One of the larger challenges running a complex, supplier-facing business within the tours and activities sector is the competitors (all startups) that are failing.
Time to feed the zombie travel startups to the lions (aka The Successful Ones)
March 11, 2013 By 12 Comments
TnoozLIVE VIDEO – February 28 – Mergers, NDC, activities, Glass, always connected, meta marriage
February 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Discussing recent sagas as varied as the NDC initiative, airline mergers, Google Glass, and tours and activities – and more…
GetYourGuide raises $14M for tours and activities push in new markets
January 7, 2013 By 7 Comments
In what could be one of the biggest investments so far in the growing online tours and activities sector, GetYourGuide has grabbed $14 million from Spark Capital and Highland Capital Partners Europe.
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Travelport offers tours and activities to agents, FlexTrip and AdventureLink feeding Rooms & More
November 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
More evidence that the tour and activity sector is finally going mainstream, with Travelport giving agents tools to sell products from suppliers direct to leisure travellers.
The next big travel technology opportunity: a mobile-only booking giant for tours and activities
November 6, 2012 By 14 Comments
At the Travel Business Academy, a professional online course teaching entrepreneurs how to start a travel business, we have been researching and analyzing the in-destination mobile app travel business.
Another leap forward in tours and activities as Gray Line reveals live availability push
November 2, 2012 By 3 Comments
In a second firm signal in as many days that the online tours and activities sector is about to be transformed, Gray Line has announced a partnership with TourCMS.
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Time for an economics lesson and a sprinkling of the real world over tours and activities
July 31, 2012 By 15 Comments
Tnooz recently featured two somewhat academic articles about the economics of peer-to-peer travel marketplaces (Article #1, Article #2).
TrekkSoft wants to make a splash in the tour and activity payment pool
June 5, 2012 By 7 Comments
Swiss company TrekkSoft has lofty ambitions, wanting to muscle in the growing tour and activity marketplace with its own payment gateway system for operators.
Hot stuff or flash in the pan – a dose of reality about tours and activities
May 22, 2012 By 19 Comments
In the year following the PhoCusWright report titled When They Get There & Why They Go, I’ve seen an explosion of interest and apparent innovation in the tour and activity space.
THack returns to London – time for developers to show off their ideas and creativity in travel
May 15, 2012 By 15 Comments
After four fabulous events in 2011, Tnooz will be returning to London for its fifth THack developer competition on Thursday 28 June.
