Articles tagged “activities”

Online Travel

Klook Raises $200 Million in Bid to Become a Superapp for Experiences

Klook is winning investor confidence during the pandemic. The online agency is tapping into domestic leisure spending in several Asian markets while aspiring to copy some moves from Chinese superapp Meituan by providing more business-to-business services, too.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Klook Raises $200 Million in Bid to Become a Superapp for Experiences

Business Travel

Tour Business Viator Opts for Quality Over Quantity With the Land Grab Ending

With competitors like GetYourGuide, Klook, Airbnb and Booking.com strengthening their asrsenals, market leader Viator will enforce new quality standards that would make it more user-friendly and efficient. If these and other moves don't work, then look out for a new No. 1.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Tour Business Viator Opts for Quality Over Quantity With the Land Grab Ending

Coronavirus

Google Should Stop Bill Collection for First Quarter, 8 Travel Startups Demand

Google has a huge travel advertising business. If Google's advertising partners had to hand out tons of refunds to consumers for coronavirus-tinged trips that never happened, shouldn't Google, with its deep pockets, share in the pain?

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Online Travel

Klook Raises $200 Million to Expand Activity Bookings

Given its new lofty valuation of more than $1 billion, Klook has become too expensive for most online travel companies to justify as an acquisition. But would a possible IPO within a few years be successful?

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 6 years ago

Klook Raises $200 Million to Expand Activity Bookings

Online Travel

Activities Tech Provider Peek Raises $23 Million

The latest investment comes just in time for Peek, a maker of enterprise software. Its rivals FareHarbor and Bokun have recently been snapped up by larger acquirers Booking Holdings and TripAdvisor. Clocks are ticking.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 6 years ago

Activities Tech Provider Peek Raises $23 Million

Online Travel

Tours and Activities Race for Dominance in 6 Charts

Viator leads in online tours and activities, as Skift Research's new analysis shows, but being in first also puts a target on its back. Rivals are working hard to close the gap and the race is far from over.

Seth Borko and Rebecca Stone, Skift Research | 6 years ago

Tours and Activities Race for Dominance in 6 Charts

Online Travel

Tours Platform Zozi Parts Ways With Founder and CEO, Lays Off Some Staff

The once lavishly funded tours startup Zozi says it is still healthy, though it had to lay off many employees. The restructuring will have Zozi de-emphasizing its consumer product to "double down" on its B2B reservation service unless another player swoops in for its assets.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 7 years ago

Tours Platform Zozi Parts Ways With Founder and CEO, Lays Off Some Staff

Tourism

Destinations Mine Underground Caves for Tourism Dollars

Amid the growing industries of agritourism and voluntourism, there exists smaller and more unique tourism businesses centered on activities as diverse as spelunking and cognac-making. Tapping into these still nascent niche communities could prove good business for enterprising destinations.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Destinations Mine Underground Caves for Tourism Dollars

Tourism

Pay-what-you-wish city tours are on the rise

These are great, informal ways to discover destinations, but in major markets we're likely to see them turn from side projects into legitimate, licensed businesses.

Vicky Baker, The Guardian | 11 years ago

Pay-what-you-wish city tours are on the rise

Online Travel

Peek launches in Boston with plans to donate to bombing relief fund

At least Peek backs up its questionable PR tactic of announcing a Boston launch when awareness surrounding the city is at its highest by donating to The One Fund Boston.

Ira Kantor, Boston Herald | 11 years ago

Peek launches in Boston with plans to donate to bombing relief fund