PhoCusWright, the travel industry research authority, announced today the launch of

PhoCusWright Europe, a European counterpart to its preeminent United States-based conference. The two-day event will be held 20-21 May 2014, and kicks off with an opening-night reception on 19 May. The event will take place in Dublin, Ireland, at The Convention Centre Dublin, and will feature travel innovators, executive keynotes, panel discussions and debates, as well as exhibition and networking opportunities.

Building on the success of its United States-based conference – which gathered 1600+

attendees in 2013 – PhoCusWright Europe will bring together European travel leaders to network, learn and build strategic partnerships with the industry's most influential leaders, innovators and visionary thinkers. Registration is now open: phocuswrighteurope.com/register.

Topic discussions will include alternative accommodations, the state of startups, impact

of social media and online reviews, multi-modal development, the business of business travel and PhoCusWright research highlights. PhoCusWright Europe places the most informed and dynamic speakers in the spotlight with keynotes from Darren Huston of Priceline and Booking.com, Gilles Despas of HolidayCheck and Gary Morrison of Expedia. View the current speaker panel below.

"The pace of change and the growing impact that innovative new technologies have

across the travel industry in Europe are unprecedented," said PhoCusWright's managing director, Tony D'Astolfo. "We bring a live research project to the stage, putting theory into practice to delve into the innovations, issues, trends and disruptions impacting the European market."

PhoCusWright Europe will feature three key events: The Travel Innovation

Summit, Center Stage and Workshops, as well as an awards program, exhibit hall and numerous networking events.

The Travel Innovation Summit (20 May): Selected companies

(exclusively from Europe) reveal the travel industry's latest innovations through onstage demonstrations of their technologies and tools. Attendees have open access to the innovators and are encouraged to connect and provide feedback throughout the event. The award for PhoCusWright's European Travel Innovator of the Year will also be presented during the event. Applications are now being accepted: phocuswrighteurope.com/travel-innovation-summit.

Center Stage (20-21 May): PhoCusWright analysts probe

Europe's travel luminaries about what's next on the horizon and delve for the inside story on some of the industry's most noteworthy developments. Center Stage contains a mixture of one-on-one interviews, keynote addresses, roundtable discussions and PhoCusWright's signature "Talkback."

Workshops (21 May): Industry leaders present a range of dynamic,

educational content via interactive workshops. Sponsors take the lead in tailoring the content, along with PhoCusWright's expert guidance. The presentations are efficient, thought provoking and insightful. Workshop sessions are still available.

PHOCUSWRIGHT EUROPE 2014 SPEAKERS

  • Harry Nelis, General Partner, Accel Partners
  • Olivier Grémillon, Managing Director, Europe, Airbnb 
  • Thomas Drexler, Global Head of Rail and Ground Transportation, Amadeus
  • Christophe Peymirat, Senior Vice President Europe and APAC, Egencia.com
  • Eric La Bonnardiére, CEO, Evaneos.com
  • Gary Morrison, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Retail, Expedia Inc.
  • Dr. Johannes Graßmann, Managing Director, fromAtoB GmbH
  • Johannes Reck, CEO, GetYourGuide Inc.
  • Michael Tangney, Global Travel Manager, Google
  • Gilles Despas, CEO, HolidayCheck AG
  • Petra Friedman, President EMEA, HomeAway.com Inc.
  • George Hadjigeorgiou, Chief Operating Officer, HouseTrip SA
  • Dean Forbes, CEO, KDS
  • Glenn Fogel, Head of Worldwide Strategy, The Priceline Group
  • Darren Huston, President and CEO, The Priceline Group and CEO, Booking.com Ltd.
  • Jochen Mundinger, CEO and Founder, RouteRank
  • Peter Long, CEO, TUI Travel PLC
  • Matteo Coló, Co-Founder and CEO, Wanderio
  • Maxim Nohroudi, Managing Director and CEO, Waymate
  • Geoff Cowley, Managing Director, Wyndham Vacation Rentals UK

View the full speaker listing at phocuswrighteurope.com/speakers-presenters.

PhoCusWright Europe gathers the leaders in the travel industry to share their knowledge

and expertise of consumer expectations and how to prepare for tomorrow's changes and challenges. The most engaging, informed and insightful professionals collaborate here. More information about sponsorships, Travel Innovation Summit applications and registration is available at phocuswrighteurope.com.

ABOUT PHOCUSWRIGHT INC.

Phocuswright is the travel industry research authority on how travelers, suppliers and intermediaries connect. Independent, rigorous and unbiased, Phocuswright fosters smart strategic planning, tactical decision-making and organizational effectiveness.

Phocuswright delivers qualitative and quantitative research on the evolving dynamics that influence travel, tourism and hospitality distribution. Our marketplace intelligence is the industry standard for segmentation, sizing, forecasting, trends, analysis and consumer travel planning behavior. Every day around the world, senior executives, marketers, strategists and research professionals from all segments of the industry value chain use Phocuswright research for competitive advantage.

To complement its primary research in North and Latin America, Europe and Asia, Phocuswright produces several high-profile conferences in the United States and Europe, and partners with conferences in China, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates. Industry leaders and company analysts bring this intelligence to life by debating issues, sharing ideas and defining the ever-evolving reality of travel commerce.

The company is headquartered in the United States with Asia Pacific operations based in India and local analysts on five continents.

Phocuswright is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northstar Travel Media, LLC. (116 32nd Street, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10001 United States). www.phocuswright.com

ABOUT NORTHSTAR TRAVEL GROUP

Northstar Travel Group is the leading provider of business-to-business news, information, data, transactions and custom content solutions for the travel, meetings and hospitality industries. Brands under the Northstar umbrella include Travel Weekly, Travel Weekly China, Travel Weekly Asia, TravelAge West, Business Travel News, Phocuswright, Meetings & Conventions, M&C China, Web in Travel and Inntopia. Northstar is the industry leader in marketing solutions, custom content communications, content licensing and database management serving the travel and meetings industries. The company produces more than 52 face-to-face events, taking place in North and South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Northstar is based in Secaucus, NJ, and is a portfolio company of EagleTree Capital. www.northstartravelgroup.com

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