Arival Berlin
4 – 5 March, 2019
in partnership with
Watch: 3 Reasons Why There’s More to Distribution than OTAs
OTAs get a lot of attention, but they aren’t the only distribution option for tour, activity and attraction providers. Operators that sell...
Why Two Hostel Operators See Their Future in Tours
The upcoming Arival Berlin will feature two speakers from the hostel sector have built successful tour businesses. Their approach could be a model for the accommodation industry, and create opportunities for tour and activity operators to reach new customers through hotel and lodging partners.
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TripAdvisor Reports Big Growth for Experiences
The numbers are in from the largest publicly listed online travel agency in tours, activities and attractions, and all signs point upward.
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Six Dirty Truths about Tours, Activities & Attractions
Tours, Activities & Attractions have become one of travel’s hot topics. General travel industry media are paying more attention. It’s becoming a standard session at major travel industry conferences. Everybody is talking about the big themes: it’s growing fast, consumers want experiences, online booking is accelerating, mobile is the future, and so on.
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Arival Berlin’s Amazing Theater Speakers
Arival’s inaugural European conference is just a few weeks away and our Theater program is just about wrapped up. Taking place March 4-5 in Berlin, Arival’s Theater lineup features some of the brightest minds and biggest brands in Tours, Activities & Attractions across Europe.
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Finding Cover: What’s Next When Disaster Strikes
It’s every small business owner’s worst nightmare, the natural disaster that threatens everything. In this operator profile, we learn how one Florida-based tour run by a husband and wife team faced a nightmare scenario. They explain what questions you should be asking to make sure your business is insured.
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Watch: How to Create an Entirely New Tour or Activity
In this video, Adam Olalde of Xtreme Xperience recounts the struggles of launching a brand new business, from working out of the back of a restaurant to literally crashing the inventory. He breaks down why moving quickly and learning from your mistakes is the perfect recipe for starting a business or launching a new idea.
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Watch: Redefining Branding in an Online World
GetYourGuide is reshaping the operator-OTA dynamic with its new branded tour experiences. In this engaging talk Tao Tao, Co-founder & COO at GetYourGuide explains the role of branding in tours and activities and the launch of their branded tours initiative and raises key questions about brands that every operator must try to answer for themselves.
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Operators React to TRIP’s Sponsored Listings for Bokun Users
TripAdvisor will start offering what they call Sponsored Placements for tours and experiences at the top of some search results. The announcement, which was emailed to TripAdvisor operators Tuesday, is the latest development in a simmering drama around TripAdvisor’s strategic plans for Bokun.
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Can a Tour Find Success in a Smaller Destination?
How one business grew in a small market, by embracing culinary and authentic experiences, using savvy marketing, and getting creative. Here’s their story.
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Berlin
4-5 March, 2019
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June 24 - 26, 2019
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