Mr. Coletta has served in a variety of high-level roles over 17 years in the travel industry at startups, corporations and digital agencies. He has recently authored Phocuswright research reports such as The State of Travel Startups 2017, Global Mobile Market Sizing: Focus on U.S., APAC and Europe, and How U.S. Travelers Use Chat and Messaging.
He previously worked primarily in the startup world as an entrepreneur, investor and program manager. He also spent significant time as an analyst, group organizer and project manager, building a spectrum of expertise and a wide network of contacts.
Mike volunteers as the co-organizer of the Travel 2.0 Meetup group and as a global coordinator with Impact Travel Alliance. He was a member of Phocuswright's 2013 "Young Leaders Under 35" executive development program.
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U.S. Cruise 2019
Category: Market Overview & Sizing Published: February 2020 Analysts: Mary Pat Sullivan, Michael Coletta US $995In 2019, the U.S. cruise segment was projected to top 30 million passengers for the first time ever. Following strong inventory growth, the segment climbed 8% in 2019, with similar gains expected in...
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U.S. Car Rental 2019
Category: Market Overview & Sizing Published: February 2020 Analysts: Karen Burka, Michael Coletta US $1,250Riding on the strength of the U.S. economy and the resulting increase in consumer travel demand, car rental gross bookings were projected to climb 3% in 2019. Online bookings account for more than half...
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Curated Collection: Technology
Category: Technology Innovation Published: October 2019 Analysts: Michael Gerra, Cathy Walsh, Coney Dongre, Hollis Thomases, Michael Coletta, Bob Offutt US $1,500This special collection of individual reports – curated by our team of analysts – represents Phocuswright’s most essential research, data and analysis on the key technology trends and developments...
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The Race for Platform Dominance
Category: Technology Innovation Published: October 2019 Analysts: Michael ColettaIn 2011, Marc Andreessen, co-author of the first widely used web browser (since turned venture capitalist) famously proclaimed that "software is eating the world," observing that global economies were...
The State of Travel Startups Interactive Database
Category: Technology Innovation Published: September 2019 Analysts: Michael Coletta, Chetan KapoorPhocuswright has tracked the digital travel startup landscape for over a decade. During this time, the digital travel ecosystem has undergone tremendous transformation. Travel startups continue to raise...