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Articles tagged “tours and activities”

Tourism

Does Myanmar Tourism Deserve Another Chance?

Rather than boycotting travel to Myanmar entirely, a more responsible form of tourism would be to avoid unethical establishments while supporting good practices on the ground.

Does Myanmar Tourism Deserve Another Chance?

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.

Tripadvisor Takes Greater Pricing Control Over Tours and Activities

Business Travel

Airbnb Taps a Former Disney Theme Park Exec to Run Its Experiences Business

Experiences could become a big business for Airbnb, but a cautionary note is that competition from venture-backed companies is heating up. The sector leader, Tripadvisor, just took a step back to reboot its experiences strategy while laying off employees.

Airbnb Taps a Former Disney Theme Park Exec to Run Its Experiences Business

Online Travel

Tripadvisor Reorganization Brings Exec Departures and New Life for Viator

Flush with SoftBank and other venture capital money, GetYourGuide and Klook, as well as Airbnb and Booking.com, are nipping at Tripadvisor's heels in tours and activities. Tripadvisor will try to leverage its brand, Viator, which already had a following before Tripadvisor absorbed it, to keep the insurgents at bay.

Tripadvisor Reorganization Brings Exec Departures and New Life for Viator

Online Travel

Tripadvisor to Lay Off 200 Workers With Experiences Business in Line of Fire

Along with its dining reservations business, Tripadvisor's tours and activities unit had been a bright spot. But well-funded competitors such as GetYourGuide and Klook have tightened the race, and Tripadvisor is feeling it.

Tripadvisor to Lay Off 200 Workers With Experiences Business in Line of Fire

Business Travel

Tour Injury Lawsuit Tests Whether TripAdvisor Is Liability-Free

Bulletproof legal immunity for "platforms" like TripAdvisor seems to have softened in recent years. What's certain is that as tours and activities go more mainstream as an option on booking sites, intermediaries will have to put more effort into vetting the tour operators.

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Business Travel

Travel Marketing Across Generations in 2020: Reaching Gen Z, Gen X, Millennials, and Baby Boomers

Travel marketers should already be thinking about creating successful strategies for the year ahead. Being aware of what Gen Z, millennials, Gen X, and baby boomers want from their travels is key to making a strong impression in 2020.

Travel Marketing Across Generations in 2020: Reaching Gen Z, Gen X, Millennials, and Baby Boomers

Business Travel

Why the Luxury Sabbatical Trend Looks Built to Last

This is only the beginning of the sabbatical movement — a flash point in which trends in work, mindfulness, technology, and access all come together. Expect high-end consumers to become accustomed to the idea of taking extended leaves with their family at regular intervals, especially as the millennial generation ages.

Why the Luxury Sabbatical Trend Looks Built to Last

Business Travel

Managing a Wolf Sanctuary Means Animals — Not Visitors — Are the Boss

Tourists are welcome to visit Wolf Haven International in Washington state, but the needs of the sanctuary's residents — which include two species of wolves, wolf-dogs, and coyotes — are always prioritized. The sanctuary's co-manager Pamela Maciel Cabañas is devoted to making sure that happens.

Managing a Wolf Sanctuary Means Animals — Not Visitors — Are the Boss

Business Travel

Travel’s Moment of Clarity: Sober Tourism Is a Real Business

There have always been travelers who don't drink, but the "sober curious" lifestyle movement has created a defined market of people who are eager for trips, tours, and experiences that aren't centered around alcohol. It's surprising that the travel industry has only just started to respond.

Travel’s Moment of Clarity: Sober Tourism Is a Real Business