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Articles tagged “tour operators”

Business Travel

Tours and Attractions Pursue New Hygiene Regimes to Coronavirus Recovery

Tourism is now having its OCD moment in the face of the coronavirus. Will new sanitation protocols in the tourism sector buy peace of mind for travelers post-pandemic or usher in a new age of travel anxiety?

Xinyi Liang-Pholsena, Skift | 4 years ago

Tours and Attractions Pursue New Hygiene Regimes to Coronavirus Recovery

Business Travel

Packaged Tours Need Retooling in a Coronavirus Era: The Long View This Week

The long view on packaged tours as a travel category is bright, said Christine Petersen, the president and CEO of smarTours, a private-equity backed operator. But the sector must adapt to a socially distanced world in several practical ways if it wants to stay relevant and profitable.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Packaged Tours Need Retooling in a Coronavirus Era: The Long View This Week

Tourism

China’s Travel Players Stepping Out of Coronavirus Crisis With Renewed Local Focus

China’s recovery will be closely watched by travel industry players worldwide for lessons on how to move past a business disruption of this magnitude.

Xinyi Liang-Pholsena, Skift | 4 years ago

China’s Travel Players Stepping Out of Coronavirus Crisis With Renewed Local Focus

Business Travel

TUI Scraps Vacation Packages Until Mid-May and Cruises Until June

The UK's biggest travel firm has paused and canceled all hotel stays and vacation packages until May 14. It has put Marella Cruises sailings on hold until June. A new TUI River Cruise product won't start until November. Sensible.

Sarah Young, Reuters | 4 years ago

TUI Scraps Vacation Packages Until Mid-May and Cruises Until June

Business Travel

Tour Guides and Attractions Operators Shift to Testing Experiences — Online

Operators of tours, activities, and attractions are taking a crash course in online classes, virtual tours, and digital souvenir sales. We doubt these efforts can fully replace the revenue of in-person experiences. Yet there are needs to fill. Many housebound people and remote teams could use the human connection, while many hosts are eager for income.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Tour Guides and Attractions Operators Shift to Testing Experiences — Online

Hotels

Meliá Hotels Fined $7.2 Million by European Union for Antitrust Breach

The European single market is a sacred thing and anyone caught trying to divide it up like the old days is liable to be on the receiving end of a punishment. In this case, Meliá's cooperation with the investigation has helped cut its fine.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 4 years ago

Meliá Hotels Fined $7.2 Million by European Union for Antitrust Breach

Business Travel

U.S. Travel Arrangement and Reservation Sector to Top $57 Billion in 2020: Skift Research Forecast

The travel arrangement and reservation services sector has experienced strong growth for the past few years and outperformed other major travel verticals. We believe this trend will continue in the next few years, aided by more digital transformation.

Haixia Wang , Skift Research | 4 years ago

U.S. Travel Arrangement and Reservation Sector to Top $57 Billion in 2020: Skift Research Forecast

Online Travel

Google Bows to European Pressure and Tests Adding Travel Rivals’ Direct Links

Google has argued for years that its boxed-up and featured hotel, flight, and restaurant results are highlighted because they provide users with the "best answers." But in Europe, regulators may have pushed Google to acquiesce, offering its competitors some air time in its featured results by testing direct links.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Google Bows to European Pressure and Tests Adding Travel Rivals’ Direct Links

Skift Originals

What’s Driving Growth for Travel’s Arrangement and Reservation Services: New Skift Research

Travel advisors still exist; tour operators are the last sector to move to digital; online travel platforms are scrambling to keep the growth rate high. We are expecting to see more changes shaping the travel arrangement and reservation services sector in the next few years.

Haixia Wang, Skift Research | 4 years ago

What’s Driving Growth for Travel’s Arrangement and Reservation Services: New Skift Research

Business Travel

Travel Advisors Stay Fresh on Trends as Demand Grows for Culinary Experiences

Instagram and the influence of Anthony Bourdain turned travelers into culinary experience hunters. Travel advisors would be wise to stay on top of all the growing culinary travel trends.

Paul Biasco, Skift | 4 years ago

Travel Advisors Stay Fresh on Trends as Demand Grows for Culinary Experiences