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News / Technology

Touchless tech: COVID has accelerated the digital evolution in tours and activities

By Linda Fox | October 14, 2020

How the tours and activities sector is evolving to a touchless future. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Understanding a new world for tours in travel

By Kevin May | October 13, 2020

Will tour operators be left behind or find a new purpose? And will the world of connected local tours and activities revive completely? Brands operating in this space are trying their best to... Read More

News / Distribution

As livestream events gain traction in Asia, Western travel brands should take note

By Linda Fox | October 5, 2020

Companies such as Trip.com Group and Alibaba are seeing positive results from livestream events, which travel marketers should consider as a new sales channel. Read More

News / Startups

InPhocus, episode 24 - What a first 12 months for this travel startup

By PhocusWire | October 2, 2020

We talk to TripDoodler's CEO about the last 12 months as a travel startup founder, her thoughts on sustainability as an important part of the recovery agenda and why the company is going down the... Read More

News / Online

Amazon launches virtual tours and activities for destinations

By Kevin May | September 29, 2020

The Amazon Explore platform includes a sizable range of products ranging from virtual walking tours of cities and visiting landmarks to cooking courses and destination retail trips. Read More

News / Distribution

KKday raises $75M Series C to grow new tour and activity product

By Mitra Sorrells | September 29, 2020

KKday launched its new booking management platform, Rezio, in March and says it has servied 150,000 customers as the demand for local experiences grows. Read More

News / Online

GetYourGuide claims it invested in the future to save the present

By Linda Fox | September 28, 2020

While many companies will have spent the past six months somewhere between firefighting or going into hibernation, GetYourGuide decided to continue investing in its strategy. Read More

Opinion / Online

How travel marketers can reboot and find their audiences

By Mike Skladony - Semcasting | September 25, 2020

In order to figure out who’s in the market to travel at this moment and where they’re likely to go, marketers will have to shift focus to the top of the funnel, where audience development capabilities... Read More

News / Online

Klook launches Klook Live interactive mobile content tool

By Kevin May | September 24, 2020

Klook Live works by pushing a livestream of content to users on a mobile device, giving them the chance to interact directly with brands, redeem promotion codes and book a product immediately. Read More

Interview / Online

How I Got Here, episode 43 - Varun Khona of Headout

By PhocusWire | September 24, 2020

The Headout story is a classic startup tale involving hard times in New York City and an appearance on a TV reality show. Varun Khona tells it to PhocusWire's Kevin May and David Litwak of Mozio. Read More

News / Technology

WEBINAR REPLAY: How NBCUniversal powers individual experiences with people-based data

By PhocusWire | September 22, 2020

In this new climate, people-based marketing is no longer a “nice to have” philosophy, but rather a requirement for brands to activate meaningful and valuable experiences for individuals. Read More

Opinion / Online

Reevaluating travel risk through the lens of equality, diversity and inclusion

By Rhiannon Parker - Intertek Cristal | September 22, 2020

Notably missing from the dialogue around diversity and inclusion in the travel industry is critically evaluating the way we manage travel-related risk and the lens through which it has traditionally... Read More

From Our Partners / Distribution

The travel forecast is uncertain, other than the presence of the cloud

By George Dumitru - WBE.travel | September 21, 2020

We analyze why fixed costs when there is no revenue, or even the realistic prospect of an uplift in revenue, is kryptonite for SMEs in the travel industry. Read More

News / Technology

InPhocus, episode 23 - Time spent with Katz is never wasted

By PhocusWire | September 18, 2020

Jeff Katz has plenty to say about his new comrade Cory Garner but, as many will know, the Orbitz founder and former-airline exec always has a range of views on many other aspects of the industry. Read More

News / Distribution

Identifying areas for innovation as travelers embrace their "conscience"

By Linda Fox | September 15, 2020

Smart Travel Lab believes travelers now have a heightened sense of wanting to do better and travel more sustainably. Brands should take advantage of this shift. Read More

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