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Articles tagged “tours and activities”

Business Travel

Tripadvisor CEO Dismisses Concerns Over Rivals Amazon, Airbnb and Klook in the Experiences Business

Tripadvisor CEO Steve Kaufer may be underestimating the threat competitors pose to its tours and activities business, a segment the company may see as its largest opportunity. But it's true that Airbnb is only going after a small slice of that market for now, and Amazon's intentions are unclear.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Tripadvisor CEO Dismisses Concerns Over Rivals Amazon, Airbnb and Klook in the Experiences Business

Online Travel

GetYourGuide Lays Off Staff as the Experiences Sector Faces Uncertainty

Ugh.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

GetYourGuide Lays Off Staff as the Experiences Sector Faces Uncertainty

Online Travel

Tripadvisor’s Viator Stays On Top in Online Day Tours: New Skift Research

Tripadvisor’s tours & activity subsidiary, Viator, is currently a market leader in its sector but the size of that lead over rivals is shrinking.

Seth Borko, Skift Research | 4 years ago

Tripadvisor’s Viator Stays On Top in Online Day Tours: New Skift Research

Tourism

Meet the Springsteen Fans Who Created Tours That Bring the Star’s Legend to Life

While celebrity tourism isn't new, these two guides have certainly carved out a unique niche in covering Springsteen's origins at the Jersey Shore. Small and genuine experiences like the tours they offer may outperform generic, mass-market offerings during the travel sector's recovery.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Meet the Springsteen Fans Who Created Tours That Bring the Star’s Legend to Life

Online Travel

Hello, Amazon — Online Travel Is Harder Than It Looks

In the school of online travel hard knocks, new entrants have learned that barriers to entry can be substantial. Amazon, Google, and Airbnb should realize that the devil is in the details, and the complexities.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Hello, Amazon — Online Travel Is Harder Than It Looks

Media and PR

Understanding Tripadvisor’s Path to Recovery: New Skift Research

Tripadvisor had been working on a turnaround even before Covid-19 hit. We take a deep dive into the company's financials, business strategies, and challenges for 2020 and beyond.

Seth Borko, Skift Research | 4 years ago

Understanding Tripadvisor’s Path to Recovery: New Skift Research

Online Travel

Amazon Soft Launches Virtual Tours — Can Offline Experiences Be Far Behind?

Amazon is dipping into virtual tours. Competitors should fear that Amazon is primed for disruption, virtual or otherwise.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Amazon Soft Launches Virtual Tours — Can Offline Experiences Be Far Behind?

Online Travel

Hard-Hit Tours Sector Gets Vote of Confidence With $75 Million in Funding for Booking Agency in Asia

KKday has returned to growth thanks to domestic tourism in countries such as Taiwan and South Korea. Notably, these modern democracies have contact tracing programs that work, enabling domestic activities to recover during a pandemic.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Hard-Hit Tours Sector Gets Vote of Confidence With $75 Million in Funding for Booking Agency in Asia
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Online Travel

How Automating Tours and Activities Benefits Travel Resellers, Advisors and Travelers

For the fragmented tours and activities sector, delivering a diverse, globally distributed set of product offerings at scale requires technology solutions that can benefit travel advisors, procurement teams, and individual travelers alike.

Livn + Skift | 4 years ago

How Automating Tours and Activities Benefits Travel Resellers, Advisors and Travelers

Online Travel

Google Cut Off an Online Travel Company and Sent In the Bill Collectors

With parent company Alphabet generating $79 billion in revenue in the first half of 2020, Google is relentlessly rolling out new travel products. Not to mention, it is dictating content-licensing and advertising terms to cash-strapped partners while a pandemic rages. Enough said.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Google Cut Off an Online Travel Company and Sent In the Bill Collectors