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Category: Tourism Best Practices
Archive
Category: Tourism Best Practices
Top 10 Productivity Hacks for Tour and Activity Providers
For many of us, finding the perfect productivity balance is a constant struggle. In high season, it’s hard to find time to get everything done. In low season, the lack of urgency gives procrastination room to rear its ugly head. If you aren’t happy with how much you’re getting done or how much you always […]
Written By | Nissa Campbell
Why VICs, Activity Desks and Other Local Distributors Deserve Your Tour Company’s Attention
When you transition to online bookings, the offline world of tour distribution starts to look a little dull in comparison. After all, you have a website, you’ve optimized your tours for search, you’re active on social media, and most travelers are booking online. So why bother with local distribution centers at all? But when you […]
Written By | Nissa Campbell
How Online Bookings Make Last-Minute Guests a Breeze
If you ever read consumer travel advice, you’ve probably seen the advice to book last-minute come up again and again. The constant repetition of that mantra works: over 40 percent of U.S travelers now use their smartphones to place bookings while they’re already travelling (Criteo, 2016). Last minute bookings are a double edged sword for […]
Written By | Nissa Campbell
6 Ways Online Booking Software Can Make Your Life Easier (Aside from Online Bookings)
You already know online bookings can make last-minute guests a breeze to handle, but that’s not the only way online booking software can make your life easier — even if you never want to take a single booking direct from customers on the web. Availability and Pricing Centralized availability tracking is mandatory if you’re taking […]
Written By | Nissa Campbell
Five Steps for Recruiting the Best Tour Guides
Hiring can be a nerve-wracking experience. First, you need to find people that want to work for your tour company. Then, often with nothing more than a resume, cover letter, and a short conversation, you need to decide which candidates will be the best fit for what could be years to come. Make sure the […]
Written By | Nissa Campbell
Nine Traits To Look For When Hiring Tour Guides
You have the perfect job posting, you’ve reached out to all the right places, and you have a list of prospective tour guides to interview. What now? Work experience, education, references and other “hard skills” will only tell you so much about a new hire, and instinct only takes you so far. Here are nine […]
Written By | Nissa Campbell
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