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tnoozLIVE@Arival: Rezdy COO Chris Atkin
News / Distribution
tnoozLIVE@Arival: Rezdy COO Chris Atkin
By Nick Vivion | November 20, 2017
This is the continuation of a series of articles spun out of tnoozLIVE@Arival, recorded live at the Arival in-destination event held at the LINQ in Las Vegas. More clips to come! To learn more about h Read More
tnoozLIVE@Arival: TripAdvisor's tours and activities lead Ben Drew
News
tnoozLIVE@Arival: TripAdvisor's tours and activities lead Ben Drew
By Nick Vivion | November 16, 2017
This is the continuation of a series of articles spun out of tnoozLIVE@Arival, recorded live at the Arival in-destination event held at the LINQ in Las Vegas. More clips to come! To learn more about h Read More
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Opinion / Online
Time for travel search engines to up their game
By Gilad Berenstein - Utrip | November 15, 2017
With the advent of search engines like Google and Yahoo! almost two decades ago, accessing information became incredibly easy. Read More
Irish startup weekend taps the spirit of Pokemon Go for tours and activities
News / Technology
Irish startup weekend taps the spirit of Pokemon Go for tours and activities
By Viewpoints | November 15, 2017
This is a viewpoint from Mark Lenahan, co-founder of CJ Ignition. Imagine as a traveller if you never had to eat alone, if you had a tour guide in your pocket everywhere you went, if you could see Read More
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News / Startups
VIDEO: PhocusWire PundIT Show - Episode 4
By Kevin May | November 14, 2017
After a day of pitches from startups, PhocusWire's PundIT Show returns to take the temperature of three delegates at The Phocuswright Conference. Read More
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News / Distribution
Where does online travel retailing stand today?
By Ritesh Gupta - China Travel News | November 14, 2017
A major key performance indicator for airlines is about how they monetise their web and mobile traffic. Read More
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News / Online
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
tnoozLIVE@Arival: Gray Line CEO Brad Weber
News
tnoozLIVE@Arival: Gray Line CEO Brad Weber
By Nick Vivion | October 27, 2017
This is the first part in a series of articles spun out of tnoozLIVE@Arival, recorded live at the Arival in-destination event held at the LINQ in Las Vegas. More clips to come! To learn more about how Read More
Consolidation in tours and activities as Musement acquires Triposo
News / Distribution
Consolidation in tours and activities as Musement acquires Triposo
By Linda Fox | October 10, 2017
Italy-based tours and activities company Musement has acquired travel content platform Triposo with terms of the deal not disclosed. According to a statement the deal brings together more than 12 m Read More
KLM partners with GetYourGuide for mobile booking of tours and activities
News / Technology
KLM partners with GetYourGuide for mobile booking of tours and activities
By Marisa Garcia | September 21, 2017
KLM has announced a new partnership with GetYourGuide to offer tours and activities to customers via the carrier's channels. Tours can be booked at short notice using Messenger, the KLM app, KLM.com, Read More
Startup pitch: Horizon Guides wants to make content marketing easier
News / Online
Startup pitch: Horizon Guides wants to make content marketing easier
By Linda Fox | September 19, 2017
Horizon Guides wants to offer an almost off-the-shelf content marketing solution to the tours and activities sector. It's angle is that customer acquisition has become prohibitively expensive forci Read More
A couple of things for carriers to note when offering ancillary services
News / Distribution
A couple of things for carriers to note when offering ancillary services
By Marisa Garcia | September 19, 2017
Perhaps the journey is as important as the destination, but not when it comes to airline ancillary revenue. There are plenty of opportunities for airlines to capitalise on travelers’ desires to see Read More
Airbnb: Friend or foe to the tours and activities industry?
News
Airbnb: Friend or foe to the tours and activities industry?
By Stephen Joyce | September 13, 2017
Airbnb, alongside other vacation rental services, has been elbowing into the tourism world for years. Until recently, it was seen as a hotel problem. Accommodations were at risk as Airbnb steadily Read More
My 420 Tours has high expectations for the future of cannabis tourism in the US
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My 420 Tours has high expectations for the future of cannabis tourism in the US
By Sponsored Content | September 12, 2017
This is a viewpoint by Skye Mayring, on behalf of Arival - The In-Destination Event. Even if you’re a seasoned traveler, chances are that you haven’t stayed in a cannabis-friendly hotel room—comple Read More
Get social or go home! Tours, activities and attractions need to spread their wings
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Get social or go home! Tours, activities and attractions need to spread their wings
By Sponsored Content | August 23, 2017
This is a viewpoint by Skye Mayring, on behalf of Arival - The In-Destination Event. Whether staging a miniature foods cooking show in a dollhouse or creating a hyper-targeted marketing campaign wi Read More
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