Philip Wolf, a pioneer in leveraging the power of the technology to benefit the travel sector, and proponent of online travel distribution since the late 1980s, died today following a brief battle with leukemia. He was 64 years old.
Among his other accomplishments, Wolf was the founder of Phocuswright, the foremost authority for travel, tourism and hospitality intelligence. First launched in 1994, the research firm has become the industry’s most-quoted and trusted source for data, information and analysis.
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Wolf graduated from Duke University with a BA in Public Policy Studies and received his MBA from Vanderbilt University, first entering the travel sector in 1989 by heading up travel agency operations at…