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TripAdvisor signals importance of tours and activities with TV ad launch

By Mitra Sorrells | October 9, 2018

TripAdvisor is trying a new strategy to encourage travelers to book tours and activities on its platform. Read More

Interview / Online

In the green room at Phocuswright with... David Holyoke

By PhocusWire | October 8, 2018

As global head of Airbnb for Work, David Holyoke oversees the strategic direction and operation of the company's business travel vertical. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Context Travel on standing out with branded tours

By Kevin May | October 8, 2018

Well-backed online travel agencies often get a lot of the headlines - but brands such as Context Travel have been operating quietly and steadily in the background for years. Read More

News / Online

Maintaining the power and influence of online travel agencies

By PhocusWire | October 4, 2018

One of the central tenets of the Power Paradox in travel is how some of the biggest brands ever assembled in the industry "have aggregated the content, established the trust and amassed the war chests... Read More

News / Technology

Trekksoft expands into ski operator tech with Waldhart acquisition

By Kevin May | October 3, 2018

Trekksoft has made its second acquisition of 2018 with the buy out of Austrian tech provider for ski and other activity providers, Waldhart Software. Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: FareHarbor on being acquired by Booking.com

By Kevin May | October 3, 2018

In what has been a transformative year for tours and activities, perhaps one development stood out more than any other. Read More

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Travellers know what they want: all we have to do is listen to them

By Jon Collins - Travel Forward | October 1, 2018

When we talk about travelling customers as entities rather than people, we lose touch with one fundamental element. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Two opposing views on Google's entry into tours and activities

By Kevin May | September 28, 2018

Google has always been involved in tours and activities - suppliers and online travel agencies would spend their digital marketing dollar with the search, as other brands do elsewhere in the industry. Read More

News / Online

Airbnb says nothing "off-limits" with Experiences

By Kevin May | September 28, 2018

Airbnb would consider expanding its currently hyper-focused take on tours and activities in order to grow its market. Read More

Travelport tours and activities blockchain

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Travelport and IBM test blockchain to improve distribution and settlement for tours and activities

By Mitra Sorrells | September 26, 2018

Another travel brand is looking to gain a foothold in the booming in-destination experiences sector. Read More

News / Distribution

VIDEO: TripAdvisor opens up about Bokun acquisition

By Kevin May | September 26, 2018

Bokun customers will get a better placement in TripAdvisor listings for tours and activities, the company has admitted for the first time. Read More

News / Technology

Leisure Pass Group brings multi-attraction technology to North America

By Jill Menze | September 25, 2018

Attraction pass provider Leisure Pass Group is opening up its custom management platform, known as Leisure Pass Operating System (LPOS), to its North American partners. Read More

News / Online

Tours and activities providers bring experiences to Google search and maps

By Linda Fox | September 25, 2018

Ticketing platform Tiqets has partnered with Google to supply museum and attraction passes via maps and search. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Musement on being bought and being part of something bigger

By Kevin May | September 25, 2018

The recent deal that saw online travel agency for tours and activities, Musement, head the way of the TUI Group is the latest long line of deals this year. Read More

News / Online

Xola creates app marketplace for tour and activity operators

By Mitra Sorrells | September 24, 2018

Xola, an online booking platform for tours and activities, is consolidating apps and integrations to support online and offline customer acquisition and sales in its new Xola App Store. Read More

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