Arival Event 2018

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News / Online

By Kevin May | November 12, 2018

Booking.com's entry into the world of tours and activities has been played out in a fairly low-key way over the years. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: What it takes to capture the burgeoning activities sector

By Kevin May | November 6, 2018

Two brands, either side of the Atlantic Ocean - both with modest levels of investment to date. Read More

News / Distribution

An honest view from the sharp end of tours and activities

By Kevin May | November 2, 2018

There's been a huge amount of attention on tours and activities during 2018 - perhaps more than any other sector in the industry. Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: The Travel Corporation on the sun shining on activities

By Kevin May | October 25, 2018

As the online end of the tours and activities sector has received a massive bump in interest over recent years, groups such as The Travel Corporation have watched on with huge interest. Read More

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News / Online

VIDEO: The two well-funded activities brands speak out

By Kevin May & PhocusWire | October 22, 2018

It's been quite a year for Klook and GetYourGuide - both in terms of their individual strategies and the changes taking place in the tours and activities sector that they operate in. Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: The high-profile investor view on tours and activities

By Kevin May | October 17, 2018

He's one of the prominent members of the investment community in travel (and countless other sectors), and always has lots to say about the markets and companies that he backs. Read More

News / Distribution

VIDEO: How digital changed it all for a Mexican boat tour operator

By Kevin May | October 15, 2018

Typically, medium to large-size brands mostly have the profile and attract coverage in developments that happen in every corner of the travel industry. Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

VIDEO: Checkfront on Google's entry and where the experiences sector is heading

By PhocusWire | October 11, 2018

Checkfront is one of the first partners for the Reserve With Google initiative - a development that has the potential to be a disruptive move for tours and activities. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Flytographer on the marriage between the Instagram generation and activities

By Kevin May | October 11, 2018

There are some travel businesses that wouldn't have had the opportunity to exist less than a decade ago, such is the impact that technology and social behavior has had on the industry. Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: Autoura on an autonomous vehicle-led revolution in travel

By Kevin May | October 10, 2018

The automotive industry is (finally) fully behind the idea of autonomous vehicles entering the market. Read More

News / Technology

Shaken, not stirred, by a travel sector now following a familiar pattern

By Stephen Joyce - Rezgo | October 9, 2018

The path that I was dutifully walking ended up not being the path that the rest of the industry was taking. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Context Travel on standing out with branded tours

By Kevin May | October 8, 2018

Well-backed online travel agencies often get a lot of the headlines - but brands such as Context Travel have been operating quietly and steadily in the background for years. Read More

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News / Technology

VIDEO: FareHarbor on being acquired by Booking.com

By Kevin May | October 3, 2018

In what has been a transformative year for tours and activities, perhaps one development stood out more than any other. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Two opposing views on Google's entry into tours and activities

By Kevin May | September 28, 2018

Google has always been involved in tours and activities - suppliers and online travel agencies would spend their digital marketing dollar with the search, as other brands do elsewhere in the industry. Read More