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OTAS IN CHINA: CONSUMERS LOOK, BUT WILL THEY BOOK?
09/29/2011

ONLINE TRAVEL IN AUSTRALIA: WILL META MEASURE UP?
09/22/2011

EVOLUTION OF GOOGLE TRAVEL SEARCH – WHAT'S NEXT
09/20/2011

GOOGLE – ITA'S MOMENT OF TRUTH
09/15/2011

GDSS: DINOSAURS OR KEYS TO THE FUTURE
09/01/2011

TRAVEL WEBSITE VISITOR TRAFFIC IN CHINA: WE AIN’T SEEN NOTHING YET
08/25/2011

TRAVELER REVIEWS: AS RATE RETURNS, TRAVELER SENTIMENT SLUMPS
08/18/2011

SHORTIES BUT GOODIES: AVERAGE TRIP LENGTH DECLINES, PARADOXICALLY SIGNALING RECOVERY
08/11/2011

ONLINE TRAVELER REVIEW VOLUME CONTINUES TO GROW
08/04/2011

FRAGMENTATION FAVORS OTAS IN AUSTRALIA'S ONLINE HOTEL SPACE
07/28/2011

FAST FORWARD: AVERAGE LEISURE TRAVELER AGE JUMPS FIVE YEARS
07/21/2011

FACEBOOK REFERRALS FLY HIGH, AS SOCIAL TRAVEL CATEGORY EXPANDS
07/14/2011

WAITING TO EXHALE: PHOCUSWRIGHT RELEASES KEY U.S. TRAVELER INSIGHTS
07/07/2011

AN ENTHUSIASTIC FEW DOMINATE INDIAN ONLINE TRAVEL ACTIVITY
06/30/2011

PAYING THEIR OWN WAY: LATIN AMERICA'S DIVERSE PAYMENT LANDSCAPE
06/23/2011

TRAFFIC TO TRAVEL WEBSITES IN AUSTRALIA UP MORE THAN 30% IN 2010
06/16/2011

PHOCUSWRIGHT ACQUIRED BY NORTHSTAR TRAVEL MEDIA
06/09/2011

ASIA RISING: FIVE REASONS TO BET BIG ON THE ASIA PACIFIC ONLINE TRAVEL MARKET
06/08/2011

WHERE ONLINE TRAVEL PENETRATION GROWS, OTA BOOKINGS FOLLOW
06/02/2011

AIRLINE ANCILLARY SERVICES: YOU MAY BE BUILDING, BUT WILL THEY COME?
05/26/2011

THE TIPPING POINT: ONLINE TRAVEL GROWTH SLOWS WHEN PENETRATION TOPS 35%
05/19/2011

IN INDIA'S ONLINE TRAVEL MARKET, MORE EYES TURN TO RAIL
05/12/2011

ASIA PACIFIC SURPASSES THE U.S. TO BECOME SECOND LARGEST REGIONAL TRAVEL MARKET
05/09/2011

LOCAL OTAS RULE GROWING INDIAN ONLINE TRAVEL MARKET
04/28/2011

2011 THEME FOR THE PHOCUSWRIGHT CONFERENCE ANNOUNCED
04/26/2011

GLOBAL ONLINE BOOKING SOARS
04/21/2011

CUTTING OUT THE MIDDLEMAN MAY COST AN AIRLINE MORE THAN IT SAVES
04/14/2011

GOOGLE – ITA: KING MAKER, NOT CATEGORY KILLER
04/12/2011

EXPEDIA + AIRASIA: GLORIFIED WHITE LABEL, OR THE REAL DEAL?
04/11/2011

WILL GLOBAL OTAS CONQUER LATIN AMERICA?
04/07/2011

SHOW ME THE MONEY: DO NONTRANSACTIONAL SITES IMPACT BOOKINGS?
03/31/2011

CHECK THIS: TRAVELER SENTIMENT FALLS AMID AIRLINE FEE FREE-FOR-ALL
03/24/2011

JUST LOOKING: HOW NONTRANSACTIONAL SITES MEASURE UP
03/17/2011

TRAVEL ACTIVITIES: WHAT DRIVES ADVANCE BOOKING?
03/10/2011

MOBILE TRAVEL ACTIVITIES BOOKINGS: ARE TRAVELERS READY?
03/03/2011

OTA CONVERSION GAINS CHALLENGE SUPPLIERS TO RECOVER SHARE
02/24/2011

TRAVELERS SPEND MORE ON ACTIVITIES THAN CRUISES, PACKAGES OR CAR RENTALS
02/17/2011

EUROPEAN PLAYERS UNITE TO CHALLENGE GLOBAL OTA DOMINANCE
02/13/2011

FORGET ABOUT FACEBOOK: SOCIAL-MOBILE CONVERGENCE WILL HAVE A WIDE-RANGING IMPACT ON THE U.S. CORPORATE GROUPS AND MEETINGS MARKETPLACE
02/03/2011

