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The Tour Operator Start Up – Part 3 In this episode of the Tour Operator Start-Up Series, Nikki, Sita, Ripley, and Nancy discuss how She Shapes History Tours can leverage social media as marketing tools to attract attention. They explore how Sita and Ripley can use their values and advocacy for social media to create […]
Plus Tom’s 3 major value bombs on how you can start/grow a tour business. Tour Operator Tom Barclay Matchett reveals how he went about growing a bespoke private tour business and provides his insight into the creative side of engaging business and guests through storytelling. He walks us through the genesis of The London Storyteller […]
Arival 360 2021 postponed to January 2022 – The Tourpreneur Take This morning I woke up to the sad, but not totally unexpected news that Arival 360 Orlando has been postponed. In an email Team Arival explain that: Due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis in Florida we have made the decision to move Arival 360 […]
“It was much rougher than I first expected.” She Shapes History In part two of The Tour Operator Startup, we spoke with Ripley & Sita: two ambitious Aussies who are starting their own tour company, She Shapes History and want to make it the best it can be. So we’re following them on their […]
The Tour Operator Start Up Series with Nikki Padilla Rivera and She Shapes History tours continues. How to start a tour company – our guests Sita and Ripley are back on the Tourpreneur Podcast to share their experience leading their first tour and the feedback, insights, and lessons they learned from it. They describe how […]
More Copywriting Tips For Tour Operators Blogs Blogging for Tour Operators Part 4
On Today’s Tourpreneur Podcast – an OTA just for bike tours? Host Shane Whaley is joined by Fat Tire Tours and bike tour business owner Emilie to discuss Fat Tire Tours’ initiative to create a community and booking platform for bike tour operators worldwide. Our guests reveal what inspired the company to start the project […]
Welcome to the all new Tour Operator Start-Up with Nikki Padilla Rivera Are you starting a tour business or looking to help those who are? Then the Tour Operator Start Up Series is for you. Each month you can join your host, tourism expert Nikki Padilla Rivera as we explore how Sita and Ripley went […]
Tour Industry experts Nikki Padilla Rivera and Fiona Sweetman to front new series of the Tourpreneur Podcast. Tourpreneur Podcast Host Shane Whaley reveals exciting news, welcoming two new guest hosts and two new series for the tour operator podcast! Reach Out and Connect with Tourpreneur the Tour Operator Podcast. Visit Tourpreneur on the Web Read […]
How John Coupland Built his day and private tour business John Coupland joins me today to share the humble beginnings of his tour company and what inspired him to become a tour operator later in life. We discuss how he leveraged his previous experiences and methods as an entrepreneur when starting his company and the […]
Repurposing Your Content – Blogging for Tour Operators Part 3 In part 3 of our blogging for tour operators guide, marketing expert Dorene Wharton returns to discuss the benefits of repurposing your content into fresh, new pieces for different platforms. We discuss what it means to repurpose content and the benefits of breathing new life […]
Today’s episode of Tourpreneur is kindly sponsored by FareHarbor Madison Eats Food Tours Owner Otehlia shares her Instagram tips for tour operators Today Otehlia and I dive into the world of Instagram marketing for tour operators and strategies to help grow your tour business. Otehlia offers insights into how Instagram can work for tour operators […]
On Episode 149 of the Tourpreneur Podcast, host and founder Shane Whaley shares the news that he is joining Redeam as Vice President, Sales. Shane reveals the reasons why he decided to join Redeam and why it is excellent news for the Tourpreneur community. “I love what I have built with Tourpreneur, but I miss […]
Krystle shares the three major lessons that she has learned after she was forced to run the family water tour business. Today, we hear the inspirational journey of one woman’s determination to keep her water tour business afloat after her partner got sick and was fighting for his life. This is the story of Krystle […]
“Over 35,000 people have been connected to Maine’s craft alcohol producers since our tours began almost 10 years ago” Don Littlefield is a legend in the brewery tour business and he shares his 3 major learnings on growing a brewery tour business with us. Today, we take a deep dive into the work of brewery […]
Part 2 – What Should Tour Operators Blog About and how to organize your content! In the second part of our Blogging for Tour Operators series, Dorene shares tips on what should tour operators blog about. Plus we discuss how tour operators can generate new ideas for your content. Dorene highlights other types of content […]
This is the Story of Blue Fern Travel, the DC Tour company which tells the history of neighborhoods through food. Blue Fern Travel focuses on supporting local businesses, specifically, women-owned and minority-owned businesses. Today, Mary and Stefan share the Blue Fern Travel ethos and how they work with organizations helping those in need in the […]
In today’s episode of the Travel Industry Mavericks, Peter Syme, Christian Watts chats with Chris Newlands about his unique business model and the journey that led to the creation of spelfie.com. We discuss how COVID has changed Chris’s business landscape and the challenges of bringing brands, events, and partners together. We discuss how Spelfie works, […]
Intrigued by Clubhouse? Then today you can be a fly on the wall as I record an actual session for you – the room was titled Clubhouse for Tour Operators. Is Clubhouse for Tour Operators and Tour Guides? Everyone is talking about it, but not many can categorize it. Clubhouse is the new social platform […]
Everything Starts With Content! On today’s episode, Tourpreneur host Shane Whaley talks content for tour operators with Arival’s Director of Marketing, Jessica Gregory. Arival recently announced their content for tour operators masterclass which takes place on March 24th and 25th. Jessica and Shane discuss the content masterclass program and discuss why this is not a […]