Articles tagged “tours and activities”

Tourism

3 Top Quotes About Responsible Travel From a Tours Expert

Dan Peltier, Skift | 10 years ago

Tourism

How Two Legacy Tour Groups Source Local Guides

This is one travel segment still ripe for disruption. There is high demand for curated tours, but the process for sourcing and training local experts to lead them hasn't become any easier.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Media and PR

The Tour Businesses Built Out of Legacy Media Brands

Tours and activities are a profitable way for media publications to capitalize on their brand and find new revenue sources among their already existent customer base.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Online Travel

Interview: TripAdvisor CEO on Building the Perfect Trip

Anytime you can talk to TripAdvisor CEO Stephen Kaufer and the discussion ranges from "Mr. Sharples" at HomeAway to William Shatner, the Trivago Guy and the co-existence of the mobile Web and mobile apps, it is a very interesting conversation.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Tourism

New Presentation: Travel Megatrends Defining the Tours and Activities Market in 2014

The changes are coming to the tours and activities sector, mostly centered around the changing habits of travelers. Download this detailed presentation to understand these changes.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 10 years ago

Tourism

The Changing Business Of New York City Tours and Activities Sector

The tours and activities sector is at the very start of its inevitable transition to a mobile-first industry with last-minute in-person sales being replaced by mobile bookings. Although the change has the opportunity to widen operators’ margins, they’ll need to work internally to make sure their options are available and open on a yet-to-emerge leader in the booking space.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Online Travel

Expedia Will Try to Capitalize on Priceline’s and TripAdvisor’s M&A Distractions

Expedia's strategy is worth a shot: Focus on hotels and other core products while competitors the Priceline Group and TripAdvisor play around with restaurant reservations, and tours and activities. If Expedia sticks to its focus-on-what-we-got strategy, it is a huge gamble.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Online Travel

CEO Interview: GetYourGuide Funding Was Protection Against Bigger Players

With GetYourGuide's latest funding, making it the most heavily funded startup in the annals of tours and activities, a potential acquisition price just got racheted up. With TripAdvisor's acquisition of Viator, the market indeed is a "land grab" now for global expansion.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

SkiftX

Tripadvisor Buys Tours Online Booking Provider Viator For $200 Million

Tripadvisor has been dancing around tours and activities for a while, as it is a natural fit for it, and with Viator, it makes its first large foray into it.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 10 years ago

Tourism

Skift Global Forum: Adventure Travel Pioneer Darrell Wade on Travelers’ Local Obsesssion

Brands are jumping on the experiential travel trend, but their marketing messages are empty without on-the-ground research needed to deliver a truly authentic, one-of-a-kind experience.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago