Philip Wolf, an entrepreneur whose fascination with the potential of technology to revolutionize travel distribution led to the creation of Phocuswright, died of leukemia on Tuesday. He was 64.
His first job in travel was as vice president of travel agency operations for Travelmation, an early booking engine, in 1989. He became its CEO the following year and grew the company until its sale to Rosenbluth International, now part of American Express, in 1992.
From that early success, he established himself as the go-to consultant for everything at the intersection of travel and technology. When the World Wide Web became accessible to the public and a potential sales outlet for travel, Wolf became the channel’s chief cheerleader and bonafide…