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At The Phocuswright Conference from November 14-17, 2017, the Phocuswright Innovation Platform events featured presentations from 34 travel innovators: 24 in Summit (for startups and emerging companies) and 10 in Launch (for established companies), predominantly from the U.S., Europe, China and India. They presented on Center Stage to an audience of up to 1,600 conference attendees as well as a global audience through the live stream.Analyst: Michael ColettaTopic: Technology InnovationRegions: Asia Pacific, U.S. & CanadaResearch Type: Report
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Phocuswright has tracked thousands of digital travel startups worldwide founded since 2005. Over the last 5+ years, a flood of travel-focused investors, incubators, accelerators and entrepreneur support programs have launched to connect promising startups with capital, mentorship and resources. This report presents a comprehensive, 360-degree view of today’s travel startup landscape, and provides essential insights on travel technology founding and funding trends across regions and segments.Analysts: Michael Coletta, Chetan KapoorTopic: Technology InnovationResearch Type: Report
Since 2008, The Phocuswright Conference has provided a platform for a select group of travel startups and industry visionaries to promote their ideas globally, and gain new partners, customers and suppliers in the process. Collectively they have received more than $2.1 billion in funding and acquisitions (excluding IPOs). This Spotlight examines all the innovators who participated in the Battleground, Summit and Launch events at the 2016 Phocuswright Conference, assigning them to one core category, and summarizing their innovation as well as the feedback each received from a panel of industry veterans.Analyst: Michael ColettaTopic: Technology InnovationRegions: Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, U.S. & CanadaResearch Type: Report
In 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, based on the innovators who participated in Phocuswright’s Innovation Platform events in 2018. Presenters are grouped into categories based on area of focus, and key trends are summarized.Analyst: Michael ColettaTopic: Technology InnovationResearch Type: Report
Since 2008, Phocuswright has tracked the digital travel startup landscape, publishing annual State of Travel Startups reports beginning in 2012. Since then, digital travel has undergone tremendous transformation, and startups continue to lead the wave of disruption in the global travel industry. This report – covering startups that launched in or after 2008 – provides a detailed view of the current state of travel startups, including regional analysis, funding levels and business focus.Analysts: Michael Coletta, Chetan KapoorTopic: Technology InnovationRegions: Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, Middle East & Africa, U.S. & CanadaResearch Type: Report
Since 2008, Phocuswright has tracked the digital travel startup landscape, publishing annual State of Travel Startups reports beginning in 2012. Since then, digital travel has undergone tremendous transformation, and startups continue to lead the wave of disruption in the global travel industry. This report contains, in spreadsheet format, a complete list of travel startups that launched in or after 2008, including company names and URLs, funding information, current status and more.Analysts: Michael Coletta, Chetan KapoorTopic: Technology InnovationRegions: Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, Middle East & Africa, U.S. & CanadaResearch Type: Report
Over 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. The next wave is undoubtedly artificial intelligence (AI), a catch-all term encompassing natural language processing (NLP), machine learning, machine vision and robotics.Analysts: Michael Coletta, Chetan KapoorTopic: Technology InnovationResearch Type: Report
Phocuswright and innovation experts led a thought-provoking conversation about the state of European travel innovation on April 19, 2018. Download/View this presentation deck and recording to learn about the current state of investments and the funding environment, how industry venture funds are financing startups to advance strategic initiatives. conichi, the 2017 European Travel Innovator of the Year, also shared insights on the challenges of founding and scaling a startup in Europe.Analysts: Michael Coletta, Pete ComeauTopic: Technology InnovationRegion: EuropeResearch Type: Report
Phocuswright 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 competitions, hackathons and conferences, including our own. Each promises to connect travel startups with a combination of industry expertise, resources, capital and exposure, and contributes to what is now a robust travel startup support ecosystem. These programs and entities have sprung from intermediaries, suppliers, destinations, investors and independent groups.Analyst: Michael ColettaTopic: Technology InnovationResearch Type: Report
It’s been roughly two years since many U.S. chains started offering lower rates to loyalty members, and these special rates are paying off – at least for some of the largest chains with robust loyalty programs. As a result, hotels are now catching up to OTAs in terms of online distribution. Meanwhile, after years of double-digit growth in OTA sales, gains will fall to single digits in 2019 and beyond. This report explores the most notable trends and stories that are impacting the U.S. accommodations segment right now.Analysts: Lorraine Sileo, Cathy WalshTopic: Market Overview & SizingSegment: Hotels & LodgingRegion: U.S. & CanadaResearch Type: Report