Blog resource library for tour operators and travel agents

Exit Strategy: Selling Your Travel Business
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 should always be at the top of...

Pomegranate Luxury Travel
This Israel luxury tour specialist provides unforgettable bespoke experiences throughout culture-rich, Israel. With a desire to drive more sales and grow their business, Pomegranate started using Tourwriter to increase day-to-day productivity as they scaled up their operations.

Seasonz Luxury Travel
“With Tourwriter we have seen a dramatic improvement in the overall management of travel files and as a result increased productivity from our staff are progressing. ” — Matt Lines, Seasonz Luxury Travel..

All Blacks Tours
“At the time we were starting the business there was only four of us, we’ve now grown to 13. We’re looking to have more people involved using Tourwriter as our back-of-house system.” — David Caldwell, All Blacks Tours

Is Now the Right Time to Start a Travel Company?
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...

What Is the Biggest Risk to Growing Your Travel Business?
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...

Is Your Database Management Really Best Practice?
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...

How Can You Compete with Travel Startups?
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...
Investing in Tourwriter Driven by Desire to Be More Efficient
Investing in change is important for the development of any business but is often a difficult step to take. This Tourwriter success story outlines how Viking Travel was able to optimise their processes and increase business with Tourwriter.

Hospitality Plus NZ
This unique tour operator specialises in arranging completely personalised home-stays and accommodation all around New Zealand. Learn how they use Tourwriter to manage their supplier relationships, keep track of the day to day operations and focus on growing the business!