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GetYourGuide to run its own branded tours, unveils new tagline

By Martin Cowen | June 18, 2018

GetYourGuide has announced a new initiative - Project Incredible - which sees the tours and activities provider take control of some of the tours it sells by specifically branding them as GetYourGuide Read More

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GetYourGuide tries the vertically-integrated strategy in activities race

By Kevin May | June 18, 2018

GetYourGuide accepts there is a risk involved but claims it wants to "transform the tour experience itself" with the introduction of its own branded products. Read More

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Expedia gets super-serious about activities, plots five-fold booking jump

By Kevin May | June 13, 2018

Much of the attention in 2018 in tours and activities has been on moves at TripAdvisor and Booking Holdings - but Expedia Group has big ambitions of its own. Read More

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VIDEO: Activities web agencies on a hot 2018 for the sector

By PhocusWire | May 29, 2018

This year has been a fascinating one for a sector that, pre-April, was already billed as one of the most interesting in the industry. Read More

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GetYourGuide CEO on deploying machine learning and intelligent recs to make travel better

By Nick Vivion | April 18, 2018

GetYourGuide has been around for quite some time, and continues to grow with global ambitions. The company recently raised a Series D, which was geared towards fueling not only its continued worldwide Read More

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Google tests activities search platform with a twist

By Kevin May | April 10, 2018

No need to panic just yet - it's only a test, of course - but Google has quietly built a search engine for tours and activities. Read More

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Phocuswright Europe 2018 Preview: Q&A with GetYourGuide's Tao Tao

By PhocusWire | March 26, 2018

Ahead of the event, Tao Tao discusses the problem with overtourism and the opportunities that still exists in the fragmented attractions space. Read More

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GetYourGuide, Air Serbia and more news briefs today...

By PhocusWire | January 3, 2018

In our latest wrap-up of news in brief: ARC partners with GetYourGuide... Verteil Technologies' direct connect India booking... Fujita Kanko's multilingual chatbot... Air Serbia's merchandising... Read More

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A tours and activities perspective on 2017 and the coming year

By PhocusWire | December 21, 2017

The tours and activities segment has garnered a lot of interest in 2017 with startups gaining traction, huge funding rounds and even the launch of Arival, a dedicated conference for T&A. Here tnoo Read More

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Three ways to tackle attractions with online personalization

By Alex Bainbridge - DestinationCTO | November 30, 2017

The last month has been rather busy in the world of tours and activities, with three significant announcements. Read More

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Activities special in China, as GetYourGuide and Ctrip accelerate

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 30, 2017

GetYourGuide will launch a dedicated website for travelers in China this week, indicating how important the country is becoming in the attractions sector. Read More

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Looking to AI and personalization, GetYourGuide raises $75M

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 6, 2017

Attractions specialist GetYourGuide has gone big with its Series D funding, making it the largest-ever capital investment in its segment of the industry. Read More

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GetYourGuide raises $75 million, looks to AI and personalisation

By Linda Fox | November 2, 2017

GetYourGuide has raised $75 million in Series D which it says is the largest ever raised in the tours and activities segment. The round is led by Battery Ventures, a new investor for the company, w Read More

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Airlines slow to see attractions as ancillary products

By Kevin May | June 9, 2017

There has been a noticeable drive by some hotels in recent years to position themselves as gateways to the wider destination in which they reside. Chains and independent properties have taken a vie Read More

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Marriott invests in tours and activities search engine PlacePass

By Kevin May | March 21, 2017

PlacePass, a newbie in the world of metasearch for tours and activities, has caught the eye of global hotel giant Marriott. An undisclosed investment has been made by Marriott in the fledgeling sta Read More

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