Travel & Tourism Industry Blog

Discover the latest trends in tours and activities while getting the best strategies for marketing your business and taking bookings.

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How to Create an Online Booking System in 24 Hours (or Less)
October 22, 2020

Ready to set up your online booking system? We'll walk you through the steps.

How Does an Online Booking System Work?
October 7, 2020

Feel a little intimidated or confused by the functionality of an online booking system? Let's clear the air!

What Exactly Is an Online Booking System?
October 1, 2020

Learn all about the purpose of an online booking system and how it can help you run your business better.

Are Freelance Tour Guides Best for Your Business?
August 31, 2020

Check out the pros and cons for working with freelance tour guides compared to full-time employees.

What Should a Tour Guide Do Before the Tour
August 20, 2020

Are you starting your tours off on the right foot? Here are a few things you should do before jumping into the adventure.

How to Educate Travelers as a Tour Guide Responsibility
August 17, 2020

Fed up with obnoxious tourist behaviour? Learn how to show them the local way as a tour guide.

How to Improve Your Tour Guide Skills With Online Courses
August 13, 2020

Looking to step up your guiding game? Get certified with one of these tour guide training programs.

What Skills Make a Tour Guide With 5 Star Quality
August 6, 2020

Want to hire an outstanding tour guide? Look for these top qualities!

How to Keep Tour Guides Happy with a Positive Work Environment
June 30, 2020

Tour guides are the face of your business. Keep them smiling for every tour by creating a happy workplace for them.

6 Tips to Make the Most of Your Facebook Business Page
June 24, 2020

Do you have a Facebook Business Page? Learn how to make the most of it with these tried-and-true tips!

Introducing the Daily Manifest and a Refreshed Dashboard
April 29, 2020

Take a look at our two brand new updates, where you can better manage your bookings, all in two convenient places.

Sell Your Experiences On GetYourGuide With Checkfront
March 10, 2020

We're so excited to announce the launch of our GetYourGuide integration. Find out more about how you can benefit from selling on GetYourGuide with Checkfront.

Checkfront Closes Series A Funding Round of $9.3 Million CAD
March 9, 2020

We're so excited to announce that Checkfront has raised $9.3 million in our Series A funding round. Find out what our CEO, Jason Morehouse, has to say on this momentous occasion.

Introducing Purchase Protection by TourShield
February 27, 2020

Find out how you can help your guests protect their bookings while you protect your profits.

Introducing OCTo — Standardization for the Tours and Activities Industry
February 26, 2020

Learn more about OCTo and the big things we have planned for the tours and activities industry.

We’re Heading to Arival Berlin 2020 — See You There!
February 10, 2020

Arival Berlin 2020 is almost here! Find out what you need to know about the event, or register before it's too late.

Stay in the Know with Our Brand New In-App Messaging
November 26, 2019

Discover what Checkfront has been working on for you whenever there's a new notification in your dashboard.

Take the Arival Industry Survey for the Largest In-destination Study
November 8, 2019

Be part of the largest study for the tours, activities, and attractions industry by taking Arival's global survey.

Checkfront Named One of Canada’s Companies-to-Watch in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50™ Awards
November 7, 2019

We're thrilled to announce the acceptance of a Companies-to-Watch award from Deloitte Canada.

Introducing Flex — Our Zero Payments Plan
October 22, 2019

Now, you can take and manage bookings without any upfront costs or budget approval.

How Does an Online Booking System Work?
October 7, 2020

Feel a little intimidated or confused by the functionality of an online booking system? Let's clear the air!

What Exactly Is an Online Booking System?
October 1, 2020

Learn all about the purpose of an online booking system and how it can help you run your business better.

Are Freelance Tour Guides Best for Your Business?
August 31, 2020

Check out the pros and cons for working with freelance tour guides compared to full-time employees.

Is Your Tour Business on These Top Local Listing Sites Yet?
June 8, 2020

Want to show up in the local search results? List your business on these free online business directories today.

Inexpensive Marketing Ideas for Tour Operators On a Shoestring Budget
May 7, 2020

Don't let a tight budget stop you from marketing! Check out these marketing ideas that won't break the bank.

7 Benefits of Local Business Collectives for Experience Providers
April 21, 2020

Find out how teaming up with your local tour and activity operators can benefit you all in the long run.

9 Top Online Travel Agents for Selling Experiences
February 13, 2020

Find out where you should be showing up online to get more bookings.

3 Ways to Attract & Amaze Chinese Outbound Travelers
January 23, 2020

Chinese outbound tourism is booming. Find out what you can do to draw more visitors to your door.

