
The Coming Wave: Consolidation Ahead for Tours & Experiences
Once the after-thought of the travel industry, the tours and activities sector has come a long way. The time for supply side consolidation has arrived.
Segment: News


Once the after-thought of the travel industry, the tours and activities sector has come a long way. The time for supply side consolidation has arrived.
Segment: News

The Asia-based experiences OTA’s IPO filing signals growing investor confidence in the tours, activities and attractions sector
Segment: Distribution, News

Travelers today are prioritizing convenience and price above all else in choosing which tours and activities to book — so how do you stand out?

Airbnb has relaunched experiences, adding “Services” and “Originals”, with a new app live today — here’s what’s new and what operators need to know
Segment: Distribution, News, Tour & Activity Operators

It’s a wild west out there for many visitor attractions, who are struggling to update their ticketing tech and distribution connectivity for the digital age
Segment: Attractions, Distribution, Research, Technology

From TikTok and AI to experience design and business growth, here are our top takeaways from the latest Arival event for tours, activities and attractions
Segment: Attractions, Events, News, Tour & Activity Operators

Learn to leverage Google Things to do for your tour, activity or attraction business. We cover listing, partners, and key steps to boost visibility
Segment: AI, Digital Marketing, Distribution, Marketing, Operator Business Tips, Technology

Experiences have become one of the hottest topics in travel, but The Best Part of Travel still has some pretty big – and fundamental – problems to face
Segment: Attractions, Consumer Trends, Events, News, Tour & Activity Operators

Use this comprehensive list of online resellers for tours, activities and attractions to expand your distribution network and reach more customers
Segment: Distribution

What’s different about the upcoming Arival in Edinburgh? We’re going all in on experiences… and we’re so excited we already started: spoilers inside!
Segment: Attractions, Events, News, Tour & Activity Operators

Do this distribution health check to maximize your online bookings: get your ducks in a row with this walkthrough and essential OTA checklist

Departing President reflects on the challenges of leading Viator through Covid, the importance of vulnerability and the outlook for 2024 and beyond
Segment: Distribution, Interviews, News

We put Google’s Director of Product, Emmanuel Marot, in the hot seat on AI to discuss how Gemini decides which experiences to recommend to travelers
Segment: Events, Marketing, News, Technology

How one operator has implemented service-level tiers for their tours to serve distinct customer segments: a preview of a featured Arival 360 | Berlin session

With the recent release of Viator Accelerate 2.0, operators weigh in on the pros and cons of the program, and how they’re changing their strategies to adapt to the rapid…
Segment: Distribution, Interviews, News, Tour & Activity Operators

Annual review of the top ten trends for in-destination experiences in 2023, and where things are at as we move forward into 2024

Arival’s latest consumer research, focused on the U.S. experiences traveler, highlights the importance of reaching the affluent traveler
Segment: Consumer Trends, News, Tour & Activity Operators

GetYourGuide CEO Johannes Reck on the continued rise of experiences, AI in travel, and the top trending categories on the OTA as we move into 2024
Segment: Distribution, Consumer Trends, Interviews, News, Technology

Arival’s latest consumer research, focused on the U.S. experiences traveler, finds travelers in 2023 are taking fewer trips, but doing more experiences, than in 2019
Segment: Attractions, Consumer Trends, News, Research, Tour & Activity Operators

Founder of Cork & Keg Tours discusses the culinary forum, what other operators can learn from the culinary sector, and the importance of leveraging relationships to grow your business at…

As travelers increasingly prioritize tours, activities and attractions in their travel spending, the wider industry wants to get on board with experiences: highlights from the Phocuswright conference
Segment: Consumer Trends, Events, Technology

Our latest Arival Guide demystifies the widely used and often misunderstood term “channel management” to help you understand what it is, why it matters, and whether it’s right for your…
Segment: Attractions, Distribution, News, Tour & Activity Operators

Experience sector leaders weigh in on hot topics for tours, activities and attractions, from the economic outlook, to AI in experiences, to what’s trending and what’s next at Arival 360…

A new report from Arival and Go City examines what matters most to attraction visitors and how the right customer segmentation can help operators and attractions grow their volume and…
Segment: Attractions, Consumer Trends, News

