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A different type of travel sustainability research
By Phocuswright Research | December 6, 2023
While travelers often have good intentions, a new research report from Phocuswright shows sustainability considerations rarely impact their trip decisions.   Read More
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Evolving fintech in travel's super apps
By Phocuswright Research | November 14, 2023
This excerpt from Phocuswright’s Super Apps Secret Sauce explores the interplay between super apps and travel consumption.   Read More
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Will these 5 U.S. consumer trends continue into 2024?
By Phocuswright Research | November 13, 2023
Phocuswright’s U.S. Consumer Travel Report 2023 provides a snapshot of American travelers’ recent behavior and travel sentiment in the post-pandemic environment.   Read More
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4 things to know about the future of the U.S. OTA market
By Phocuswright Research | September 25, 2023
The U.S. travel market continued its stellar recovery in 2022, with total gross bookings of $422.2 billion, an increase of 51% over the prior year. Read More
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Latin America’s mobile-first market means higher online penetration
By Phocuswright Research | September 18, 2023
A new Phocuswright report shows overall mobile penetration of supplier-direct online travel bookings is predicted to nearly double from 2022 to 2026 in the Latin America travel market.   Read More
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Key barometers of Chinese travel and its emerging behavioral and spending patterns
By Phocuswright Research | September 8, 2023
While China's gross bookings are not anticipated to surpass 2019 totals until 2024, recovery and rebuilding are underway, thanks to nimble suppliers and intermediaries and consumers’ passion for... Read More
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Are dynamic bundles for air travel personalization?
By Norm Rose - Phocuswright Research | September 1, 2023
The evolution toward personalized pricing would require some underlying changes to the way personal profiles are created, stored and interact with the booking process. Read More
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U.S. online channel share expected to remain unchanged through 2026
By Phocuswright Research | August 18, 2023
Changing traveler behavior from 2020-2022 has brought about several noteworthy shifts, some of which are expected to endure for a considerable period, particularly related to travel distribution. Read More
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How online travel agencies plan to win and retain customers
By Phocuswright Research | August 8, 2023
Mobile has become one of the biggest strategic focus areas for online travel agencies, as they look drive more direct customer interaction to reduce their marketing spend and their reliance on Google. Read More
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The U.S. is the first major travel market to surpass 2019 size
By Phocuswright Research | July 26, 2023
With pandemic-related concerns in the rearview mirror, the U.S. travel market continued its robust bounce back in 2022, growing more than 50% year over year, and U.S. gross travel bookings surpassed... Read More
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How Chinese OTAs turned around 3 years of COVID isolation
By Gary Bowerman - Phocuswright | July 24, 2023
Phocuswright analyst Gary Bowerman explores the strategies Chinese OTAs have taken to remain competitive over the last few years.   Read More
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Want green travel? Add competition to high-speed rail lines
By Derek Catron | July 20, 2023
A report from SilverRail shows a surge in rail use on high-speed routes where there is increased competition to hold down costs.   Read More
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There's a real-time revolution happening in hotel operations
By Adam Glickman and Dmitry Koltunov - Phocuswright analysts | June 28, 2023
By examining how the hotel’s operations function in their current state, all the micro-decisions that contribute to optimizing overall performance can be improved.  Read More
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Phocuswright debuts updated interactive travel data tool
By PhocusWire | June 2, 2023
Known as Phocal Point, the platform makes it easy for users to create custom interactive charts and interpret travel data by segment, channel, device, region and country.   Read More
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4 things to know about the future of the U.S. hotel market
By Phocuswright Research | May 26, 2023
High demand lifted average daily rates and occupancy, leading to a record-breaking 2022 for the U.S. hotel and lodging market as room revenue swept past pre-pandemic highs.   Read More