Top 5 Digital Marketing Trends for Travel in 2020
January 9, 2020

Check out the online marketing trends that made it on the list again this year, and which ones are new to try.

How to Steer Your Tour Business With Strategic Planning
December 16, 2019

Find out how to make the most of the upcoming year with a strategic plan that sticks.

How to Create an Online Booking System in 24 Hours (or Less)
October 22, 2020

Ready to set up your online booking system? We'll walk you through the steps.

What Should a Tour Guide Do Before the Tour
August 20, 2020

Are you starting your tours off on the right foot? Here are a few things you should do before jumping into the adventure.

How to Educate Travelers as a Tour Guide Responsibility
August 17, 2020

Fed up with obnoxious tourist behaviour? Learn how to show them the local way as a tour guide.

How to Improve Your Tour Guide Skills With Online Courses
August 13, 2020

Looking to step up your guiding game? Get certified with one of these tour guide training programs.

What Skills Make a Tour Guide With 5 Star Quality
August 6, 2020

Want to hire an outstanding tour guide? Look for these top qualities!

How to Keep Tour Guides Happy with a Positive Work Environment
June 30, 2020

Tour guides are the face of your business. Keep them smiling for every tour by creating a happy workplace for them.

6 Tips to Make the Most of Your Facebook Business Page
June 24, 2020

Do you have a Facebook Business Page? Learn how to make the most of it with these tried-and-true tips!

How to Sell Gift Certificates Online To Boost Revenue for Recovery
June 1, 2020

Still haven't gotten around to selling gift certificates online? There's no better time than now to bring in some extra revenue.

How to Start a Collective of Local Experiences
May 27, 2020

Starting a local collective of experiences is easier than you think. Find out how Adventure HUB made it happen.

How to Safely Reopen Your Tourism Business & Build Trust
May 21, 2020

Getting ready to go back to business? Learn how to build customer confidence by taking the appropriate precautions.

Case Study: Mystery Towns Uncovers the Clues to Expansion With Their Tour App
January 16, 2020

Discover how Mystery Towns is turning cities across Canada into giant escape rooms with the help of Checkfront.

Travel & Tourism Industry Blog

Discover the latest trends in tours and activities while getting the best strategies for marketing your business and taking bookings.

Recent

How to Create an Online Booking System in 24 Hours (or Less) October 22, 2020

How to Create an Online Booking System in 24 Hours (or Less) October 22, 2020

How Does an Online Booking System Work? October 7, 2020

How Does an Online Booking System Work? October 7, 2020

What Exactly Is an Online Booking System? October 1, 2020

What Exactly Is an Online Booking System? October 1, 2020

Are Freelance Tour Guides Best for Your Business? August 31, 2020

Are Freelance Tour Guides Best for Your Business? August 31, 2020

What Should a Tour Guide Do Before the Tour August 20, 2020

What Should a Tour Guide Do Before the Tour August 20, 2020

How to Educate Travelers as a Tour Guide Responsibility August 17, 2020

How to Educate Travelers as a Tour Guide Responsibility August 17, 2020

How to Improve Your Tour Guide Skills With Online Courses August 13, 2020

How to Improve Your Tour Guide Skills With Online Courses August 13, 2020

What Skills Make a Tour Guide With 5 Star Quality August 6, 2020

What Skills Make a Tour Guide With 5 Star Quality August 6, 2020

How to Keep Tour Guides Happy with a Positive Work Environment June 30, 2020

How to Keep Tour Guides Happy with a Positive Work Environment June 30, 2020

6 Tips to Make the Most of Your Facebook Business Page June 24, 2020

6 Tips to Make the Most of Your Facebook Business Page June 24, 2020

News

Introducing the Daily Manifest and a Refreshed Dashboard April 29, 2020

Introducing the Daily Manifest and a Refreshed Dashboard April 29, 2020

Sell Your Experiences On GetYourGuide With Checkfront March 10, 2020

Sell Your Experiences On GetYourGuide With Checkfront March 10, 2020

Checkfront Closes Series A Funding Round of $9.3 Million CAD March 9, 2020

Checkfront Closes Series A Funding Round of $9.3 Million CAD March 9, 2020

Introducing Purchase Protection by TourShield February 27, 2020

Introducing Purchase Protection by TourShield February 27, 2020

Introducing OCTo — Standardization for the Tours and Activities Industry February 26, 2020

Introducing OCTo — Standardization for the Tours and Activities Industry February 26, 2020

We’re Heading to Arival Berlin 2020 — See You There! February 10, 2020

We’re Heading to Arival Berlin 2020 — See You There! February 10, 2020

Stay in the Know with Our Brand New In-App Messaging November 26, 2019

Stay in the Know with Our Brand New In-App Messaging November 26, 2019

Take the Arival Industry Survey for the Largest In-destination Study November 8, 2019

