Is Now the Right Time to Start a Travel Company?

by The Tourwriter Team | Oct 19, 2015 | Resources for Tour Operators, Trip Designers, and DMCs

Is Now the Right Time to Start a Travel Company? If you have ever thought of starting your own travel company new research indicates now might be a good time with low barriers to entry and the strengthening travel market. People love getting on a plane and heading...

What Is the Biggest Risk to Growing Your Travel Business?

by The Tourwriter Team | Aug 27, 2015 | Resources for Tour Operators, Trip Designers, and DMCs

What Is the Biggest Risk to Growing Your Travel Business? Einstein famously once said insanity is “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”. While you may not think this quote applies to travel businesses, allow me to explain why it’s...

Is Your Database Management Really Best Practice?

by The Tourwriter Team | Aug 12, 2015 | Resources for Tour Operators, Trip Designers, and DMCs

Is Your Database Management Really Best Practice? If you’re running a tour business, then chances are you have to store quite a lot of information on your computer systems. Every tour operator is juggling supplier rates, booking dates, client information, flight...

How Can You Compete with Travel Startups?

by The Tourwriter Team | Aug 3, 2015 | Resources for Tour Operators, Trip Designers, and DMCs

How Can You Compete with Travel Startups? The tour operators I meet with often deal with a variety of challenges, but keeping up with competitors is one of the most difficult, and certainly the most demanding. In many cases, these competing tour operators are startups...

Investing in Tourwriter Driven by Desire to Be More Efficient

by The Tourwriter Team | Jul 27, 2015 | Resources for Tour Operators, Trip Designers, and DMCs

Investing in Tourwriter Driven by Desire to Be More Efficient Viking Travel – a Tourwriter Success Story David and Nancy Berg have been running Viking Travel since 1981. They have always been a business that provides personal service to customers new and old...

Tourwriter Client Wins ‘Best in World’ Travellermade Award for Luxury Travel

by The Tourwriter Team | Mar 18, 2015 | Resources for Tour Operators, Trip Designers, and DMCs

Tourwriter Client Wins ‘Best in World’ Travellermade Award for Luxury Travel AHIPARA Luxury Travel has won the inaugural TravellerMade “best in the world” award for creating the “Best Adventure Designer” travel itineraries. Ahipara have used Tourwriter travel software...