5 Reasons Why The Phocuswright Conference Will Crush It

The program for The Phocuswright Conference has just been released and we got the inside scoop on what not to miss at this year’s event.

Side note – it’s always warm in Florida, so bring your beach towel 🏖

Thanks to Phocuswright’s Eugene Ko for givings us inside access to the biggest event of the year for the online travel industry! 

1. Kara Swisher from Recode

Kara could look the part of a Rolling Stone, but she’s built an equally reputable status as the Editor-in-Chief of Recode, covering Silicon Valley and tech media since Bridges to Babylon.

Besides being a major force in tech media, Kara Swisher has been there since the beginning, covering tech and Silicon Valley her way.

Kara is the Editor-at-Large of technology blog Recode, host of the Recode Decode Podcast and Executive Producer of the Code Conference.

Swisher has written two books, worked for the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal, and co-founded the leading high tech meets media conference at the time.

2. Fogel, Hafner, Kaufer, Okerstrom (all in the same room)

When the giants of online travel step up on stage, everyone pays attention — their footsteps shake the industry.

Phocuswright will be presenting executive interviews with the biggest companies in travel, including Glenn Fogel of Booking Holdings, Steve Hafner of KAYAK, Steve Kaufer of TripAdvisor, Mark Okerstrom of Expedia, Damian Skocin of Despegar, an executive of eDreams and more.

Our very own Tim Hughes (a member of Bangkok Travel Massive) – Vice President, Corporate Development at Agoda.com – joins the speaker lineup.

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3. GetYourGuide and Klook

What will happen when the founders of the most funded tour and activity startups (with over $700 million raised together this year alone) step on stage together?

Find out as Johannes Reck, CEO of GetYourGuide, and Eric Gnock Fah, Co-Founder and COO of Klook, get together to speak about travel’s third largest segment: Tours and Activities.

This meeting of the segment’s two largest companies should make for a really interesting discussion!

4. Future Leaders and Startups

Mentorship, investment, and disruption connect with two special programs designed to unearth and foster the future talent of travel.

The Young Leaders Summit is a launching pad for the next generation of travel luminaries to connect, debate and collaborate.

The Startup Program offers a great opportunity for startups to network with the best in travel. And in turn, investors and mentors gain direct access to a pool of the freshest startups and ideas in travel.

Both of these programs are by application only.

5. It’s in Miami, baby!

Ok, it’s not technically in Miami (which is just 30 minutes or so down the road) but we intend on driving a convertible down to South Beach afterwards!

But seriously – Fort Lauderdale is easily accessible from Miami International Airport (MIA) so you can expect an international attendance from Europe and LATAM that will bring an extra dimension to the conference.

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See you in Florida this November! 

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