Offline Travel Agency

PhocusWire's in-depth coverage of offline travel agencies, featuring news, analysis, interviews, research and more on the brands and their strategies, executives and positions in the market.

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News / Startups

Travel startup funding and M&A activity in Q1 2025

By Abby Crotty | March 28, 2025

As the quarter comes to a close, we review funding rounds and M&A activity—and learn what travel executives believe is on the horizon for the rest of the year. Read More

News / Online

InteleTravel acquires event ticketing platform Tickitto

By Abby Crotty | March 25, 2025

InteleTravel said one in 10 travel bookings are related to a live event, concert or sporting event, and this acquisition will enable its network of 130,000 advisors to take advantage of this trend. Read More

News / Distribution

U.S. travel agency market: A resilient and thriving segment

By Phocuswright Research | March 17, 2025

The advisor landscape is shifting, with new entrants replacing retirees and an increasing number returning to office/storefront settings. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Revolutionary travel management companies do exist

By Riaan van Schoor - Agentivity | March 3, 2025

Agentivity's co-founder Riaan van Schoor gives his response to a viewpoint published last week suggesting that the world of TMCs is broken and only a revolution will fix it. Read More

News / Technology

British Airways shares progress on tech elements of £7B transformation

By Linda Fox | February 25, 2025

The airline is working to enhance the customer experience through a new website and mobile app while a new payment platform and revenue management system will also help drive efficiency. Read More

News / Startups

Luxury B2B travel platform The Luxurist launches in U.S., Europe

By Morgan Hines | January 29, 2025

The Luxurist is a platform to connect travel advisors with luxury hotels around the world, backed by Hotelbeds' parent company HBX Group. Read More

News / Technology

PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: IBS Software, Smartvel, Spotnana and more

By PhocusWire | January 24, 2025

Keep up with all the latest people, product and partner news from around the global travel industry. 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

News / Distribution

B2B hotel platform HBX Group to raise €725M through IPO

By Linda Fox | January 17, 2025

HBX Group was founded in Spain in 2001 as B2B bedbank Hotelbeds. Read More

News

Aerticket acquires Servivuelo to boost presence in Spain

By Linda Fox | January 9, 2025

Aerticket continues to roll up consolidator companies with its latest acquisition of Servivuelo in Spain. Read More

News / Distribution

Private equity firm Creador acquires hospitality marketplace MG Group

By Linda Fox | January 2, 2025

MG Group, an Indonesia-based company that operates a B2B hospitality marketplace in Southeast Asia, will now look to accelerate its global growth post-acquisition. Read More

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

News / Startups

TripSuite raises $5M to grow AI platform for agencies

By Morgan Hines | December 19, 2024

TripSuite's platform for travel agencies offers tools for customer relationship management, commission tracking, accounting, payments and more. Read More