VIDEO: Next generation of travel tech leaders

Generally, the current crop of leaders of the industry were brought up on the early days of ecommerce.

They saw how consumers were initially reluctant to embrace elements such as online booking with credit cards, and then - to a lesser extent - the introduction of mobile technology.

But they also created and integrated many of the systems and processes that are second nature today to how the online sector works.

The next generation of industry leaders will not have these nascent issues of the early days of the web to deal with - yet they may want to overhaul elements that they see as inefficient.

They are digital natives, as the phrase goes, potentially giving them a different perspective on it all.

PhocusWire's sister brand Phocuswright gathers a group of these young leaders together at its conferences each year, to discuss issues and learn from the industry elders.

Two, Lee Clissett, head of product at FindHotel, and Aurelie Krau, a consultant at Festive Road, joined PhocusWire's Jill Menze during the Phocuswright Europe event in the Netherlands to discuss their visions for online travel, and more...sd