Viator

News / Online

Viator joins the member-only travel deal brigade

By Kevin May | August 1, 2011

Seems like the industry cannot get enough of a good thing, or the zeitgeist at least, with Viator the latest travel site to launch a members-only service to get exclusive deals. Read More

News / Online

Web tour and activity marketplace heats up as Azurever stakes claim

By Claude Bénard | July 1, 2011

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring France-based tour and activity platform Azurever. Read More

News / Online

TLabs Reprise - GetYourGuide 12 months on

By Kevin May | June 14, 2011

GetYourGuide is a Switzerland-based tour and activity platform, first featured on Tnooz in March 2010. What happened in the intervening 12 months? Read More

News / Online

Have Promoted Tweets worked for travel companies?

By Kevin May | June 13, 2011

Plenty of analysis recently about companies using the still slightly mysterious world of Promoted Tweets and Trends on Twitter - but how have travel companies performed? Read More

News / Online

Viator tours go mobile with differentiated iPhone and iPad apps

By Dennis Schaal | May 17, 2011

Viator introduced versions 1.0 of its iPhone and iPad apps, and also did a lot of work behind-the-scenes making changes that users of the iPhone app, in particular, can take advantage of. Read More

News

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

News / Online

Pocketvillage launches metasearch engine for tours and activities

By Alex Bainbridge | March 14, 2011

Potentially rather big news from ITB in Berlin last week in the tours and activities sector with the official launch of new metasearch service Pocketvillage. Read More

News / Online

Lipstick on a pig – The challenge with activities distribution

By Stephen Joyce | March 2, 2011

For such a juvenile segment, in terms of distribution, the tours and activities market has one of the most complicated distribution landscapes I've ever seen. Read More

News / Online

Viator debuts in Asia with local site for Japan

By Kevin May | January 19, 2011

Tours and activities online agency Viator launches its first language site in Asia this week with a dedicated service for travellers in Japan. Read More

News / Online

Viator takes on cruise lines with shore excursion transport pledge

By Dennis Schaal | November 15, 2010

Viator expanded its shore-excursion offerings in 40 destinations and pledges to transport customers to their ship's next port of call if the activity doesn't get the passenger back to the ship before it... Read More

News / Online

Viator snaps up tour guide booking site OurExplorer

By Kevin May | October 27, 2010

Australia-based OurExplorer starts life under a new regime today after being bought by online tours and attractions retailer Viator. Read More

Airline websites get activities through iSeatz-Viator ties

By Dennis Schaal | October 14, 2010

A new partnership between iSeatz and Viator means that several airline and rail websites would be able to give consumers the option of buying in-destination tours and activities within the booking path. Read More

News / Online

Viator adds destination content, becomes more social

By Dennis Schaal | September 22, 2010

Viator, the destination activities website, expanded its attractions content and made it possible for members to share reviews and recommendations with their social networks. Read More

News / Online

Aggregation versus curation: Do travelers really know or care?

By Stephen Joyce | June 21, 2010

If someone told you that they aggregate things and someone else told you that they curate things, would you know the difference? Read More

News / Online

Viator founder looks to save Murdoch and print media with Qewz

By Dennis Schaal | June 21, 2010

Viator founder and chairman Rod Cuthbert launched a new venture, Qewz, a news website that aggregates editorial content of almost every stripe. Read More

Most Popular
Latest Stories