An eight-year Phocuswright veteran, Ms. Walsh contributes to a range of research efforts as author and editor, with recent publications including In-Destination Events, Attractions & Activities: Europe, U.S. Mobile Travel Report: Market Sizing and Consumer Trends, and U.S. Online Travel Traffic Report. Cathy joined Phocuswright in 2005 to launch The Phocuswright Research Subscription: Technology Edition (now The Innovation Edition). Formerly director, communications, Cathy continues to create marketing content to promote Phocuswright research and events. Cathy gained travel industry expertise as editor of the trade newsletter Travel Distribution Report, where she produced news and analysis on travel distribution and technology. She is a cum laude graduate of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and received a M.A. in English from North Carolina State University, where her research focused on technology and culture.
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Areas of Research
Cathy's areas of expertise include online consumer technology, social networks, marketing and distribution strategy, and Internet trends, with a particular focus on emerging technologies.
Spain Travel Market Report 2021-2025
Category: Market Overview & Sizing Published: February 2022 Analysts: Fabian Gonzalez, Cathy Walsh US $795The Spanish travel market experienced a tumultuous 2021, as waves of virus variants and travel restriction changes have made the path to recovery hard to predict. Despite the difficulties, pent-up...
Through the Roof: U.S. Short-Term Rentals 2021
Category: Consumer Trends Published: January 2022 Analysts: Michael Coletta, Madeline List, Cathy Walsh US $695Short-term rentals (STRs) have experienced a precipitous uptick in attention, in a time otherwise marked by downturn and travel uncertainty. While also affected by the global pandemic, the STR market...
Confronting Goliath: Big Tech Regulation and Travel
Category: Technology Innovation Published: October 2021 Analysts: Cathy WalshBig Tech has become a hot topic for debate, across all industries and dimensions of business. For the travel industry, certain proposed regulatory changes may significantly impact the way that key...
U.S. Online Travel 2019: Overview and Market Sizing
Category: Market Overview & Sizing Published: March 2020 Analysts: Cathy Walsh US $2,495The U.S. travel market grew a projected 2% in 2019, down from 6% the previous year. While 2019 marked the continuation of the longest-running economic expansion in U.S. history, the future...
Spain Online Travel 2019: Key Developments
Category: Market Overview & Sizing Published: December 2019 Analysts: Fabian Gonzalez, David Juman, Cathy WalshThe Spanish travel industry has celebrated several years of strong inbound visitation and a healthy domestic market. However, while tourism forecasts for 2019 remained positive in the first half of the...