Mar 2, 2021Locked: needs Free membership
Lisbon tour leader Pats Madeira has four self-guided tours of her home town and more on the way. Here's what she's learned, and how she adds a little something special into her self-guided experiences.
Mar 2, 2021Locked: needs Free membership
Venice tour guide Marc Corteez launched his first self-guided tour in 2018, and has plans to launch more in Italy. This is his story.
Mar 2, 2021Locked: needs Free membership
Self-guided tours offer several important benefits, such as flexibility, accessibility, and privacy for the traveler. However, many tours still fall short in two important ways: they lack immersive experiences, and they aren’t entertaining.…
Mar 2, 2021Locked: needs Free membership
Learn what makes an audio tour engaging, and how to design and stream audio tours on-demand, in any language, to extend your reach to a wider audience, even as a strategic complement to in-person tours.
Mar 2, 2021Locked: needs Free membership
This workshop walks through the essentials of designing self-guided experiences and how to create a successful experience. What you’ll learn: best practices on self-guided experience design, including itinerary development, scripting, audio…
Mar 2, 2021Locked: needs Free membership
Most think self-guided tours is a small niche in tours and activities, but in fact the vast majority of travel is just that: it’s self guided. This unravels the misconceptions of self-guided tours and explore the much, much bigger picture –…
Dec 16, 2020Locked: needs Free membership
Arival Town Hall: Inside Airbnb Experiences Airbnb has grown Experiences remarkably to more than 40,000 listings in 90+ countries worldwide and had a profound impact on tours, activities, and attractions. In advance of the IPO, Arival has p…
Nov 24, 2020Locked: needs Free membership
As new business owners, it's easy to make decisions based on what you "think" you need. Getting caught up in all the sales pitches and "easy paths to success" can drain your start up costs quickly. In this session we will hear from new bus…
Nov 24, 2020Locked: needs Free membership
Tours are certainly about providing a fun, engaging time. But sometimes we're content to stay on the surface: stories become "infotainment" and guests leave smiling, but without substance. In this discussion, Mina Okpi will share how she us…
Nov 24, 2020Locked: needs Free membership
Virtual tours have become a much-discussed possibility not only as a short-term option for earning income, but as a new way to engage your customer even when we return to travel. Join Kelsey Tonner, creator of the Virtual Tour Business prog…
Nov 6, 2020Locked: needs Free membership
Let's discuss the challenges and opportunities ahead for multi-day tour operators.
Nov 6, 2020Locked: needs Free membership
Let's discuss the challenges and opportunities ahead for food tour operators.
