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PRESS MENTIONS
PhoCusWright is one of the most quoted travel industry research firms in the world. Below is a sampling of press mentions.

PhoCusWright In The News


Preeminent Travel Technology Conference to host key European travel leaders
Travel Daily News International
Travel industry research authority PhoCusWright has unveiled a pioneering program for PhoCusWright@ITB, taking place Wednesday, 7 March 2012 in conjunction with ITB Berlin, The World's Leading Travel Trade Show. Now in its seventh year, ...

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Non-negotiable: Hotel Industry Priorities for 2012 | By Ron Callari
Hospitality Net
Market research company PhoCusWright predicts that internet travel sales will grow at twice the rate of the total travel market. The company also predicts that in 2011 the US market will surpass 2006 levels to hit $277 billion.


KXLY Spokane

Travel Agents Know Something You Don't
KXLY Spokane
The US travel market declined 15% in 2009, according to PhoCusWright, a travel market research firm. Travel agencies were hit even harder, declining 21% because their bottom line is affected by corporate travel and complicated leisure travel, ...

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Online travel penetration lopsided across European markets
Travel Daily News International
Online leisure/unmanaged business travel share of the total travel market varies significantly by country, with the UK leading the pack, and Spain and Italy lagging far behind, according to PhoCusWright's European Online Travel Overview Seventh Edition ...


Sabre launches listing for green hotels
Travel Weeekly
Sabre says such a listing will gain favor among agents because two-thirds of travelers believe their travel habits can affect the environment, according to PhoCusWright, while more than half of the meeting planners in a recent survey said they will ...
Sabre Launches Industry's First Eco-Certified Hotel ProgramMarketWatch (press release)

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New York Times (blog)

A Travel Start-Up Raises Money for Planning Tourism Activities
New York Times (blog)
Travelers spend more than $27 billion a year on activities, yet these vendors have failed to become an integral part of booking services because they are small and often do not have Web sites, according to PhoCusWright, a research firm that analyzes ...
On-Line Travel Start-Up Hopes to Fill Activity VoidWall St. Cheat Sheet

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TripAdvisor Earnings Preview: Trends We're Watching
NASDAQ
By leveraging its existing user base and user generated review community, TripAdvisor can tap the niche opportunity represented by the vacation rental market which typically boasts of big ticket items. According to PhoCusWright, Europe's €20 billion ...

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TripAdvisor statement in full
Telegraph.co.uk
According to a recent PhoCusWright study commissioned by TripAdvisor*, 98 per cent of respondents have found TripAdvisor hotel reviews to be accurate of the actual experience. We are the world's largest travel site and we have confidence that the 50 ...

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Cruise bookings fall after Concordia shipwreck
Foster's Daily Democrat
Nearly 11 million Americans took a cruise last year, generating an estimated $14.5 billion in revenue for the industry, according to PhoCusWright, a travel research firm. Like the rest of the travel industry, cruise lines are still recovering from the ...

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ITB Berlin expands its floor area for over 230 travel technology exhibitors ...
Travel Daily News International
Travel technology topics are represented several times in the programme of the ITB Berlin Convention: PhoCusWright@ITB (7 March, Hall 7.3, Europa Hall) is the forum for travel technology experts and CXOs, who will be discussing market developments ...

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The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

Costa Concordia disaster crashes cruising season sales
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
"What happens in these types of situations within the cruise industry is it discourages first-time cruisers, and that is an important segment of the market," said Douglas Quinby, who works at PhoCusWright, a travel industry research firm based in ...

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Cruise bookings fall after Concordia shipwreck
Fox News
Nearly 11 million Americans took a cruise last year, generating an estimated $14.5 billion in revenue for the industry, according to PhoCusWright, a travel research firm. Like the rest of the travel industry, cruise lines are still recovering from the ...

