Stephen Oddo

Co-Founder, CEO
Flagship Group

2026 Phocuswright Conference speaker

Stephen Oddo Co-Founder, CEO
Stephen has spent more than 20 years building businesses in travel and experiences, from guiding tours in Rome to founding and scaling Walks into a global operator across 10 countries. Following its acquisition by Hornblower, he advised Airbnb Experiences and several travel technology companies, serves on the board of OCTO, and co-founded Flagship to build the kind of group he would have wanted to join.

Sessions

Tuesday, November 17, 2026
2:15 PM – 3:00 PM EST

Tours & Activities: Experiences' Unfinished Business

The tours, activities and attractions sector is booming, with the one-day experiences market reaching $271 billion in 2025 and projected to exceed $340 billion by 2029. But while demand is surging, the industry’s digital transformation remains unfinished. Just 33% of gross bookings take place online, compared to 64% across the broader travel industry, and multiday tours lag even further behind.At the same time, traditional boundaries between day tours, attractions, destination management companies (DMCs) and multiday operators are blurring, while social platforms and AI-powered search are reshaping how travelers discover and book experiences.Join industry leaders for an interactive discussion on closing the digital distribution gap, navigating an increasingly interconnected ecosystem and capturing the opportunities emerging as the traveler journey evolves.

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