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Lessons for tour operators in the wake of #Zervocalypse

By Stephen Joyce | July 5, 2016

Yep, I went there. I just gave what happened to hundreds of small businesses on the fourth of July long weekend, a name. Why? Because it was an apocalypse of sorts. Hundreds of small businesses wer Read More

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Kayak adds tours and activities to its travel metasearch [UPDATED]

By Sean O'Neil | May 31, 2016

A month ago Tnooz reported that Kayak would soon create a tours and activities channel. That day has arrived, with inventory now appearing on the Priceline Group-owned metasearch brand's various in Read More

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BookingKit takes seven-digit Series A to expand activities platform

By Kevin May | May 31, 2016

Germany appears to be where most of the investment action in tours and activities has come of late - as BookingKit takes a Series A funding round. The Berlin-based company says it has raised a "sev Read More

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TripAdvisor defends listing alleged unethical attractions

By Kevin May | April 27, 2016

TripAdvisor is on the receiving end of a barrage of criticism this week from animal welfare campaigners who want the site to stop featuring certain products. The World Animal Protection group says Read More

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Kayak moves into restaurant search, makes a u-turn on activities

By Kevin May | April 18, 2016

Kayak has confirmed it will soon be launching products for travellers looking for places to eat, and tours and activities. The things-to-do channel will launch with a number of supply partners incl Read More

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TripAdvisor hits back at severe criticism from tour guide

By Kevin May | March 4, 2016

Every now and again, someone will post an inflammatory article on the web that gets the tongues wagging for days after its publication. The travel industry and the major players that operate within Read More

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Looking back and ahead - tours and activities get real

By Viewpoints | December 28, 2015

As we reach 2016, Tnooz is unveiling its customary series of reflections on the year behind us and what the travel, tourism, and hospitality industry might expect looking ahead. And, as always, we' Read More

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At last, Expedia releases a supplier API for activities

By Stephen Joyce | December 28, 2015

Yep, you read that right. Just over a year after Viator announced that they released its API for in-destination activity suppliers at Phocuswright 2014, Expedia has done the same, releasing its API fo Read More

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Expedia bets big on tours and activities: Will the industry win?

By Stephen Joyce | December 22, 2015

For the past year or more, Expedia has been working behind the scenes quietly re-engineering the platform that powers its Local Expert brand. At the Expedia Conference earlier this month in Las Veg Read More

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Bókun may be that rare beast, a B2B platform that thrives

By Rob Lovitt | December 16, 2015

In an industry marked by thousands of suppliers and an ever-increasing number of sales channels, is there a place for a collaborative concept that can transform fragmentation into a cohesive concept i Read More

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Why on earth are tours and activities not bigger online?

By Linda Fox | November 4, 2015

Something happens when you put a bunch of tour and activity guys in a room, not so fresh from a day at World Travel Market London. Initially they talk about the nitty gritty of what constitutes a t Read More

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The salt and pepper of travel startups, from some seasoned pros

By Kevin May | October 19, 2015

Bright eyed and bushy tailed, and the wonderful sense of optimism that carries travel startups into their early stages. And then the chance for the old timers (experience-wise, of course) to either Read More

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TripAdvisor overhauls Tripbod with focus on creating travel guides

By Kevin May | September 15, 2015

Twelve months on from the acquisition, TripAdvisor's reason for buying Tripbod is beginning to take shape. The company was bought for an undisclosed fee in May 2014, three months before TripAdvisor Read More

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Tours and activities: the money is in the plumbing

By Pamela Whitby | August 20, 2015

When TripAdvisor announced its $200 million acquisition of Viator last September, the intentions of the world’s biggest travel company were clear. It was staking a claim in the fast-growing tours and Read More

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TripAdvisor adds Hyatt to instant booking, so now 235K hotels are instantly bookable

By Sean O'Neil | July 24, 2015

Since February, TripAdvisor's market cap has soared by about a third to $13.4 billion, despite a dip after second quarter earnings were announced yesterday. NB: This article has been updated since Read More

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