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PODCAST: Phocuswire PundIT Show #11

By Kevin May | April 22, 2018

It's now sinking in to many in the sector that they have probably just been through one of the most important in the history of tours and activities. Read More

Opinion / Online

Brace yourselves - how a deal changed the game in tours and activities

By Alex Bainbridge - DestinationCTO | April 20, 2018

Most startup acquisition stories are interesting to those in the sector, or investors, but a week later, the world mainly continues revolving how it always did. Read More

News / Online

TripAdvisor buys Bokun, says it "solves the supply problem"

By Jill Menze | April 20, 2018

TripAdvisor has agreed to acquire Bokun in a deal it claims will provide suppliers in tours and activities "with technical solutions in addition to the sector's largest distribution channel". Read More

News / Distribution

Tours tech land grab intensifies as TripAdvisor acquires Bokun

By Linda Fox | April 20, 2018

It wasn't that long ago that TripAdvisor boss Steve Kaufer was talking about making much more of its non-hotel division. In line with that strategy it has announced with acquisition of Iceland-base Read More

Notated News / Technology

Delta, Blacklane, BookingKit and more news briefs today...

By PhocusWire | April 20, 2018

Delta launches Farelogix’s calculation engine… BookingKit partners with Vakario… Thai Airways International promotes Blacklane… Cathay Pacific integrates with Skyscanner… RedAwning grows... Read More

News / Distribution

Booking Holdings buys FareHarbor in push for share of tours and activities

By Mitra Sorrells | April 19, 2018

Booking Holdings has agreed to acquire FareHarbor, a Denver-based software company focused on tours and activities. Read More

News / Technology

Can blockchain help a tiny, travel-dependent island reinvent its economy?

By Mitra Sorrells | April 18, 2018

On the tiny Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba – population just over 100,000 – tourism is the foundation of the economy, contributing about 88% of its gross domestic product and accounting for 90% of its... Read More

News / Distribution

Food experiences platform Eatwith partners with five Chinese travel providers

April 18, 2018

Travelers that use any of China’s five largest online travel sites now have direct access to book food experiences offered by Eatwith in cities around the globe. Read More

News / Online

Marriott ramps up tours and activities, new loyalty program plays a role

By Kevin May | April 18, 2018

Plenty of attention on Marriott this week as it introduces a new loyalty package - but other efforts to coincide with the launch illustrate a maturing of another sector. Read More

News / Distribution

GetYourGuide CEO on deploying machine learning and intelligent recs to make travel better

By Nick Vivion | April 18, 2018

GetYourGuide has been around for quite some time, and continues to grow with global ambitions. The company recently raised a Series D, which was geared towards fueling not only its continued worldwide Read More

News / Technology

How TripAdvisor is using AI to "humanize" its review community

By Jill Menze | April 17, 2018

TripAdvisor is the most-visited pre-transaction travel website in the world - meaning hundreds of millions of visitors each month come to the site looking for travel recommendations. That’s a lot of... Read More

News / Online

Google tests activities search platform with a twist

By Kevin May | April 10, 2018

No need to panic just yet - it's only a test, of course - but Google has quietly built a search engine for tours and activities. Read More

News / Distribution

Podcast: G Adventures discusses the past and future of responsible, sustainable tourism

By Nick Vivion | April 9, 2018

In this week's Travel is your Business podcast, the hosts chat with Eduardo Cartaya from G Adventures. We explored just how sustainable tourism can work for all involved, and how communities can parti Read More

News / Distribution

Musement and Bókun partner to sell tours and activities

By Mitra Sorrells | April 3, 2018

Italy-based tours and activities booking platform Musement is expanding its supply through a partnership with Iceland-based Bókun. Read More

Notated News / Technology

Amadeus, Hotelbeds, Interjet and more news briefs today...

By PhocusWire | April 2, 2018

Amadeus adds tours from Bookingkit… Hotelbeds group succeeds through its API… Interjet signs deal with Sabre… Philippine Airlines works toward five-star rating… Peakwork introduces new solutions… Read More

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