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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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Zozi raises $30M, partly from Richard Branson, for its activities platform

By Sean O'Neil | July 1, 2015

The pivot worked. That's the conclusion that can be drawn from the decision of investors to pour $30 million into Zozi, a tours-and-activities startup in San Francisco. Signaling confidence, even R Read More

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Startup pitch: Klook has high ambitions for tours and activities in Asia

By Linda Fox | June 30, 2015

Klook was devised as a curated platform for local travel activities and with Asian travellers in mind. Founders of the Hong Kong-based startup are a couple of former investment bankers, Eric Gnock Read More

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Travel agencies targeted for more distribution of tours and activities

By Kevin May | June 22, 2015

More evidence that there is a concerted effort to bring travel agencies closer to the things people do once they're in a destination. Two of the main global distribution systems have signed agreeme Read More

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Booking Boss raises $2 million to bring activities software to Europe

By Kevin May | June 9, 2015

Australia-based tours and activities technology provider Booking Boss has secured a Series A financing round of $2 million. The investment was led by Michael and Daniel Dempsey, the founders of pay Read More

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TripAdvisor's Viator unveils DIY listing to tours and activities suppliers

By Sean O'Neil | May 29, 2015

Viator, the tours-and-activities company purchased by TripAdvisor for $200 million last year, has launched an open-listing platform. Before the acquisition, Viator CEO Barrie Seidenberg had already Read More

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Startup pitch: Experitus is a travel experience marketplace

By Sean O'Neil | May 21, 2015

Experitus is a marketplace for locals and guides to sell short lessons in their hobbies and careers to visitors at a destination. The startup, founded in Ukraine but shifting its offices west, beli Read More

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TripAdvisor ramps up attractions strategy, shows why it splashed out $200 million on Viator

By Kevin May | March 20, 2015

TripAdvisor is embarking on a major strategy to woo providers of tours and activities to the platform, with promises of direct sales to consumers. Existing operators that are members of TripAdvisor Read More

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Closing a $1.4M round, Tiqets aims to boost ancillary sales for travel firms

By Sean O'Neil | February 3, 2015

Tiqets, a ticketing technology platform for museums, entertainment, and other local attractions, says it has received $1 million in seed funding from various non-institutional investors. This fundi Read More

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Trekksoft raises $1.1 million, claims tours and activities not ready for disruption

By Kevin May | January 27, 2015

Switzerland-based tours and activities system provider Trekksoft has secured a further $1.1 million in investment. The latest round brings the total invested in the company to $2.8 million over the Read More

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The reality of distribution in tours and activities

By Stephen Joyce | January 13, 2015

I write this article in the hope that someday soon the reality of distribution in the tours and activities space will change, and change dramatically. For years I've been advocating for increased d Read More

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Pivotal moments in 2014: tours and activities (finally) on the radar

By Stephen Joyce | December 23, 2014

It's hard not to think of tours and activities in 2014 without recalling two critical moments. The first is undoubtedly the purchase of Viator by TripAdvisor, signalling a pivotal moment in the tou Read More

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