New Leader for Travel Specialist PhoCusWright

In the US, travel industry research firm PhoCusWright has appointed United Airlines veteran Tony D'Astolfo to lead it as Managing Director. His remit includes building the firm's research and events services and expanding its global reach.

PhoCusWright, which is a subsidiary of Northstar Travel Media, delivers qual and quant research on the travel, tourism and hospitality sectors. The firm also offers segmentation, sizing, forecasting, trends, analysis and consumer travel planning behavior services to clients in the travel sector.

D'Astolfo joins with a 30-year background in corporate travel and technology, having most recently served as Chief Sales Officer for car service GroundLink, before which he was SVP, Travel Services at Rearden Commerce. Earlier, he worked for B2B e-commerce firm GetThere, and he spent more than nineteen years in leadership roles at United Airlines.

Bob Sullivan, EVP, Travel Group, Northstar Travel Media, comments: 'We are delighted to welcome a proven leader with the vision and knowledge needed to guide PhoCusWright's next chapter. Tony joins a talented team, and we look forward to seeing the business continue to grow and thrive under his leadership.'

Web sites: www.phocuswright.com and www.northstartravelmedia.com .