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Consolidation in tours and activities tech as TourCMS is acquired by Palisis

By Linda Fox | October 8, 2015

TravelUCD, owner of tours and activities technology system TourCMS, has been acquired by Switzerland-based Palisis, with terms of the deal undisclosed. Palisis specialises in ticketing for local to Read More

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Tourism Tribe aims to help operators swap tips on marketing and distribution

By Stephen Joyce | October 2, 2015

Even though 85% of travelers use their smartphones while on holiday and many sites are seeing upwards of 50% of their web traffic originating on mobile devices, only 40% of operators who have websites Read More

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Startup pitch: Razoom, a tour aggregator, signs with Amadeus Brasil

By Sean O'Neil | August 25, 2015

Razoom aims to become the largest tours-and-activities aggregator in Latin America by distinguishing itself with superior supplier management tools. The Rio de Janeiro-based startup says that it is Read More

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Tours and activities: the money is in the plumbing

By Pamela Whitby | August 20, 2015

When TripAdvisor announced its $200 million acquisition of Viator last September, the intentions of the world’s biggest travel company were clear. It was staking a claim in the fast-growing tours and Read More

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Startup Pitch: Localyoo looks at B2B hotel partnerships for local guides platform

By Martin Cowen | August 5, 2015

Tours and activities are clearly getting a lot of attention in the startup community. It ticks many of the boxes that investors are looking for - fragmentation, spectacular growth potential, a global Read More

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Activities and technology - a new relationship with a long-term future

By Viewpoints | July 15, 2015

In an era of constant change and innovation in travel, with new business models and companies appearing every day, there is a great contradiction in the fact that the transfers and activities sector h Read More

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Rakuten acquires Voyagin, an Asian tours and activities startup

By Sean O'Neil | July 1, 2015

Rakuten Travel, the online agency arm of Japan's e-commerce giant Rakuten, has acquired majority ownership of Voyagin, a consumer-focused tours-and-activities startup headquartered in Singapore. Te Read More

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Zozi raises $30M, partly from Richard Branson, for its activities platform

By Sean O'Neil | July 1, 2015

The pivot worked. That's the conclusion that can be drawn from the decision of investors to pour $30 million into Zozi, a tours-and-activities startup in San Francisco. Signaling confidence, even R Read More

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Startup pitch: Klook has high ambitions for tours and activities in Asia

By Linda Fox | June 30, 2015

Klook was devised as a curated platform for local travel activities and with Asian travellers in mind. Founders of the Hong Kong-based startup are a couple of former investment bankers, Eric Gnock Read More

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Despite setbacks, Expedia CEO sees a bright future in activities, China and vacation rentals

By Nick Vivion | June 30, 2015

In a candid one-on-one, Expedia boss Dara Khosrowshahi shared his thoughts on tours and activities, China, vacation rentals and the company's growth with Trivago, Travelocity, and — hopefully soon — O Read More

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Startup pitch: Faralong moves into adventure travel with group buying model

By Nick Vivion | June 29, 2015

The adventure travel trade has seen new startups come along over the past year, from Inspired Challenge to Embark.org. The latest entry into adventure travel is called Faralong. The adventure trave Read More

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Inspirock attracts seed funding of $3m, unveils new site

By Linda Fox | June 24, 2015

California-based startup Inspirock has raised seed funding of $3 million with India's MakeMyTrip as its main investor. The founders of the itinerary planning site, Anoop Goyal and Prakash Sikchi, a Read More

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Haiwan secures large Series B to push activities to Chinese outbound travellers

By Martin Cowen | June 9, 2015

Chinese outbound tours and activities specialist Haiwan has picked up "tens of millions of dollars" in Series B funding. The round was led by Tiantu Capital with Sequoia Capital, Source Code Capita Read More

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TripAdvisor's Viator unveils DIY listing to tours and activities suppliers

By Sean O'Neil | May 29, 2015

Viator, the tours-and-activities company purchased by TripAdvisor for $200 million last year, has launched an open-listing platform. Before the acquisition, Viator CEO Barrie Seidenberg had already Read More

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Startup pitch: Experitus is a travel experience marketplace

By Sean O'Neil | May 21, 2015

Experitus is a marketplace for locals and guides to sell short lessons in their hobbies and careers to visitors at a destination. The startup, founded in Ukraine but shifting its offices west, beli Read More

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