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Articles tagged “attractions”

Tourism

Vatican Museums Reopen With the Rare Appeal of Limited Crowds

Before the crisis, if you've wanted to see the galleries at the papal palace in Rome without the herds of other visitors, you've had to pay about $350 or more for an after-hours tour. But now all it takes is a standard admission ticket of $19 (€17) for Italian residents.

Philip Pullella, Reuters | 4 years ago

Vatican Museums Reopen With the Rare Appeal of Limited Crowds

Business Travel

The Case for Why Airbnb’s Foray Into Experiences Is a Fundamental Mistake

It is highly risky for Airbnb to pivot to compete directly as an online travel agency, and it needs to seriously think about whether its sharing model truly extends to the activity, experience provider because in reality it doesn't.

Carl Shepherd, Skift | 4 years ago

The Case for Why Airbnb’s Foray Into Experiences Is a Fundamental Mistake

Business Travel

Booking.com’s Challenges With Tours and Activities Lead to Musement Partnership

Whether building tours and activities or vacation rentals, acquiring companies soon find out that this stuff isn't as easy as it looked. From confidential internal documents obtained by Skift, it's clear Booking.com found out that scaling experiences on its own wouldn't be a cakewalk, and it's turning to Musement to kick off a preferred partnership strategy instead.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Booking.com’s Challenges With Tours and Activities Lead to Musement Partnership

Tourism

Coronavirus Crisis Exposes Low-Tech Achilles’ Heel of Tours and Attractions in Asia

For many players in Asia’s tours and activities space, dealing with mounting coronavirus cancellations is proving to be a pain point without the aid of robust technology systems in place. This crisis will be a sharp reminder that digitalization is the way to go.

Xinyi Liang-Pholsena, Skift | 4 years ago

Coronavirus Crisis Exposes Low-Tech Achilles’ Heel of Tours and Attractions in Asia

Business Travel

Tripadvisor Takes Greater Pricing Control Over Tours and Activities

Tripadvisor is trying to squeeze more revenue and profits out of its newly restructured tours and activities business. There's a danger, though, that well-funded rivals might undercut Tripadvisor's efforts.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Tripadvisor Takes Greater Pricing Control Over Tours and Activities

Online Travel

The Battle Over Tours and Activities Reservation Systems Rages On

FareHarbor and Bokun act as if they're unstoppably on the way to becoming giants. But the market for booking systems for sightseeing and experience operators remains very much in flux.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 5 years ago

The Battle Over Tours and Activities Reservation Systems Rages On

Business Travel

Airbnb to Shuffle the Leadership of Experiences Business at Critical Juncture

Is everything on target in the evolution of Airbnb's Experiences business? It's clearly not profitable yet after three years, and the leadership change at the top signals problems. That doesn't mean it's fatally flawed although this isn't precisely the portrait you want to paint on the cusp of Airbnb going public next year.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago

Airbnb to Shuffle the Leadership of Experiences Business at Critical Juncture

Ground Transport

TripAdvisor Exec Accuses GetYourGuide of Fear-Mongering

TripAdvisor and Booking Holdings are seemingly playing nice and fair with the tours and activities companies for now, but what happens five years from now when competition gets more intense and extracting profits is more of a mandate? Will push come to shove?

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago

TripAdvisor Exec Accuses GetYourGuide of Fear-Mongering

Business Travel

Expedia CEO Admits Tours Business Is Underfunded

Expedia and Ctrip are the two large online travel companies that have so far not acquired a technology partner to foster the growth of their tours and activities' businesses. GetYourGuide argues that these tech/connectivity companies should remain independent, but how long will it be before some of these smaller companies get scooped up?

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago

Expedia CEO Admits Tours Business Is Underfunded

Tourism

U.S. Attractions Fail to Satisfy Minority Visitors

U.S. attractions could do a much better job of serving travelers of color. It's not just a matter of marketing and content curation but hiring practices as well.

Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Skift | 5 years ago

U.S. Attractions Fail to Satisfy Minority Visitors