Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast

Arnaud Azoulay, CEO of Babylon Tours, transforms from Paris guide to leading a walking tour company across Europe. He reveals how he scaled his business with a lean team, focusing on quality experiences and guides. Arnaud discusses the value of personal interactions amid automation and his success utilizing OTAs for sales. He shares insights on customer loyalty, innovative combo tour offerings, and lessons learned from In N Out Burger regarding efficiency. Dive into his organic growth strategies and the importance of immersive cultural experiences in tours.

Kevin O'neil describes all the challenges he has faced when building his business including losing his location, legal challenges and having a heart attack! Join Tourpreneur+ for even more content: https://tourpreneur.com/plus/ Join our free tour operator community of over 4.5K members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tourpreneur Check out Kevin's business: https://destinywateradventures.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-oneil-787798156/

Listen to the incredible journey of how Steve Williams found his way into the industry and helped transform some local operators before building his own business.Take note of the wasted $1m on Facebook ads and the costs of acquiring customers!Check out Trunk TravelCheck out Steve's LinkedIn

Preparation is essential if you are going to maximize the chances of selling your tour company at the best possible price. Experienced buyer Trish Higgins explains what she looks for when buying experience companies.Trish Higgins in LinkedInChenmark 

A discussion with Sachin Bansal from City explores and Regenerative Travel in India about doing tourism better for all stakeholders.Join our Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tourpreneurJoin Tourpreneur+https://tourpreneur.com/plus/

Peter Syme, a successful entrepreneur, shares his journey of leveraging LinkedIn to grow his tour business into six figures. He discusses strategies for crafting an optimized profile that attracts clients without overt self-promotion. Peter emphasizes building trust through authentic networking, avoiding aggressive sales tactics. He reveals how tour operators can maximize their outreach with personalized engagement and valuable content. Additionally, he explains how effective techniques can drive revenue without needing a premium membership.

Women in Travel: How to Craft Tours Focused on Telling the Stories of Women Amanda, Carol, Zakia, Caroline and Mary discuss how they craft female focused stories and products in their tours. Join our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tourpreneur Visit our website: https://tourpreneur.com

Who better to discuss the future of reservation systems with than one of the founding fathers who started the sector nearly 20 years ago. Alex Bainbridge, ex CEO TourCMS, and Peter Syme discuss the future of this essential software.

Renee Ventrice chats with Quay Frazier of Big Easy Walking Tours on growing his tour business in New Orleans. Quay has a passion for music and has played with some world famous artists so this allows for a unique take on his walking tours.

In this episode Mitch Bach speaks with Jeff Ment of Ment Law Group, a firm specializing in working with travel companies. Jeff handles tour operator clients from around the world, and in this episode he shares his insights on a wide variety of topics important to tour operators: hiring employees vs. contractorswhat's most important for early stage businessesliability issues around accidents and guidesbest practices for incorporationhow to protect your assets intellectual property rights for your tour & photographydisclaimers and waiversmuch more!Join Tourpreneur+ for even more contentJoin our free tour operator community of over 9,000 members