be so disruptive in the coming years, planning is becoming...
10 insights that should be on your radar in 2025
Phocuswright just published Travel Forward: Data, Insights and Trends for 2025, a resource (available...
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Travel Forward: Data, Insights and Trends for 2025
Phocuswright's Travel Forward: Data, Insights and Trends for 2025 provides broadscale insights into...
A new era for travel startup investing
Travel startups have weathered a drastic funding downturn over the past 2+ years, but recovery is on...
5 ways travelers are using GenAI
With rapid advances in generative AI, virtual reality and a range of other high-tech tools, travelers...
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...
Is the future of travel regulation digital and green?
Navigating a patchwork of regulations across borders is a major challenge for travel businesses....
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...
Phocuswright Research Roundup 3Q24
It was another packed quarter for Phocuswright analysts, with 20+ publications spanning technology...
Creators and conversion
The rate of influencer collaborations affecting converters is a prime indicator that creator...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The travel industry payment gap
Changes in payment are not happening in isolation. As distribution and payment trends are...
Platforms, topics and influencers: Who’s using what?
Through a better understanding of demographics that embrace social media and the psychology of why...
Decisions guided by trust: Social media conversion in travel
In travel, social media plays a pivotal role in influencing trip decisions. But converting social...
Some segments have a higher propensity to be swayed by social content
Social media plays a pivotal role in influencing travel decisions, but converting social media...
The top 15 global travel markets: North America, APAC and Western Europe lead the way
North America, APAC and Western Europe continue to lead in terms of market size, with the top 15...
Travel Startups Interactive Database
A redesigned database of 8,000+ startups, 11,000+ funding rounds, aggregated data of investment trends...