VIRTUAL MEETINGS: ARE WE THERE YET?
01/27/2011

INDIAN RAIL RIDES ON
01/20/2011

THE NEXT WAVE OF EUROPEAN ONLINE TRAVEL GROWTH
01/13/2011

GROUPS MARKET RECOVERING AFTER NEAR 30% DECLINE
01/06/2011

AIRLINES VS. THE WORLD
01/04/2011

BRANDED WEBSITES LOSE GROUND WITH HOTEL SHOPPERS
12/16/2010

WHO GENERATES MORE ONLINE TRAVEL REVENUE? EUROPEAN OR U.S. CONSUMERS?
12/09/2010

SUPPLIER WEBSITES LOSE SHARE AS OTAS CHARM BARGAIN SHOPPERS
12/02/2010

EUROPEAN ONLINE TRAVEL RETURNS TO DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTH
11/23/2010

CAN KAYAK GET PUBLIC IN THE FACE OF UNCERTAINTY?
11/17/2010

U.S. ONLINE TRAVEL PENETRATION STALLS: CORPORATE MARKET LEADS RECOVERY
11/11/2010

THE LONG TAIL OPPORTUNITY OF VACATION RENTAL SEARCH
11/04/2010

VACATION PLANNERS: A DESTINATION MARKETER’S DREAM?
10/28/2010

THE VACATION RENTAL MARKET'S "TO-DIE-FOR" DEMOGRAPHICS
10/21/2010

FOR INDIAN OTAS, BIG THINGS COME IN SMALL PROPERTIES
10/14/2010

ONLINE VACATION RENTAL DEMAND GROWS DESPITE THE RECESSION
10/07/2010

INNOVATION, INFRASTRUCTURE FUEL INDIA'S DYNAMIC TRAVEL MARKET
09/30/2010

WHERE DOES PRICE FACTOR INTO THE DESTINATION DECISION?
09/30/2010

FOR DESTINATION MARKETERS, NOT ALL LEISURE TRAVEL IS CREATED EQUAL
09/23/2010

SOCIAL AND MOBILE: HOW THE HOTTEST NEW PLATFORMS MEASURE UP WITH TRAVELERS
09/15/2010

EUROPEAN TRAVELERS: HITTING THE HOT SPOTS... OR NOT?
09/09/2010

OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAVEL IN THE CLOUD
09/02/2010

