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PhocusWire CEO Spotlight: John Lyotier

Joshua Viner Author: Joshua Viner
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Update Icon Jan 13, 2026

During a recent visit to the PhocusWire studio at The Phocuswright Conference, TravelAI CEO John Lyotier discussed the company’s latest milestones and what lies ahead.

Key topics in this interview include:

  • The Buy-and-Build Strategy: Insights into the acquisitions of Owner Direct Vacation Rentals and Smarttours.com.
  • The Relaunch of Casai: How they transformed the domain into the metasearch site Casai.com.
  • Future Outlook: Lyotier’s take on distribution trends and 2025 metrics.

Watch the full discussion with PhocusWire’s Abby Crotty below.

Joshua Viner
Author: Joshua Viner

Travel, technology and hospitality professional with experience at Four Seasons, The Vancouver Club and Vacasa. Political Science degree from Dalhousie University and MBA from Simon Fraser University. Loves travel, hockey, jiu jitsu, kitesurfing, and table tennis.

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