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8 tools and tricks to drive more direct bookings to your tour/activity business
February 1, 2022
From email marketing software to paid search marketing, In this guest post, Xola share 8 tips and tricks to boost your company’s direct bookings. It’s no secret that Online Travel Agencies (a.k.a. OTAs) can ...
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A new way of looking at guests’ expectations
January 7, 2022
‘Even a single negative review can turn away up to 30 prospective visitors, so you must do what you can to regain control over the expectation.’ Josh Liebman Guest Experience Evangelist for ROLLER Software, Guests’ ...
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Arival San Diego Update
December 28, 2021
Here is the latest Arival San Diego update. In an email dated December 22nd. the events company for the tours and activities sector have confirmed the following health & safety protocols for the Arival San ...
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Tips for Tour Operators – The London Storyteller shares his 3 best tips how to develop a compelling tour experience.
September 2, 2021
“Tours aren’t about going out with a set script. People like it when you have passion and enthusiasm about your subject.” – Tom Barclay Matchett – The London Storyteller Meet Tom Barclay Matchett: a passionate ...
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GetYourGuide TV commercials airing in NYC market
August 22, 2021
“Love OTAs or hate them, this is probably the most powerful TV ad since Priceline’s negotiator!” Shane Whaley – Host of the Tourpreneur Podcast Over the weekend, several tourpreneur listeners got in touch to share ...
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Starting a Tour Company: Here’s what worked (and what didn’t) in our first test tour.
August 11, 2021
“It was much rougher than I first expected.” She Shapes History In part two of The Tour Operator Startup, we spoke with Ripley & Sita: two ambitious Aussies who are starting their own tour company, ...
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Tour Operator Happy Hour in NYC
June 11, 2021
Trip School and Tourpreneur are delighted (and relieved!) to announce an IN PERSON happy hour for tour operators and travel professionals in and around NYC next week. Thursday, June 17th at 6 pm. at the ...
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OTAs Acquiring Tour Operators: The Ideal Outcome
June 8, 2021
With the news of OTAs acquiring tour operators, my immediate reaction was the same as many in the tours & activities section; not a positive one. However, after accepting the inevitability, I started to think ...
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Repurposing Content – How It Helps You Expand Your Audience and Reach (150)
May 18, 2021
Repurposing Your Content – Blogging for Tour Operators Part 3 In part 3 of our blogging for tour operators guide, marketing expert Dorene Wharton returns to discuss the benefits of repurposing your content into fresh, ...
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GetYourGuide Launch New Promo for Tour Operators in Americas to meet Increasing US Traveler Demand.
May 11, 2021
“The travel comeback has begun, and we’re seeing constantly increasing demand from US travelers.” Carlee StelLfox Loya – regional Director, Americas GYG OTA GetYourGuide today announced their Americas summer sign-up event For all new local ...
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Meet the Tourpreneur – Quickfire Q and A with Alan Rust of America Tour Company
April 15, 2021
Tour Operator Alan Rust is a regular contributor to our Tourpreneur Community and has featured several times on the podcast. We find out more about Alan of America Tour Company in the first of our ...
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Blog: “It’s a bit like working out and going to the gym”: Blogging for Tour Operators Part 1
April 15, 2021
How tour operators can set up a blog has been one of the most requested topics for Tourpreneur. Shane sat down with Dorene Wharton to find out BY BEN FINCH There are few things sadder ...
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Marketing for Tour Operators: Creating Content Saved Our Tour Business.
April 8, 2021
Tour Operator Patrick van Rosendaal talks marketing for tour operators with Shane Whaley. He reveals how BE NY grew from nothing and how creating a content factory saved 2020 BY BEN FINCH “It was really ...
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MAINE BREW BUS ANNOUNCES REBRANDING, CHANGES NAME TO MAINE BREWS CRUISE
April 2, 2021
The Maine Brew Bus announced today that it had completed an initiative to align its craft beverage tour operations with that of the national company it acquired last year. Now known as Maine Brews Cruise, ...
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Redeam Announces A $12M Series B Raise to Further Build Upon Rapidly Growing Connectivity Offerings in Things To Do Sector
March 31, 2021
Digital connectivity market leader in Activities and Experiences continues to scale operations and accelerated growth to meet increasing Enterprise and SMB demand. Redeam, the independent global connectivity stack with digitized channel management and touchless voucher ...
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5 things we learned about Clubhouse for Tour Operators
March 25, 2021
Clubhouse is the current darling of the tech industry. But is Clubhouse for Tour Operators? Shane sat down with a few tour operators to work out how it can be used by the sector BY ...
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Tour Professionals Review Amazon Explore for Tourpreneur
March 24, 2021
A special report by Hollis Thomases Looking for an Amazon Explore review? Who better to give you the lowdown than 4 tour professionals who roadtested Amazon’s virtual experiences. By now you may have heard a ...
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How is Vox City Walks transforming the way we experience cities?
March 19, 2021
How is Vox’s City Walks transforming the way we experience cities? How is Vox City Walks transforming the way we experience cities? That’s the question we put to Vox City Walks Business Development Director Moti ...
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Tourpreneur celebrates women tour operators on International Women’s Day 2021
March 7, 2021
Tourpreneur salutes women tour operators on this International Women’s Day 2021. I am not someone who wants to just tick a box when it comes to diversity so I was curious to see how many ...
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Urban Adventures abandons franchise model due to COVID pandemic.
February 18, 2021
Urban Adventures shocked the tours and activity industry today, announcing that they are moving away from the franchise model. As of March 31, the Urban Adventures brand will ‘no longer exist’. The day tour brand ...
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