TOP TRAVELER TECHNOLOGY TRENDS
08/26/2010

FIVE KEY CANADIAN LEISURE TRAVEL TRENDS
08/19/2010

WHO IS HAPPIER? GUESTS OF TWO-STAR OR FIVE-STAR HOTELS?
08/12/2010

THE ANCILLARY SERVICES GOLDMINE
08/12/2010

SOCIAL MEDIA, NETWORKING, AND THE POWER OF THE GRAPH
08/05/2010

MOBILE GAINS MOMENTUM WITH EUROPEAN TRAVELERS
08/05/2010

THINK EUROPEANS PICK TRAVEL SITES BY PRICE? THINK AGAIN.
07/29/2010

GOOGLE-ITA ACQUISITION: WHAT LIES AHEAD
07/29/2010

THE POST-RECESSION TRAVELER
07/22/2010

KEY EUROPEAN TRAVELER INSIGHTS 2010
07/15/2010

GOOGLE SEALS THE DEAL WITH ITA
07/02/2010

CANADIAN ONLINE TRAVEL PENETRATION RISES AMID THE RECESSION
06/30/2010

ON AGAIN, OFF AGAIN: WHY ONLINE TRAVELERS BOOK OFFLINE
06/24/2010

TRAVELER HOTEL REVIEWS: WHICH BRANDS ARE BUZZING?
06/17/2010

TRIPADVISOR GETS FRIENDLY WITH FACEBOOK
06/14/2010

CHAOS CALLS, NAVIGATING THE NEW
06/10/2010

THE RECESSION BUSTS THE BOOMERS
05/25/2010

KEY U.S. TRAVELER INSIGHTS—2010
05/18/2010

GLOBAL CAR RENTAL - THE NEXT BIG SCORE BY PRICELINE
05/18/2010

FEES OR FAMINE?
05/13/2010

LESSONS FOR TRAVEL INNOVATORS
05/12/2010

THERE IS STILL ROOM TO IMPROVE YOUR TRAVEL WEB SITE
05/03/2010

DO HOTEL REVIEWS TURN BROWSERS INTO BUYERS?
04/29/2010

WEB SITE GLITCHES CAN CREATE LASTING DAMAGE
04/21/2010

ARE OTAS TAKING OVER ONLINE HOTEL REVIEWS?
04/21/2010

2010 PHOCUSWRIGHT CONFERENCE THEME ANNOUNCED
04/13/2010

HOW BIG IS SOCIAL MEDIA IN TRAVEL?
04/05/2010

LATIN AMERICAN ONLINE TRAVEL: AN INTERVIEW WITH DESPEGAR.COM CEO
03/29/2010

GOOGLE'S NEXT BIG TRAVEL PLAY
03/26/2010

GROWTH AND COMPETITION IN LATIN AMERICAN ONLINE TRAVEL
03/12/2010

10 TRAVEL INNOVATION TRENDS FOR 2010
03/11/2010

ITALY CAUTIOUSLY EMBRACES ONLINE TRAVEL
03/08/2010

IL MERCATO ITALIANO DEI VIAGGI ONLINE
03/08/2010

KAYAK TAKES ON THE BIG GUYS
02/24/2010

PHOCUSWRIGHT LAUNCHES LEARNING SOLUTIONS AND MASTERCLASS IN ASIA
02/18/2010

LOCO OVER LOCAL: FOUR TRENDS RESHAPING TOURISM
02/15/2010

TOP 10 THINGS - AND MORE - THAT WILL DRIVE TRAVEL DISTRIBUTION IN 2010
02/11/2010

TRAVEL BOOKINGS IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND
02/05/2010

SPANISH ONLINE TRAVEL HOLDS ITS OWN IN THE MIDST OF RECESSION
01/28/2010

GERMAN ONLINE TRAVEL MARKET GAINS SIGNIFICANT GROUND
01/21/2010

WHY HOTELS ARE NOT RECOVERING ANY TIME SOON
01/18/2010

A GROUPS AND MEETINGS INDUSTRY IN TRANSITION
12/22/2009

THE CHINESE TRAVEL BOOM IS FAR FROM OVER
12/18/2009

WHEN IS RECOVERY COMING YOUR WAY – TRAVEL INDUSTRY PROJECTIONS FOR 2010
12/17/2009

NONTRANSACTIONAL TRAVEL SITES: COMPLEMENT OR COMPETITION
12/11/2009

KEY TRENDS IN THE EUROPEAN ONLINE TRAVEL MARKET
12/09/2009

BROADBAND PENETRATION DRIVES ONLINE TRAVEL MARKET IN CHINA
12/08/2009

ONLINE SHARE OF FRENCH TRAVEL MARKET GROWS DURING DOWNTURN
12/04/2009

OTAS VS. HOTELS: WITH THE RECESSION COMES A MAJOR RESET
12/01/2009

HEADLINES AND HEROES FROM THE PHOCUSWRIGHT CONFERENCE 2009
11/25/2009

IS CHINA FERTILE GROUND FOR THE GDS MODEL
11/15/2009

U.K. ONLINE TRAVEL MARKET MAINTAINS GROWTH DURING RECESSION
11/06/2009

WILL EXPEDIA’S MULTI BRAND STRATEGY SUCCEED IN CHINA?
11/04/2009

OTA TICKET FEE CUTS BOOST CONVERSION RATES
11/04/2009

U.S. ONLINE TRAVEL TO OUTSHINE ALL OTHER TRAVEL SECTORS IN 2009
10/29/2009

THE LONG TAIL OF OTAS IS GETTING FATTER
10/27/2009

EUROPEAN ONLINE TRAVEL MARKET STEADY IN 2009
10/23/2009

ONLINE TRAVEL MARKET IN CHINA: STRONG AND STEADY GROWTH
10/21/2009

MARKET INTELLIGENCE BREEDS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
10/20/2009

