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Advancing the biz of creating amazing in-destination experiences (tours, activities, & attractions) with insights, events, & community #arivalevent
📦 Arival Wrapped 2025: Your favorite stories, standout research, must-read guides & can’t-miss podcasts all in one place.

From AI to OTAs to the future of booking tech… this is what moved the experiences industry.

🚀 The adventure continues in 2026: arival.travel/article/arival...
December 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM
🚀 From scrappy startup to iconic NYC attraction, Haley Ward’s journey with Hudson Yards Experiences and @EdgeNYC is a masterclass in leadership and innovation. Evolving leadership styles, empowering teams, and #Pinkmas await... tune in: arival.travel/podcast #tourismpodcast
December 16, 2025 at 10:11 PM
🎙️ Insider Pro Meetup: 2025 Year in Review with Experience This!
📅 Dec 11, 11 am  EST
Join Bruce Rosard, Lori Timony & Christian Watts for a 2025 recap + a look at what’s ahead in 2026.
Will Christian dare to go a full minute without talking AI? 😉
RSVP: arival.travel/event/2025-ins...
December 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
🎧 The Best Part of Travel — Spotify Wrapped Style
A few highlights from our 2025 podcast and if you haven’t yet, now’s a great time to tune in on Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts 🎙️
👉 arival.travel/podcast/
December 9, 2025 at 12:32 AM
🎟️ Event travelers are booking online, but not through travel sites; they go where the tickets actually are.

This is a big missed chance to pair event tickets with local experiences. These travelers aren’t just attending… they’re exploring.

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Travel Websites Missing Out on Event Travelers
Travel companies are missing a big opportunity in event travelers: while they’re increasingly booking online, they’re not booking through travel sites
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December 3, 2025 at 12:19 AM
More screens. More loneliness. But travel still connects us. 🌍

Intrepid Travel CEO James Thornton on why multi-day tours are booming and why that’s good news for humanity.

🎧 arival.travel/podcast/

#MeaningfulTravel #HumanConnection #TravelForGood #MultidayTours #IntrepidTravel #tourismpodcast
December 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
🏆 𝗔𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮
The results are in! We’re excited to reveal the 2025 North American Arival TourReview Spotlight Awards Top 150 Tours & Attractions! arival.travel/article/2025-n...
November 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
⚠️ Tours & Experiences: Fragmented today, consolidated tomorrow?

No standards. No ratings. 1,000+ listings for the same tour.

The sector is booming—but chaos won't scale. Consolidation is coming.

👉 Don’t get lost in the shuffle: arival.travel/article/consol...
The Coming Wave: Consolidation Ahead for Tours & Experiences
Once the after-thought of the travel industry, the tours and activities sector has come a long way. The time for supply side consolidation has arrived.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
🚨 Final hours to save up to €850 on the event of the year for the European experiences industry!

Arival 360 | Valencia is where the future of tours, activities & attractions takes shape.

🎟️ Lock in Autumn Advantage pricing (ends after 25 November): arival.travel/event/2026-val...
November 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
🍊 The future is calling. Are you The Tomorrow Operator?
Join us at Arival 360 | Valencia, 27–29 April 2026 – AI, overtourism, shifting demand... it's time to lead, not follow. Real talk. Real strategies. Real operators. Save up to €850 through 25 Nov!
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November 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Forget glossy brochures — travelers trust real moments now. @TourRadar's Travis Pittman says “raw-thentic” social content is what inspires people to actually book. 🌍

🎙️ Listen to the full conversation on The Best Part of Travel: arival.travel/podcast/
November 19, 2025 at 11:27 PM
🚀 Can AI help you scale smarter? Absolutely. Discover how small tour teams are achieving big growth! Like A Local Tours reveals how they’ve built a lean, tech-savvy tour business using AI & smart automation

📅 Thurs, 20 Nov, 11am EST
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November 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
📣 Operators! The 2025 Global Operator Landscape Survey closes Thurs, 20 Nov. Help us uncover key trends in product, distribution, tech, marketing... Give us a few minutes, you'll get a chance to win 2 Arival 2026 tickets + 10% off your next event! 👉 arival.travel/article/global...
November 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
That post-Arival buzz? Let’s keep it going. 🚀

Join us 13–16 Oct 2026 for Arival 360 | Spokane — where bold ideas, real connections, and your next big move all come together!

