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Five nasty surprises for folk entering the tour and activity sector

By Alex Bainbridge | June 10, 2011

There are three very different types of people that join the so-called hot sector of the industry at the moment: tours and activities. Read More

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TLabs Showcase - LocalCrowd

By Kevin May | June 9, 2011

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Holland-based destination advice platform powered by residents, LocalCrowd. Read More

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Zozi bags $7M fund as market for tours and activities deals kicks in

By Kevin May | May 26, 2011

Significant development in the online tours and activities sector today following confirmation of a $7 million injection into local deals service Zozi. Read More

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TLabs Showcase - Eventful Stays

By Kevin May | May 20, 2011

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based Eventful Stays, an accommodation platform for visitors to events. Read More

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Tours and activities GDS Unaira ends operations

By Kevin May | May 16, 2011

Despite the growing profile of web-based systems to push tours and activities, destination GDS Unaira has decided to close its doors. Read More

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Making money from tours and activities on the web

By Viewpoints | May 9, 2011

We have all read the buzz around tours and activities recently, spurred in part by a study revealing the vertical is actually bigger than cruise and rental car combined. Read More

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Google triggers scramble for free hotel images for Places pages

By Kevin May | May 6, 2011

Google has formally announced (after piloting last year) a project to offer businesses such as hotels free panoramic views of their properties on Google Places. Read More

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Isango and Easytobook unite with tours and activities deal

By Kevin May | April 27, 2011

Tapping into the growing buzz around search and booking of tours and activities, European hotel site Easytobook and Isango have signed a product partnership this week. Read More

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TLabs Showcase - Vayable

By Kevin May | April 26, 2011

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based destination tours and activities marketplace Vayable. Read More

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TLabs Showcase - Seven Sails

By Kevin May | April 25, 2011

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Switzerland-based group sailing booking and tour service Seven Sails. Read More

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Why there is no MOJO for tours and activities yet

By Stephen Joyce | April 18, 2011

A good portion of the PhoCusWright report about tours and activities that was published in January 2011, is dedicated to "Local, Social, Mobile MOJO". Read More

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Bing launches attractions pages with TripAdvisor, Frommers, WCities

By Dennis Schaal | March 17, 2011

Bing rolled out new attractions pages, featuring museums, tourists spots and other activities, in tandem with partners TripAdvisor, Frommers, WCities and Zvents. Read More

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Ten golden rules for tour and activity travel startups

By Alex Bainbridge | March 17, 2011

Setting up any startup is about breaking rules and having the confidence that you are right and the tenacity to see it through to reality. Read More

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The importance of mobile in the minds of business travellers

By Kevin May | March 14, 2011

Some interesting datapoints here which point to the growing demand by business travellers for enhanced mobile services before and during a trip. Read More

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TripAdvisor expands activities channel through GetYourGuide

By Kevin May | March 10, 2011

TripAdvisor is looking to capture some of the buzz around the growth of tours and activities by partnering with GetYourGuide to be a booking service for products. Read More

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