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Upcoming events

30 Sep - 3 Oct 2024

Arival 360 | San Diego 2024

Three-and-a-half days of game-changing connections and forward-looking solutions in San Diego at THE premier conference for the In-Destination Experiences Industry.

28-30 April 2025

Arival 360 | Valencia 2025

Experience growth at Arival 360 Valencia: Connect, learn, and thrive in the experiences industry. Join us for the must-attend European event

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The Power of Play

Immersive experiences have the power to bridge divides and bring people together to explore and play — a unity through experience that’s desperately needed as election season is underway in the U.S.
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“In My Travel Era” — Taylor Swift, Beyonce Usher in an Event Tourism Renaissance

Performance art and sporting events are driving tourism to destinations like never before. Recent Arival research sheds light on who is traveling, what they are seeing, and how they are booking
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GetYourGuide Rolls Out Conversion Rates, Other Features to Operators With “GetYourGuide Unlocked”

The OTA’s latest product release offers operators more features for analytics and product and pricing management
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The Rapid Rise of the Private Tour Taker

Private tours may carry an air of exclusivity, but the latest Arival research shows they are anything but — nearly half of U.S. tour takers took a private tour in 2023. We delve into who these travelers are, what they want, and why they booked a private experience.
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ARIVAL 360 | SAN DIEGO

30 SEP – 3 OCT 2024

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The Power of Events: How Sports and Performing Arts Drive Tourism

Insights on the key trends around events, from event booking trends, to how and when travelers choose and purchase events and the related travel By: Anne Failing, Stephen Joyce & Douglas Quinby
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The 2024 U.S. Tour Taker

Inside the mind of the U.S. tour taker: who they are, what they want, and how they choose, book and share By: Anne Failing, Stephen Joyce & Douglas Quinby
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The 2024 Experiences Traveler Outlook

Key trends, behaviors, sentiment and trip intentions for the U.S. experiences traveler: an exclusive report for Arival Insider Pro Access members
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Arival Guide to Channel Management: Strategy, Connectivity & Technology

The complete guide to channel management, including strategies for operators of tours, activities and attractions, and a directory of channel manager vendors to help operators and distributors evaluate potential partners
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Testimonials

Arival webinars have been instrumental in helping us design a new plan going forward given the current Covid 19 crisis. Their online program has been comprehensive and has enabled all who listened to learn something to help them wade through this mess. Thank you for supporting our industry in a way no one before you has done. We look forward to the time when the actual physical conferences can return. Job well done!

Lise Ménard

El Tour Caribe
I have been on a lot of training courses/workshops/masterclasses in my time, and I have to say that this is one of the best I've ever been on. Not just the content but the way you set it up, the assignments etc. Really outstanding, thank you.

Carol El Hawary

Literary Tours in Egypt
I got to know Arival sometime last year, during the lockdown and found out that it is very inspiring for the industry players. We are a small family-run tour operator and I´ve attended some spectacular webinars events. Did not want to miss the chance of participating in Arival Insider to learn more about the industry and honestly to do some networking with colleagues from all over the world.

Luis Guerreiro

LG Porto Tours
I have attended all but one of the Arival events since they started. They are without a doubt the best event for tour and activity operators to attend. Huge learning opportunities and networking are second to none.

Peter Syme

1000 Mile Journeys
Arival has quickly established itself as the knowledge and debate centrifuge of the tours, activities, and attractions community. What comes out of Arival is clear, thoughtful and practical.

Wendy Morrill

WYSE Travel Confederation
Thank you, Arival, and congratulations on a well-organized virtual conference. The sessions were informative, inspiring, and reassuring as we plan for 2021.

Yuien Chin

Harlem One Stop
I have now attended Arival in Las Vegas and Berlin and the connections I have made have been incredible. Meeting tour operators face to face is the best form of ‘marketing’ anyone can do. If I was to put this into monetary terms, The Tourism Marketing Agency has generated approx £40,000 in yearly sales by attending Arival.

Chris Torres

Tourism Marketing Agency
Arival is definitely the rise of a Sleeping Giant, the Activities and Tours Industry. Great opportunity lo learn from the best in the area.

Luiz Mendez

Atlantis Submarine Cozumel
The Arival team is certainly delivering on their intention of being the leading event for the Tours and Activities industry. The attendees and presenters all add a lot of value and make the ticket price well worth it. The facilitation was masterful and insightful; the intelligence and viewpoints posted by Doug and Bruce during the sessions and keynotes prove the team knows this space and are focused on providing not just the popular views or any desired messaging from the major sponsors. Well worth the cost and effort to attend. It is the only annual conference we now include in our budget to attend year or year.

David Phillips

Dave's Travel Group
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