A new volcano in Iceland has meant a potential eruption of profit for operators and OTAs who are quick to act. But you don’t need a volcano to take advantage…

Ana Araque from Imagine Experiences shares the “secret sauce” of the growing immersive experiences trend in travel, and it’s not tied to tech

A new report from Arival and Go City examines the big trends in attraction ticketing – the rise of online and advance booking, timed entry, and the shift to variable…
Segment: Attractions, Consumer Trends, News, Technology

Key strategies to maximize the benefits of working with online travel agencies, from Bookable Tourism’s Meredith Rangel
Segment: Distribution, Guest Articles, Operator Business Tips

New awards program and the first independent review source dedicated to recognizing outstanding & innovative businesses in the experiences sector: now open for applications and nominations!
Segment: Events, News, Tour & Activity Operators

Diversifying your audience is critical for attracting new customers, growing and “future-proofing” your business in 2023 and beyond. Amanda Blackman from AKA tells us why — and how

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
Segment: News, Technology

Go City’s Baidi Li weighs in on hot topics like experience trends, experimenting with ChatGPT, and addressing overtourism at Arival Activate | Bangkok 2023

Travel trends and hot topics (yes including AI), new research on the U.S. traveler, the return of the Attractions Forum, and so much more coming to you this October!

Discover 2023’s top tourism trends & predictions! Find out which tourism ideas are taking off in tours, activities and attractions — and what operators should be doing about it

Help us help you with actionable insights and benchmarks for the latter half of 2023 and beyond. Take this short survey and help us inform the entire tours, activities and…
Segment: Attractions, Tour & Activity Operators

Phare Circus has built a successful travel experiences business around a social mission of uplifting and empowering Cambodia’s youth. Hear their story at Arival Activate|Bangkok 2023
Segment: Attractions, Operator Stories

Recovery in Asia Pacific for travel’s third-largest sector – tours, activities and attractions – is now well underway, with consumers putting experiences first in their travel planning and spending
Segment: Attractions, News, Tour & Activity Operators

Industry insiders weigh in on what’s next for Airbnb Experiences and the impact to operators using the platform
Segment: Distribution, News, Tour & Activity Operators

With the recent addition of “Experiences” to Google Maps, we revisit Things to do with an up-to-date walkthrough for operators and suppliers of tours, activities and attractions

Industry leaders discuss the comeback of APAC and the outlook for tours, activities and attractions travelers at Arival 360 | Berlin 2023
Segment: Attractions, Events, News, Tour & Activity Operators

Industry leaders discuss recession concerns, distribution strategy and emerging technologies in hot topics panel at Arival 360 | Berlin 2023
Segment: Attractions, Consumer Trends, Events, News, Tour & Activity Operators

Online travel agencies will nearly triple in global gross bookings and total market share by 2025 as more travelers find, choose and book things to do online
Segment: Attractions, Distribution, News, Technology

The online travel agency updates their approach with specialized, exclusive offerings bookable only through them and aiming to appeal to traveler demand for unique experiences
Segment: Distribution, News

Wilkommen in Berlin! The program is set, the speakers are confirmed, and here are a few of the themes and sessions that promise to be Wunderbar
Segment: Events

A tour operator turned innovation advisor discusses what tour operators need to know, should be doing and NOT doing with generative AI and ChatGPT
Segment: News, Technology

Is more traffic really the answer? Five reports reveal other obstacles that could be getting in the way of your success
Segment: Marketing, Operator Business Tips

Planning a trip to Panama with ChatGPT scratches the surface of what the latest developments with generative AI can mean for experience operators
Segment: Technology

New Arival research shows a significant shift in traveler preferences post-Covid towards guided experiences. Here’s how attractions can adapt to this latest shift.
Segment: Attractions

Arival Co-founder Bruce Rosard reviews his top travel trends for In-Destination Experiences: what’s changed in tours, activities and attractions since the beginning of 2022, and what to watch in 2023.
Segment: Attractions, News, Technology, Tour & Activity Operators

Which topics received the most engagement on arival.travel in 2022? Here are the most read-worthy articles of the year according to Arival readers.
Segment: Attractions, Distribution, Marketing, News, Technology, Tour & Activity Operators