Mr. Coletta has served in a variety of high-level roles spanning 25 years in the travel industry at startups, corporations and digital agencies. At Phocuswright, he oversees the company's technology and innovation research efforts, including the screening of startups for our recurring pitch competitions, as well as varied travel market research initiatives.
He is the author or co-author of Phocuswright's annual reports on the U.S. packaged travel, car rental, cruise and short-term rental markets, the state of travel startups, and numerous one-off research projects. He also maintains The State of Travel Startups Interactive Database.
He previously worked primarily in the startup world as an entrepreneur, investor, program manager and group organizer. He spent significant time in web development, web analytics, online marketing and tech project management, building a spectrum of expertise and network of contacts.
In the past he volunteered 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 "Young Leaders Under 35" executive development program in 2013.
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The State of Travel Startups 2019
Category: Technology Innovation Published: September 2019 Analysts: Michael Coletta, Chetan Kapoor US $495Phocuswright 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...
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Category: Technology Innovation Published: March 2019 Analysts: Michael Coletta, Chetan Kapoor US $395Over the last 20 years, many areas of the travel industry have been transformed by waves of disruption, from technologies like the web and mobile to new product categories like home- and ride-sharing....
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Phocuswright Innovation Platform 2018 Roundup
Category: Technology Innovation Published: February 2019 Analysts: Michael ColettaIn spite of some early-stage funding contraction, the travel startup ecosystem is alive and well. This article explores the state of innovation in travel and highlights the top trends and developments,...
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Is the Travel Startup Support Ecosystem Producing Innovation or ROI?
Category: Technology Innovation Published: December 2018 Analysts: Michael ColettaPhocuswright has tracked the launch of more than 80 travel-focused accelerators, incubators, early-stage investors and entrepreneur support programs in the last 5-7 years, not to mention dozens of pitch...
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Category: Market Overview & Sizing Published: December 2018 Analysts: Michael Coletta, Cathy Walsh, Brandie Wright US $1,250Following a flat performance in 2017, the U.S. car rental segment improved in 2018 with a projected 3% growth in gross bookings. Car rental is a mature online market, and as with the segment overall,...