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Visitor Attractions See 5 Years of Online Growth in 18 Months

by | August 31, 2021

The pandemic has rapidly accelerated online booking in a sector long a laggard when it comes to digital ticketing
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Tripadvisor Experiences Surpasses Halfway Mark of 2019 Revenue

by | August 10, 2021

Experiences and Dining are leading the way in terms of year-on-year growth at Tripadvisor, as Q2 results have shown a 386% increase in revenue from the segment to $68 million.
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“We Don’t Need to Think Too Big”: KKDay to Maintain Focus on APAC

by | August 10, 2021

KKDay is focused on signing up as many operators as possible in the Asia Pacific region
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Google’s Things To Do Beta is Here (and the Key Word is “Beta”)

by | August 2, 2021

Google quietly rolled out a trial run of its new Things To Do display for attraction business listings. We took a close look at a number of listings, and this soft launch is a bit rough around the edges. It shows just how hard it can be — and how much there is to do — even for a tech giant like Google in our sprawling, complex industry. Here’s why, and what you need to know
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5 Things Operators Need to Know About the End of Reserve With Google

by | June 30, 2021

Google has told its OTA and tech partners that booking through Google My Business will end August 1. Here are five things you should know
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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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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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