Articles tagged “phocuswright”

Passionate, endlessly curious, entrepreneurial, articulate, loyal and tough, Philip Wolf was a pioneer in online travel. The legions of people he impacted and influenced will no doubt agree.

Under Wicks, Northstar has acquired multiple companies in order to grow, but we've yet to see its digital endeavors reach the audience such a large organization should be able to command.

Tours and activities are indeed a huge potential market, but it is highly fragmented and still mostly offline. There is a substantial upside when the market catches up with the mobile revolution.

The speed of innovation and expectations of customers will only rise in the next year. Travel providers to need adapt and adapt quickly before new technologies take their place.

The presence of established players such as HomeAway and TripAdvisor, plus a market that isn't as addressable as it might appear, will make the vacation rental startup sector the next bubble.

Travel business information is a huge industry with mostly sub-standard and sub-scaled players. But these three stand out for their quality.

Skiers are more affluent than bowlers, for example, so it's not surprising that lots of ski buffs are packing mobile devices. But the're not just packing, they are transacting, too.

Kayak's dropping of tours in its mobile apps shows that the sector may not be as addressable as envisioned and isn't ready for prime time.

The study reveals the gap between consumers who have eagerly embraced mobile technology and those who are just fine going along without it.

Finally, an outcome for Northstar, which had been trying to sell in various phases over the last decade. And PhocusWright changes hand twice in a year. Read through Tom Kemp's remarks, he's just happy the deal happened, which means overall price is low.