
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 next European Arival will explore what it means to be “The Tomorrow Operator,” growing in a time of AI, overcrowding, generational shifts and more
Segment: Attractions, Events, News, Tour & Activity Operators

Will AI shift power towards suppliers, or will distributors maintain dominance? It could still go either way, according to “The Great Debate”
Segment: AI, Distribution, Events, Technology

Compare fee-per-booking and subscription models for booking systems. Discover pros, cons, and tips to help tour operators choose the right pricing model
Segment: Distribution

Travel experiences are comprised of hundreds of different business types. Here is how we label and organize all 343
Segment: Attractions, News, Tour & Activity Operators

Discover top TikTok marketing strategies to grow your tour business, attract new travelers, and increase bookings. Start using TikTok for tours today!

Want to level up your industry knowledge? Tune in to these podcasts about tours, activities and attractions trends, marketing, travel tech, AI and more

Unlock the potential of your tour business with expert advertising strategies. Learn to attract more customers and enhance your visibility now!

Key insights and strategies to help tour, activity and attraction operators take advantage of this fast growing distribution channel, in latest report
Segment: Distribution, Consumer Trends, Research, Tour & Activity Operators

Innovation is a popular buzzword, but what does it actually mean? Tour operators need to rethink innovation to stay ahead: it isn’t just “more tech.”
Segment: Events, News, Technology, Tour & Activity Operators

Delve into experiences distribution and the state of OTAs, and get essential insights to help you grow your third-party bookings more profitably
Segment: Attractions, Distribution, Tour & Activity Operators

From private tours to social media conversions to AI in practice, Arival’s interactive forums dig into the topics that matter most for your business

Former Booking.com exec Pepijn Rijvers discusses the road ahead for Viator and how to bring the experiences marketplace to maturity in an Arival interview
Segment: Distribution, News

Best practices for tour operators to maximize OTA partnerships in 2025, from TripShock and WaveRez Co-Founder Greg Fisher

From traveler trends to managing overtourism, navigating OTAs to booking tech, here’s a preview of what’s in store for operators at Arival 360 | Valencia

From AI to OTAs, overtourism to private tours, here’s how the latest tourism trends are evolving, what’s next, and why they matter to experience operators

The leader of one of the top walking tour companies, Roisin O’Sullivan, gets real about the challenges of running a tour company at scale

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

As the in-destination industry grows, so does the challenge of standing out. Here are three ways to differentiate your products from your competition.
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Peek wins Top Innovator Award at Arival’s second forum for experiences innovation, which also featured TOMIS Tech, TourOptima, TripAdmit and Vox Group
Segment: Technology

Traveler demand for experiences continues, but more operators are concerned about the outlook as growth slows in 2024, finds Arival’s latest report
Segment: Tour & Activity Operators

Arival Ambassadors weigh in on their top highlights from San Diego, and tech advancements, meaningful connections and “the vibe” are common themes
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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

From fresh research to interactive industry forums, we preview some of the featured sessions and special events coming to Arival this fall

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

The industry is optimistic for another strong summer season in the U.S. & Europe, but the outlook for operators depends on where you are and whom you serve

These five case studies provide hands-on insights into how tour, activity & attraction companies are using GenAI today – and how you can too

Innovating doesn’t have to mean coming up with ideas from scratch, there’s a lot to learn from other industries: a conversation with Claus Raasted, Director of The College of Extraordinary…

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

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

The future of experiences, next-level networking, and the awards our industry needs: highlights from the coolest Arival on record!

Orlando is only a few weeks away! Here’s a few of the top themes, sessions, events and highlights we’re looking forward to at what’s projected to be the largest Arival…
Segment: Attractions, Events, News, Tour & Activity Operators

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

A diverse mix of distribution channels and reseller partners helps to reduce your risk and grow your bookings. In this guest post, Bookable Tourism’s Meredith Rangel explains how to go…
Segment: Distribution, Guest Articles, Operator Business Tips

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

Short form videos on TikTok and other platforms have the potential to get you a lot of views, but do those views actually translate to bookings? One operator experiments
Segment: Social Media, Marketing, Technology

Booking and ticketing platforms continue to expand in the tours and attractions sector as more operators bring their experiences online
Segment: Distribution, News

Tour, activity and attraction operators: if you only pay attention to one chart from Arival research over the past year, let it be this one.
Segment: Attractions, Distribution, Marketing, News, Technology, Tour & Activity Operators