Phocuswright Conference 2021

News / Startups

VIDEO: Amadeus on recovery trends and startup areas to watch

By PhocusWire | December 9, 2021

Seasonality as been impacted and a much later decision process on destinations from consumers is a new reality, with direct implications for technology and specifically artificial intelligence. Read More

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News / Online

VIDEO: Amtrav’s Jeff Klee on what's spurring - and stopping - business travel innovation

By PhocusWire | December 9, 2021

AmTrav co-founder and CEO Jeff Klee sits down in the PhocusWire Studio to discuss how traveler demands are driving innovation in business travel. Read More

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News / Technology

VIDEO: Concur founder Steve Singh on next-gen business travel

By PhocusWire | December 8, 2021

Investor Steve Singh discusses why he's optimistic about the future of business travel - and how both the technology architecture and the business models will change in the years ahead. Read More

Interview / Startups

VIDEO: ReTravel Technologies - Summit pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2021

By PhocusWire | December 8, 2021

ReTravel is an autonomous cross-selling technology for the travel industry designed to maximize traveler’s loyalty and value. Read More

News / Distribution

VIDEO: Hotels and rentals - divide, conquer or converge?

By PhocusWire | December 7, 2021

Alternative accommodation may have notched up a headstart over hotels, when lockdown restrictions began to ease - but no-one is saying that the momentum for the sector is likely to continue in the long... Read More

Interview / Startups

VIDEO: NoiseAware - Summit pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2021

By PhocusWire | December 7, 2021

A sensor + software platform developed to measure noise levels, detect sustained disruptive noise, and resolve noise nuisances in short-term rentals, hotels and multifamily residences. Read More

Interview / Startups

VIDEO: MyStay - Summit pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2021

By PhocusWire | December 6, 2021

85% of guests are asking for a new concept of reception based on contactless access, so why there are only 3% of properties with online check-in, payments, e-keys? Read More

News / Distribution

VIDEO: ATPCO's Alex Zoghlin on travel retailing and a life in digital

By PhocusWire | December 3, 2021

Zoghlin joined us in the PhocusWire Studio to discuss the latest developments in the progress toward a retail-based future for airline distribution and reflect on some of those other jobs in the last... Read More

Interview / Startups

VIDEO: Local Purse - Summit pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2021

By PhocusWire | December 3, 2021

Web-based platform which supports travel guides, local artisans, and cultural vendors by using live video shopping. Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: Accenture on being agile, data-driven and prepared for the future

By PhocusWire | December 2, 2021

If we accept personalization, digitalization and decentralized processes are going to be movements to adopt over the next five to 10 years, positioning and structuring a business now would be a sensible... Read More

Interview / Startups

VIDEO: Tripkicks - Summit pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2021

By PhocusWire | December 2, 2021

A simple add-on to business travel programs that provides the tools to influence traveler behavior. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Kayak on placing strategic bets during a pandemic

By PhocusWire | December 1, 2021

Like most businesses in travel, Kayak suffered during the pandemic but is now plotting a path to some form of recovery. But CEO and co-founder Steve Hafner feels the worst is behind us. Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: IDEAS on how hotels can do more with less through automation

By PhocusWire | December 1, 2021

Klaus Kohlmayr of IDeaS explains how automating revenue management can help hotels faced with labor shortages. Read More

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Interview / Startups

VIDEO: Wheel The World - Summit pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2021

By PhocusWire | December 1, 2021

Wheel The World is an accessibility booking platform for people with disabilities to book hotels and tours confidently. Read More

News / Distribution

VIDEO: BeMyGuest on the tech opportunity in tours and activities

By PhocusWire | November 30, 2021

Speaking in the PhocusWire Studio during The Phocuswright Conference, BeMyGuest CEO Blanca Menchaca explains how the pandemic has opened up operators and distributors to connectivity and partnerships. Read More

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