Conversation with Neil Witten on how tour operators can be highly profitable and be a force for good at the same time as having a very clear purpose.      An engaging listen about how difficult and challenging doing business with a purpose is but one that when done correctly is highly rewarding.    Join us for Tourpreneur Connect Seville, November 27-30, 2023  https://tourpreneur.com/connect/    For those interested, we recommend you check out Neil's book: https://amzn.eu/d/0TLas5o

Conversation with Neil Witten on how tour operators can be highly profitable and be a force for good at the same time as having a very clear purpose.   An engaging listen about how difficult and challenging doing business with a purpose is but one that when done correctly is highly rewarding.   Join us for Tourpreneur Connect Seville, November 27-30, 2023 <a href="https://tourpreneur.com/connect/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://tourpreneur.com/connect/</a>   For those interested, we recommend you check out Neil's book: <a href="https://amzn.eu/d/0TLas5o" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.eu/d/0TLas5o</a>

Better Business On Purpose: Make Money. Create Impact. Be A Force For Good.

In this far-ranging conversation, Mitch and Claire Bown — two tour guide trainers — dive into the state of tour guiding today, and the skills that make a guided experience truly powerful.      Find out more about Claire - https://thinkingmuseum.com/speaking/      Join us for Tourpreneur Connect Seville, November 27-30, 2023 https://tourpreneur.com/connect/

In this far-ranging conversation, Mitch and Claire Bown — two tour guide trainers — dive into the state of tour guiding today, and the skills that make a guided experience truly powerful.   Find out more about Claire - <a href="https://thinkingmuseum.com/speaking/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thinkingmuseum.com/speaking/</a>   Join us for Tourpreneur Connect Seville, November 27-30, 2023 <a href="https://tourpreneur.com/connect/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tourpreneur.com/connect/</a>

What Makes a Great Tour Guide

On this episode of our entrepreneur series with Kelly Lewis, we hear from Stephanie Flor, founder of a luxury travel company that focuses on providing a unique travel experience through a beauty lens. Join us for Tourpreneur Connect Seville, November 27-30, 2023 https://tourpreneur.com/connect/ Sponsored by https://tripadmit.com/tap-to-tip/ TripAdmit’s powerful digital tipping solution that doesn’t require an app or any additional hardware, enable guests to tip without cash and guides to receive payments seamlessly. Our tipping solution is entirely digital, providing a swift, effortless, and practical way for guests to tip digitally. Thanks to our ‘Tap to Tip’ technology, guests can now make contactless payments through their iPhone or Android phone, eliminating the need for bulky card readers.

On this episode of our entrepreneur series with Kelly Lewis, we hear from Stephanie Flor, founder of a luxury travel company that focuses on providing a unique travel experience through a beauty lens. Join us for Tourpreneur Connect Seville, November 27-30, 2023 <a href="https://tourpreneur.com/connect/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tourpreneur.com/connect/</a> Sponsored by <a href="https://tripadmit.com/tap-to-tip/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tripadmit.com/tap-to-tip/</a> TripAdmit’s powerful digital tipping solution that doesn’t require an app or any additional hardware, enable guests to tip without cash and guides to receive payments seamlessly. Our tipping solution is entirely digital, providing a swift, effortless, and practical way for guests to tip digitally. Thanks to our ‘Tap to Tip’ technology, guests can now make contactless payments through their iPhone or Android phone, eliminating the need for bulky card readers.

The Power of Cultural Context in Travel Experiences

In this roundup, Mitch, Chris, Pete and Nikki are joined by our multi-day podcast host Mat Newton! Today we talk about Mat's Podcast, the importance of owning your own marketing accounts, Pete at the Travel Tech Conference and news on our venue for Tourpreneur Connect! Join us for Tourpreneur Connect Seville, November 27-30, 2023 https://tourpreneur.com/connect/ Sponsored by https://tripadmit.com/tap-to-tip/ TripAdmit’s powerful digital tipping solution that doesn’t require an app or any additional hardware, enable guests to tip without cash and guides to receive payments seamlessly. Our tipping solution is entirely digital, providing a swift, effortless, and practical way for guests to tip digitally. Thanks to our ‘Tap to Tip’ technology, guests can now make contactless payments through their iPhone or Android phone, eliminating the need for bulky card readers.

