Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast
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The Tourpreneur community helps you get advice from your peers as well as experts in the areas you need to grow your business and make it more profitable.
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Our community is passionate about helping each other. As small tour business owners, we understand it’s a lonely job, a daily grind, and easy to become a busy fool… working harder but not smarter.
The Tourpreneur community helps you get advice from your peers as well as experts in the areas you need to grow your business and make it more profitable.
Whether you explore our hundreds of free articles, podcasts and other resources, or join our Tourpreneur+ community, we’re here to help!
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Nov 8, 2019 • 15min
APAC Arival 2019 - Responsible Tourism as Company Culture & Habit
Raj Gyawali, Founding Director of the leading Nepal tour operator socialtours (and Asia’s first Travelife-certified brand), speaks to building a company culture with responsible practices baked into day-to-day operations. He shares how every tour and attraction operator can embed sustainable habits into the daily routine of its staff, tours and the experience of their customers.
Nov 7, 2019 • 32min
APAC Arival 2019 - Roundtable: DMOs & the State of In-Destination in Asia
Destination marketing organizations (DMOs) play a pivotal role in driving tourism and advancing the interests of local tours, activities and attractions. This session assembles leaders from some of Asia’s most important tourism bodies to discuss key trends in travel across Asia, the role of DMOs.
Nov 3, 2019 • 31min
Arival Orlando attendees tell us what they thought of the event (and major takeaways) 33
As Arival Orlando drew to a close, Tourpreneur Host Shane Whaley hit the network lounge and lobbies to ask Arival attendees what they thought of Arival Orlando and what were some of their major take aways.
Nov 1, 2019 • 14min
APAC Arival 2019 - CEO of I Love Asia Tour Lien Nguyen is on a mission to empower women across Vietnam
From full-time student and part-time tour guide to full-time-plus as entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of I Love Asia Tour Lien Nguyen is on a mission to empower women across Vietnam and beyond to step up, and out, as tour guides and independent entrepreneurs in their own right.
Oct 31, 2019 • 15min
APAC Arival 2019 - So you have made a profit. What’s next? How do we grow?
Most tour and activity operators start their business with a passion. But once that passion turns into profit, every entrepreneur faces the same questions: What’s next? How do we grow? More tours? New destinations? And how do create processes and build the right team to make it all happen? In this talk, Hello! Tours founder Laura Blackhall shares her journey to answer these tough questions and build her company into a multi-destination operation.
Oct 29, 2019 • 57min
YouTube tips for Tour Operators. How Rob generates 90% of his bookings from YouTube. (32)
YouTube for Tour Operators. We show you how Rob at TripHacks DC built a youtube channel that delivers 90% of his tour bookings. We also talk about how he got started, and how he competes in the highly competitive area of Washington DC. His tour ranks #9 out of 209 on Tripadvisor. This episode is action packed with ideas for all tour operators.
Oct 25, 2019 • 14min
APAC Arival 2019 - The Power of Passion (Plus Some Hawker Chicken & Rice)
How in the world does an Israeli journalist arrive in Singapore and within a few short years develop one of the most talked-about food tours that’s featured by the Singapore Tourism Board? In this talk, Karni Tomer shares her passion, purpose and hunger for the street food of her adopted country and how it propelled her business forward.
Oct 24, 2019 • 15min
APAC Arival 2019 - Is the multi-attraction pass optimized for operators in APAC?
The flexible, use-as-you-go multi-attraction pass has been on the rise around the world. But is this pass optimized for operators in the Asia Pacific region? This presentation walks through the basics of the multi-attraction pass, and explores whether it is the right choice for your business.
Oct 22, 2019 • 56min
How do I promote my specialty tours? - Ask the Expert (31)
How do I promote my specialty tours asks an Edinburgh based tour operator? In this special Ask the Expert edition of Tourpreneur, Shane Whaley brings together tour operator, Olga the owner of Cobble Tales and a digital marketing expert and tour operator Ben Oliver of Drinking History Tours to tackle tough marketing questions. With practical and actionable advice any tourpreneur can implement, this hour is packed full of value.
Oct 18, 2019 • 18min
APAC Arival 2019 - Why This Online Brand Delivers Offline Experiences
Most think of online travel agencies (OTAs) as simply online resellers of other operators' products. But Taiwan-based KKDay is not your typical OTA. They are getting into customer delivery with KKDay branded experiences. In this talk, the company's regional executive director explains why.
