Comments on: Viator comes of age, but will hop-on for global expansion

By: Viator opens the champagne for mobile platform | Tnooz

Viator opens the champagne for mobile platform | Tnooz — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:40:36 +0000

[...] Viator is launching its mobile platform this week, as chief executive Rod Cuthbert hinted at in an interview a few months back. [...]

By: Tour operator 'blown away' by Sabre to Worldspan conversion, but... | Tnooz

Tour operator 'blown away' by Sabre to Worldspan conversion, but... | Tnooz — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:52:41 +0000

[...] all, several weeks ago I asked the head of the U.S. Tour Operators Association what he thinks of Viator as a competitor, and he had never heard of the [...]

By: Will destination marketers see the opportunities in mobile? | Tnooz

Will destination marketers see the opportunities in mobile? | Tnooz — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:30:38 +0000

[...] Viator recently announced that they were planning the launch of an iPhone app in fourth quarter 2009. [...]

By: Dennis Schaal

Dennis Schaal — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:56:33 +0000

Susan: That is a great question about the after-market e-mails from Viator’s affiliates regarding destination activities. Perhaps, once again, Viator is a victim of affiliates focusing on low-hanging fruit like hotel booking or car rentals?

By: Joe Buhler

Joe Buhler — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:15:40 +0000

Great to read about Viator growing and expanding. They’ve been a player since the early days focusing on making local services easier to book for travelers despite facing obstacles from both antiquated GDS structure and OTA reluctance to have anything upset their air/hotel/car booking path. With mobile coming on strong there should be even more of a role to play for companies like Viator to sell local services to travelers at any point in their planning and booking process. I’m sure they’ll continue to be in the game.

By: Susan Black

Susan Black — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:01:24 +0000

I’ve always wondered why, with all of Viator’s affiliate partners, I’ve never received an “after-market” targeted email, letting me know of activities that were available during the time that I plan to visit a destination. Better yet, if I booked my hotel and/or air on said affiliate, how nice if I received a discount in the after-sale offer based on my being a “valued customer.”