When Stefan Woehlke and his wife started Fork Tours in Washington in 2015, it was with the intention of giving visitors a literal taste of local history. “From the beginning, our tours were focused on […]
A lifeline for tour operators Amazon began rolling out its program at the end of September with an invitation-only beta launch. While it has yet to make any big public launch announcements, it opened that […]
The forest department of Uttarakhand is all set to welcome tourists for the state’s first-ever snow leopard tours in high-altitude regions to promote conservation. Uttarakhand is keen to promote sustainable tourism and has decided to […]
Smaller groups. Private tours. Wide-open spaces. Those are themes that have dominated the talk of travel throughout the pandemic, and ones that promise to reshape the tour sector at least temporarily as operators that have […]
Unlike airlines and hotels, the tours and activities sector has been highly fragmented, largely offline, and extremely inefficient, mostly because its products are so diverse. Traditionally, travel advisors have had to access multiple booking sources […]
Mumbai’s Goregaon Film City reopens for public tours with COVID-19 safety rules Mumbai, the hub of Hindi cinema, is visited by tourists from far and wide with several cinema lovers making it a point to […]
In our latest report, Skift Research looks into Tripadvisor’s different business segments and the unique challenges each faces. Its core hotel metasearch model is slowing, facing challenges from Google, but still provides the lion’s share […]
Every month Skift will profile someone working in the quirkiest, most incredible and surprising jobs in global travel. Skift’s relentless curiosity about our industries extends to every corner of the labor market. Who knew jobs […]
Building on its modest domestic flights business in India, Amazon has taken another tentative step into travel with the invitation-only debut of virtual experiences in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Australia and Asia. […]
KKday, a travel experiences booking agency based in Taipei, said Tuesday it had closed $75 million in new funding. Cool Japan Fund and the National Development Fund led the round. Monk’s Hill Ventures, MindWorks Capital, […]
Mumbai’s iconic Wankhede Stadium could soon be open to tourists for tours. The stadium has hosted many crucial cricket matches, including the 2011 Cricket World Cup final, when the Indian team lifted the trophy. Referring […]
Despite its sheer size, the tours and activities sector has often been an afterthought for travel agents and online travel agencies, especially compared to air and hotel bookings. While tours and activities do tend to […]
With only 500 inhabitants, Portofino, Italy, has long been favored by A-list celebrities for its luxe location, luring the likes of Ava Gardner, Giorgio Armani, Leonardo DiCaprio and more since the early 1950s. Although it […]
While an attempt to oust Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan played out on Friday night, Ya’lla Tours’ guests waited in their hotel rooms. The Portland, Ore.-based company had 39 customers in Turkey during the coup […]
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