Online Travel Agency

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

Event / Online

How virtual credit cards are transforming B2B travel payments

May 8, 2025

Hear from Worldline and Visa about the evolution, benefits and implementation strategies of virtual credit cards in travel. Register Now

Event / Online

Harnessing business intelligence for performance and competitive edge

April 24, 2025

This free webinar will explore key areas like how business intelligence can drive greater yields, faster time to get paid by suppliers and improve market intel to enable your commercial growth. Register Now

News / Technology

PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: SITA, IATA, Fora Travel, Directo and more...

By PhocusWire | April 11, 2025

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

From Our Partners / Online

Report: Aligning your travel company around the customer journey

By Cathy Walsh | April 8, 2025

True customer-centricity goes beyond collecting feedback or simply tracking "voice of customer" metrics. Building a traveler-centric organization means unifying the entire company around customer... Read More

News

Phocuswright Europe 2025: Shaping the next era of travel

By PhocusWire | April 7, 2025

The Phocuswright Europe 2025 program is live with the speaker line-up including executives from Airbnb, Accor, Booking.com, Expedia and Lufthansa. Read More

News / Distribution

Travel bracing for impact of tariffs

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WIT | April 4, 2025

Travel leaders from the investment community and beyond provide their perspective on how tariffs might impact the industry. Read More

News / Technology

PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: airBaltic, Hostaway, Smartvel, TravelPerk and more...

By PhocusWire | April 4, 2025

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

News / Online

Could a tours and activities push from Google penalize OTAs?

By Matthew Parsons | April 1, 2025

OTAs are at risk, as Google appears to be shaking up tours and activities listings, experts warn. Read More

News / Online

OTAs lead in superapp innovation as India’s travel market reaches new heights

By Phocuswright Research | March 31, 2025

India's online travel market is driven by OTAs, which represented 55% of total online gross bookings in 2024, while suppliers' own digital channels made up the remaining 45%. Read More

Opinion / Technology

The never-ending growth of flight search traffic: From travel agents to AI operators

By Sebastien Gibergues | March 31, 2025

Sebastien Gibergues, an independent travel consult and former Amadeus executive, details the exponential growth of flight search transactions. Read More

News / Online

Airlines expressed economic concern. Should online travel giants be worried?

By Morgan Hines | March 27, 2025

Wall Street and travel industry analysts weigh in on how factors such as trade wars, economic woes and travel warnings could impact consumers' desire to travel. Read More

News / Technology

Asia’s full rebound meets AI revolution: Leapfrogging into the future

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WiT | March 26, 2025

For Schubert Lou, chief operating officer at Trip.com, 2025 marks a defining moment for the travel industry, given the full return of Asia and AI acceleration. Read More

News / Startups

A new phase for digital nomad hospitality amid back to work mandates

By Matthew Parsons | March 26, 2025

Hospitality brands are addressing the shifting post-pandemic landscape and what it means for digital nomads and remote workers. Read More

News / Online

European regulator finds Google not compliant with DMA

By Linda Fox | March 21, 2025

The European Commission has said Google-parent Alphabet “self-preferences its own services” following and investigation and feedback from third parties. Read More