The place to meet for the hospitality industry

The hospitality and lodging sector is well represented at The Phocuswright Conference. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from and meet with numerous executives, innovators and investors who directly interface with the hotel industry.

The following sessions are specifically geared toward the lodging industry: 

Industry Roundtables

• Intermediaries Redefined
• Hospitality: Scaling Smarter
• Turning Technology into Travel Momentum
• Changing Behavior and Sentiments
• Ideas, Insights and Opportunities For The Future
• Building Loyalty: Winning the Frequent Traveler

Center Stage

• Master Class: A New Era for Hotel Sales, Distribution & Operations - The AI Revolution
• Executive Panel: Social Search, Viral Inspiration and the Future of Travel
  Eric DeLange, Industry Director, US Head of Finance and Travel, Reddit
  David Hoctor, Vertical Director, Travel and Gaming, Global Business Solutions, TikTok
  Travis Katz, General Manager and Vice President, Shopping, YouTube
• Executive Panel: The New Travel Seller Arena
• Phocuswright Research: Loyalty - Back to the Roots
• Executive Panel: The Future of Hospitality - Competing for the Modern Guest
• Executive Panel: Business Travel’s Next Move

Breakouts

• Beyond the Prompt: The All-Inclusive Generative AI Accelerator - Sponsored by: Amazon Web Services
• Travel Transformed: Driving Partnership Growth with Buy-Now-Pay-Later Partners - Sponsored by: Partnerize
• Unlock NDC Success: Elevate Your New Age(nts) Experience to Excel in Modern Retailing - Sponsored by: Travelport
• Reimagining the Travel Experience with Allianz: A CX Transformation Journey - Sponsored by: Sutherland
• Unpack ’25: Insight Into the Latest Travel Trends - Sponsored by: Expedia Group
• How Payments Create Customer Loyalty by Serving the Demands of Today's Modern Traveler - Sponsored by: Adyen
• Maximize Loyalty with AI: Secrets from Royal Caribbean & Hertz You Can't Miss - Sponsored by: Capillary Technologies

Plus, executives from the biggest companies in travel like Uber, Viator and much more. There are numerous companies and attendees presenting the latest tech innovations and more that the finance sector must keep top of mind.

In addition to the unprecedented networking opportunities, hospitality and lodging executives should expect:

• Like-minded hotel industry influencers and impactful leaders
• Potential investors and partners 
• The latest innovations impacting the traveler lifecycle
• Research presentations and sessions geared towards evolving consumer and tech trends
• The leading intermediaries and business partners distributing lodging products
• Valuable sessions on how the broader digital travel market impacts lodging

Lodging/related sector attending companies:

In addition to your industry peers, the most influential suppliers, innovators and technology solution providers are fully engaged at the Phocuswright Conference.

• Agoda
• Airbnb
• American Express Travel
• arrivia
• Black Diamond Group
• Booking Holdings
• BWH Hotels
• Choice Hotels International
• DerbySoft
• Despegar.com
• DreamGuest
• Evolve
• Expedia Group
• Extended Stay America
• Google
• HBX Group
• Hilton
• Hopper
• Hotel Trader
• HotelPlanner
• HotelRunner
• HyperGuest
• Inntopia
• KAYAK
• Kiwi.com
• lastminute.com
• LodgeLink
• MakeMyTrip

• Marriott International
• MGM Resorts International
• Microsoft
• Mirai
• Navan
• Northstar Travel Group
• Operto Guest Technologies
• Oracle Hospitality
• Priceline
• Propellic
• Rappi
• RateGain
• Sabre
• Safely
• Sonesta International
• Stay22
• Trip.com Group
• Tripadvisor
• Tristar Hotel Group
• Valta Homes

Hotels & accommodations related research:

Our research is the foundation that drives the program content. This list of reports related to the lodging and accommodations segment was curated by our team of analysts.