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On today’s Tourpreneur, the activity and tour operator podcast: It’s January, a time for new years resolutions and goal setting. In today’s episode, Tourpreneur Host Shane Whaley asked 11 activity and tour operators what one skill or competency they are focusing on to grow their business in 2022. If you are able to help our […]
Tour Operator Tech AI Chatbots for Tour Operators? Really? Aren’t AI Chatbots for big banks and airlines rather than tour businesses? Listen to short extract of an interview with Evan Tipton of TOMIS who explains how Billy of Arkansas River Tours is taking advantage of AI Chatbots to generate over $60k in bookings. Billy also […]
The Tour Operator Start Up Series on the Tourpreneur Podcast In this episode, our guests discuss how tour operators can facilitate conversations toward understanding diverse history. They also explore how tour operators can discuss historical issues on tours effectively and safely. They consider engaging travelers who discover an unpleasant aspect of their ancestors’ history while […]
Today on Tourpreneur we hear from three listeners who attended the TIS Seville. What did they learn? And what are they going to do differently in their businesses as a result of attending? TIS is a new one for me so here is the official blurb. Tourism Innovation Summit is aimed to help tourism and travel industry […]
Meet the Marketing Agency with TOMIS Welcome to the second session of our exclusive Meet the Marketing Agency series guest hosted by Social Media Strategist Shawn Teasley Evan, Billy, and Amada discuss digital marketing tips for tour operators, SEO best practices, Google Ads, and customer communications. They explore how by integrating AI chatbots, SMS chat, […]
Tour Operator Round Table – How to work with a marketing agency! Meet the Marketing Agency is a brand new series on the Tourpreneur podcast! Social media expert, Social Tonic’s Shawn Teasley hosts a round table digital marketing for tour operators round table. She is joined by tourism marketing expert Chris Torres along with tour […]
The Tour Operator Start Up is back and this tme we talk content creation. In this episode of the Tour Operator Start-Up Series, Sita, Ripley, and Danielle Desir discuss how to build a podcast to expand your brand. They break down the basics of creating a podcast and how Tour Operators can use it to […]
SEO Tips for Tour Operators In part 5 of our blogging for tour operators guide, tourism marketing expert of Dorene Wharton joins us to share her secrets to writing successful SEO-friendly blog posts. She explains why Google keeps changing its algorithms. She discusses how tour operators can successfully navigate Google’s E-A-T guidelines and shares her […]
Buying and Selling a Tour Business Trish Higgins bought Cap’n Fish’s cruises in idyllic Boothbay Harbor, Maine: known for its puffins, whale-watching, and picturesque lighthouses. So what could go wrong? For starters, she signed the docs for her new tour business just days before the COVID-19 epidemic shut down most of the country, adding a […]
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 […]
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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 […]