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Welcome to the Tourpreneur!

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, not smarter.

The Tourpreneur community offers peer and expert support in all the areas you need to grow your travel business.

Whether you explore our hundreds of free articles, podcasts and other resources, or join our Tourpreneur+ community, we’re here to help!

-Mitch, Chris and Peter

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Podcast

175+ Countries

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From The Blog

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Multi-Day Podcast: The Ultimate Sales Machine

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

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How the Concept of “Play” Can Improve Your Tours

On this episode of Tourpreneur, we explore the power of play in the tourism industry. Samantha Hardcastle (The Storied Experience), emphasizes that incorporating elements of play into tour experiences can create a more engaging and memorable experience for participants. We discuss the different modes of play and how they are connected to individuals' childhood behaviors and hobbies. We also delve into the neuroscience of play and its importance in facilitating continuous learning.
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Using Brain Science to Craft Immersive Tours (Episode 235)

This episode with Paul Zak will discuss immersive storytelling and how to pair that with staging, and surprise to craft memorable experiences.
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How will AI Impact Tourism & Operators? (Episode 234)

Looking to stay ahead of the curve with the latest in travel technology? This episode talks about booking tools, digitized experiences, taking risk, and more.
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Automations & Guest Experience: A Travel Technology Panel Discussion

The Tourpreneur Team sits down with Ryan O'Grady of Fotaflo, and Henry Bishop of the Tomis marketing agency to talk all things travel tech and automations.
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Tipping, Tiktok and Evolving Your Business

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Multiday Technology Insights

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Booking Software Insights: A Panel Discussion

Courses

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Blogging for Tour Operators

Blogger and Tour Operator Jessie Festa of Jessie on a journey shares how to create a blog on your website that helps you sell more tours!
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Buying & Selling a Tour Business

Trish Higgins of Chenmark guides you through what to consider when selling your tour business, and questions to ask when buying one.
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AI Tools for Tour Operators

The pace of AI tool developments since the release of chatGPT has been dizzying; we are developing a course structure that allows us to continuously update the resources as new developments continue daily.
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DIY Google Ads for Tour Operators

Learn from the master how to create, optimize and track your paid ad campaigns on Google.
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How to Build a Tour Business Website

Follow this step-by-step guide and you’ll have an optimized, well-designed tour business website!
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Pricing Strategy for Tour Operators

Zeb Smith of Zebulon guides you through his thinking for pricing strategy for tour operators.
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Email Marketing Strategy

Mitch guides you through the basics of a sound email marketing strategy, applicable to both day and multi-day operators.
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Copywriting That Converts

8 videos, 1 PDF. From website to tour page to email newsletters, Dorene covers the best tips and practices for mastering copywriting for your tour business.
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Tour Design Hacks

Using principles gleaned from psychology and design theory, Mitch guides you through 7 easy ways to refine your tour to make the most impact with your guests, delighting them and increasing your reviews and tips.

Upcoming Retreats

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Oct 13-16, 2023

Scotland Tour Business Retreat

Upcoming Meetups

January 24, 2023

Austin, TX Meetup

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