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Articles tagged “tours and activities”

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Building a Tours and Activities Business on the Back of Airbnb

It's not just hosts who are riding Airbnb's coattails and creating businesses. Small tour operators are working with hosts to draw attention to their activities and Airbnb is quick to help them do that to give it a neighborhood-friendly image.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 9 years ago

Building a Tours and Activities Business on the Back of Airbnb

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Expedia Says It’s Serious About Tours and Activities This Time Around

Expedia is finally poised -- and its technology investments confirm it -- to give TripAdvisor's Viator a run for its money in tours and activities. It's an uphill climb but with mobile coming into its own, the decision is a no-brainer.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Expedia Says It’s Serious About Tours and Activities This Time Around

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TripAdvisor Will Fight for Dominance in Restaurant Reservations City By City

Restaurants, attractions and vacation rentals are just 12 percent of TripAdvisor's revenue but that number is going to get a lot bigger in the future.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

TripAdvisor Will Fight for Dominance in Restaurant Reservations City By City

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Groupon Closes SideTour and Shuts Down Its Tours Platform

Many people have worked hard for a long time to bring tours and activities into the digital age. So far, there's very, very little to show for all the work and all the hype.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 9 years ago

Groupon Closes SideTour and Shuts Down Its Tours Platform

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Yelp Is Getting Into the Tours and Activities Booking Business

Yelp's adding tours and activities' bookings highlights the mainstreaming of the sector but the way Yelp is doing this is modest and not a game-changer. Yelp hasn't acquired a tours and activities provider and isn't putting a lot of resources into in-app bookings, both of which rival TripAdvisor has done.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Yelp Is Getting Into the Tours and Activities Booking Business

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TripAdvisor CEO Cedes Some Power Over Attractions and Vacation Rentals

When it comes to TripAdvisor's Business Listings, product development, engineering and sales and marketing, the buck, euro and renminbi stop with CEO Stephen Kaufer. But as the importance of vacation rentals and tours and activities have grown, Kaufer has delegated meaningful power to others. At least on paper.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

TripAdvisor CEO Cedes Some Power Over Attractions and Vacation Rentals

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The New TripAdvisor Wants a ‘Holistic’ Relationship With Hotels

Booking.com and now TripAdvisor are getting deeper into the B2B side of the hotel business. That leaves Expedia as the holdout that so far is maintaining its focus on hotel distribution and is sticking to its proverbial knitting.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

The New TripAdvisor Wants a ‘Holistic’ Relationship With Hotels

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Tours and Activities Software Provider TrekkSoft Raises $1.1 Million

The tours and activity sector has been one of the last within the travel industry to innovate; however, small changes are being made which could lead to necessary shifts in the next one to three years.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 9 years ago

Tours and Activities Software Provider TrekkSoft Raises $1.1 Million

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New York Becomes Fertile Hub for Tours Entrepreneurship

Like many industries, new digital tools are breaking down the barriers to entry for tour operators, creating a new breed of companies that explore destinations and attractions in more engaging and memorable formats.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 9 years ago

New York Becomes Fertile Hub for Tours Entrepreneurship

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Viator to Aggressively Expand Tours and Activities Options

Viator discussed getting more comprehensive before the TripAdvisor acquisition, but it is clear that TripAdvisor wants Viator to emphasize scaling the business.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Viator to Aggressively Expand Tours and Activities Options