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Sep 23Wed
  1. Pinchain Tourism

    Scenic Area E-Cart Pricing Issues Raise Regulatory Questions

    Scenic area e-cart rental services have drawn complaints over high prices, rounded-up overtime billing, restricted zones and insufficient return points. A visitor paid RMB 410 for 6.5 hours in Wenzhou; a Beijing Daxing park charges RMB 180/hour for four-person carts with RMB 2.5/minute overtime and RMB 100-200 dispatch fees. Experts note scene exclusivity and lack of government-guided pricing, plus overlapping regulatory duties. Recommendations include shorter billing units, fee caps and a joint recognition mechanism.

Sep 8Tue
Aug 27Thu
  1. Web in Travel

    NZ tourism leaders: Connection, not adrenaline, defines iconic experiences

    Leaders from five iconic New Zealand tourism brands (NZSki, RealNZ, Skyline, AJ Hackett Bungy, Ngāi Tahu Tourism) discussed that connection, not adrenaline, defines iconic experiences. Topics included high direct booking rates (up to 85%), OTA value in new markets, social media content creation, AI's impact on discovery, and the shift from 'seeing' to 'becoming' in the experience economy.

Aug 11Tue
  1. TripVivid

    Nanyue Hengshan Scenic Area Introduces Smart Exoskeleton Robots

    On August 8, the Nanyue Hengshan Scenic Area officially introduced smart exoskeleton robot outdoor assistance equipment, equipped with AI-simulated gait algorithms, providing over 30% assistance. Rental points are set up at three locations: Kangjialong Visitor Service Center, Shoubi Nanshan Stone Carving Check-in Point, and Nantianmen Parking Lot, priced at 29-49 yuan per hour. The operator plans to gradually deploy to major cultural tourism scenic areas in Hengyang.

Aug 5Wed
  1. PhocusWire All News

    Tours and Activities Growth Outpacing Travel Overall, Distribution Lagging

    A report by Arival and Phocuswright sizes the global travel experiences market at $253 billion in 2024, projected to grow to $342 billion by 2029. Experiences bookings grew 17% in 2024 vs. 6% for travel overall. However, distribution lags: only 33% of experiences were booked online in 2025 vs. 64% for travel overall. The report also analyzes consumer behavior, such as averaging 3.5 to 4.7 experience bookings per trip.

Jun 30Tue
Jun 29Mon
  1. PhocusWire All News

    Pintours: AI-Powered Personalized Tour Experiences

    Pintours, a San Francisco startup, has developed an AI platform that combines audio narration, navigation, augmented reality, and conversational AI to deliver personalized, context-aware travel experiences. The platform adapts to location, interests, and language in real time, and allows guides to license content and earn revenue. The company generates revenue through revenue-sharing and direct bookings, with an annualized run-rate of approximately $7 million, and has partnered with distribution platforms.

Jun 25Thu
  1. PhocusWire All News

    Chaty AI raises $1.15 million seed round to expand AI assistant for travel experiences

    Australia-based startup Chaty AI has raised $1.15 million in seed funding to expand its conversational AI platform for tours, activities, and attractions operators. The platform offers an AI-powered virtual phone assistant that can answer questions, access live availability, and facilitate bookings. The company also launched a website chatbot that can be embedded into operator websites for multi-channel customer interactions. The funding will be used to accelerate product development, grow the engineering team, and expand globally.

Mar 3Tue
  1. PhocusWire All News

    Travel's third-largest sector faces its defining decade

    According to a joint report by Phocuswright and Arival, the in-destination experiences market reached $271 billion in 2025, surpassing pre-pandemic levels, and is projected to exceed $340 billion by 2029. Online channels grew from 17% of bookings in 2019 to 33% in 2025, with a projected 42% by 2029. OTAs are the fastest-growing channel, but the sector remains under-digitized.