Articles tagged “attractions”

With travel shifting to experiences, a tool to compare attractions makes perfect sense. The market is fragmented and competitive — and only the adaptable will thrive.

India is getting serious about attracting more tourists — and it's about more than just free visas. With the government and private sector working together, India is playing the long game.

There's a newish metric for Booking.com, namely "connected transactions." Given the state of competition and other obstacles, the so-called connected trip is light years away.

Universal is on the offensive, and it's looking to England for its next possible theme park location.

A new survey by tours and activities online marketplace GetYourGuide showed American consumers want gifts that allow them to travel and experience the world more. 

The co-founder of Musement, Claudio Bellinzona, is leaving TUI Musement. He will be taking on an advisory role with the tours and activities arm of Europe's leading tour operator.

The idea that a giant tourist attraction like Disney could fall victim to price sensitivity, especially under the current macro economic conditions, is telling. It further underscores that if theme parks are going to charge an arm and a leg, they need to deliver an experience worth the price tag, to remain competitive.

Digital ticketing solutions for tours and attractions are seeing sports events emerge as a winning category for customer engagement as travelers continue to plan around bucket-list events.

Short-term rentals are continuing to gain ground everywhere, as can be seen with raises this week for platforms in three different parts of the world.

Step by step, inch by inch, Google is becoming more central to the tours and activities sector. We've seen this playbook before.