Meet the Res Tech – Historic Tours of America reveal why they picked Ventrata to power their online bookings. (135)
What makes Ventrata different from other Rez Tech companies? Oliver Morgan CEO of Ventrata, Edwin Swift IV of Historic Tours of America, and tour operator Emilie join me today to discuss and learn more about how the Ventrata booking platform and ticketing systems work. We discuss how Ventrata...
Content Creation Tips for Tour Operators and the importance of building a content factory. with Patrick van Rosendaal (133)
Content Creation Tips for Tour Operators Tourpreneur Patrick van Rosendaal of BE NY joins us today to share content creation tips for tour operators based on his own real-life experiences. He discusses how content plays a crucial role in your tour business. We discuss whether you should build your...
Why 2021 is going to be a year of focus, plus Arival Insiders Pro and Clubhouse on Shane’s Audio Journal. (137)
Many of you have written in asking me why I no longer produce a What I Learned This Week episode on Tourpreneur. In this short episode, I reveal what I learned in 2020 and how I am trying to be laser-focused in 2021 so I can deliver you even better content. This episode is kindly sponsored by...
Travel Industry Mavericks Discuss Klook’s $200M Investment & The Challenges Facing OTAs. (134)
The brand new Travel Industry Mavericks series kicks off with a discussion about the challenges facing OTAs. Peter Syme and Christian Watts join me today to discuss what is happening in the tourism industry and share their predictions for the future. We also discuss why we decided to create the...
How Buffalo Bike Tours operates in an economically depressed smaller market that is now seeing growth (131)
The Story Behind Buffalo Bike Tours Marc Moscato joins us today to share the story behind Buffalo Bike Tours. He reveals what it is really like to run a company in a smaller market that has been depressed for many years but is now seeing revitalization and pockets of growth. We discuss his...
Meet the Res Tech – Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours tell us why they picked RocketRez to power their online bookings. (132)
Who are RocketRez and why should you consider working with them for your experience, attraction or tour business booking engine?On this episode of the Tourpreneur, the weekly podcast for tour operators, we see the return of our popular Meet the Res Tech series and find out more about RocketRez. We...
‘The big OTAs have lost their way’ claims Chris Torres so he created Touriosity an OTA ‘with a conscience’ (130)
The big OTAs have lost their way says Touriosity's Chris Torres Chris joins me today to share what Touriosity is all about and how you can register your company and tours. He reveals how tour bookings are managed and the marketing plan for 2021. Chris shares some of the lessons he has learned from...
How a teacher started her own bike tour business – The Story Behind A Wee Pedal with Leanne Farmer (129)
Leanne Farmer of A Wee Pedal joins us today to share how she started her own bike tour business in 2019, navigated the challenges of 2020 and COVID-19, and is entering 2021 fully booked. She discusses the business pivots she has made in her bike tour business to focus on the local community and...
Lessons learned re-opening our tour business after Lockdown (128)
Torin and Alice join me today to share the lessons they have learned since opening their tours after lockdown. We explore the measures and policies you can put in place to run safe tours during the COVID pandemic and discuss how you can manage your team when they display symptoms or have had close...
Tour Operator COVID Survival Stories – Plus working with Amazon Explore (126)
John O'Sullivan of Depot Adventures joins us today to discuss his tour operator COVID survival and working with Amazon Explore. He shares the innovation needed to survive the economic crisis caused by COVID and the opportunities to continue trading by providing video experiences and virtual tours....
The Big Tour Operator Pivot – How Theresa turned a $3,000 investment in Facebook ads into over $138k in sales in 48-hours for her Holiday boxes.
Theresa Nemetz of Milwaukee Food Tours joins us today to share her big tour operator pivot success story: offering advent gift boxes in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Theresa reveals how she sold 1,000 advent boxes in one weekend and how she turned a $3,000 investment in Facebook...
Meet the Res Tech – Game of Thrones Tours tells us why they picked Checkfront to power their online bookings. (122)
Meet the Res Tech - Meet Peek Pro on the Tourpreneur Podcast TP122 - Meet the Res Tech - Meet Checkfront On today's Tourpreneur Podcast, we meet tour operator booking software company Checkfront in the third installment in our Meet the Res Tech Series. Available on podcast format and you can watch...
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