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Cruise bookings fall after Concordia shipwreck
Wall Street Journal
Nearly 11 million Americans took a cruise last year, generating an estimated $14.5 billion in revenue for the industry, according to PhoCusWright, a travel research firm. Like the rest of the travel industry, cruise lines are still recovering from the ...

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Landry & Kling Appoints Jenny de Borja Account Executive for Strategic ...
MarketWatch (press release)
According to PhoCusWright's 2011 report on groups and meetings, the number of planners who intend to use a cruise venue has increased a third since 2009. In this new position, de Borja will support travel management companies, meetings procurement ...

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Telegraph.co.uk

Wary cruise passengers stay away
Stuff.co.nz
Nearly 11 million Americans took a cruise last year, generating an estimated $14.5 billion in revenue for the industry, according to PhoCusWright, a travel research firm. Like the rest of the travel industry, cruise lines are still recovering from the ...
Cruise bookings down after shipwreckFlorida Today

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Planners Access Social Media Reviews to Vet Venues
Travel Market Report
According to PhoCusWright, TripAdvisor has a 90% share of the review sites. However, PhoCusWright does not put OTAs in the review category, and the OTA reviews are becoming more and more significant because of their credibility.


AdAge.com

Priceline Kills the Messenger Because Ads Worked Too Well
AdAge.com
Between Priceline, Expedia.com, Travelocity.com, Orbitz.com, aggregator Kayak.com, and a new entry, RoomKey.com, online travel is a competitive, $109 billion-a-year business, according to PhoCusWright Research, which that predicts the industry will ...

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Breaking Travel News

Preeminent travel technology conference to host key European travel leaders
Breaking Travel News
Travel industry research authority PhoCusWright has unveiled a pioneering program for PhoCusWright@ITB, taking place Wednesday, 7 March 2012 in conjunction with ITB Berlin, The World's Leading Travel Trade Show. Now in its seventh year, ...

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Orbitz counting on tech to be the ticket on ride to greater success
Chicago Tribune
Carroll Rheem, research director at travel market-research company PhoCusWright, sees it similarly. "They've been in a tough position for a while now," Rheem said, adding that compared with competitors, Orbitz "has been struggling to drive growth.


Cornell International Hospitality Summit India brings opportunities and ...
Hospitality Net (press release)
... Marriott; Oberoi Hotels & Resorts; Peppermint Hotels; PhoCusWright, Inc.; Questex Hospitality Group; Traveltechie.com; TTG India; the Cornell University MMH Program in Asia; and the School of Hotel Administration's Office of Executive Education.


Hotel chains fight to reclaim revenue
Deseret News
Of the estimated $33.8 billion in hotel rooms booked online in 2011, about 55 percent, or $18.6 billion, came directly through hotels' own websites, according to Carroll Rheem, director of research at PhoCusWright Inc., a research firm.

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CNN: Use a travel agent
Travel Weeekly
... and specialization ("For many agents, specialization is the name of the game.") Article name-dropping? Matthew Upchurch of Virtuoso, Douglas Quinby of PhoCusWright, Tony Gonchar of ASTA and, of course, Jackie Berube, the agent of Arthur and Alex Beach.

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TripAdvisor defends reader reviews following warning by watchdog
thejournal.ie
The statement also quoted a recent PhoCusWright study commissioned by TripAdvisor, which claimed that 98 per cent of respondents had found the site's hotel reviews “to be accurate of the actual experience”.

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Study by OpinionLab and Tealeaf Identifies Mobile Experience as Top Priority ...
PR Web (press release)
The survey was completed by 345 marketers, customer experience executives and other e-business professionals attending the Forrester Consumer, Forrester Customer Experience, BAI Retail Delivery and PhoCusWright conferences and other events in fall 2011 ...


ITB Berlin to feature Mobile Travel and Social Media in the eTravel World
Focus on Travel News
Trade visitors will be able to obtain in-depth knowledge about social media not only at the eTravel World but also at the PhoCusWright@ITB Travel Technology Convention on Wednesday, 7 March and at the Marketing and Distribution Day on Friday, ...

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