Interviews

CEO Spotlight: Steve Schwab of Casago
Interview / Online
CEO Spotlight: Steve Schwab of Casago
By Matthew Parsons | January 14, 2025
Steve Schwab, CEO of vacation rental management company Casago, which recently announced plans to acquire Vacasa, discusses the company's growth plans and priorities.... Read More
Logitix - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2024
Interview / Online
Logitix - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2024
By PhocusWire | January 10, 2025
Logitix, a Victory Live company, provides a live event ticketing solution for the travel industry through partnerships with sports organizations, performing arts venues and music events. ... Read More
How travel brands stay ahead on social media
News / Online
How travel brands stay ahead on social media
By Morgan Hines | January 10, 2025
Travel experts discuss the importance of travel brands staying agile in the social media arena as younger generations turn to these platforms for search purposes.... Read More
Travel veterans discuss mega deal potential, AI fatigue and technical deficit
News / Technology
Travel veterans discuss mega deal potential, AI fatigue and technical deficit
By Linda Fox | January 7, 2025
Predicting travel's future isn't easy with so many external factors impacting the industry, but executives including SilverRail Technologies' Aaron Gowell, Phocuswright's Lorraine Sileo and T2Impact's Timothy O'Neil-Dunne made a good stab at it during a session in the PhocusWire studio.... Read More
Katanox - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2024
Interview / Distribution
Katanox - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2024
By PhocusWire | January 6, 2025
Katanox streamlines distribution and payment processes for hoteliers and enhances commercial capabilities for travel management companies, hotels and corporate customers.... Read More
Traversing.ai - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2024
Interview / Technology
Traversing.ai - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2024
By PhocusWire | January 3, 2025
Traversing.ai is a startup offering a unified sales, distribution and marketing platform for hotels, all tied together with artificial intelligence.... Read More
Opportunity rising in tours, activities as interest in experiences continues
News / Online
Opportunity rising in tours, activities as interest in experiences continues
By Morgan Hines | January 3, 2025
The desire to make ensure the experiences a traveler wants are available to book continues to be a priority.... Read More
The importance of using data to empower travelers
News / Technology
The importance of using data to empower travelers
By Linda Fox | January 2, 2025
Filip Filipov, a former vice president of Skyscanner, left travel more than four years ago, and is now back as chief operations officer of airline data specialist OAG. ... Read More
Corporate travel executives discuss AI hype and efficiency gains
News / Technology
Corporate travel executives discuss AI hype and efficiency gains
By Linda Fox | December 30, 2024
Amex GBT's vice president of AI strategy and the founder of business travel AI startup Otto discuss the rapid pace of development with AI and where the real potential lies.... Read More
Keybrain - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2024
Interview / Distribution
Keybrain - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2024
By PhocusWire | December 24, 2024
KeyBrain is a new artificial intelligence-powered travel booking and management portal for multi-day tours.... Read More
BILL - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2024
Interview / Technology
BILL - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2024
By PhocusWire | December 23, 2024
BILL is a financial operations platform for small and midsize businesses to help them control their payables, receivables and spend and expense management. ‍... Read More
STARTUP STAGE: Nowadays is an AI copilot that simplifies corporate event planning
Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: Nowadays is an AI copilot that simplifies corporate event planning
By Mileva Sapic | December 23, 2024
Nowadays handles venue sourcing, negotiations and logistics to make event planning faster and cost-efficient.... Read More
Juniper Travel Technology - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2024
Interview / Technology
Juniper Travel Technology - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2024
By PhocusWire | December 16, 2024
Founded in 2003, Juniper Travel Technology offers solutions for online travel agencies, destination marketing companies, bedbanks, airlines, wholesalers and cruises, with clients in more than 50 countries around the world.... Read More
Travel M&A activity heating up as experts see readiness in buyers, sellers
News / Startups
Travel M&A activity heating up as experts see readiness in buyers, sellers
By Morgan Hines | December 13, 2024
In comparison to last year, Matt Zito and Min Liu said the travel investment and acquisition environment has been more active, in part due to better macroeconomic conditions. ... Read More
Arena - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2024
Interview / Startups
Arena - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2024
By PhocusWire | December 11, 2024
Partnering with NEOM in Saudi Arabia, Arena has deployed two products: Trainer, a gamified platform for employee onboarding and upskilling in tourism and hospitality, and Plan It, a travel assistant for tourists.... Read More