Tour Operator

PhocusWire's in-depth coverage of the tour operator sector, featuring news, analysis, interviews, research and more on the brands in multi-day, single-day and packages, including their strategies, executives and positions in the market.

VIDEO: ConnexPay - Summit pitch winner at Phocuswright 2018
Interview / Startups
VIDEO: ConnexPay - Summit pitch winner at Phocuswright 2018
By Kevin May | December 5, 2018
ConnexPay is transforming how travel companies accept cards & pay for travel to save millions of dollars in fees. Read More
Gen Z reignites traveler affinity for mobile apps
News / Technology
Gen Z reignites traveler affinity for mobile apps
By Linda Fox | November 27, 2018
Generation Z travelers are looking for mobile apps and services to help them budget and plan trips as well as to organize and share their experiences on return. Read More
Travel fans are engaged on Instagram, but can brands keep up?
News / Online
Travel fans are engaged on Instagram, but can brands keep up?
November 14, 2018
Travel fans on Instagram consume more content than other audiences but it remains a tough channel for brands to crack. Read More
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News / Technology
Could Google or Amazon end up owning the traveler profile?
By Linda Fox | November 9, 2018
Who owns the customer profile is going to change, and it could be an online giant such as Google or Amazon. Read More
TravelgateX snaps up REVVA to improve business intelligence tools
News / Technology
TravelgateX snaps up REVVA to improve business intelligence tools
By Linda Fox | November 6, 2018
TravelgateX, a travel connectivity specialist, has acquired revenue management and business intelligence startup REVVA. Read More
Q&A: Tech, people and policy - the evolution of travel insurance
From Our Partners / Technology
Q&A: Tech, people and policy - the evolution of travel insurance
By Kevin May | October 29, 2018
Beth Godlin has worked in the travel insurance sector for 25 years, so is well-placed to analyze where it has come from and where it is heading. Read More
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News / Technology
TAKE A SURVEY: Gender parity in travel and technology
By PhocusWire | October 26, 2018
Phocuswright is engaging its community to help find out where the industry stands on gender parity. Read More
VIDEO: The Travel Corporation on the sun shining on activities
News / Technology
VIDEO: The Travel Corporation on the sun shining on activities
By Kevin May | October 25, 2018
As the online end of the tours and activities sector has received a massive bump in interest over recent years, groups such as The Travel Corporation have watched on with huge interest. Read More
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News / Online
VIDEO: The two well-funded activities brands speak out
By Kevin May & PhocusWire | October 22, 2018
It's been quite a year for Klook and GetYourGuide - both in terms of their individual strategies and the changes taking place in the tours and activities sector that they operate in. Read More
QOTW: Something about a magician's tricks
News / Technology
QOTW: Something about a magician's tricks
By PhocusWire | October 12, 2018
Quote from Stephen Joyce, CEO of Rezgo, in an article on PhocusWire this week. Read More
VIDEO: Autoura on an autonomous vehicle-led revolution in travel
News / Technology
VIDEO: Autoura on an autonomous vehicle-led revolution in travel
By Kevin May | October 10, 2018
The automotive industry is (finally) fully behind the idea of autonomous vehicles entering the market. Read More
Shaken, not stirred, by a travel sector now following a familiar pattern
News / Technology
Shaken, not stirred, by a travel sector now following a familiar pattern
By Stephen Joyce - Rezgo | October 9, 2018
The path that I was dutifully walking ended up not being the path that the rest of the industry was taking. Read More
VIDEO: Context Travel on standing out with branded tours
News / Online
VIDEO: Context Travel on standing out with branded tours
By Kevin May | October 8, 2018
Well-backed online travel agencies often get a lot of the headlines - but brands such as Context Travel have been operating quietly and steadily in the background for years. Read More
Trekksoft expands into ski operator tech with Waldhart acquisition
News / Technology
Trekksoft expands into ski operator tech with Waldhart acquisition
By Kevin May | October 3, 2018
Trekksoft has made its second acquisition of 2018 with the buy out of Austrian tech provider for ski and other activity providers, Waldhart Software. Read More
VIDEO: Two opposing views on Google's entry into tours and activities
News / Online
VIDEO: Two opposing views on Google's entry into tours and activities
By Kevin May | September 28, 2018
Google has always been involved in tours and activities - suppliers and online travel agencies would spend their digital marketing dollar with the search, as other brands do elsewhere in the industry. Read More
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