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Xola Lands Series A, Led By Rakuten, Takes On The 0 Billion Global Tours And Activities Market

Xola Lands Series A, Led By Rakuten, Takes On The $120 Billion Global Tours And Activities Market

Xola, the leading booking and marketing software for the tours and activity market, joins the Rakuten portfolio, with the likes

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8 Key Statistics You Need to Know About Your Tour Business

8 Key Statistics You Need to Know About Your Tour Business

In your fast-paced world, you hardly have enough time to eat lunch, let alone run business analytics. This post will highlight the 8 fundamental statistics that you should focus on. In turn, you'll cut costs, boost your revenue, and overall, make your job easier.

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An Excel How-To: The Tour Operator Guide to Booking, Marketing, & Ops Data

An Excel How-To: The Tour Operator Guide to Booking, Marketing, & Ops Data

This how-to guide makes basic reporting easy for tour and activity businesses. Follow these Excel instructions and our video tutorial to uncover important information about your bookings, marketing, and operations.

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“How Important Are Reviews for My Tour Company?” TripAdvisor Questions Answered

“How Important Are Reviews for My Tour Company?” TripAdvisor Questions Answered

In preparation for our online workshop with Be a Better Guide, we interviewed Kelsey Tonner on some important questions tour operators should know about TripAdvisor. Read this Q&A for great TripAdvisor marketing tips and join us on March 22nd for the live webinar!

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Advanced Digital Marketing for Tourism Businesses: Live Session with TrainingAid!

Advanced Digital Marketing for Tourism Businesses: Live Session with TrainingAid!

There's no silver bullet when it comes to marketing. What your tour business needs is a solid marketing strategy that will make your efforts more effective and make it easier to adapt to changing consumer habits. Join Xola University and TrainingAid for a Live Session on strategic marketing for tour professionals.

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Rock AdWords Without Spending More: 4 Easy Tips for Tour Companies

Rock AdWords Without Spending More: 4 Easy Tips for Tour Companies

Despite its complexity, AdWords can be an important sales tool. By following these easy steps, you can extract more value out of your campaigns without depleting your budget.

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TripAdvisor and Google Stats for Ziplines & Challenge Courses in 2016

TripAdvisor and Google Stats for Ziplines & Challenge Courses in 2016

For ziplines and aerial adventure parks to succeed in an evolving and increasingly competitive industry, they need to stay ahead of the latest marketing trends. TripAdvisor and Google stats to help your business in 2016.

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The Top 10 Tour Marketing, Business, and Tech Articles of 2015

The Top 10 Tour Marketing, Business, and Tech Articles of 2015

This is the Editor’s cut of all the best content on Xola University: the business, marketing, and technology blog for tour and activity companies. While we explored many topics in 2015, a few themes really stand out: marketing strategies, data analysis, mobile bookings, and business tools for tour and activity companies.

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What the Heck is User-Generated Content?

What the Heck is User-Generated Content?

User generated content are photos, videos, posts, and reviews that the public publishes online. Like it or not, these types of media are changing the face of marketing. But with the right strategy, you can harness UGC to develop your brand.

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Just the Facts: Instagram Statistics for Tour Operators

Just the Facts: Instagram Statistics for Tour Operators

Tour and activity companies have a lot to offer Instagram's 400 million users. But before you jump on the bandwagon, take a moment to inspect the tips and stats for businesses.

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