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GetYourGuide survey finds caution being replaced by eagerness to travel
By Mitra Sorrells
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May 18, 2021
According to a survey of nearly 7,500 people in six countries, 56% are "eager" to travel, compared to just 40% in 2020.
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Why virtual tours and activities will stick around after the pandemic
By Mitra Sorrells
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March 4, 2021
Companies providing online tours and activities - including Amazon - say they plan to keep virtual experiences around even after the pandemic ends.
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GetYourGuide adds €80M in financing to explore strategic investments
By Linda Fox
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February 16, 2021
GetYourGuide’s latest funding follows a €114 million convertible note announced in October 2020.
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Hot and not in travel startup funding during pandemic-stricken 2020
By Linda Fox
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December 18, 2020
Investments in travel startups slowed in 2020 but ground transportation and private accommodation remained in the spotlight.
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VIDEO: New Reality With... Johannes Reck of GetYourGuide
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November 24, 2020
The next guest on the New Reality With... series is Johannes Reck, CEO and co-founder of GetYourGuide, one of the world's leading online travel agencies for tours and activities.
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GetYourGuide activates €114M financing round
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October 29, 2020
The round was led by Searchlight Capital and backed by a string of other finance houses and the Germany-based company's founding team.
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Sounding Off: Try as you may, you can't escape reality
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October 16, 2020
As dark as that March to June period was for people, travel brands and society, companies need more than a ballsy approach to ensure their survival as COVID-19 carries on.
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GetYourGuide lands aviation's first in-flight destination activities booking deal
By Kevin May
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October 16, 2020
The agreement with Spanish digital cabin services provider Immfly will put search and booking tools into IFE devices on airlines, allowing functionality even when aircraft are out of range of...
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GetYourGuide makes deep workforce cuts as pandemic reality bites
By Kevin May
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October 14, 2020
Around 90 employees at GetYourGuide are being let go as part of a program to reset the business in the midst of ongoing uncertainty in the travel industry.
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GetYourGuide claims it invested in the future to save the present
By Linda Fox
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September 28, 2020
While many companies will have spent the past six months somewhere between firefighting or going into hibernation, GetYourGuide decided to continue investing in its strategy.
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Phocuswright Europe 2020 preview: Out of Office with... Sean Seton-Rogers
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August 20, 2020
In a series of interviews with executives participating in the online event in September, PhocusWire finds out what they have learned from the Covid-19 crisis. Next up: PROfounders Capital' Sean...
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Google plays hardball with pandemic-affected travel site, freezes its ad account
By Mitra Sorrells
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August 19, 2020
According to a travel executive, Google froze his company's advertising accounts when it was unable to pay its Q1 invoices on time.
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Tours and activities brands plot recovery with at-home experiences, crowd-control measures
By Jill Menze
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May 27, 2020
In response to the coronavirus crisis, Klook is launching virtual experiences as part of a multi-stage recovery plan, while competitor GetYourGuide is building crowd-control technology.
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Behind GetYourGuide's strategy of zero bookings and zero layoffs
By Mitra Sorrells
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April 29, 2020
The Berlin-based tours and activities brand has implemented voluntary reductions in hours and pay for more than half of its employees to cut expenses at a time when it expects no new revenue.
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How does a decimated activities sector find a route to recovery, part 1
By Peter Syme - 1000 Mile Journeys
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April 23, 2020
The coronavirus crisis is affecting all aspects of the tours and activities sector - but some more than others.
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