A year has passed since the first Arival event and we’re looking forward to the next one around the corner. That’s right! Next week, we’re taking off to Las Vegas for round two! And we’re excited to attend this inspiring event to see what’s in store for Tours, Activities and Attractions this year.
What is Arival?
While the travel industry tends to focus on what’s happening in flights and accommodation, Arival is the first and only event that’s dedicated to advancing in-destination experiences, the third-largest travel segment.
According to Phocuswright, travel activities — including tours, activities, attractions and events — account for 10% of global revenue. That makes perfect sense! Most people travel to experience a destination beyond the airport and hotel.
Until now, the travel industry hasn’t exactly recognized the significance of in-destination experiences. Often, tour and activity professionals have a smaller presence at top travel conferences and feel lost in the crowd.
Arival came along to give in-destination experiences the conference it deserves. Travel companies involved in this essential sector — including suppliers, thought leaders, software providers, resellers and OTAs — now have their own place to connect, learn and grow together.
Last year, it was amazing to see how Arival emphasized the growth opportunity of travel activities. With multiple demo labs, workshops, and general sessions, the quality of the content was top-notch and covered topics ranging from distribution to technology. Arival’s mission was made clear — to help create success for businesses, large and small, in this fast growing industry.
Also, the networking events allowed comradery to take place — which was incredible to experience and witness. Industry colleagues were able to meet on common ground. And despite being miles apart, on separate continents even, they could still relate to one another regarding pain points and goals.
This year, the conference has doubled in size. So we are beyond excited to meet the passionate individuals who make in-destination experiences the best in travel.
Where to find Checkfront at Arival
If you’re attending Arival, make sure to stop by and say hello to the Checkfront team. Our booth will be located in the Networking Lounge (#9 on the map). And we’ll be happy to show you how our online booking system can help you grow your tourism business.
As a Launch Partner and sponsor of Phocuswire Video Lounge, members of the Checkfront team will also be presenting throughout the week. Make sure to check out the following workshop sessions and demo labs by our very own:
Demo Labs
Streamline Operations with Built-in E-Waivers and Documents
Tuesday, September 25th at 1:30 pm
Scott Reid / Account Executive
Discover how Checkfront’s built-in E-Waivers and Documents management module can streamline your operations by fully automating your waivers collection and storage processes. See first hand how you can decrease line ups at check-in by over 30%, save hundreds of staff hours, and increase your revenue by leveraging waivers data in your marketing campaigns.
Website Builder: Scale Your Tourism Business with a Web Presence That Converts
Wednesday, September 26th at 11:15am
Scott Reid / Account Executive
Site Builder is a drag and drop website builder which allows anyone, regardless of technical experience, to build a website optimized to take bookings. Discover how your existing inventory and categories are automatically populated from the Checkfront booking manager into your website, and instantly transformed into responsive, search-friendly web pages.
Workshop Session
Small Operator, Big World: Growth Hacking for Small Companies
Wednesday, September 26th at 12:00pm
Grant Jurgeneit / Co-founder, VP of Business Development
You have a successful activities business. Now it’s time to grow. In this session you will build a framework for evaluating all of your options in reservations, ticketing, digital marketing, social media and working with online distribution partners. The time has come to implement killer strategies to take your operation to the next level.
Breakfast Lab
Run Your Business from Anywhere with Checkfront and Square
Thursday, September 27th at 8:30 am
Alex Meereb / Sales Manager, Partnering with the Square team
Save yourself time while improving the payment experience for customers with Checkfront and Square. Learn about how to run your travel business from anywhere – online, in an app, in person, or on the go. Find out about mobile solutions that make card payments, check-ins, last minute bookings, and sales easier. Hear about tour, activity and attraction businesses that use Checkfront and Square to integrate their bookings and payments.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
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