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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
Luxury Travel: 6 Key Trends That Are Dominating the Market
Catering to luxury travelers requires a keen awareness of their wants and needs – and increasingly, what they want is authenticity, unique experiences, and adventure. If that sounds a lot like what Millennials want, there’s a reason for that: nearly a quarter of U.S. adults making over $500,000 annually are millennials, and more of them […]
Written By | Nissa Campbell
Luxury Travel – What is driving it? Infographic
Looking to increase bookings from highly affluent customers? Wondering what they want from their vacations? Our infographic has habits and demographics you can use to drive luxury travel bookings. Summary: 6 tribes of Luxury Travel: Independent and affluent Always luxury Strictly opulent Special occasion Cash rich, time poor Business and luxury 83% of affluent consumers […]
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