In this roundup, Mitch, Chris, Pete and Nikki are joined by our multi-day podcast host Mat Newton! Today we talk about Mat's Podcast, the importance of owning your own marketing accounts, Pete at the Travel Tech Conference and news on our venue for Tourpreneur Connect! Join us for Tourpreneur Connect Seville, November 27-30, 2023 <a href="https://tourpreneur.com/connect/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tourpreneur.com/connect/</a> Sponsored by <a href="https://tripadmit.com/tap-to-tip/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tripadmit.com/tap-to-tip/</a> TripAdmit’s powerful digital tipping solution that doesn’t require an app or any additional hardware, enable guests to tip without cash and guides to receive payments seamlessly. Our tipping solution is entirely digital, providing a swift, effortless, and practical way for guests to tip digitally. Thanks to our ‘Tap to Tip’ technology, guests can now make contactless payments through their iPhone or Android phone, eliminating the need for bulky card readers.

Tourpreneur Roundup 29th June 2023

 In this roundup, Mitch, Chris, Pete and Nikki chat about the sale of Rezdy, the growth of content creators in our community and the opportunity this can bring to operators, the power of long-form video in marketing and much much more! Sponsored by https://tripadmit.com/tap-to-tip/ TripAdmit’s powerful digital tipping solution that doesn’t require an app or any additional hardware, enable guests to tip without cash and guides to receive payments seamlessly. Our tipping solution is entirely digital, providing a swift, effortless, and practical way for guests to tip digitally. Thanks to our ‘Tap to Tip’ technology, guests can now make contactless payments through their iPhone or Android phone, eliminating the need for bulky card readers.

In this roundup, Mitch, Chris, Pete and Nikki chat about the sale of Rezdy, the growth of content creators in our community and the opportunity this can bring to operators, the power of long-form video in marketing and much much more! Sponsored by <a href="https://tripadmit.com/tap-to-tip/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tripadmit.com/tap-to-tip/</a> TripAdmit’s powerful digital tipping solution that doesn’t require an app or any additional hardware, enable guests to tip without cash and guides to receive payments seamlessly. Our tipping solution is entirely digital, providing a swift, effortless, and practical way for guests to tip digitally. Thanks to our ‘Tap to Tip’ technology, guests can now make contactless payments through their iPhone or Android phone, eliminating the need for bulky card readers.

Tourpreneur Roundup 15 June 2023

By encouraging user generated content, operators can not only gather valuable feedback and insights from their customers, but also use it to showcase their offerings, attract new visitors and increase bookings. Tourpreneur's own Chris Torres provides some insights into why you must implement this now to grow your bookings in future. Sponsored by https://tripadmit.com/tap-to-tip/

By encouraging user generated content, operators can not only gather valuable feedback and insights from their customers, but also use it to showcase their offerings, attract new visitors and increase bookings. Tourpreneur's own Chris Torres provides some insights into why you must implement this now to grow your bookings in future. Sponsored by <a href="https://tripadmit.com/tap-to-tip/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tripadmit.com/tap-to-tip/</a>

The Power of Consumer Generated Content to Boost your Bookings

In this roundup, Mitch, Chris and Nikki chat about the launch of our new Multi-Day podcast, hosted by Mat Newton, changes to how Facebook will track your data as they phase out cookie tracking, Google AI Search, GYG new round of funding and more.

In this roundup, Mitch, Chris and Nikki chat about the launch of our new Multi-Day podcast, hosted by Mat Newton, changes to how Facebook will track your data as they phase out cookie tracking, Google AI Search, GYG new round of funding and more.

Tourpreneur Roundup 8th June 2023

On this episode of Tourpreneur, guest James Wallman shares his insights on designing unforgettable experiences, the shift from materialism to experientialism, and the importance of transformational experiences for happiness. He also shares his thoughts on the future of experientialism and the role of the organization in transforming the quality of life in the 21st century. Join us for Tourpreneur Connect Seville, November 27-30, 2023 https://tourpreneur.com/connect/

On this episode of Tourpreneur, guest James Wallman shares his insights on designing unforgettable experiences, the shift from materialism to experientialism, and the importance of transformational experiences for happiness. He also shares his thoughts on the future of experientialism and the role of the organization in transforming the quality of life in the 21st century. Join us for Tourpreneur Connect Seville, November 27-30, 2023 <a href="https://tourpreneur.com/connect/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tourpreneur.com/connect/</a>

