Arival Berlin
4 – 5 March, 2019
in partnership with
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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Watch: Booking’s Big Plans
The world's biggest accommodation site has set its sights on our sector. Douglas Quinby interviewed Ram Papatla, VP of Experiences to discuss Booking.com's plans for the Best Part of Trave: Tours, Activities & Attractions.
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12 Trends to Watch in 2019
The New Year means all too many predictions and “year in review” articles. We don’t want to add to the media fluff. But here are 12 trends we think every creator and seller of Tours, Activities, Attractions & Events should pay attention to this year. We don’t know how each of these will unfold, but the changes will affect everyone in our industry.
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The Best and the Brightest in the Industry Will be at Arival Berlin 2019, Will You?
The upcoming Arival Event in Berlin is shaping up to be an unforgettable gathering of some of the top minds, influencers, companies, and innovators in the Tours, Activities & Attractions space. Check out the list of confirmed attendees and speakers.
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Watch: Understanding Asian Travelers
It's the biggest outbound travel market - and growing like crazy. Here's what you need to know to reach this audience, from one of Asia's leading sellers of Tours, Activities & Attractions: Eric Gnock Fah, co-founder & COO, Klook.
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The Tour Operator of the Future
No part of the travel industry is facing more challenges and change than tour operating. New technology, changes in what young travelers want from their trips, and the rise of online booking and online travel agencies (OTAs) are compelling tour companies to change what they offer and how they offer it.
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4-5 March, 2019
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June 24 - 26, 2019
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