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Advancing mobile technology and smartphone penetration are changing consumers' lives and enhancing the travel experience. This Analysis explores how the combination of mobile payments and Near Field Communications could improve traveler efficiency and provide new avenues for personalized interactions.
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While suppliers and online travel agencies generate the core of Web activity in the travel category today, non-transactional sites like traveler review websites, lead generators and metasearch sites are a significant component of the online travel landscape. PhoCusWright's Online Traffic and Conversion Report analyzes traffic and conversion to identify the key trends that are shaping how and where consumers shop for and purchase travel.
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This one-hour recorded Webinar will utilize key findings from PhoCusWright's recent report focused on the groups and meetings market and will address the size and structure of the groups and meetings market with forecasts through 2012, key trends in meetings management and procurement practices, and how virtual meetings, social media and mobile are changing the very nature of meetings. This Webinar held Feb. 9, 2011 delves into the U.S. corporate groups and meetings market's decline, recovery and transformation.
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An examination of the online agency world beyond the Big Four, as well as a look at some of the leading tier-two OTAs and the role they play in the online travel market.
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Get a thorough picture of the U.S. corporate groups and meetings marketplace with the report + Online Event recording.
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Jan. 26, 2011 Online Event: PhoCusWright analysts unbundle the hyperbole around airline direct connects, segment fees, merchandising and more. Special Research Seatholder Pricing Available
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Despite the strengths of an intermediated model that supports global travel reservations systems, some suppliers have resisted going through intermediaries, and have taken bold steps to implement a direct connect strategy. This Analysis examines the prospects for the direct connect movement, across major travel categories.
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Many airlines around the world have adopted optional services as an important new revenue stream. But to what extent will airlines open up the optional services spigot to wider distribution, and under what commercial terms?
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PhoCusWright's Groups and Meetings publication takes an in-depth look at the U.S. corporate groups and meetings market, including sizing and forecasts through 2012, trends in meetings management, and the impact of virtual conferencing and other technologies. The industry is now clawing its way out of one of its toughest periods ever, but the landscape remains dynamic and complex.
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While the top five pan-European online travel agencies have not changed over the past five years, there have been some key developments among the market leaders. This Data Point examines recent performance and prospects for the leading pan-European OTAs, against the backdrop of regional OTA activity.
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