Douglas Quinby

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Rethinking Hop-On Hop-Off

by | June 24, 2021

Last month HOHO operator Open Tour Paris and the Original Tour Company announced a rebrand to TootBus — but there’s a lot more to the change than just a name. Here are five things the newly branded HOHO company is doing as travel comes back
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More Than One in Four Multi-Day Tours Booked Online

by | June 23, 2021

A new report from Arival details how new entrants, new business models and digital disruption are changing the global landscape for multi-day tours
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The State of Booking Tech for Multi-Day Tour Operators

by | June 7, 2021

The technology landscape for multi-day tour operators is as diverse and complex as any in travel and tourism. It’s also underdeveloped. Here’s our first effort to demystify the tech landscape for multi-day tour operators — but more work needs to be done
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45 OTAs for Multi-Day Tours & Custom Trips

by | June 1, 2021

A quick guide to help tour operators and DMCs understand the growing landscape of online travel agencies for custom and scheduled multi-day tours
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A Glossary of Terms for the Multi-Day Tours Industry

by | May 27, 2021

Tour operator, packaged tour, vacation, incoming, outbound, receptive, DMC … There's no shortage of industry lingo for multi-day tour operators. So here’s a simple Arival guide to help you demystify the multi-day jargon
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Not All Attractions May Want to Go All in with Timed Entry

by | May 19, 2021

Demand for ticketed attractions and museums appears to be relatively strong, but some attractions may want to consider a hybrid approach to advance purchase vs. walk-up
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Tours, Activities & Attractions’ Uneven 2021 in One Chart

by | May 4, 2021

Travel’s return is a boon for some, but still very slow for most operators as we head into the summer season.
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Industry Responds to GetYourGuide’s Acquisition of Guidatours

by | April 27, 2021

We asked the founders of a tour operator, an online tour provider, and a tech company what GetYourGuide’s acquisition of a tour operator means — and could mean — for our industry.
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GetYourGuide Acquires Versailles Tour Operator

by | April 21, 2021

If the OTA blurred the lines between distributor and operator with its GetYourGuide-branded Originals, the acquisition of Guidatours only further signals the OTA’s bigger plans to have more say over tour supply and their customers’ experience.
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The Top 60 Tours & Activities Startups by Funding

by | April 19, 2021

Investors have poured more than $2.4 billion into our industry since 2017 and nearly $500 million since the pandemic. We list all of them here by funding, business model, region, and more.

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