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.

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Viator debuts in Asia with local site for Japan

By Kevin May | January 19, 2011

Tours and activities online agency Viator launches its first language site in Asia this week with a dedicated service for travellers in Japan. Read More

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TLabs Showcase - Kijubi

By Kevin May | December 30, 2010

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based tours and activity listing service Kijubi. Read More

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TLabs Showcase - UnAnchor

By Kevin May | December 29, 2010

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based tours and activity itineraries platform UnAnchor. Read More

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Thomas Cook begins migration from Expedia for dynamic packaging

By Kevin May | December 24, 2010

One of the ironies around Thomas Cook and its plot to be a top online travel agency in Europe was that its flight+hotel product was powered by Expedia. Read More

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Pierre and Vacances creates Second Life-inspired travel game

By Kevin May | December 16, 2010

French accommodation provider Pierre & Vacances is hoping visitors to its website are prepared to go native ahead of their trip by playing a web version of Petanque. Read More

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Kuoni brings long haul deals and content to mobile

By Kevin May | December 16, 2010

Luxury long haul tour operator Kuoni has entered AppLand this week with the launch of its first mobile application, kicking off with a service for Apple iPhones. Read More

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A brief history of the UK financial crisis in travel

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | December 3, 2010

For many years the UK had a great system for supporting a stable vertically integrated market - the ATOL protection scheme worked like a charm. Read More

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TLabs Showcase - Groupenture

By Kevin May | November 22, 2010

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based activities and tours distribution platform, Groupenture. Read More

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Wisdom of crowds sees Comtec tinker with mobile strategy

By Kevin May | November 22, 2010

Always a bit of a risk to ask the masses at World Travel Market to help validate a business strategy, but that's what Comtec did recently with its plans for an iPad app. Read More

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1991 paper predicted tech integration across travel. What happened?

By Kevin May | November 10, 2010

In the early 1990s professor Dimitrios Buhalis published an academic paper pushing a range of predictions as to how travel would evolve through technology. Read More