Activities news and trends

Family Fun, In A Box (On Susbcription)
Retail // February 27, 2020

Before Kenny Ball started a subscription box to bring families together for screen-free time, he was a public school teacher for 14 years. He taught mostly third and fifth grade, but spent a few years in sixth and eighth grade, so his experience spanned many...

SoftBank To Take Part In Investment Round For GetYourGuide
Investments // April 29, 2019

GetYourGuide, the German startup that lets people find and book travel tours based on a catalog of more than 35,000 activities, may have raised €500 million in venture funding. According to a report citing a German blog, the funding included participation from SoftBank. The startup garnered a...

Startups Look To Disrupt $120B Online Travel Sector
Startups // April 23, 2019

A group of startups is setting its sights on the travel activities industry, which is the fastest growing segment in the tourism market. The startups are targeting millennials around the world, offering services such as amusement park tickets, cooking classes, walking tours and more, focusing...

Klook’s Global Ambitions For One-Stop Activity Shopping
Retail // March 12, 2019

In the digital age, booking travel is pretty easy for consumers when it comes to getting to a destination or finding a place to stay. In fact, options and innovations abound, with plenty of ways to customize the trip. But once the traveler is on...

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SoftBank To Take Part In Investment Round For GetYourGuide

April 29, 2019
GetYourGuide, the German startup that lets people find and book travel tours based on a catalog of more than 35,000 activities, may have raised €500 million in venture funding. According to a report citing a German blog, the funding included participation from SoftBank. The startup garnered a valuation of €1.6 billion in the round, which reports say is […]

Startups Look To Disrupt $120B Online Travel Sector

April 23, 2019
A group of startups is setting its sights on the travel activities industry, which is the fastest growing segment in the tourism market. The startups are targeting millennials around the...