Analyst Cathy Walsh

Cathy Walsh

Senior Research AnalystCathy Walsh

Raleigh, North Carolina United States

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.

 

Travel Research From Cathy Walsh

U.K. Online Travel 2018: By the Numbers

U.K. Online Travel 2018: By the Numbers

Category: Mobile Published: November 2018 Analysts: Dirk Rogl, David Juman, Cathy Walsh

The U.K. is home to the largest and most mature online travel market in Europe, with two thirds of the country’s travel bookings projected to be made via websites or mobile apps in 2018. Online...

U.K. Online Travel 2018: Key Developments

U.K. Online Travel 2018: Key Developments

Category: Market Overview & Sizing Published: November 2018 Analysts: Dirk Rogl, David Juman, Cathy Walsh

Brexit remains a huge uncertainty for the U.K. travel market, with significant implications for both inbound and outbound travel, the airline segment and more. At the same time, new regulations in the...

U.K. Online Travel Overview 2018

U.K. Online Travel Overview 2018

Category: Market Overview & Sizing Published: November 2018 Analysts: Dirk Rogl, David Juman, Cathy Walsh US $795

Though the U.K. hovers on the brink of withdrawal from the European Union (i.e., Brexit), the country maintains a leading role in the European travel market. Within Europe, the U.K. is the...

Bots: A Bright Future, or Destined for the Scrap Heap?

Bots: A Bright Future, or Destined for the Scrap Heap?

Category: Technology Innovation Published: September 2018 Analysts: Cathy Walsh

Several years have passed since the initial burst of excitement over chatbots. Hailed as a cost-effective, personalized solution for marketing, customer service and sales, chatbots were suddenly on the...

The Wild World of Blockchain in 2018

The Wild World of Blockchain in 2018

Category: Technology Innovation Published: July 2018 Analysts: Cathy Walsh

A decade has passed since Bitcoin’s mysterious founder published a paper describing blockchain, the technology behind the world’s first decentralized cryptocurrency. Exuberant evangelists have since...

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