The Art of Crafting a Transformative Experience

In this roundup, Mitch, Chris, Pete and Nikki chat about our Huddle in Puerto Rico, content creators, our Scottish meet-up and Huddle, announcing our 100 person event CONNECT in Seville and what the future holds for Tourpreneur. Join us for Tourpreneur Connect Seville, November 27-30, 2023 https://tourpreneur.com/connect/

In this roundup, Mitch, Chris, Pete and Nikki chat about our Huddle in Puerto Rico, content creators, our Scottish meet-up and Huddle, announcing our 100 person event CONNECT in Seville and what the future holds for Tourpreneur. Join us for Tourpreneur Connect Seville, November 27-30, 2023 <a href="https://tourpreneur.com/connect/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tourpreneur.com/connect/</a>

The Tourpreneur Roundup: 24th May '23

On this episode of [Women] Travel Entrepreneurs, we delve into the multi-day business with Just Alujiangana, who shares her journey of starting a business in Tanzania. With over a decade of experience in the industry, she talks about the challenges she faced and the lessons she learned along the way. Justa and Kelly discuss the importance of understanding your clients' needs, creating experiences from personal content, and the role of accommodations in the tourism industry. Join us for Tourpreneur Connect Seville, November 27-30, 2023 https://tourpreneur.com/connect/

On this episode of [Women] Travel Entrepreneurs, we delve into the multi-day business with Just Alujiangana, who shares her journey of starting a business in Tanzania. With over a decade of experience in the industry, she talks about the challenges she faced and the lessons she learned along the way. Justa and Kelly discuss the importance of understanding your clients' needs, creating experiences from personal content, and the role of accommodations in the tourism industry. Join us for Tourpreneur Connect Seville, November 27-30, 2023 <a href="https://tourpreneur.com/connect/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tourpreneur.com/connect/</a>

[Women] Travel Entrepreneurs: Moving Past Uncertainty to Build a Strong Business

Tourpreneur is a community of passionate tour business owners eager to improve their skills and increase their profits.Our community is passionate about helping each other. As small tour business owners, we understand it’s a lonely job, a daily grind, and easy to become a busy fool… working harder but not smarter.The Tourpreneur community helps you get advice from your peers as well as experts in the areas you need to grow your business and make it more profitable.Whether you explore our hundreds of free articles, podcasts and other resources, or join our Tourpreneur+ community, we’re here to help!

Love this podcast, exactly what I need to inspire me to get my tour going. So glad I found this!

Wish I found sooner!

Love this podcast! Gives you a glimpse into what tour operators are doing.

Great interviews

Tourpreneur is a community of passionate tour business owners eager to improve their skills and increase their profits. Our community is passionate about helping each other. As small tour business owners, we understand it’s a lonely job, a daily grind, and easy to become a busy fool… working harder but not smarter. The Tourpreneur community helps you get advice from your peers as well as experts in the areas you need to grow your business and make it more profitable. Whether you explore our hundreds of free articles, podcasts and other resources, or join our Tourpreneur+ community, we’re here to help!

Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast

Josh Liebman

On Episode 27 of the Tourpreneur Podcast Guest Experience Expert, Josh Liebman of the Attraction Pros podcast shares his tips on how we can improve guest experience on our tours.  I ask Josh what he's learned by evaluating theme parks and attractions that we can as tour operators implement in our business to improve the guest experience. How to improve guests experience on your tour with Josh Liebman and Tourpreneur Host Shane Whaley.  Welcome to Episode 27 of the Tourpreneur podcast where we flatten the learning curve to help you grow your tour business and delight your customers and delighting customers is a big part of today's episode. Episode 27 is all about how we improve the guests experience.  I got chatting with Joshua Liebman. He has more than 13 years of experience in the theme parks and attractions industry.  Joshua specializes in guest experience training, guest experience feedback, mystery shopping, quality assurance consulting. So he works very closely with theme parks and attractions to go in and mystery shop then evaluates and work out how they can create an even better experience for their guests.   I ask Josh what he's learned by evaluating theme parks and attractions that we can as tour operators implement in our business to improve the guest experience.

