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The long tail of travel may get cut off - automation is one way to get it back up

By Marissa Trew - WiT | March 25, 2020

Tour and activity distribution CEOs offer perspective on how the sector can recover from the coronavirus setback. Read More

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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

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Solo travel and its promising business opportunity

By Eric Gnock Fah - Klook | January 6, 2020

Klook's Eric Gnock Fah explains why travel industry leaders should keep tabs on skyrocketing global interest in solo travel. Read More

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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

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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 / Online

In the green room at Phocuswright with... Eric Gnock Fah

By PhocusWire | November 1, 2019

In a series of interviews with executives participating at the event in Florida in November, PhocusWire finds out what makes them tick... Next up: Eric Gnock Fah of Klook. Read More

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Why Klook is using offline events to target Southeast Asia’s mobile-first travelers

By Mitra Sorrells | October 25, 2019

Klook is hosting offline travel festivals to attract new customers to its digital platform. Read More

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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

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Klook on target to hit 60M bookings in 2019, outlines expansion plan

By Jill Menze | September 10, 2019

By the end of 2020, Klook plans to double its headcount from 1,200 to more than 2,500 across 30 offices; it also plans to continue to penetrate the Asia-Pacific region as well as bolster its presence in... 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

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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 / Startups

VIDEO: How investors decipher the fast-paced online travel landscape in Asia

By Linda Fox | June 5, 2019

The “Through the Lens of Investors” session at the Phocuswright Europe 2019 Conference threw a spotlight on many of the recent big deals as well as some of the areas investors are drawn to currently. Read More

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Why Europe is a microcosm of wider trends in online travel

By PhocusWire | May 7, 2019

Three broad trends illustrate the prowess of the region in the current online travel scene - but, equally, demonstrate how fragile the growth of the sector can be when one particular brand or market... Read More

News / Startups

Klook boosts Series D with an additional $225M in funding

By Linda Fox | April 9, 2019

Tours and activities platform Klook has added $225 million to its Series D, bringing its funding total for the round to $425 million. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Ethan Lin of Klook

By Kevin May | February 28, 2019

Klook has only been on the scene since 2014 but - with almost $300 million in so far - it has become the most heavily funded startup ever in tours and activities. Read More

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