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Travel Trends with Dan ChristianEvent Spotlight - Preparing for Phocuswright Europe Barcelona June 2025Send us a textMark your calendars—Phocuswright Europe is heading to Barcelona from June 10-12, 2025, bringing the premier travel technology conference to the iconic Palau de Congressos de Catalunya, just steps away from the luxurious Gran Meliá hotel. With a new venue and an executive-driven agenda tailored specifically for the European market, this event promises to redefine the conversation on the future of travel.Why is Phocuswright Europe a Must-Attend Event?At the core of Phocuswright Europe is an intentional focus on senior leadership and decision-makers. “Our speakers are all CEOs...2025-04-0448 min
Experience This! Travel Industry Insights and OpinionsPete Comeau of Phocuswright joins us for a chatJoin Bruce and Lori as they sit down with Pete Comeau from Phocuswright to delve into PCW Barcelona, the future of Travel Tech investments, AI advancements, the Next Gen Traveler, and much more.Show videos are posted on YouTube, subscribe and Like!Comments and discussions on the Experience This! LinkedIn Page (Follow us and Discuss!)Podcasts available wherever you get your podcasts:Spotify, Apple, etc. - Subscribe and rate the shows.2024-07-1141 min
Travel Trends with Dan ChristianRevamp Your Marketing For Tours & Activities in 2024 with Arival's CEO Douglas QuinbySend us a textIn this exclusive 'Special Guest' edition of the Travel Trends Podcast, we're excited to present a compelling conversation with Douglas Quinby—a visionary leader in the travel industry and the esteemed CEO of Arival. Join us as we explore his extensive history in travel, from the foundational years at Phocuswright to his ambitious venture in launching the Arival conference. Prepare to uncover a wealth of insights into the evolving landscape of the Tours and Activities sector for 2024—often considered 'The Best Part of Travel'.During our conversation, you'll hear a chronicle of i...2024-03-2053 minTravel Trends with Dan ChristianThe Phocuswright Perspective - Navigating the Future of TravelSend us a textIn this insightful episode of the Travel Trends Podcast, host Dan Christian welcomes Pete Comeau, the esteemed Managing Director of Phocuswright, the world's largest travel research company, for an engaging discussion on the exciting transformations happening in travel events, media, and beyond. Prepare to explore the core of Pete's remarkable career and gain valuable insights into the broader travel industry, understand the innovative initiatives he's leading at Phocuswright to support early-stage startups, and gain valuable perspectives on Phocuswright's groundbreaking research projects, uncovering key market trends such as the power of generative AI in...2023-08-211h 13
The WiT PodcastTop of the WiT 17: Unpacking Asia's travel recovery reports, Global Startup Pitch 2023, Saying Goodbye to Boeing 747Top Of The WiT is a grab of the trendiest news that happened this week in travel, tech and Asia - all condensed into a quick-and-easy nugget-sized podcast. We're joined by Pete Comeau (Managing Director, PhocusWright) to unpack two reports - one about travel recovery and digital transformation in Southeast Asia, and the other about how Northeast Asia is projected to hit $11B in gross mobile bookings by 2025. We also discuss the Global Startup Pitch, the lessons learned from last year's event, and why it's important to reach out to non-travel tech verticals for this ye...2023-02-1017 minThe WiT PodcastTop of the WiT Ep 10: Dialing in from 'The Phocuswright Conference 2022', with Pete Comeau (Managing Director, Phocuswright Inc)On “Top Of The WiT”, we bring you a grab of the news that happened this week in travel, technology and Asia – interesting nuggets that caught our eye and made it into the weekly WiT newsletter. This week, we tackle timezone differences and lessons from The Phocuswright Conference 2022, as Siew Hoon dials in from the event grounds in Phoenix, Arizona. And to celebrate the tenth episode of the podcast, we invite Pete Comeau, Managing Director, Phocuswright on the show to give us his key takeaways (so far) from the event as well. We discuss "doing the right thing"...2022-11-1710 min
GuestX PodcastChanging and Adapting With Pete ComeauGuestX sits down with Peter Comeau, Managing Director at Phocuswright. Peter talks to us about the industry's significant jump in bookings through digital channels and how airlines and hospitality companies adopted flexible booking policies due to COVID-19. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-12-1519 min