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Travel Social Network Travello Pulls In $5M to Expand Experiences OTA

by | June 2, 2021

Operators focused on the youth traveler may want to have a look at this startup
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Europeans “Fed Up With Restrictions” and Want to Travel — TUI Musement CEO

by | May 7, 2021

David Schelp also told the Arival Spring Into Summer conference that TUI Musement would likely continue to sell tours owned by GetYourGuide
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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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Investors Pour Half a Billion Dollars into Tours and Activities Startups Since Pandemic

by | April 26, 2021

19 startups have raised $496M since the start of the pandemic, with Klook, GetYourGuide and KKDay leading the pack.
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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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Hornblower Acquires Walks, Rebrands as City Experiences

by | April 6, 2021

The move by one of the largest tour and activity companies signals the their intent to become not just a leading city cruise operator, but a global experiences brand. Expect more acquisitions, and more M&A overall as our industry remakes itself post-Covid.
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Redeam Raises $12M in Series B

by | March 31, 2021

The news signals a clear opportunity to enable online connectivity in tours and attractions, which has long lagged other parts of travel in online distribution.
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Reserve with Google to Shut Down

by | March 24, 2021

Get ready for another big shift in how tours, activities, and attractions are listed on Google. The search engine is winding down the booking option to shift towards an advertising-focused model similar to Google Hotels.
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What Does Tripadvisor Plus Mean for Operators?

by | March 16, 2021

As of now, not much, but it is still early days for the subscription concept in travel.
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More Money Goes into Tours & Activities Tech

by | February 17, 2021

Canadian company RocketRez, which targets large tour and attraction operators, has raised US$6.6 million.

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