Technology
Friday, November 6 2020 | 00:00 AM
Meet the Operator | ToursByLocals
Guides, come meet the guide recruiter from ToursByLocals. Research their platform in advance; the are looking to recruite guides from around the world. Stop in and introduce yourself! Feel free…
Friday, November 6 2020 | 00:00 AM
Making Your Virtual Tours Engaging, Strategies and Advice
Thinking about offering virtual tours, but wondering how to make them just as effective or as engaging as an in-person experience? In this workshop we'll share and discuss best practices…
Friday, November 6 2020 | 00:00 AM
Why Your Tour needs a Theme!
A theme is the glue that holds your entire tour together, and deepens the connection between your guests and what they're experiencing. We'll dive into some of the principles of…
Thursday, November 5 2020 | 22:00 PM EST
Using Technology Creatively on Tour
It's 2020: time to look at some ways that you can creatively integrate technology on your tours! In this session, we'll run through a wide variety of smartphone apps, little-known…
Tuesday, November 3 2020 | 00:00 AM
Creation in Crisis: The JAMNOLA Story
COVID-19 may have put the breaks on a whole lot of travel, but it couldn’t stop the founders of JAMNOLA from fulfilling their dream of capturing New Orleans’ incredible arts…
Tuesday, November 3 2020 | 00:00 AM
Multi-Day Tours
If you offer or want to offer multi-day tours, join this Buzz Session to discuss how multi-day tours are different than day tours, issues related to tour guides, and best…
Tuesday, November 3 2020 | 00:00 AM
5 Practical Tips to Increase Local Visitation by 20%
Locals have become the cornerstone and lifeblood of tour operators because of recent events. We will discuss practical ways to increase sales by 20% and talk about ways operators have…
Tuesday, November 3 2020 | 00:00 AM
Connectivity
Operators are compelled to use tech to connect to the global markets. Join this roundtable to discuss connections between operators, their res-tech platforms who then connect to OTA's and other…
Tuesday, November 3 2020 | 00:00 AM
Connecting with Travelers: How, When and Why
Do you connect with your travelers often enough and at the right times using the right systems? Are you using email, text, Whatsapp, etc.? What works best? What about when…
Monday, November 2 2020 | 14:00 PM
A Realistic Assessment of Virtual Tours – What’s Working & What’s Not
In this workshop, we share the results from over 250 tour operators who took the plunge into online experiences in the wake of the pandemic. We'll look at which types…