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Philip Wolf
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Years ago, a lonely entrepreneur embraced the controversial idea that quality of information would differentiate winners and losers in the then-burgeoning information age. That entrepreneur was Philip Wolf; the year was 1994. The company he founded, PhoCusWright Inc., is now the premier source for travel, tourism and hospitality intelligence, and nearly every industry presentation has at least one slide that says, "Source: PhoCusWright." He began his travel career in May 1989 heading a small agency. After two decades of analyzing and scrutinizing market trends, Philip has built a brand around his trademark catchphrase: "Strategically correct, not politically correct." He is the architect of the annually acclaimed PhoCusWright Conference and has taken the stage one-on-one with many of the industry elite. A sought-after speaker around the world, he has addressed audiences on five continents and is frequently quoted in consumer and trade media. Philip was named to Travel Weekly's "Club 33: The Most Influential People in the Travel Industry." Formerly an adjunct professor at NYU's Graduate Center for Hospitality and Tourism, he is currently a distinguished lecturer at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration. Philip has served as board director for companies on three continents, currently for travel search engine developer Hopper Inc., India's MakeMyTrip, Russian OTA oktogo.ru and mobile application developer QuickMobile. In addition, he serves as board advisor for European OTA ODIGEO, commission recovery specialist Net Trans, and accommodation booking provider BookingMarkets. Prior to PhoCusWright, Philip was CEO of a venture-funded software developer and travel booking engine pioneer. He is a magna cum laude graduate of Duke University and holds an MBA from Vanderbilt University. Decades after first espousing the power of Internet travel, Philip continues to spark industry epiphanies... and leave audiences buzzing. Download Philip's full bio.
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Philip is a world renowned and respected travel industry expert. He is a proponent and driver of travel innovation and through speaking engagements and PhoCusWright's own events, he motivates travel professionals to embrace technology to improve the travel experience.
Philip Wolf Identifies the Driving Forces of Travel Innovation
Highlights from Philip Wolf's 2010 PhoCusWright Conference Opening Monologue
