Articles tagged “tui musement”

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TUI Teams Up With National Geographic to Expand Small-Group Day Tours

European tour operator TUI's tours and activities division, TUI Musement, has expanded its collaboration with National Geographic Expeditions, launching 40 new NatGeo Day Tours.  Previously only available as part of a cruise itinerary package, travelers can now independently book a mix of one-day and half-day itineraries. According to a partnership update released by TUI, these NatGeo…

Selene Brophy | 2 weeks ago

Tour Operators

GetYourGuide CFO: Latest Experience Trends and Cracking the U.S.

In the fragmented world of tours and activities, GetYourGuide has ring fenced its private playground that its CFO claims is now profitable.

Selene Brophy | 2 weeks ago

GetYourGuide CFO: Latest Experience Trends and Cracking the U.S.

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Musement Co-founder Claudio Bellinzona Leaves TUI

The co-founder of Musement, Claudio Bellinzona, is leaving TUI Musement. He will be taking on an advisory role with the tours and activities arm of Europe's leading tour operator. The company confirmed Bellinzona's exit as chief supply officer and confirmed a new tours and activities commercial team, "focused on strategic business to business partners," to be…

Selene Brophy | 2 months ago

Tour Operators

TUI Returns to Profit, Eyes Shifts From Extreme Weather

TUI is acutely aware that its holiday package tours could be prone to seasonality shifts, as the group has just had to deal with the impact of severe weather warnings and wildfires. Despite all this and rising prices, travel demand from its main markets remains strong.

Selene Brophy | 4 months ago

TUI Returns to Profit, Eyes Shifts From Extreme Weather

Online Travel

Lucrative Opportunities in Tours, Activities and Experiences: New Skift Research

The tours, activities & experiences market is a lucrative and under-explored opportunity in the travel industry. Its high fragmentation, influx of small suppliers, and rapid shift from offline to online makes it a goldmine for online intermediaries to gain market share from traditional offline players

Pranavi Agarwal | 4 months ago

Lucrative Opportunities in Tours, Activities and Experiences: New Skift Research

Online Travel

Airbnb’s Rethink On Experiences Again: A Strategic Decision or a Step Back?

Connecting people with host experiences unique to the destinations they visit fits snugly into the Airbnb brand. But the scalability of these experiences is in doubt and the strategy for moving ahead has not been publicly communicated.

Selene Brophy | 7 months ago

Airbnb’s Rethink On Experiences Again: A Strategic Decision or a Step Back?

Online Travel

Tours and Activities Should Brace for Spike in AI-Generated Fake Reviews

Generative artificial intelligence has the potential to crash the sentiment pendulum of the review model, if left unchecked. Major online travel agencies would do well to act on verification and disclaimer requirements sooner rather than later.

Selene Brophy | 10 months ago

Tours and Activities Should Brace for Spike in AI-Generated Fake Reviews

Online Travel

Travel Companies Rebuked for Exploiting Wildlife for Entertainment

A new report shows that as responsible travel becomes the preferred default, tour operators must carefully consider the power they wield in the experiences economy. After all, travelers are becoming much more discerning about the companies they book with.

Selene Brophy | 10 months ago

Travel Companies Rebuked for Exploiting Wildlife for Entertainment

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Tours and Activities Companies Launch Standards Association

Nearly three dozen tours and activities operators, reservation systems, and distributors debuted a non-profit association geared to formulate connectivity standards. Source: Reuters The 501c3 association, Open Connectivity for Tours, Activities & Attractions intends to promote an open source specification "to enable reservation and ticketing system providers and tour, activity and attraction ticket sellers to connect…

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

Tourism

TUI Puts Focus on Selling Other Brands to Hedge Against Future Downturns

The tour operator sees a bright future in selling more holidays that travelers can build on their own versus pre-packaged trips — and that includes offering them more brands.

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

TUI Puts Focus on Selling Other Brands to Hedge Against Future Downturns