by The Tourwriter Team | Oct 29, 2015 | Resources for Tour Operators, Trip Designers, and DMCs
Exit Strategy: Selling Your Travel Business You can’t run your travel business forever – there’s always going to come a time when you’ll need to sell and move on. While you’ll certainly have your own reasons for selling, an exit strategy...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
