Interviews

Interview / Online

CEO Spotlight: Somit Goyal of IBS Software

By Morgan Hines | April 3, 2025

IBS Software provides solutions for airlines, hotels, cruise lines and other travel companies, focusing on areas like retailing, passenger services, distribution and loyalty.... Read More

News / Technology

Accor's chief digital officer talks distribution, direct bookings and loyalty

By Linda Fox | March 20, 2025

Alix Boulnois, chief business, digital and tech officer of Accor, discusses the hotel group's priorities across distribution, direct bookings and loyalty.... Read More

Interview / Online

CEO Spotlight: Pere Vallès of Exoticca

By Linda Fox | March 12, 2025

Exoticca's CEO Pere Valles discusses the company's strategy to play in the connected trip space, its technology investment and keeping investors happy.... Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Arcube helps fliers convert loyalty points to ancillaries

By Morgan Hines | March 11, 2025

Arcube's platform also works to analyze a passenger’s travel history, market data and other factors to predict and increase the likelihood of a passenger returning to an airline.... Read More

Interview / Startups

Startup Stage: Walkway helps activity providers grow through its AI-powered platform

By Linda Fox | March 3, 2025

Walkway helps experience providers price with confidence, track competitors, understand the market and uncover new ways to increase revenue.... Read More

Interview / Online

CEO Spotlight: Eric Goldreyer of Savvy

By Morgan Hines | February 26, 2025

Eric Goldreyer has spent three decades in the travel industry, with a focus on short-term rentals as founder of BedandBreakfast.com back in 1995 and later co-founder of TurnKey Vacation Rentals.... Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Boom wants to revolutionize property management with AI

By Morgan Hines | February 19, 2025

Boom alleviates the burden of manual operations for property managers by automating guest communications, task management, reporting and more.... Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Mendel wants to be the go-to corporate travel platform for Latin America

By Morgan Hines | February 13, 2025

Founded in 2021 and based in Mexico City, the company provides a corporate travel platform that includes online booking, expense management and payments.... Read More

Interview / Technology

CEO Spotlight: Sean Fitzpatrick of Lighthouse

By Linda Fox | February 13, 2025

The company raised $370 million in Series C funding in November, and Fitzpatrick sees huge opportunity for the company to grow, particularly in the independent hotel sector.... Read More

News / Online

CEO Spotlight: Alberto Gutierrez of Civitatis

By Linda Fox | February 5, 2025

In an interview in the PhocusWire studio Alberto Gutiérrez discussed the growth of tours and activities marketplace Civitatis, attracting investment and its focus on Latin America.... Read More

News / Technology

CEO Spotlight: Lisa Chen of ToursByLocals

By Morgan Hines | January 31, 2025

ToursByLocals is poised for growth with a recently updated technology base intended to improve the 15-year-old private tour company’s strategy, according to CEO Lisa Chen.... Read More

News / Technology

What a former airline CIO sees from the outside looking in

By Linda Fox | January 30, 2025

In an interview with PhocusWire, former Spirit and Allegiant CIO Scott Allard, discusses airline technology, cloud implementation and finding value in legacy systems.... Read More

News / Distribution

“Self-destruction” to successful exit: How Brett Henry turned MG Group around

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - Web In Travel | January 28, 2025

Brett Henry is enthused about a singular goal of building the best B2B hospitality marketplace in a region that’s booming.... Read More

Interview / Distribution

CEO Spotlight: Luis Maroto of Amadeus

By Linda Fox | January 22, 2025

Luis Maroto's career at Amadeus spans 25 years and two IPOs. He joined the company in 2000 as director of marketing finance, became CFO in 2003 and was appointed president and CEO in 2011.... Read More