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Peek raises $10 million in new financing

By Sean O'Neil | July 28, 2016

Tours and activities startup Peek has raised $10 million in fresh investment, bringing its total financing to $18 million. This latest financing round for the San Francisco-based startup includes i Read More

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Lessons for tour operators in the wake of #Zervocalypse

By Stephen Joyce | July 5, 2016

Yep, I went there. I just gave what happened to hundreds of small businesses on the fourth of July long weekend, a name. Why? Because it was an apocalypse of sorts. Hundreds of small businesses wer Read More

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Tours tech company Zerve may swerve toward a shutdown

By Sean O'Neil | June 30, 2016

Zerve, a New York-based seller of cloud-based platform that lets merchants sell tickets for tours, activities and events, has said it will likely close soon. In an email to customers, it said: "Ov Read More

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Moving beyond tour booking, Zozi adds ticketing for events, museums

By Sean O'Neil | May 26, 2016

Zozi, the software provider for the experiences market, thinks that bringing its reservation and distribution tools to events, museums, attractions, and festivals may be the ticket to both expansion a Read More

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Rakuten led the $5 million investment in Xola, the activities booking software startup

By Sean O'Neil | April 27, 2016

In February we reported that tours-and-activities software provider Xola had secured a $6 million capital-raise, according to a financial filing -- which did not reveal the main backer. Today Rakut Read More

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FareHarbor claims a fast rise as a reservations tool for tours and activities

By Sean O'Neil | March 16, 2016

From its start in early 2013, FareHarbor, which sells reservation software to tours and activities suppliers, chose not to be an aggregator or to have a direct-to-consumer offering. The company be Read More

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Startup pitch: Stride applies metasearch to tours and adventure travel

By Sean O'Neil | February 22, 2016

Stride Travel is a San Francisco startup that aims to help travelers find their perfect guided trip or tour. It says it is the first metasearch reviews website for all experiential pre-planned trips, Read More

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Tours site Triip.me picks up $500,000 seed round from Gobi

By Martin Cowen | February 18, 2016

Triip.me, a Vietnam-based platform connecting tour guides with independent travellers, has earmarked a $500,000 seed round to grow its team, expand its footprint and attract users. The investment c Read More

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Yatra brings in Travel-Logs for new urban tours brand

By Martin Cowen | January 21, 2016

Indian OTA Yatra.com has acqui-hired tours specialist Travel-Logs and will use it at the basis for a new product range to be known as Metro X. Metro X will be run by Travel-Logs co-founder Dhiresh Read More

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Looking back and ahead - tours and activities get real

By Viewpoints | December 28, 2015

As we reach 2016, Tnooz is unveiling its customary series of reflections on the year behind us and what the travel, tourism, and hospitality industry might expect looking ahead. And, as always, we' Read More

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At last, Expedia releases a supplier API for activities

By Stephen Joyce | December 28, 2015

Yep, you read that right. Just over a year after Viator announced that they released its API for in-destination activity suppliers at Phocuswright 2014, Expedia has done the same, releasing its API fo Read More

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Bókun may be that rare beast, a B2B platform that thrives

By Rob Lovitt | December 16, 2015

In an industry marked by thousands of suppliers and an ever-increasing number of sales channels, is there a place for a collaborative concept that can transform fragmentation into a cohesive concept i Read More

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Online travel platforms are missing the mark

By Viewpoints | December 4, 2015

Technology helps us sift through large amounts of data and present it in a way that makes sense, and the internet makes the results available. But travellers want an experience, not a volume of choice Read More

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Does the tour and activity space need to be owned?

By Stephen Joyce | November 23, 2015

The tour and activity space is undergoing a transformation. After years of being seen as the ugly duckling of the travel industry (or as the add-ons that seldom actually get added on to a flight or Read More

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Peek's CEO on building a tours and activities platform

By Sean O'Neil | November 16, 2015

Peek is a San Francisco startup that launched to fanfare at a rooftop party in autumn 2012. It's a tours-and-activities platform with two sides: one aimed at consumers and the other at suppliers. F Read More

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