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Articles tagged “tour operators”

Business Travel

New Zealand Tourist Deaths Expose Liability Risks for Adventure Tourism

If tourists increasingly seek adventure when they travel, whose job is it to ensure they are adequately informed of the risks associated with doing so? It's a tough question to answer.

Rosie Spinks, Skift | 4 years ago

New Zealand Tourist Deaths Expose Liability Risks for Adventure Tourism

Cruises

Saga Plays Long Game in Search for Cruise Nirvana

Saga is making a big bet on cruising with its new ships and will be hoping that Brexit doesn't scupper its plans.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 5 years ago

Saga Plays Long Game in Search for Cruise Nirvana

Business Travel

Themed Cruises Present New Opportunities for Travel Advisors

Themed cruises are a fast-growing segment of the cruise industry with broad appeal. Although many are sold directly to consumers, travel advisors should get in on the action.

Maria Lenhart, Skift | 5 years ago

Themed Cruises Present New Opportunities for Travel Advisors

Business Travel

Interest in Iran Tours Rising Globally Despite Americans’ Fears

With tensions between the U.S. and Iranian governments escalating, tour operators report that some Americans are rethinking their travel plans. However travelers from other countries are undeterred, and interest in Iran continues to grow.

Maria Lenhart, Skift | 5 years ago

Interest in Iran Tours Rising Globally Despite Americans’ Fears

Online Travel

Airbnb Expands Experiences Into Multiday Adventures

Give Airbnb credit for sticking to its blueprint by offering Airbnb Adventures in its own image, avoiding typical mainstream expeditions. Whether this will develop into a reliable service and big business for the homesharing company will be proven on Colorado cliffs and at Galapagos coffee farms.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago

Airbnb Expands Experiences Into Multiday Adventures

Business Travel

Mexico Tours and Activities Operators Feel the Pain of Tourism Board Demise

Cuts to the Mexico Tourism Board are having an immediate impact on local operators in some of the country's most popular tourist destinations. A lack of marketing resources is especially difficult for some of the country’s smallest and often most alluring places.

Paul Biasco, Skift | 5 years ago

Mexico Tours and Activities Operators Feel the Pain of Tourism Board Demise

Business Travel

Thomas Cook CEO Pushes a Turnaround Plan, Dodges Takeover Chatter

Peter Fankhauser needs to act speedily to bolster Thomas Cook Group's resilience in the face of tumult in the packaged holiday segment. But the CEO is persuasive in arguing that he has a winning plan that's begun to show results.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 5 years ago

Thomas Cook CEO Pushes a Turnaround Plan, Dodges Takeover Chatter

Tourism

U.S. Travel to Cuba Faces Tighter Restrictions on Non-Family Visits

When the Trump administration took office in 2017, the popular wisdom was that it would eliminate U.S. travel to Cuba. The changes have turned out to be incremental, but now it appears that non-family travel to Cuba will be all but gone.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago

U.S. Travel to Cuba Faces Tighter Restrictions on Non-Family Visits

Hotels

Oyo Taps Hotelbeds to Increase Travel Distribution

Oyo has had plenty of success in its home market of India going direct to consumers, but if it’s to continue its global expansion plans it needs more routes to market.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 5 years ago

Oyo Taps Hotelbeds to Increase Travel Distribution

Business Travel

Adventure Travel Specialists Take Customers Beyond the Beach

Adventure travel is a booming niche that many agencies would be wise to take on. Given the trends for retirees to live longer and healthier lives and for millennials to search for unique experiences, this segment of the travel market is just getting started.

Paul Biasco, Skift | 5 years ago

Adventure Travel Specialists Take Customers Beyond the Beach