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News / Online

Online booking rates for activities halve and cancellations jump by a fifth due to coronavirus

By Kevin May | March 11, 2020

The gloomy business outcome of the spread of the virus to more than 100 countries around the world, including some of Europe's big tourist hotspots such as Italy, which is now on lockdown, has ignited... Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Standards, sustainability and big tech investments in tours and activities

By Kevin May | January 9, 2020

Joining us for a panel discussion in the PhocusWire Studio were Luuc Elzinga, CEO at Tiqets, and Alex Kremer, co-founder at Arival. Read More

News / Startups

Travel startup investments 2019 - a year in review

By Steven Lerner | December 11, 2019

Investors were pouring money into travel startups in 2019. Here's where that money went. Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: Google will have the lunch of tours and activities as well

By PhocusWire | November 29, 2019

It is only a question of time before Google seeks to build out an ecosystem in tours and activities that mirrors its efforts in hotels and flights. Read More

Interview / Online

Brand Business - Emil Martinsek of GetYourGuide

By Steven Lerner | November 26, 2019

GetYourGuide's Emil Martinsek speaks with PhocusWire about his role as chief marketing officer. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: GetYourGuide and Klook discuss SoftBank, tours sector outlook

By Steven Lerner | November 21, 2019

Eric Gnock Fah, co-founder and COO of Klook, and Johannes Reck, co-founder and CEO of GetYourGuide, discuss the most recent funding round by SoftBank. Read More

Interview / Distribution

In the green room at Phocuswright with... Johannes Reck

By PhocusWire | October 28, 2019

In a series of interviews with executives participating at the event in Florida in November, PhocusWire finds out what makes them tick... Step forward Johannes Reck of GetYourGuide. Read More

News / Online

Q&A: Doug Lansky on "unbalanced" tourism and tech's role in destination management

By Mitra Sorrells | September 17, 2019

Author and speaker Doug Lansky says a digital infrastructure will enable destinations to manage visitor volume and timing. Read More

News / Distribution

Mobile and millennials continue to dominate tours and activities online booking

By Linda Fox | September 12, 2019

A study from TourScanner finds smartphones are dominant for searching tours and activities and millennials are leaders in online booking. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

OTAs, margins and supply - lessons for tours and activities from battles elsewhere

By Olan O’Sullivan - TrekkSoft | August 6, 2019

Are the investments by Booking Holdings and TripAdvisor about supporting their consumer offerings rather than offering compelling solutions for operators to run their businesses? Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Suppliers, beware: A threat lurks in tours and activities distribution

By Tao Tao - GetYourGuide | August 1, 2019

There is a growing threat to the future of tours and activities: the loss of independence in reservation systems, thanks to acquisitions by TripAdvisor and Booking Holdings. At GetYourGuide, we don’t... Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: GetYourGuide says raise big or go home

By Kevin May | July 15, 2019

CEO Johannes Reck talks about why the race to scale is so important and what happens if they don't get to it. The answer is very black and white. Read More

News / Online

Is a consolidated world good for travelers?

By Jill Menze | May 29, 2019

At Voyager HQ's Travel Disruption Summit, leading players in the tours and activities space debated if consolidation in travel is good for consumers. Read More