Phocuswright Conference 2026
17 November 2026 – 19 November 2026
Signia by Hilton Diplomat Beach Resort, Fort Lauderdale, United States
The Phocuswright Conference is Phocuswright's annual travel industry gathering. The 2026 edition takes place November 17-19 at the Diplomat Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, under the theme "Pressures. Power. Pivots." The program combines Center Stage keynotes, panels and research presentations by Phocuswright analysts with industry roundtables, breakout sessions, the Young Leaders Summit, a Startup Program, a Cruise Summit and the Innovation: Launch showcase, alongside targeted networking.
28 sessions · 103 speakers
Organiser (1)
Media Partners (2)
Sponsors (36)
HBX Group · Faye · ConnexPay · Afrishore BPO · StackAdapt · Infatica.io · Meta · HotelRunner · Allianz · Travelport · RAKUTEN ADVERTISING · AGODA · Adyen · American Express · Wex Inc · Booking.com · Pliant · PingPong Payments · KAYAK · Cybage Software · Coforge · Visa · Travel Guard · DataArt Technologies UK · Amadeus · Amazon Web Services · Nuvei · Intrepid · PayPal · Salesforce · UATP · Crum & Forster · Equifax · talkdesk · ElevenLabs · Modulr
Agenda
- Young Leaders Summit Kickoff 17 November 2026
- Startup Program 17 November 2026
- Cruise Summit 17 November 2026
- Beyond the Demo: Agentic Commerce in Practice 17 November 2026
- Built for the Moment It Goes Wrong 17 November 2026
- Agentic AI in Travel: From Experimentation to Execution 17 November 2026
- Corporate Travel: Who's Actually in Control? 17 November 2026
- Digital ID in Hospitality: Who Controls Traveler Data When AI Books the Trip? 17 November 2026
- From Channels to One Connected Traveler Experience 17 November 2026
- Virtual Cards in Travel: A Payment Challenge or a Distribution Opportunity? 17 November 2026
- Hospitality: Hospitality's Growth Ceiling 17 November 2026
- Unpack '27: The Travel Trends that Move Markets 17 November 2026
- Lost in Transit: Closing the 4-Day Gap in OTA Cash Flow 17 November 2026
- Traveler Behavior: The Traveler You Think You Know 17 November 2026
- Rethinking Trust in Travel - How to Build Advocacy Beyond the Walled Gardens 17 November 2026
- Tours & Activities: Experiences' Unfinished Business 17 November 2026
- AI and the Travel Customer Journey: Trust, Choice and Control 17 November 2026
- An Agent for Every Supplier and Every Traveler 17 November 2026
- Travel Payments: Rethinking Travel Payments as a Strategic Distribution Lever 17 November 2026
- Technology: Turning Complexity into Competitive Advantage 17 November 2026
- The Centaur Hotel: Why the Future of Hospitality Is Human + AI 17 November 2026
- The State of AI Visibility for Travel in 2026 17 November 2026
- Center Stage 18 November 2026
- Young Leaders Summit: Roundtable Lunch Discussions 18 November 2026
- Innovation: Launch 18 November 2026
- Center Stage (continued) 18 November 2026
- Pressure into Power: Leading AI When Everyone Says They're Ready 19 November 2026
- Center Stage (continued) 19 November 2026