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.

Webinars / Online

Tnooz-Wright Express Webinar VIDEO: Practical ePayment applications for travel booking

By PhocusWire | February 23, 2012

Payment experts from Wright Express, Expedia and HotelTonight showcase and discuss how single-use virtual accounts can help drive efficiencies in the payment and settlement process in travel. Read More

News / Online

YouTube, StreetView, Facebook and music integration - all for a travel competition?

By Kevin May | February 15, 2012

The lengths travel brands will go to these days to come up with a competition idea. The latest being a mashup of YouTube, Google Maps and Streetview, Facebook and music. Read More

News / Online

Three reasons why the evolution in travel payment functions cannot be ignored

By Viewpoints | February 15, 2012

The recent buzz around regaining control of pricing and margins in hotel distribution is deafening. Everyone seems to want a piece of the action. Read More

Webinars / Online

Tnooz-Wright Express FREE Webinar: Practical ePayment applications for travel booking

By PhocusWire | February 2, 2012

Are you an online travel agency, tour operator, or traditional travel agency with responsibility for travel booking? Read More

News / Online

TUI uses Yammer to bring private social network to agents and operators

By Kevin May | January 6, 2012

Interesting idea from TUI Travel to embrace web tools to improve relationships between its tour operating brands and retail travel agents, using private social network Yammer. Read More

News / Online

Thomas Cook axes long-running IT project as part of £428M write-off plan

By Kevin May | December 13, 2011

Thomas Cook has abandoned its long-term and company-wide tour operating reservation system, a move confirmed today in delayed annual results which revealed a wider cost write-off of £428 million. Read More

News / Online

Distribute Travel brings new distribution service to suppliers, intermediaries and media

By Kevin May | November 13, 2011

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based Distribute Travel, a product distribution platform for travel businesses and white label system for third party websites. Read More

News / Online

TLabs Reprise - TourRadar 12 months on

By Kevin May | November 4, 2011

TourRadar is a Europe and Australia-based tour and activity platform, which first featured on Tnooz in July 2010. So what happened in the intervening 12 months? Read More

News / Online

iPad and its impact on hotel owners and operators

By Viewpoints | November 1, 2011

This is a question that we have been pondering - why the iPad is the final nail in the "all internet is free" coffin? Read More

News / Online

LivingSocial blending travel inspiration and tour operator role

By Dennis Schaal | October 21, 2011

Flash sales site LivingSocial has sold more than 500,000 hotel room nights at nearly 800 properties since launching LivingSocial Escapes 11 months ago. Read More

News / Online

India and China spearheading growth in global online travel

By Kevin May | October 19, 2011

Sleeping giant, slumbering dragon, next big thing - clichés to describe mobile travel but also the enormous opportunities for the travel industry when it comes to Asia-Pacific. Read More

News / Online

Abercrombie and Kent takes multimedia journey in iPad app

By Dennis Schaal | October 13, 2011

Luxury operator Abercrombie & Kent marries travel inspiration and technology in its new World of A&K iPad app. Read More

News / Online

Avoiding disaster: The 2012 hotel marketing checklist you need right now

By Patrick Landman | October 13, 2011

It might not be the end of the world, as some would have us all fear, but not having marketing and budget targets set now for 2012 comes pretty close in the cut throat world of hotels. Read More

News / Online

The best travel Facebook page in the world?

By Kevin May | September 9, 2011

For many the branded Facebook page is just another channel, sometimes filling it with content, pretty pictures and, time permitting, talking to so-called fans. Read More