Ground Transportation

PhocusWire's in-depth coverage of the ground transportation sector, featuring news, analysis, interviews, research and more on car rental, ride-hailing, taxis and rail. 

Alexa+ could earn “top-of-the-funnel” spot in travel research
News / Technology
Alexa+ could earn “top-of-the-funnel” spot in travel research
By Morgan Hines | March 4, 2025
Travel brands including Tripadvisor and Uber have partnered with Amazon for the debut of its reimagined voice assistant. Read More
Trip.com Group reports Q4 bookings growth for international and inbound travel
News / Online
Trip.com Group reports Q4 bookings growth for international and inbound travel
By Linda Fox | February 25, 2025
The China-based online travel agency said outbound bookings have recovered to 120% of pre-COVID levels. Read More
Snowfall announces reset, relaunches as Junction
News / Technology
Snowfall announces reset, relaunches as Junction
By Andy Hoskins, BTN Europe | February 7, 2025
The company, whose difficulties have been documented in recent months, said Korelya Capital was helping to fund the relaunch, while other unspecified “existing and new investors” are also providing... Read More
How "Operator" changed the travel shopping game
Opinion / Online
How "Operator" changed the travel shopping game
By Christian Watts - Magpie | February 6, 2025
OpenAI's "Operator" has the potential to remove much of the manual work from travel search and booking as well as enable deeper research and more flexibility. Read More
BlaBlaCar to lobby for fair distribution through European rail group
News / Distribution
BlaBlaCar to lobby for fair distribution through European rail group
By Linda Fox | February 3, 2025
The organization, which also includes Omio, Kombo and Trainline as members, is seeking transparency of rail data fares and a more competitive and connected rail market for European passengers. Read More
Moove acquires urban mobility provider Kovi
News / Startups
Moove acquires urban mobility provider Kovi
By Morgan Hines | January 29, 2025
Moove launched in Nigeria in 2020 and is now headquarted in Dubai, with operations in 19 cities across six continents and more than 36,000 vehicles in its fleet. Read More
Daytrip - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2024
Interview / Online
Daytrip - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2024
By PhocusWire | January 21, 2025
Since launching in Europe in 2015, Daytrip has expanded to offer its private car service in more than 130 countries around the world. Read More
Is India’s travel sector on the verge of a boom?
News / Online
Is India’s travel sector on the verge of a boom?
By Morgan Hines | January 15, 2025
Some claim India’s trajectory looks similar to China’s path a dozen or so years ago in terms of discretionary spending. Read More
Google cloud enables AI conversations for drivers on what's nearby
News
Google cloud enables AI conversations for drivers on what's nearby
By Linda Fox | January 13, 2025
The in-car artificial intelligence assistant draws on information from Google Maps to provide conversational responses to drivers. Read More
Delta provides glimpse at future with digital assistant
News / Technology
Delta provides glimpse at future with digital assistant
By Morgan Hines | January 8, 2025
Delta Air Lines is rolling out capabilities of its new Delta Concierge, which will provide "contextual insights" for travelers and link with partners including Joby and Uber to enable a multimodal,... Read More
Ground transportation experts confront connected trip challenges
News / Online
Ground transportation experts confront connected trip challenges
By Morgan Hines | January 8, 2025
As travel companies seek interconnectedness that could make processes smoother for travelers, plenty of friction points remain, according to experts. Read More
Phocuswright analysts share their travel predictions for 2025
News / Online
Phocuswright analysts share their travel predictions for 2025
By Morgan Hines | January 2, 2025
AI agents, luxury travel, developments in APAC, short-term rentals, digital ID and eVTOLS are some of the topics Phocuswright analysts are watching for 2025. Read More
Meili raises €8.1 million to build mobility distribution platform
News / Startups
Meili raises €8.1 million to build mobility distribution platform
By Morgan Hines | December 17, 2024
The Dublin-based company from the founders of CarTrawler offers technology that enables mobility companies to integrate with airlines, travel and technology partners.  Read More
Juniper Travel Technology - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2024
Interview / Technology
Juniper Travel Technology - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2024
By PhocusWire | December 16, 2024
Founded in 2003, Juniper Travel Technology offers solutions for online travel agencies, destination marketing companies, bedbanks, airlines, wholesalers and cruises, with clients in more than 50... Read More
AI, algorithms and Uber's potential acquisitions: PhocusWire's top opinion stories of 2024
News / Online
AI, algorithms and Uber's potential acquisitions: PhocusWire's top opinion stories of 2024
By PhocusWire | December 13, 2024
This year's most popular op-eds were heavy on AI and also covered algorithms, the possible acquisition of Expedia and major incidences like the CrowdStrike outage. Read More