Take the Arival Industry Survey for the Largest In-destination Study November 8, 2019

Checkfront Named One of Canada’s Companies-to-Watch in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50™ Awards November 7, 2019

Checkfront Named One of Canada’s Companies-to-Watch in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50™ Awards November 7, 2019

Introducing Flex — Our Zero Payments Plan October 22, 2019

Introducing Flex — Our Zero Payments Plan October 22, 2019

Strategy

How Does an Online Booking System Work? October 7, 2020

How Does an Online Booking System Work? October 7, 2020

What Exactly Is an Online Booking System? October 1, 2020

What Exactly Is an Online Booking System? October 1, 2020

Are Freelance Tour Guides Best for Your Business? August 31, 2020

Are Freelance Tour Guides Best for Your Business? August 31, 2020

Is Your Tour Business on These Top Local Listing Sites Yet? June 8, 2020

Is Your Tour Business on These Top Local Listing Sites Yet? June 8, 2020

Inexpensive Marketing Ideas for Tour Operators On a Shoestring Budget May 7, 2020

Inexpensive Marketing Ideas for Tour Operators On a Shoestring Budget May 7, 2020

7 Benefits of Local Business Collectives for Experience Providers April 21, 2020

7 Benefits of Local Business Collectives for Experience Providers April 21, 2020

9 Top Online Travel Agents for Selling Experiences February 13, 2020

9 Top Online Travel Agents for Selling Experiences February 13, 2020

3 Ways to Attract & Amaze Chinese Outbound Travelers January 23, 2020

3 Ways to Attract & Amaze Chinese Outbound Travelers January 23, 2020

Top 5 Digital Marketing Trends for Travel in 2020 January 9, 2020

Top 5 Digital Marketing Trends for Travel in 2020 January 9, 2020

How to Steer Your Tour Business With Strategic Planning December 16, 2019

How to Steer Your Tour Business With Strategic Planning December 16, 2019

Tips

How to Create an Online Booking System in 24 Hours (or Less) October 22, 2020

How to Create an Online Booking System in 24 Hours (or Less) October 22, 2020

What Should a Tour Guide Do Before the Tour August 20, 2020

What Should a Tour Guide Do Before the Tour August 20, 2020

How to Educate Travelers as a Tour Guide Responsibility August 17, 2020

How to Educate Travelers as a Tour Guide Responsibility August 17, 2020

How to Improve Your Tour Guide Skills With Online Courses August 13, 2020

How to Improve Your Tour Guide Skills With Online Courses August 13, 2020

What Skills Make a Tour Guide With 5 Star Quality August 6, 2020

What Skills Make a Tour Guide With 5 Star Quality August 6, 2020

How to Keep Tour Guides Happy with a Positive Work Environment June 30, 2020

How to Keep Tour Guides Happy with a Positive Work Environment June 30, 2020

6 Tips to Make the Most of Your Facebook Business Page June 24, 2020

6 Tips to Make the Most of Your Facebook Business Page June 24, 2020

How to Create an Online Booking System in 24 Hours (or Less)
October 22, 2020

How to Create an Online Booking System in 24 Hours (or Less)
October 22, 2020

How Does an Online Booking System Work?
October 7, 2020

How Does an Online Booking System Work?
October 7, 2020

What Exactly Is an Online Booking System?
October 1, 2020

What Exactly Is an Online Booking System?
October 1, 2020

Are Freelance Tour Guides Best for Your Business?
August 31, 2020

Are Freelance Tour Guides Best for Your Business?
August 31, 2020

What Should a Tour Guide Do Before the Tour
August 20, 2020

What Should a Tour Guide Do Before the Tour
August 20, 2020

How to Educate Travelers as a Tour Guide Responsibility
August 17, 2020

How to Educate Travelers as a Tour Guide Responsibility
August 17, 2020

How to Improve Your Tour Guide Skills With Online Courses
August 13, 2020

How to Improve Your Tour Guide Skills With Online Courses
August 13, 2020

What Skills Make a Tour Guide With 5 Star Quality
August 6, 2020

What Skills Make a Tour Guide With 5 Star Quality
August 6, 2020

How to Keep Tour Guides Happy with a Positive Work Environment
June 30, 2020

How to Keep Tour Guides Happy with a Positive Work Environment
June 30, 2020

6 Tips to Make the Most of Your Facebook Business Page
June 24, 2020

6 Tips to Make the Most of Your Facebook Business Page
June 24, 2020

Introducing the Daily Manifest and a Refreshed Dashboard
April 29, 2020

Introducing the Daily Manifest and a Refreshed Dashboard
April 29, 2020

Sell Your Experiences On GetYourGuide With Checkfront
March 10, 2020

Sell Your Experiences On GetYourGuide With Checkfront
March 10, 2020

Checkfront Closes Series A Funding Round of $9.3 Million CAD
March 9, 2020

Checkfront Closes Series A Funding Round of $9.3 Million CAD
March 9, 2020

Introducing Purchase Protection by TourShield
February 27, 2020

Introducing Purchase Protection by TourShield
February 27, 2020

Introducing OCTo — Standardization for the Tours and Activities Industry
February 26, 2020

