Tours & Activities

PhocusWire's in-depth coverage of the tours, activities and activities sector, featuring news, analysis, interviews, research and more on operators, intermediaries and their strategies.

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News / Startups
Nezasa raises $4.7M to boost international growth
By Mitra Sorrells | July 26, 2023
Nezasa said the new investments strengthen the travel technology company's international growth strategy and accelerate the path to profitability. Read More
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News / Online
Expedia Group inks Walmart as major new B2B customer
By Derek Catron | July 25, 2023
New partnership brings together one of the world’s biggest OTAs with its biggest retailer. Could Amazon be next? Read More
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News / Technology
Tripadvisor integrates OpenAI for travel planning
By Mitra Sorrells | July 19, 2023
Tripadvisor's new tool leverages the platform's more than one billion user-generated reviews and opinions to generate personalized itineraries using OpenAI's technology.  Read More
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News / Technology
Checkfront and Rezdy merge in significant tech deal in tours, activities and attractions
By Stephen Joyce and Janelle Visser - Arival | July 18, 2023
CEOs Jason Morehouse and Chris Atkin share the details of the recent deal, which brings two in-destination experience sector booking system providers together under one company.   Read More
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News / Online
Travel data leaders join forces as AirDNA acquires Arrivalist
By Mitra Sorrells | July 17, 2023
Arrivalist will now become a product within AirDNA’s suite of solutions, and the 25-person Arrivalist team, including founder Cree Lawson, will join AirDNA. Read More
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News / Startups
Boddy gets $2.2M to connect travelers with wellness activities
By Mitra Sorrells | July 13, 2023
Boddy operates a consumer-facing website and partners with hotels, airlines and online travel agencies to enable travelers to book wellness experiences in cities around the world. Read More
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News / Online
Expedia Group announces ugly split with Hopper
By Mitra Sorrells and Derek Catron | July 12, 2023
Expedia Group is pulling its hotel and vacation rental supply from Hopper, charging the rival online travel agency with taking advantage of consumers. Read More
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News / Online
Culture Trip considers sale, funding options following management buyout
By Mitra Sorrells | July 12, 2023
 Culture Trip has struggled to find its way and is now considering a sale after raising more than £130 million from investors.   Read More
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News / Startups
Travel investors on trip planning and using B2C as a sandbox
By Linda Fox | July 12, 2023
Rod Cuthbert, travel industry veteran best known for founding Viator, joins Bobby Demri, founder and managing director of Roch Ventures, to talk travel investment trends in the PhocusWire Studio at... Read More
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Interview / Startups
Breeze - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Europe 2023
By PhocusWire | July 6, 2023
Breeze is a single app that travelers can use to manage flights, accommodations, ground transportation, experiences, global roaming, loyalty cards, trip photos and more. Read More
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News / Online
How tours and activities can build on travel momentum
By Derek Catron | June 28, 2023
A panel discussion at Phocuswright Europe brought together leaders from Viator, TUI Musement and Civitatis to discuss opportunities for tours and activities growth. Read More
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News / Startups
Travel startups on choosing investors, funding experiences
By Linda Fox & Mitra Sorrells | June 22, 2023
Following our recent piece on top investors in travel tech, PhocusWire collected insights from startups on what they look for in investors. Read More
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News / Online
4 key insights from Phocuswright Europe 2023
By Derek Catron | June 21, 2023
Clearing up a mystery over Airbnb’s marketing spend, balancing interests in the travel experience sector, calling for action on climate — they were all key moments during last week's conference.   Read More
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Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: Overlap helps travelers track friends made along the way
By Derek Catron | June 20, 2023
With personalized recommendations, location-based alerts and features that allow users to track and log their travels, Overlap is a comprehensive and user-friendly tool that helps travelers stay... Read More
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News / Online
Latin America super app Rappi has big ambitions in travel
By Mitra Sorrells | June 20, 2023
With partnerships with Marriott and Amadeus, Rappi is finding ways to make its app the go-to place for travel bookings as well as many other daily essentials. Read More