Articles tagged “tours and activities”

Tours and activities online booking platform GetYourGuide has unveiled a fresh look on its homepage this week, and with it, a new series of Originals by GetYourGuide.

The promise of a "connected trip" has become like the buffering wheel on a lagging digital screen. But a soft launch of a new TUI Tours platform could be one to watch in the push for flexible, frictionless travel booking.

Viator is the star performer in the Tripadvisor portfolio, and after trying for a time to focus on the Tripadvisor experiences brand instead, it might be time that CEO Matt Goldberg went all in on the brand bringing in the money.

Summer 2023 is shaping up to what could be a peak period of record growth as travel companies play to the strengths of aspirational, multi-gen family travel unfettered by inflationary price increases.

TrekkSoft, a Swiss Saas startup for tour and activity providers has added Giant Monkey, a Berlin-based producer of visitor management solutions, to its stable.

Implementing responsible tourism policies requires constant regulation, something Intrepid knows all too well. The company has just audited its 140-plus wildlife tours to maintain its ethical practice standards.

Traveler behavior continues to evolve and it is challenging loyalty programs to pick up the pace. Brand awareness is great to help travel agents sell more product, but tangible rewards would be even better to help them earn a higher commission.

Early bookings for the summer period ahead are picking up, with $4 billion in first-quarter revenues giving the TUI executive team confidence in its so-called dynamic product strategy to recover market share in some markets and grow it significantly in others.

Richard Branson's Virgin Experience Days is betting on a thriving experiences economy, and Americans wanting to spend more time doing meaningful things together, by expanding its U.K. brand across the pond.

Standardization of outdated tours and activities systems by a non-profit group called OCTO sees a teething-problem approach to modernization. It leaves little incentive for more established operators to get involved. How long will this attempt to customize the sector take to reach an innovation tipping point?