Introducing OCTo — Standardization for the Tours and Activities Industry
February 26, 2020

We’re Heading to Arival Berlin 2020 — See You There!
February 10, 2020

We’re Heading to Arival Berlin 2020 — See You There!
February 10, 2020

Stay in the Know with Our Brand New In-App Messaging
November 26, 2019

Stay in the Know with Our Brand New In-App Messaging
November 26, 2019

Take the Arival Industry Survey for the Largest In-destination Study
November 8, 2019

Take the Arival Industry Survey for the Largest In-destination Study
November 8, 2019

Checkfront Named One of Canada’s Companies-to-Watch in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50™ Awards
November 7, 2019

Checkfront Named One of Canada’s Companies-to-Watch in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50™ Awards
November 7, 2019

Introducing Flex — Our Zero Payments Plan
October 22, 2019

Introducing Flex — Our Zero Payments Plan
October 22, 2019

How Does an Online Booking System Work?
October 7, 2020

How Does an Online Booking System Work?
October 7, 2020

What Exactly Is an Online Booking System?
October 1, 2020

What Exactly Is an Online Booking System?
October 1, 2020

Are Freelance Tour Guides Best for Your Business?
August 31, 2020

Are Freelance Tour Guides Best for Your Business?
August 31, 2020

Is Your Tour Business on These Top Local Listing Sites Yet?
June 8, 2020

Is Your Tour Business on These Top Local Listing Sites Yet?
June 8, 2020

Inexpensive Marketing Ideas for Tour Operators On a Shoestring Budget
May 7, 2020

Inexpensive Marketing Ideas for Tour Operators On a Shoestring Budget
May 7, 2020

7 Benefits of Local Business Collectives for Experience Providers
April 21, 2020

7 Benefits of Local Business Collectives for Experience Providers
April 21, 2020

9 Top Online Travel Agents for Selling Experiences
February 13, 2020

9 Top Online Travel Agents for Selling Experiences
February 13, 2020

3 Ways to Attract & Amaze Chinese Outbound Travelers
January 23, 2020

3 Ways to Attract & Amaze Chinese Outbound Travelers
January 23, 2020

Top 5 Digital Marketing Trends for Travel in 2020
January 9, 2020

Top 5 Digital Marketing Trends for Travel in 2020
January 9, 2020

How to Steer Your Tour Business With Strategic Planning
December 16, 2019

How to Steer Your Tour Business With Strategic Planning
December 16, 2019

How to Create an Online Booking System in 24 Hours (or Less)
October 22, 2020

How to Create an Online Booking System in 24 Hours (or Less)
October 22, 2020

What Should a Tour Guide Do Before the Tour
August 20, 2020

What Should a Tour Guide Do Before the Tour
August 20, 2020

How to Educate Travelers as a Tour Guide Responsibility
August 17, 2020

How to Educate Travelers as a Tour Guide Responsibility
August 17, 2020

How to Improve Your Tour Guide Skills With Online Courses
August 13, 2020

How to Improve Your Tour Guide Skills With Online Courses
August 13, 2020

What Skills Make a Tour Guide With 5 Star Quality
August 6, 2020

What Skills Make a Tour Guide With 5 Star Quality
August 6, 2020

How to Keep Tour Guides Happy with a Positive Work Environment
June 30, 2020

How to Keep Tour Guides Happy with a Positive Work Environment
June 30, 2020

6 Tips to Make the Most of Your Facebook Business Page
June 24, 2020

6 Tips to Make the Most of Your Facebook Business Page
June 24, 2020

How to Sell Gift Certificates Online To Boost Revenue for Recovery
June 1, 2020

How to Sell Gift Certificates Online To Boost Revenue for Recovery
June 1, 2020

How to Start a Collective of Local Experiences
May 27, 2020

How to Start a Collective of Local Experiences
May 27, 2020

How to Safely Reopen Your Tourism Business & Build Trust
May 21, 2020

How to Safely Reopen Your Tourism Business & Build Trust
May 21, 2020