PhoCusWright In the News

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

Hot stuff or flash in the pan – a dose of reality about tours and activities
Tnooz May 22, 2012
In the year following the PhoCusWright report titled When They Get There & Why They Go, I've seen an explosion of interest and so-called innovation in the tour and activity space. But is any of it going to make a long term impact or is it just lot of ...

Companies Frugal in Sending Workers Out of Town
The Ledger May 22, 2012
"The market actually recovered from what it lost in 2009 by the end of 2011, almost," said Lorraine Sileo, vice president of research for the travel market research firm PhoCusWright. The total corporate travel market in the United States — defined as ...

GoSelectPass makes it easy to buy discount attraction tickets
tuaw.com May 22, 2012
A recent PhoCusWright study found three out of four travelers already use a mobile device while on business or leisure travel, and eMarketer predicts that 15.1 million Americans will book travel using their smartphone this year.

Managed travel makeover: IT consumerization redefines corporate travel
Travel Daily News International May 21, 2012
A new report from PhoCusWright reveals that the wall once separating corporate travel from leisure travel and employees' personal lives is eroding, creating a "smart," digitized and socially influenced managed travel space. According to PhoCusWright's ...

Travel apps recommended by experts
Washington Post May 18, 2012
Norm Rose Senior technology analyst for PhoCusWright. TripIt: Organizes all your reservations — plane, hotel, restaurant, etc. — into one itinerary. Free. Viator: Sift through — then book — any of 9000 tours and activities in destinations around ...

Vacation Vs. Staycation
Kapitall Blog (blog) May 18, 2012
A new PhoCusWright poll of over 2000 US travelers shows that nearly four in ten Americans did not buy a vacation trip within the last year. A TripAdvisor survey of over 1800 people revealed that 86% are planning trips this summer, but that most plan on ...

Travel apps for smartphones and tablets explode, but how to find good ones?
Washington Post May 18, 2012
“Mobile is a transformational platform,” said Norm Rose, senior technology analyst at PhoCusWright, a travel market research firm. “It's an essential tool for the traveler.” Over the past two years, the number of travel apps has surged along with ...

Managed Travel Makeover: IT Consumerization Redefines Corporate Travel
Marketwire (press release) May 17, 2012
SHERMAN, CT--(Marketwire - May 17, 2012) - A new report from PhoCusWright reveals that the wall once separating corporate travel from leisure travel and employees' personal lives is eroding, creating a "smart," digitized and socially influenced managed ...

Uneven economy keeps many travelers grounded, spending less
USA TODAY May 15, 2012
In a new PhoCusWright poll of more than 2000 US travelers, nearly four in 10 Americans (38%) didn't buy a vacation trip within the past year. Particularly hard hit were early boomers (ages 45-54), whose average trip expenditure dropped by more than 10% ...

ASTA Young Professionals further education, share industry perspective at ...
ITCM May 15, 2012
The panel discussion, led by Douglas Quinby, senior director of research for PhoCusWright, will give these young travel agents the opportunity to share their perspective on the state of the travel agency industry and provide those in attendance with a ...

Younger Boomers Short on Travel Time and Money
Travel Market Report May 13, 2012
by Dori Saltzman Boomers ages 45 to 54 are having an especially hard time finding the time and money to travel, a new PhoCusWright study found. Over the past year, their travel plans dropped off as rising college tuitions, supporting elderly parents ...

Many Would-Be Travelers Stuck at Home
Exec Digital (press release) May 11, 2012
But while hotel and air suppliers continue to benefit from the uplift in morale, a new study from PhoCusWright reveals that many still are not spending. Nearly four in 10 (38%) did not purchase a single leisure vacation within the past year.

Many Would-Be Travelers Stuck at Home
MarketWatch (press release) May 10, 2012
But while hotel and air suppliers continue to benefit from the uplift in morale, a new study from PhoCusWright reveals that many still are not spending. Nearly four in 10 (38%) did not purchase a single leisure vacation within the past year.

PhoCusWright's OTA Index Up 7% in April
Hospitality Net (press release) May 07, 2012
Sherman, CT -- In April, the PhoCusWright Online Travel Agency Index (POTAI) was performing largely in line with broader market indices until the final week of the month, when a breakout by Expedia led the index to end the month up 7% (Nasdaq -1%, ...

Bending Company Policy on Business Travel
New York Times May 07, 2012
“Most business travelers do try to stick to policy,” said Carroll Rheem, senior research director at PhoCusWright, a travel market research firm. Ms. Rheem is also co-author of a recent report by the firm, “US Business Traveler: Managed, Unmanaged and ...

PhoCusWright Blogger Summit 2009
Tips from the T-List May 05, 2012
You could not ask for a better way to meet leading travel executives, learn about the biggest trends in travel and see new travel technologies firsthand than to attend The PhoCusWright Conference (November 17-19, 2009 in Orlando, Florida USA).