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No need to cry about the Berlin startup scene after the GetYourGuide-Gidsy deal

By PhocusWire | April 30, 2013

Last week news arrived that Gidsy, the de facto poster-child of the Berlin startup scene was being acquired and subsumed by fellow Berlin travel experience platform GetYourGuide. Read More

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Done deal: GetYourGuide buys Gidsy

By Kevin May | April 24, 2013

More interesting moves in the tours and activities wing of the industry as GetYourGuide makes its first acquisition and snaps up fellow European startup Gidsy. Read More

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Gunyah tour distribution service closes down, WHL pledges to relaunch it with new focus

By Kevin May | April 7, 2013

Despite just 12 months ago there being talk of a pretty confident future ahead, tour distribution platform startup Gunyah has shut its doors - temporarily, at least. Read More

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Zozi captures $10 million funding round, threatens more disruption in the activity sector

By Kevin May | April 4, 2013

Almost two years since bagging a $7 million series B funding round to boost its then local deals business, Zozi has secured another $10 million from some of its original investors and a string of... Read More

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TripAdvisor eyes next move on travel Rubik's Cube: Mobile destination services, tours and activities

By Kevin May | March 20, 2013

Think the big boys in travel are not taking tours and activities seriously? Might need to think again. Read More

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If I was a digital guru at Thomas Cook...

By Alex Bainbridge | March 18, 2013

Last week the industry and mainstream media in Europe were talking a lot about Thomas Cook. Why? Because new(ish) CEO Harriet Green has a plan to turn around the company. Read More

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Isango white labels to continue as TUI takes over, but Qantas switches to Viator within days

By Kevin May | March 15, 2013

The work at TUI to integrate its latest acquisition has started, with the company claiming one of its primary motives for buying Isango was for its technology. Read More

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Time to feed the zombie travel startups to the lions (aka The Successful Ones)

By Alex Bainbridge | March 11, 2013

One of the larger challenges running a complex, supplier-facing business within the tours and activities sector is the competitors (all startups) that are failing. Read More

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Gidsy plays matchmaker between travelers and authentic local experiences

By Sean O'Neil | March 8, 2013

Gidsy is an "AirBnB for authentic events." Locals in more than 140 cities worldwide use the site to sell their tours, courses and other activities. Read More

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TnoozLIVE VIDEO - February 28 - Mergers, NDC, activities, Glass, always connected, meta marriage

By Kevin May | February 28, 2013

Discussing recent sagas as varied as the NDC initiative, airline mergers, Google Glass, and tours and activities - and more... Read More

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TUI Travel buys tours and activities specialist Isango

By Kevin May | February 27, 2013

Tours and activities just got that little bit more interesting with news that European tour operating giant TUI Travel has bought tours and activities provider Isango. Read More

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Kayak ends tours and activities on mobile via GetYourGuide, cites low popularity with users

By Kevin May | February 15, 2013

Mobile users with tours and activities - a perfect match, right? Perhaps not so obvious after all, with Kayak deciding to end its partner deal with GetYourGuide. Read More

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And then there were three - TripAdvisor quietly adds more tour and activity suppliers

By Kevin May | January 10, 2013

If tours and activities are the next big thing in online travel, then TripAdvisor is taking note - by adding a third supplier of products in recent weeks in the form of Viator. Read More

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GetYourGuide raises $14M for tours and activities push in new markets

By Kevin May | January 7, 2013

In what could be one of the biggest investments so far in the growing online tours and activities sector, GetYourGuide has grabbed $14 million from Spark Capital and Highland Capital Partners Europe. Read More

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Rejoice! Daily deals in travel are dying

By Stephen Joyce | December 19, 2012

Did you hear? Even Groupon is moving away from the daily deal business. Read More

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