2020 Program

After successfully sparking discussions and actions around Women's Leadership in the travel technology space, Phocuswright broadens the focus at Phocuswright Europe Online 2020 to discuss Diversity in Leadership. In addition to exploring the gender gap, we will evolve our conversations to explore topics around diversity, anti-bias and allyship, recruitment and more.

Get ready for fresh ideas! Innovation Summit: EMEA features some of travel's newest innovations.

Innovation isn’t just for startups - established companies are breaking new ground and developing new technologies. This is the stage for demonstrators changing the travel landscape within established companies.

You saw the pitches and heard the Dragons’ immediate reactions. Now these keen observers give their take on the biggest trends, promising players and what’s next for online travel innovation and investment.

Find out the winners of Summit and Launch!

You saw the pitches and heard the Dragons’ immediate reactions. Now these keen observers give their take on the biggest trends, promising players and what’s next for online travel innovation and investment.

Participate in intimate, off-record roundtable discussions based on your business interests, moderated by industry experts and Phocuswright analysts.

Air travel has been shaken to its core, and new safety measures and guidelines have sparked only a partial recovery. What else must be done to overcome passenger (and corporations‘) health concerns throughout the journey? Top experts discuss airline recovery, shifting trends, new standards, technical innovations and effective ways to reinstall confidence in flying.

Destinations are vying for travelers’ trust with hygiene certifications and safety protocols. What’s working – and where – to attract the first wave of travelers to destinations outside their backyards? One of the industry's wisest data suppliers identifies pockets of growth and travel's future trajectory.

A leading voice on gender in the workplace and managing partner of Festive Road speaks about social norms, lessons learned and the quest for equality.

Immerse yourself in an intimate, interactive environment to learn about hot topics impacting today's travel marketplace. Interested in sponsoring a breakout session? Contact our team at [email protected] or +1 860 350-4084 x505.

Travelers are aching to get away – but with stipulations. Who will they trust most when it comes to lodging? Will they seek a secluded cabin in the countryside or a known and trusted hotel brand? Most likely party size, location and other factors will dictate the accommodations – find out how in this debate-style session.

From day tours to lengthy adventures, tour providers have offered generations of travelers with unique and structured experiences. Will tour operators be left behind or find a new purpose? And will the world of connected local tours and activities revive completely?

The story of Covid-19 has been one of many parts in Asia. And WiT has been at the forefront of following that story since the start of the outbreak, as it moved from Wuhan, China to Singapore and then everywhere. In this curated session, we plot the pandemic’s impact in the region, the recovery, the changes it has wrought in consumer behavior and the entire e-commerce landscape in the region and why the next era of travel in Asia will look very different.

Where are the pockets of recovery? Clearly, it is first in the markets with domestic travel possibilities. What are the trends being seen and where are the pockets of opportunities being seen for travel brands, suppliers and startups across markets in Asia?

There’s no doubt that consumer behavior has seen major shifts in the time of coronavirus. Being confined to home brings out changes - when people are forced to do something, they do it - and years of thinking of doing it were compressed into months of actually doing it. In this session, we put the spotlight on what changes in consumer behavior Covid-19 has brought to a region that was already dynamic and changing. Which behaviors will stick and which will not? Will super apps rise up even more powerful or will travel platforms be able to adapt quickly to thrive better?

Are leisure travelers ready to travel again? What barriers need to be overcome to restore their confidence in traveling? What behavioral changes can the industry expect to see post-COVID and will they be persistent? Phocuswright’s primary research in five major European markets explores travelers’ sentiment, motivations and attitudes in a changing landscape, and offers pointers on what travel providers can do to encourage them to venture out.

The pause in travel has set the stage for innovation, but not all ideas will come to light. As new solutions are created and old business models wash away, is the landscape forever changed? Some of Europe's smartest investors share their views on the state of startups, the climate for raising capital, and how to pick the winners in travel's next era.

Immerse yourself in an intimate, interactive environment to learn about hot topics impacting today's travel marketplace. Interested in sponsoring a breakout session? Contact our team at [email protected] or +1 860 350-4084 x505.

The air is cleaner and the birds are singing. Some are calling for a permanent change in behavior as we witness an improved environment with fewer people traveling. Has the coronavirus pause signaled a new direction for travel and sustainability? As the industry restarts, how can we find a balance?

Is the travel industry prepared to transport the next decade of global travelers? Travelers are now looking for unique solutions that respond to their budgets and health concerns, but are also sustainable and off the beaten path. What does this mean for the connected trip and the future of mobility? Find out how travel companies are responding to these new demands during the crisis and beyond.