On Episode 27 of the Tourpreneur Podcast Guest Experience Expert, Josh Liebman of the Attraction Pros podcast shares his tips on how we can improve guest experience on our tours. I ask Josh what he's learned by evaluating theme parks and attractions that we can as tour operators implement in our business to improve the guest experience. How to improve guests experience on your tour with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-liebman-aa478027/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Josh Liebman</a> and Tourpreneur Host <a href="https://tourpreneur.com/shane-whaley/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Shane Whaley</a>. Welcome to Episode 27 of the Tourpreneur podcast where we flatten the learning curve to help you grow your tour business and delight your customers and delighting customers is a big part of today's episode. Episode 27 is all about how we improve the guests experience. I got chatting with Joshua Liebman. He has more than 13 years of experience in the theme parks and attractions industry. Joshua specializes in guest experience training, guest experience feedback, mystery shopping, quality assurance consulting. So he works very closely with theme parks and attractions to go in and mystery shop then evaluates and work out how they can create an even better experience for their guests. I ask Josh what he's learned by evaluating theme parks and attractions that we can as tour operators implement in our business to improve the guest experience.

How to improve guests experience on your tour with Josh Liebman (27)

Chris Torres

Tourpreneur Host Shane Whaley and Digital Travel Show Host Chris Torress discuss the major events of 2019 for the Tours and Activities Industry.  includes:   OTAs for tour operators. Good or a bad thing or both? The changing face of the tours and activities OTA landscape. Booking.com pulling out of the Experiences sector (for now.) Massive changes at Expedia. What exactly is Groupon doing in the tours and activities space? How was Arival 2019 in Orlando for Shane and Chris? What did we learn? What did we enjoy? We give you our opinions on that res tech debate between Peek, FareHarbor, Checkfront, and Rezdy. Who is our Tour Operator/Tourpreneur of the Year? And Much More 

Tourpreneur Host Shane Whaley and Digital Travel Show Host Chris Torress discuss the major events of 2019 for the Tours and Activities Industry. includes: <ul> <li>OTAs for tour operators. Good or a bad thing or both?</li> <li>The changing face of the tours and activities OTA landscape.</li> <li><a href="http://Booking.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Booking.com</a> pulling out of the Experiences sector (for now.)</li> <li>Massive changes at Expedia.</li> <li>What exactly is Groupon doing in the tours and activities space?</li> <li>How was Arival 2019 in Orlando for Shane and Chris? What did we learn? What did we enjoy?</li> <li>We give you our opinions on that res tech debate between Peek, FareHarbor, Checkfront, and Rezdy.</li> <li>Who is our Tour Operator/Tourpreneur of the Year?</li> <li>And Much More</li> </ul>

OTAs, Booking Platforms, Arival - 2019 Review with Chris Torres. (57)

As Arival Orlando drew to a close, Tourpreneur Host Shane Whaley hit the network lounge and lobbies to ask Arival attendees what they thought of Arival Orlando and what were some of their major take aways.

As Arival Orlando drew to a close, Tourpreneur Host Shane Whaley hit the network lounge and lobbies to ask Arival attendees what they thought of Arival Orlando and what were some of their major take aways.

Arival Orlando attendees tell us what they thought of the event (and major takeaways) 33

Anula Galewska, is a Tourpreneur, and a sustainable tourism expert.  She helps small and big tourism businesses grow by improving their sustainability operations and marketing. Over the last decade, she has audited tour operators and hotels for sustainable tourism, so she's a real expert in this space.  I wanted to talk to Anula Galewska because sustainable tourism means different things to different people. We all want to do more for the environment. We all want to do more for our local economy. We all want to build a sustainable tour business. We are all trying to make a profit, we're working hard to make a living. How can we make profits in our tour business whilst doing good?  So I figured it would be good to talk to Anula about how she defines sustainable tourism and to give us some takeaways of how we can build a sustainable tour business. She has also recently launched a course. Sustainable Tourism Made Easy, it goes live on October 3, which is a simple step by step system to accelerate our tour business through sustainability.  I ask her more about the course, who it is designed for and what it entails. Tourpreneur is NOT affiliated with the course but we do highly recommend Anula's work and rate her expertise.

