Operator Business Tips

Multi-Day Tour Tech Town Hall: Tech Challenges for Multi-Day – What to Use & What to Skip

by Team Arival | 2025-10-01 10:45:00

The right tools can transform your business; the wrong ones can hold you back. In this interactive town hall, we’ll unpack the biggest tech challenges for multi-day operators today, from inventory management and dynamic pricing to CRM, guest communication, and reporting. Hear from fellow operators on what’s delivering results, what’s…

Segment: Multi-day, Distribution, Operations, Operator Business Tips, Strategy, Technology, Tour & Activity Operators

Distribution for Multi-Day: What’s Working. What’s Not. What’s Next

by Team Arival | 2025-10-01 10:45:00

The distribution game for multi-day tours requires a different strategy than day tours. Learn how you can succeed in this fast growing category! From OTAs and travel advisors to direct booking and emerging B2B platforms, the path to market for multi-day tours has always been different from day tours. To…

Segment: Multi-day, Distribution, Operations, Operator Business Tips, Strategy, Technology, Tour & Activity Operators

ARIVAL | ELEVATE : Navigating the downturn: Smart moves for shifting markets

by Team Arival | 2025-06-26 11:00:00

Economic uncertainty doesn’t have to mean business instability. Colin Bowman, Vice President at Cultivate Advisors, leads a practical learning session exploring proven strategies that have helped tour and activity operators not only stay afloat but grow during challenging market conditions.  How do you protect your business when the economy shifts?  What do the strongest companies do differently?  How can you come out of uncertainty stronger than before?…

Segment: Operator Business Tips, Strategy

Arival | Pour into Partnerships Like a Pro – 26 September 2024

by Team Arival | 2024-09-26 11:00:00

Learn the secrets of pairing your business with others through revenue-generating relationships, with certified wine educator, tour business founder and small business coach Renee Ventrice. Join this interactive session and discover actionable tips to organically transform your network from basic to bountiful, turn relationships into revenue, and learn some surprising…

Segment: Marketing, Operator Business Tips

Insider Pro Meetup: Five Star Strategies: Maximizing the Impact of Customer Reviews

by Team Arival | 2024-09-12 11:00:00

Five Star Strategies: Maximizing the Impact of Customer Reviews Online reviews can make or break your tour business. Join us to discuss review strategy and online reputation management alongside TourReview COO Juana Muro. We'll tackle everything from encouraging customers to leave reviews to responding effectively to feedback, and we'll find…

Segment: Operator Business Tips, Strategy

ARIVAL | ELEVATE : Getting Your Distribution Ducks in Row – 27 June 2024

by Team Arival | 2024-06-27 11:00:00

Join us for an in-depth conversation with Martin Harlow, Managing Director at MH Strategic Solutions LTD, about how operators should be preparing and updating their distribution strategy for the summer season and beyond. We'll review best practices, customer expectations, and most importantly, how to get the most out of your…

Segment: Attractions, Distribution, Operator Business Tips, Tour & Activity Operators

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