✨ Save up to $1330 with Super Early Bird risk-free: arival.travel/event/2026-spo...
2026 Arival 360 | Spokane
Experience Arival 360 in Spokane 13-16 October 2026. Explore the latest trends, gain invaluable insights, and connect with industry leaders. Register now!
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November 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
🌍💡 Link the days, grow the journey.
✈️ Day tours + multi-day = big opportunity.
👏 Everyone wins when travel connects.
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#travelpodcast #toursandactivities #tourismindustry #multidaytours
November 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
📊 Want a say in Arival’s 2026 research agenda and help shape the industry?
Join our Insider Pro Roundtable w/ CEO Douglas Quinby on 17 Nov. Your insights = our next big studies.

🔗 RSVP: arival.travel/event/2025-ins...

#toursandactivities #ArivalInsights #tourismresearch
November 10, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Younger travelers are picking destinations around live events—and spending big beyond the ticket 🎟️✨
Tag a brand blending travel + events in creative ways 👇
Dive into the data: arival.travel/article/events...

#ArivalInsights #toursandactivities #tourismindustry
November 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
#multidaytours are booming. 7 SEO tips from #ArivalInsights:
1️⃣ Niche down
2️⃣ SEO-first content
3️⃣ Tell real stories
4️⃣ Itinerary-based keywords
5️⃣ Visual search = traffic
6️⃣ Convert that traffic
7️⃣ Partner smart

Read more and watch clips from Arival 360 | DC: arival.travel/article/the-mu...
November 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
What’s new with #AirbnbExperiences? At #Arival360 DC, Airbnb’s Doug Weiss shared what’s changing & how operators can thrive on the platform 🚀

🎥 Watch key clips + takeaways: arival.travel/article/ama-wi...

Insider Pro Access = full session + all DC #ArivalEvent content on-demand!
Ask Me Anything with Airbnb’s Head of Experiences
What’s new with Airbnb Experiences since the “relaunch?” How can operators succeed on Airbnb? And what’s next?
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October 31, 2025 at 12:16 AM
🍴 From one food tour in Paris 🇫🇷 to 100+ cities worldwide 🌎
Oliver from Secret Food Tours shares how they turned a crazy idea into a global experience.

🎧 Full story on The Best Part of Travel: arival.travel/podcast/

#travelpodcast #bestpartoftravel #secretfoodtours
October 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
🍂☀️ Arival 360 | Valencia is back 27–29 April 2026!

The event of the year for the European experiences industry is headed to sunny Spain.
🔹 Save up to €850 thru 11 Nov
🔹 New multi-day operator breakouts
🔹 100% refundable, zero risk
🎟️ arival.travel/event/2026-val...
#toursandactivities #tourismevent
October 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
🤖 Will AI help tour operators win back bookings—or make OTAs even stronger?

Catch highlights from The Great Debate at Arival 360 | DC, featuring voices from Go City, Viator, Groupon & more.

🎥 Watch the clips + full session with Insider Pro:
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October 22, 2025 at 11:43 PM
🌍✨ The Travel Trends AI Summit V2 returns virtually October 28-29, bringing together 1,500+ travel and tech leaders to explore AI’s transformative role in reshaping travel.

👉 View the full agenda & register using code ArivalTT for $49 tickets: www.accelevents.com/e/travel...
October 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
💬 Every guest question is a marketing opportunity. Join Dan Flores from Satisfi Labs to learn how top operators use guest convos to uncover intent, fix friction points & boost bookings.

📅 Thurs, 23 Oct, 11am ET
Free for Insider Pro Access Members!
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October 20, 2025 at 8:18 PM
💡 “Time well invested.” From AI-driven discovery to deeply human transformation, here are 3 powerful takeaways from the Arival DC Executive Summit, AI Forum, and mainstage sessions with clips you don’t want to miss: arival.travel/article/3-top-...

What made your time well invested?
Time Well Invested: 3 Top Takeaways from Arival DC
Joe Pine’s opening session on time well invested set the tone for a week of in-depth sessions on everything from AI to transformational experiences
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October 16, 2025 at 12:05 AM