Anula Galewska, is a Tourpreneur, and a sustainable tourism expert. She helps small and big tourism businesses grow by improving their sustainability operations and marketing. Over the last decade, she has audited tour operators and hotels for sustainable tourism, so she's a real expert in this space. I wanted to talk to Anula Galewska because sustainable tourism means different things to different people. We all want to do more for the environment. We all want to do more for our local economy. We all want to build a sustainable tour business. We are all trying to make a profit, we're working hard to make a living. How can we make profits in our tour business whilst doing good? So I figured it would be good to talk to Anula about how she defines sustainable tourism and to give us some takeaways of how we can build a sustainable tour business. She has also recently launched a course. Sustainable Tourism Made Easy, it goes live on October 3, which is a simple step by step system to accelerate our tour business through sustainability. I ask her more about the course, who it is designed for and what it entails. Tourpreneur is NOT affiliated with the course but we do highly recommend Anula's work and rate her expertise.

How To Build a Sustainable Tour Business with Anula Galewska (28)

In a quick call, Grace Della of Miami Culinary Tours shares with us how she is using the experience of dealing with hurricanes and Zika to build her business and bulletproof her mindset during the COVID-19 lockdown.  - What are your action plans during quarantine? - What is your daily routine? How are you protecting your mental health? - How are you getting through this? What is your message to your fellow tour operators? - What are you doing to make sure your business comes out of this stronger than before? - What are you learning from peers and the online webinars that you plan on implementing in your business?

In a quick call, Grace Della of Miami Culinary Tours shares with us how she is using the experience of dealing with hurricanes and Zika to build her business and bulletproof her mindset during the COVID-19 lockdown. - What are your action plans during quarantine? - What is your daily routine? How are you protecting your mental health? - How are you getting through this? What is your message to your fellow tour operators? - What are you doing to make sure your business comes out of this stronger than before? - What are you learning from peers and the online webinars that you plan on implementing in your business?

Tour Operator COVID-19 Check in with Miami Culinary Tours (70)

Christian Watts

Magpie Travel

Christian Watts, founder of City Sightseeing San Francisco and now CEO at Magpie Travel shares his journey in the travel industry in our Tourpreneur Spotlight series.  Christian Watts reveals in a candid conversation with Tourpreneur host Shane Whaley, how he moved to San Francisco and climbed the ladder in the travel industry. Christian started his career in tours and activities as a pedicab driver near Fishermans Wharf and went on to found the hop on hop off City Sightseeing bus tour company which he managed and grew for over two decades.

Christian Watts, founder of City Sightseeing San Francisco and now CEO at Magpie Travel shares his journey in the travel industry in our Tourpreneur Spotlight series. Christian Watts reveals in a candid conversation with Tourpreneur host Shane Whaley, how he moved to San Francisco and climbed the ladder in the travel industry. Christian started his career in tours and activities as a pedicab driver near Fishermans Wharf and went on to found the hop on hop off City Sightseeing bus tour company which he managed and grew for over two decades.

How I built City Sightseeing San Francisco and now Magpie Travel- Spotlight on Christian Watts. (23)

Miranda Peterson

Miranda Peterson sat down with Tourpreneur Podcast Host Shane Whaley and told us how she gave up her corporate job, went on sabbatical around the world and came home to build a yoga tours business in Asheville. Miranda walks us through how she tested her idea to see if there was a demand for yoga tours in Asheville.  We also discuss some of the challenges she has faced since launching her yoga tours business including why she moved from FareHarbor to Peek and we learn more about her marketing and OTA strategy.

Miranda Peterson sat down with <a href="https://tourpreneur.com/shane-whaley/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tourpreneur Podcast Host Shane Whaley</a> and told us how she gave up her corporate job, went on sabbatical around the world and came home to build a yoga tours business in Asheville. Miranda walks us through how she tested her idea to see if there was a demand for yoga tours in Asheville. We also discuss some of the challenges she has faced since launching her yoga tours business including why she moved from FareHarbor to Peek and we learn more about her marketing and OTA strategy.

