Xola Team

Industry News: Pedal Tavern GM Weighs in on MN Events

Industry News: Pedal Tavern GM Weighs in on MN Events

Pedal tavern expert, Angie Gleason, analyzes the Minneapolis PedalPub incident from an industry level. What party bikes can learn from the Minneapolis example and what this means for businesses moving forward.

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Tour Operator Marketing: Easy Tips To Excite Your Customers Now

Tour Operator Marketing: Easy Tips To Excite Your Customers Now

Excitement is every marketer's favorite emotion. With your summer season about to open, every tour operator should try to catalyze their customers' natural excitement as much as possible with these easy tips.

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New Data: How Groupon Buyers Rate Zip Tours on TripAdvisor

New Data: How Groupon Buyers Rate Zip Tours on TripAdvisor

Are you worried what Groupon deals might do to your tour's online reputation? Are Groupon buyers harder to please than others? New data to help your company answer these questions and more about Groupon's impact on your tour business.

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What to do with C- Booking Software

What to do with C- Booking Software

Despite how central booking software is to saving time, growing your business, and delivering top-notch customer service, most tour operators tolerate bad systems. Settling for below-average software can cost your tour business dearly.

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How to Increase Your Tour’s Online Sales

How to Increase Your Tour’s Online Sales

Online booking allows you to streamline your business. But to take full advantage of reservation software, it's important to funnel as many sales as possible through your website. Boost your online sales and avoid low conversion rates with our 3 tips for tour operators.

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What Analytics Can’t Tell You About Your Customers

What Analytics Can’t Tell You About Your Customers

Despite all the customer data we can gather, there are some buyer profiles you can't read from analytics alone. Optimize your website and your online checkout to convert your website's visitors into paying customers.

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Confessions: “What I wish I had known before high season”

Confessions: “What I wish I had known before high season”

Don’t let you whole high season go by without addressing your Achilles heel. We’ve talked to tour operators from all over the country with different types of businesses to assemble the four things you need to know before the high season frenzy hits.

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Most Zip Line Businesses Fail at Google+ [INFOGRAPHIC]

Most Zip Line Businesses Fail at Google+ [INFOGRAPHIC]

60% of zip lines aren't fully leveraging their Google+ profiles. Yet, Google+ is crucial to your social media marketing strategy. Find out how to improve your profile while Google+ is still a relatively new frontier.

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3 Questions You Need to Ask in Your Next Software Demo

3 Questions You Need to Ask in Your Next Software Demo

High season is almost here. Use these 3 questions to decide whether your new booking software will be ready in time for the rush. Look for companies that emphasize speed and strategy when it comes to customer success and software design.

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The Xola Diaries: On-site Training at Mt. Hermon!

The Xola Diaries: On-site Training at Mt. Hermon!

Delivering outstanding customer service has always been at the core of Xola's philosophy. That's why we sent two employees down to Mount Hermon's zip line for dedicated on-site trainings.

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