Interviews

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Interview / Distribution
CEO Spotlight: Luis Maroto of Amadeus
By Linda Fox | January 22, 2025
Luis Maroto's career at Amadeus spans 25 years and two IPOs. He joined the company in 2000 as director of marketing finance, became CFO in 2003 and was appointed president and CEO in 2011.... Read More
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Interview / Online
Daytrip - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2024
By PhocusWire | January 21, 2025
Since launching in Europe in 2015, Daytrip has expanded to offer its private car service in more than 130 countries around the world.... Read More
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Interview / Online
CEO Spotlight: Steve Schwab of Casago
By Matthew Parsons | January 14, 2025
Steve Schwab, CEO of vacation rental management company Casago, which recently announced plans to acquire Vacasa, discusses the company's growth plans and priorities.... Read More
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Interview / Online
Logitix - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2024
By PhocusWire | January 10, 2025
Logitix, a Victory Live company, provides a live event ticketing solution for the travel industry through partnerships with sports organizations, performing arts venues and music events. ... Read More
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News / Online
How travel brands stay ahead on social media
By Morgan Hines | January 10, 2025
Travel experts discuss the importance of travel brands staying agile in the social media arena as younger generations turn to these platforms for search purposes.... Read More
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News / Technology
Travel veterans discuss mega deal potential, AI fatigue and technical deficit
By Linda Fox | January 7, 2025
Predicting travel's future isn't easy with so many external factors impacting the industry, but executives including SilverRail Technologies' Aaron Gowell, Phocuswright's Lorraine Sileo and T2Impact's Timothy O'Neil-Dunne made a good stab at it during a session in the PhocusWire studio.... Read More
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Interview / Distribution
Katanox - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2024
By PhocusWire | January 6, 2025
Katanox streamlines distribution and payment processes for hoteliers and enhances commercial capabilities for travel management companies, hotels and corporate customers.... Read More
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Interview / Technology
Traversing.ai - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2024
By PhocusWire | January 3, 2025
Traversing.ai is a startup offering a unified sales, distribution and marketing platform for hotels, all tied together with artificial intelligence.... Read More
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News / Online
Opportunity rising in tours, activities as interest in experiences continues
By Morgan Hines | January 3, 2025
The desire to make ensure the experiences a traveler wants are available to book continues to be a priority.... Read More
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News / Technology
The importance of using data to empower travelers
By Linda Fox | January 2, 2025
Filip Filipov, a former vice president of Skyscanner, left travel more than four years ago, and is now back as chief operations officer of airline data specialist OAG. ... Read More
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News / Technology
Corporate travel executives discuss AI hype and efficiency gains
By Linda Fox | December 30, 2024
Amex GBT's vice president of AI strategy and the founder of business travel AI startup Otto discuss the rapid pace of development with AI and where the real potential lies.... Read More
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Interview / Distribution
Keybrain - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2024
By PhocusWire | December 24, 2024
KeyBrain is a new artificial intelligence-powered travel booking and management portal for multi-day tours.... Read More
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Interview / Technology
BILL - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2024
By PhocusWire | December 23, 2024
BILL is a financial operations platform for small and midsize businesses to help them control their payables, receivables and spend and expense management. ‍... Read More
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Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: Nowadays is an AI copilot that simplifies corporate event planning
By Mileva Sapic | December 23, 2024
Nowadays handles venue sourcing, negotiations and logistics to make event planning faster and cost-efficient.... Read More
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Interview / Technology
Juniper Travel Technology - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2024
By PhocusWire | December 16, 2024
Founded in 2003, Juniper Travel Technology offers solutions for online travel agencies, destination marketing companies, bedbanks, airlines, wholesalers and cruises, with clients in more than 50 countries around the world.... Read More