Meet Miranda Peterson, who quit her corporate job to launch her own yoga tour company. (39)

Sean Finelli

Sean Finelli walked away from a lucrative analyst job on Wall Street to move to Rome. He worked numerous bar and restaurant jobs to pay his way and then found himself selling tours on the streets of Rome. This is when his life changed.  Sean worked his way up from selling tours for others outside the Colosseum to building his own successful tour business. Sean reveals he suffers from dyslexia but also shares how he has turned it into an advantage.

Sean Finelli walked away from a lucrative analyst job on Wall Street to move to Rome. He worked numerous bar and restaurant jobs to pay his way and then found himself selling tours on the streets of Rome. This is when his life changed. Sean worked his way up from selling tours for others outside the Colosseum to building his own successful tour business. Sean reveals he suffers from dyslexia but also shares how he has turned it into an advantage.

How Sean Finelli gave Wall Street up for Rome and built his own tour business from scratch. (63)

Mitch Batch shares with us why he set up the immersive training company Tripschool and how he uses his 17 year experience to help you become a better tour guide and/or director and tour guide. TripSchool offers immersive tour director &amp; guide training experiences online and around the world!  In this episode, we cover many topics, but this is not a sales pitch. Mitch shares with us how to build an engaging tour experience which will help to grow your tour business.  I quizzed Mitch about the Tour Director Certification Course and if it would help me with my plans to set up my own brewery tour company. ( An idea that has been derailed since COVID-19 but I am still thinking about it but probably in 2021.)   Mitch is not just a tour guide trainer, he also works as a tour guide and towards the end of the chat, Mitch shares with us one of his tour guide secrets that always blows the minds of his tour guests, it blew my mind as well

Mitch Batch shares with us why he set up the immersive training company Tripschool and how he uses his 17 year experience to help you become a better tour guide and/or director and tour guide. TripSchool offers immersive tour director &amp; guide training experiences online and around the world! In this episode, we cover many topics, but this is not a sales pitch. Mitch shares with us how to build an engaging tour experience which will help to grow your tour business. I quizzed Mitch about the <a href="https://thetripschool.com/certification/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tour Director Certification Course</a> and if it would help me with my plans to set up my own brewery tour company. ( An idea that has been derailed since COVID-19 but I am still thinking about it but probably in 2021.) Mitch is not just a tour guide trainer, he also works as a tour guide and towards the end of the chat, Mitch shares with us one of his tour guide secrets that always blows the minds of his tour guests, it blew my mind as well

How TripSchool Can Help You Become a Better Tour Guide and/or Tour Director (67)

San Francisco tour founder Erik Hormann started with one Volkswagen bus and built a thriving vintage van tour business. After 5 years, he sold it to new owners, bringing the business full circle. This is his story and it is packed with lessons and advice for tour operators.

San Francisco tour founder Erik Hormann started with one Volkswagen bus and built a thriving vintage van tour business. After 5 years, he sold it to new owners, bringing the business full circle. This is his story and it is packed with lessons and advice for tour operators.

How Erik built a tour operator business from scratch (and how he sold it.)

Mina Okpi

Color

Mina Okpi is a tour operator on a mission. She sat down with Tourpreneur Host Shane Whaley and explained why she feels the outdoors industry is not marketing to people of color and what her tour business is doing about it.  'I noticed that a lot of people of color and black people weren't outdoors and taking advantage of the healing that I thought nature was able to bring to people. And that really made me sad in a way. And so I wanted to change that and I wanted to bring that outdoors and the healing and that feeling and community to communities of color.'  

Mina Okpi is a tour operator on a mission. She sat down with Tourpreneur Host <a href="https://tourpreneur.com/shane-whaley/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Shane Whaley</a> and explained why she feels the outdoors industry is not marketing to people of color and what her tour business is doing about it. 'I noticed that a lot of people of color and black people weren't outdoors and taking advantage of the healing that I thought nature was able to bring to people. And that really made me sad in a way. And so I wanted to change that and I wanted to bring that outdoors and the healing and that feeling and community to communities of color.'