DEBUNKING THE ELUSIVE EAST - ONLINE TRAVEL IN INDIA
10/16/2009

JAPANESE TRAVEL MARKET STRUGGLES TO KEEP PACE
10/14/2009

EAST MEETS WEST: AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
10/13/2009

RECESSION IMPACTS ASIAN MARKETS DIFFERENTLY
10/12/2009

WHICH COMES FIRST, INNOVATION OR MARKET NEED?
10/09/2009

PHOCUSWRIGHT INTRODUCES THE ONLINE TICKET
10/02/2009

NO RESERVATIONS: THE RISE OF THE NONTRANSACTIONAL TRAVEL WEB SITE
10/01/2009

ONLINE TRAVEL IS AS STRONG AS EVER
09/21/2009

THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT FOR FACE-TO-FACE CONFERENCES
09/10/2009

CHINA: ONLINE TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES OUTWEIGH THE RISKS
09/09/2009

ASIA PACIFIC ONLINE TRAVEL GROWTH PROJECTED AT 17 PERCENT
09/03/2009

CORPORATE TRAVEL GOES MOBILE
09/02/2009

TOUR OPERATORS FACE A RECESSIONARY DOUBLE-WHAMMY
08/24/2009

TRAVELOCITY ACQUIRES TRAVELGURU—WILL IT CHANGE ANYTHING IN INDIA?
08/19/2009

VIDEO CONFERENCING IS CHANGING THE FACE OF BUSINESS TRAVEL
08/18/2009

ASIA PACIFIC TRAVEL POISED FOR RENEWED GROWTH
08/14/2009

PHILIP WOLF INTRODUCES NEWEST PHOCUSWRIGHT SHOW: TRAVDEX
08/11/2009

FIVE MINUTES OF FAME FOR THE NEXT GREAT TRAVEL INNOVATIONS
08/05/2009

CORPORATE TRAVEL TO DECLINE 15% IN 2009
07/30/2009

IT IS ALL IN THE PACKAGING
07/15/2009

TRAVELERS WHO DECIDE AND BUY ONLINE SPEND MORE - WAY MORE
07/14/2009

PACKAGE, TOUR OR FIT: DEFINING THE PACKAGED TRAVEL MARKET
06/30/2009

DMOS—DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR VISITORS ARE LOOKING FOR?
06/23/2009

PHOCUSWRIGHT DEBUNKS MAJOR VACATION RENTAL MYTH: SNAD
06/19/2009

TOUR OPERATORS AND PACKAGED TRAVEL REPRESENT AN $18.3 BILLION MARKET
06/18/2009

BOOKING FEES AND THE BOTTOM LINE
06/17/2009

PHILIP WOLF INVITES YOU TO THE PHOCUSWRIGHT CONFERENCE
06/16/2009

TRAVEL ECONOMICS: HOW DID WE GET HERE AND WHEN DO WE GET OUT?
06/12/2009

PHOCUSWRIGHT CONNECT WILL UNITE TRAVEL LEADERS FOR INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION AND DEBATE
06/02/2009

DMOS ARE CENTRALLY POSITIONED TO INFLUENCE TRAVELERS
05/29/2009

SEATTLE TOWN HALL BREAKFAST
05/19/2009

TOP U.S. CONSUMER TRAVEL TRENDS
05/18/2009

INDIAN ONLINE TRAVEL: STILL MILES TO GO
05/08/2009

MOVE OVER BOOMERS, Y HAS COME OF AGE
04/27/2009

ONLINE TRAVEL WILL DECLINE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2009
04/24/2009

IT IS FINALLY TIME FOR MOBILE
04/22/2009

TWEETING FROM A CONFERENCE, NOT THE SAME AS BEING THERE
04/21/2009

THE TOP 10 TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY TRENDS FOR 2009
04/14/2009

THE COMING IMPACT OF M-COMMERCE ON TRAVEL
04/08/2009

TRIPADVISOR VS. TRAVELPOST...OR IS IT?
04/07/2009

COMMUNICATING WITH THE GREEN TRAVELER
03/23/2009

GOING FOR BROKE: THE OTA SHOWDOWN HEATS UP
03/20/2009

THE BERLIN BUZZ
03/18/2009

EXPEDIA STEPS IT UP
03/12/2009

GROUPS & MEETINGS: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
03/09/2009

