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Experiences

Skift Global Forum Video: The Evolving Role of Experiences in Travel

In this video from Skift Global Forum, executives from Peek, TUI Musement, and McKinsey & Company broke down significant shifts in traveler behavior driving the boom in the experiences sector.

McKinsey & Company + Skift | 2 months ago

Skift Global Forum Video: The Evolving Role of Experiences in Travel

Experiences

Peek CEO Pegs AI Tools for Tour Operators as Priority in 2024

Peek CEO Ruzwana Bashir isn’t looking for an exit and instead says she wants to be the biggest independent company providing operating systems for tours and expenses businesses.

Selene Brophy | 11 months ago

Peek CEO Pegs AI Tools for Tour Operators as Priority in 2024

News Blog

Tours and Activities Companies Launch Standards Association

Nearly three dozen tours and activities operators, reservation systems, and distributors debuted a non-profit association geared to formulate connectivity standards. Source: Reuters The 501c3 association, Open Connectivity for Tours, Activities & Attractions intends to promote an open source specification "to enable reservation and ticketing system providers and tour, activity and attraction ticket sellers to connect…

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Experiences

Laurence Tosi’s WestCap Leads $80 Million Funding for Activities Booking Site Peek

Peek survived the pandemic when so many tours and activities' operators went into hibernation or worse, and now it has another $80 million in the bank for expansion. With business-to-business software as hot as it is, that's not a bad place to be.

Dennis Schaal | 3 years ago

Laurence Tosi’s WestCap Leads $80 Million Funding for Activities Booking Site Peek

Experiences

The Battle Over Tours and Activities Reservation Systems Rages On

FareHarbor and Bokun act as if they're unstoppably on the way to becoming giants. But the market for booking systems for sightseeing and experience operators remains very much in flux.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 5 years ago

The Battle Over Tours and Activities Reservation Systems Rages On

Online Travel

Activities Tech Provider Peek Raises $23 Million

The latest investment comes just in time for Peek, a maker of enterprise software. Its rivals FareHarbor and Bokun have recently been snapped up by larger acquirers Booking Holdings and TripAdvisor. Clocks are ticking.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 6 years ago

Activities Tech Provider Peek Raises $23 Million

Experiences

Tours and Activities Race for Dominance in 6 Charts

Viator leads in online tours and activities, as Skift Research's new analysis shows, but being in first also puts a target on its back. Rivals are working hard to close the gap and the race is far from over.

Seth Borko and Rebecca Stone, Skift Research | 7 years ago

Tours and Activities Race for Dominance in 6 Charts

Online Travel

Peek Acquires Zozi’s Assets in Further Consolidation of Tours and Activities Tech Sector

The market for software to tour merchants is fragmented without a single clear leader. Yet Peek now has an advantageous position, thanks to the acquisition of the assets of one of its chief rivals.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 8 years ago

Peek Acquires Zozi’s Assets in Further Consolidation of Tours and Activities Tech Sector

Business Travel

Tours and Activities Providers Still Have Doubts About the Internet

T&A's love-hate relationship with the internet continues. They love the online reviews, but are reluctant to use the internet as a distribution channel.

Dave Montali, Skift | 8 years ago

Tours and Activities Providers Still Have Doubts About the Internet

Tour Operators

Peek CEO Ruzwana Bashir: How Mobile Technology Empowers Tour Operators

As tour operators become more nimble with their use of mobile technology, they'll be able to strengthen their appeal to consumers who are looking to purchase tours and activities on demand.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 8 years ago

Peek CEO Ruzwana Bashir: How Mobile Technology Empowers Tour Operators