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The State of Travel Startups 2024
Phocuswright has tracked the digital travel startup landscape for over 15 years, and as of the time of publishing this report there are nearly 8,000 companies in our Travel Startups Interactive...
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Asia Pacific Travel Market Report 2023-2027
This report provides comprehensive market sizing and projections for the Asia Pacific travel industry from 2019-2027, including analysis of key segments, country-level share and trends, distribution...
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True Automated AI in Travel Is Coming
The landscape of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has profoundly shifted since the debut of ChatGPT in November 2022, introducing a new era marked by innovations such as autonomous agents....
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Travel Innovation and Technology Trends 2025
Phocuswright’s Travel Innovation and Technology Trends 2025 aims to provide an in-depth overview of the real-time developments surrounding the travel industry, including key focal points on the impact...
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U.S. Short-Term Rentals 2025
Phocuswright’s U.S. Short-Term Rentals 2025: is a comprehensive consumer research study focused on sustainability in the incredibly dynamic short-term rental travel segment modern travel environment.
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Travel Forward: Data, Insights and Trends for 2025
Phocuswright's Travel Forward: Data, Insights and Trends for 2025 provides broadscale insights into the $1.61 trillion global travel market, offering essential data for understanding industry trends and...
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U.S. Travel Agency Landscape 2024
U.S. Travel Agency Landscape 2024 is part of a joint research project with Phocuswright and Travel Weekly, tracking the travel agency distribution landscape and overall market size.
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India’s OTAs: Superapps in the Making?
Phocuswright’s India’s OTAs: Superapps in the Making? examines the ever-dynamic Indian OTA sector, focusing on growth and transformation by market players.
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Phocuswright's Travel Innovation and Technology Trends 2025
The most significant innovation trends in travel technology and distribution for 2025 and beyond.
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Travel Startups Interactive Database
Phocuswright has tracked the travel startup landscape for well over a decade. During this time, the digital travel ecosystem has undergone tremendous transformation. Until the COVID-19 pandemic hit,...
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Travel Metric of the Month 2025
Phocuswright’s Travel Metric of the Month 2025 features fresh travel industry research published throughout the year, showcasing key data across our market sizing, consumer research, and tech and...
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U.S. Travel Market Report 2023-2027
Following the robust 2022 recovery, the U.S. travel market is still re-establishing travel normality, and therefore some fluctuation is ongoing. Featuring healthy 13% year-over-year growth in 2023, the...
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Europe Travel Market Report 2023-2027
Travel demand remained strong as ever for the European market in 2023. Achieving an impressive 20% year-over-year growth, the market surpassed 2019 gross bookings. However, persistent inflation and...
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The evolution of digital payments and fintech in India
Innovations in payments, credit and risk protection will widen the runway for millions of new...
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Phocuswright Research Roundup 2Q25
Q2 saw the release of refreshed and revamped Phocuswright's flagship reports on U.S. and European...
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From scroll to suitcase: What inspires Europe’s new travelers
Search engines and OTA sites maintain their lead positions as main research resources for trip...
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Cross-border payments in travel: Risks, rewards and the road ahead
Cross-border payments are having a proverbial moment. An exclusive report, produced by PhocusWire in...
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U.S. car rental: Cooling off or resetting the ride?
After peaking in 2023, the U.S. car rental market faced a mild correction in 2024 as fleet...
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European traveler mindset in 2025: Simplicity, search and social influence
Travel in the U.K., France and Germany continues to rise. Booking decisions are often influenced by...
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Generational spending patterns reveal strategic insights for travel brands
In-destination travel spending is far from uniform—and the latest findings from Phocuswright research...
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U.K. travel market sees mobile acceleration and a shifting infrastructure landscape
The U.K. travel market advanced 7% in 2024 to reach £53.5 billion. With online penetration climbing to...
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What’s driving Canadian travel agency growth in 2025?
Most advisors in Canada remain optimistic about the future. Key challenges include increasing travel...
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Travel startup funding falters in Q1 2025
Travel startup funding slowed to its lowest Q1 in recent years, with a 40% drop from last year. Which...
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Mario Gavira discusses Instagram's Google integration, calling the implications "profound" amid the...
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Industry leaders on the future of digital identity and AI agents
During a session at Phocuswright Europe 2025, industry leaders discussed the impact of digital...
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European hotels show interest in AI but gaps remain
A survey of over 1,500 European hotels confirmed there is interest in AI, but uptake is stalled by...
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Mindtrip, Civitatis, Tripadvisor and more...
Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry.
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Keeping an eye on the long-tail of luxury travel
"Aspiring" luxury travelers, who make up 35% of the luxury market, are the segment to watch according...
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IndiGo Ventures kicks off with first investment
IndiGo Ventures is backing startups in aviation and related businesses including sustainability and...
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Travel's 'plumbers' on the evolving definition of connectivity success
As technology advances, providers' definition of connectivity success has shifted.
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Rewriting online travel in Japan
At WiT Japan & North Asia 2025, entrepreneur Takaya Shinozuka shared the stage with Takashi Maeda,...
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Startup Stage: Kismet wants to bring hotels to conversational search
Kismet, founded just last year, wants to help hotels leverage AI to boost sales.
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CEO Spotlight: Uli Pillau of Apaleo
Uli Pillau, CEO and founder of Apaleo, shares his thoughts on the latest AI initiatives, the...
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