CRASHING THE PARTY: WE LIKE OUR META WITH MOXIE
03/05/2009

VACATION RENTALS CHALLENGE HOTELS FOR THE LEISURE TRAVELER
02/18/2009

INDUSTRY NEEDS TO BE CUSTOMER NOT COMMISSION FOCUSED
01/19/2009

SUPPLIERS VS. OTAS: AN UNEASY EQUILIBRIUM
12/09/2008

EUROPEAN ONLINE SALES REMAIN STRONG
12/01/2008

WHEN $24 BILLION JUST AIN'T ENOUGH
11/13/2008

10 TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY PREDICTIONS REVISITED
11/12/2008

IS THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY HEADED TOWARD ANOTHER WALLOP?
10/17/2008

PHOCUSWRIGHT ANALYST FORUM UNMASKS 6 ONLINE TRAVEL MYTHS
09/18/2008

UNIQUE HABITS AND PREFERENCES OF NEXT GENERATION TRAVELERS REVEALED IN NEW SURVEY
08/20/2008

ANNOUNCING THE PHOCUSWRIGHT ANALYST FORUM, SEPTEMBER 10, NEW YORK CITY
08/15/2008

TRAVEL MEDIA AND REFERRAL SITES ATTRACT NEARLY HALF OF THE VISITS TO TRAVEL WEB SITES
08/12/2008

OTAS' BUNDLE AND SAVE MESSAGING RESONATES
07/30/2008

THE PERFECT STORM: SEARCH, SHOP, BUY (PART 2)
07/17/2008

MIXING BUSINESS WITH LEISURE: FOR MANY, ONE CHANNEL FITS ALL
07/09/2008

"GOING GREEN" IN TRAVEL: CRUISE LINES LEAD THE WAY
06/30/2008

HOTEL STAYS ARE TOPS WITH U.S. ONLINE TRAVEL BUYERS
06/26/2008

THE PERFECT STORM: SEARCH, SHOP, BUY (PART 1)
06/25/2008

ONLINE TRAVELERS MAKE TRADE-OFFS IN TRAVEL CHOICES
06/18/2008

WHAT IS A TRAVEL AGENT?
06/10/2008

THE FUTURE OF TRAVEL AGENTS—JOIN THE DISCUSSION
05/13/2008

SOME SAY TRAVEL AGENTS ARE DINOSAURS, DESTINED FOR EXTINCTION.
04/09/2008

MOBILE TRAVEL: THE TIME IS NOW
02/05/2008

PHOCUSWRIGHT RELEASES ANNUAL TRENDS LIST
01/31/2008

TRAVEL 2.0 OFFERINGS INFLUENCE PURCHASE DECISIONS
12/20/2007

PHOCUSWRIGHT CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON THE LONG TAIL IN A FLAT WORLD
11/27/2007

IS ONLINE TRAVEL'S FUTURE UNCERTAIN?
11/07/2007

TRAVOLUTION PARTNERS WITH PHOCUSWRIGHT FOR SPRING 2008 SUMMIT
11/02/2007

CORPORATE TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY: TODAY AND TOMORROW
10/23/2007

INTRODUCING THE 2007 PHOCUSWRIGHT CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
09/25/2007

EUROPEAN ONLINE TRAVEL OVERVIEW
09/17/2007

THE LONG TAIL OF TRAVEL: PART 3
08/15/2007

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND ONLINE LEISURE TRAVEL TO SURPASS US$6.1B BY 2009, UP NEARLY 50% FROM 2006
07/26/2007

CANADA'S FAST-GROWING ONLINE TRAVEL MARKET
07/19/2007

THE LONG TAIL IN TRAVEL: PHOCUSWRIGHT'S 5 PREDICTIONS
06/14/2007

AMERICAN TRAVEL PATTERNS BODE WELL FOR ONLINE TRAVEL
06/08/2007

ANNOUNCING SMX TRAVEL@PHOCUSWRIGHT
05/14/2007

BRAVING THE LONG TAIL
04/26/2007

EUROPEAN ONLINE TRAVEL REPORTS
04/16/2007

PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND BACK AGAIN: HAS THE INVESTMENT COMMUNITY TIRED OF TRAVEL OR
03/26/2007

TRAVEL PROVIDERS GO BEYOND THE BROWSER TO SECURE CUSTOMER LOYALTY
01/11/2007

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