Articles tagged “getyourguide”

In this week’s news roundup, we start with a look at who the biggest player is in tours, activities, and experiences.

Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at hotels and wellness profits, Viator and GetYourGuide comps, and evolving in-flight entertainment.

In the battle between Tripadvisor/Viator and GetYourGuide, the winner is — offline experiences, which have more than 90 percent market share. That spells big opportunities for both of these companies.

Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at airfares in India, F1 racing tourism, and a revived short-term rental brand.

GetYourGuide has announced the addition of a sports tours category to meet booking demand, in the latest tweak to its digital platform interface this year. As the company experiments with matching the right tours to the right audience, this is unlikely to be the last.

CleanJoule wants to make jet fuel from agricultural waste, while Atly is building an app that's a cross between a mapping tool and social media.

GetYourGuide has moved into the $1 billion+ funding league with its latest raise. This might seem high in the short term, but not if projections for growth in the experiences sector hold.

This week Skift editors broke down online travel CEO pay, the likely end to the JetBlue/American Air alliance, and whispers of a Choice and Wyndham combination.

ChatGPT plugins had already covered flight and hotel bookings. Now, two new travel companies are joining the experiment, bringing ticketed events and car rentals into the mix.

Connecting people with host experiences unique to the destinations they visit fits snugly into the Airbnb brand. But the scalability of these experiences is in doubt and the strategy for moving ahead has not been publicly communicated.