My mission is to get people of color into the outdoors and in nature' says Tour Operator Mina Okpi (42)

Todd Kersey

Times may be tough, but there’s also never been a better time to review your processes and systems to make than as good as they can be. And that includes your booking tech. There has been so much new tech coming into our sector. But which system should you choose? What features do you need? Which pricing model is right for you? This workshop will help you build a plan for evaluating and implementing a technology platform to manage your tours and activities and run your business more efficiently. Who’s this for? Tour, activity and attraction operators considering new reservation technology

Times may be tough, but there’s also never been a better time to review your processes and systems to make than as good as they can be. And that includes your booking tech. There has been so much new tech coming into our sector. But which system should you choose? What features do you need? Which pricing model is right for you? This workshop will help you build a plan for evaluating and implementing a technology platform to manage your tours and activities and run your business more efficiently. Who’s this for? Tour, activity and attraction operators considering new reservation technology

Arival Workshop: Refresh Your Booking Tech with Christian Watts and Todd Kersey

Peter Syme

Coronavirus is hitting the travel industry hard. On this episode we talk to tour industry veteran Peter Syme who shares actionable tips on what tour operators need to be doing in order to protect our tour businesses.

Coronavirus is hitting the travel industry hard. On this episode we talk to tour industry veteran Peter Syme who shares actionable tips on what tour operators need to be doing in order to protect our tour businesses.

How Tour Operators Can Prepare For The Impact of Coronavirus on our businesses with Peter Syme

Shawn Teasley

Shawn Teasley sat down with Tourpreneur Podcast Host Shane Whaley and shared three social media tips for tour operators.   I was excited to chat with Shawn, as she is a social media expert with vast experience of working within the tours and hospitality industry. She is also very generous with her time and knowledge because she is passionate about social media and tours. In this quick chat, I asked Shawn to share with us her top three social media tips for tour operators.  Shawn has kindly agreed to come back on the Tourpreneur Podcast on a future episode to answer more of your social media questions and to give us more social media tips for tour operators because 10 minutes is not enough time to learn from such an experienced social media strategist.

Shawn Teasley sat down with Tourpreneur Podcast Host Shane Whaley and shared three social media tips for tour operators. I was excited to chat with Shawn, as she is a social media expert with vast experience of working within the tours and hospitality industry. She is also very generous with her time and knowledge because she is passionate about social media and tours. In this quick chat, I asked Shawn to share with us her top three social media tips for tour operators. Shawn has kindly agreed to come back on the Tourpreneur Podcast on a future episode to answer more of your social media questions and to give us more social media tips for tour operators because 10 minutes is not enough time to learn from such an experienced social media strategist.

Social Media Tips for Tour Operators with Arival's Social Media Expert Shawn Teasley (41)

Bryan Bou

10 mins with Bryan Bou of Spotin Tours. He shares with us how they moved from being an app to a tour operator. He shares with us their success strategies, insights, and tips for other tour operators including which booking platform they work with.

10 mins with Bryan Bou of Spotin Tours. He shares with us how they moved from being an app to a tour operator. He shares with us their success strategies, insights, and tips for other tour operators including which booking platform they work with.

Meet the Tour Operator. Bryan Bou of Spotin Tours Puerto Rico (35)

How in the world does an Israeli journalist arrive in Singapore and within a few short years develop one of the most talked-about food tours that’s featured by the Singapore Tourism Board? In this talk, Karni Tomer shares her passion, purpose and hunger for the street food of her adopted country and how it propelled her business forward.

How in the world does an Israeli journalist arrive in Singapore and within a few short years develop one of the most talked-about food tours that’s featured by the Singapore Tourism Board? In this talk, Karni Tomer shares her passion, purpose and hunger for the street food of her adopted country and how it propelled her business forward.

APAC Arival 2019 - The Power of Passion (Plus Some Hawker Chicken & Rice)

Steve Chapman

In this candid and in-depth episode of Tourpreneur, I chat with Steve Chapman of Salida Walking Tours. who walks through starting a walking tour business from scratch. Steve Chapman was a founder of his own strategic marketing consulting company and decided to sell his business in 2018.  He needed a new career and turned to his hometown of Salida, which is Colorado's largest national historic district, to start a walking tour business.

In this candid and in-depth episode of Tourpreneur, I chat with Steve Chapman of Salida Walking Tours. who walks through starting a walking tour business from scratch. Steve Chapman was a founder of his own strategic marketing consulting company and decided to sell his business in 2018. He needed a new career and turned to his hometown of Salida, which is Colorado's largest national historic district, to start a walking tour business.

Starting a Walking Tour Business from scratch with Steve Chapman (61)

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