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    Google’s Tours & Activities Tests Don’t Equal a Game-Changer – Yet

    Aug 19, 2020

    The tours and activities ad-spend testing by the search giant has long been expected and is hardly a game-changer, for now. The bigger question for operators is what’s going on with Reserve.

  • Article

    Two APAC OTAs raise a total of $286 million

    Jul 29, 2020

    The significant cash injections signal confidence in their long-term prospects despite short-term setbacks.

  • Article

    Mobile Self-Guided Tours Get a Boost with Startup Funding

    Jul 13, 2020

    Two funding events in 2020 put a focus on a young subset of tours and activities poised to grow during – and beyond – the pandemic

  • Article

    Viator Plans New Product Standards, Operator Fee for New Listings

    Jun 23, 2020

    The online travel agency is establishing new, clear product standards, but also risks operator ire with a new fee at a time when the industry is struggling.

  • Article

    Booking.com Will No Longer Contract Directly with Operators

    Jun 9, 2020

    As part of the deal with Musement, Booking.com will not contract directly with operators or source inventory from FareHarbor

  • Article

    Experiences Key to Airbnb Comeback

    May 28, 2020

    Airbnb’s CEO insists that Experiences will be a big part of the company’s future.

  • Article

    OTA VELTRA Discontinues English Service

    May 4, 2020

    In just another sign of the COVID times, Japan online travel agency VELTRA is pulling back from its international expansion plans to reduce costs.

  • Article

    FareHarbor’s Gift Card Initiative and Other Good Things This Week

    Apr 23, 2020

    Amid the toughest of times for our industry, there are lots of good things happening. Here are five that caught our eye.

  • Article

    Klook Lets Go of Hundreds as Travel Lockdown Hits Business

    Apr 20, 2020

    The current crisis will not spare even the most well funded, high-flying startups from making the same tough decisions facing every tour and activity business.

  • Article

    Google Takes Soft Step into Tour, Activity Booking

    Apr 14, 2020

    Google’s quiet announcement to roll Reserve with Google into the travel group may signal the company’s longer-term objectives for tours and attractions.

  • Article

    Tours Go Into Virtual Overdrive, but Will They Help?

    Apr 12, 2020

    Tour operators and OTAs are going all-in on virtual experiences during the COVID-19 quarantine. Are they a cure for our current crisis, or merely a way for operators to pass the time?

  • Article

    Airbnb Reportedly to Waive Operator Commissions when Experiences Resume

    Mar 31, 2020

    This much-needed move, we want every other online travel agency and distributor to follow suit.

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