TourRadar
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| Industry | Tourism |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| Founder | Travis Pittman, Shawn Pittman |
| Headquarters | Vienna ,Austria |
Number of locations | Vienna,Toronto,Brisbane |
Area served | Global |
| Products | Multi-day group tours |
| Services | Internet booking engine |
Number of employees | 200[1] |
| Website | www |
TourRadaris a privately held global company headquartered in Vienna, Austria that operates anonline marketplaceandinternet booking enginespecializing in multi-day tours.[2]
Product overview
[edit]TourRadar's global inventory includes over 40,000 different multi-day tours including those related to adventure, food, river-cruising, hiking and trekking, and several other types of travel styles.[3]
History
[edit]Founded in 2010, TourRadar was created byAustralianbrothers Travis and Shawn Pittman and was inspired by their social travel website BugBitten.[4]TourRadar was spun-out of Bugbitten in June 2010 and has since grown to include the ability to find, book and review multi-day tours.[4]
In June 2013, TourRadar announced a round ofangel fundingfrom investors including Erik Blachford, the former CEO ofExpedia.[5]
In May 2014, TourRadar appeared on the Austrian version ofDragons' Denand secured US$500,000 in funding led by former chief executives from Expedia and theHolidayCheck Group,as well as funding from a private Austrian investment company.[6]
In September 2015, TourRadar launched in North America, establishing an office in Toronto, Canada, and named Christian Wolters, former VP of Sales and Marketing atIntrepid Travel,as the company's North America Managing Director.[7]
In May, 2016, TourRadar raised $6 million inSeries A funding.[8]In September of the same year, the company announced that it would be addingriver cruisingto its catalogue of bookable tours.[9]
In October 2017, TourRadar completed aSeries B fundinground of $10 million.[10]Later that year, TourRadar was named one of the top threestart-upsin Austria byTrend.[11]
In June 2018, TourRadar raised $50 million inSeries C funding,led by Silicon Valley growth venture capital firm, TCV, who previously backed Expedia andAirbnb.[12]The funding also included participation from existing investors Cherry Ventures, Endeit Capital, Hoxton Ventures and Speedinvest.[12]
In February 2019, TourRadar launched a contest called Tour the World which included a global search for two strangers willing to travel the world together for 50 days.[13]The winners had their experiences documented by a film crew while they traveled to five different continents.[14]
In the same year, TourRadar’s Melissa Lopez received the Gold Stevie Award at the Stevie Awards for Women in Business.[15]TourRadar’s Cruise Team also received the Gold Stevie Award for 2018 Global Sales Team of the Year at the 2019 Stevie Awards.[15]
In 2020, TourRadar began offering its services in German.[16]
In 2021, TourRadar announced its Adventure Booking Platform category which allows travel agents to earn a commission on multi-day tours.[17]TourRadar also formed a global partnership with Flight Centre Travel Group.[18]As a result of this partnership, TourRadar’s inventory and online bookings were integrated into Flight Centre’s Helio agent platform.[18]
In 2022, TourRadar formed a partnership with Flight Centre to integrate its inventory and bookable online content into Flight Centre's Helio agent platform via API.[19]In the same year, TourRadar held its second annual Adventure Together conference in Vienna, Austria.[20][21]
At the 2023 Stevie Awards, TourRadar’s Talent Cycle & Skill Development team received a Bronze Stevie Award in the category of Great Employers.[22]In October 2023, TourRadar partnered with Local Adventures and TRAVLR for improvements to the company’s business-to-business tool for travel booking.[23]TourRadar also organized the 2023 Adventure Together conference, which included GuideTogether, a training program developed in collaboration with TripSchool and the Global Guide Alliance.[24][25]
Offices
[edit]TourRadar has offices inBrisbane,Australia;Vienna,Austria;andToronto,Canada.[26]
References
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- ^abMay, Kevin (6 July 2010)."TLabs Showcase - TourRadar".Phocuswire.
- ^Robin Wauters:“Social group tour marketplace TourRadar books funding from ex-Expedia CEO and others”.The Next Web. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^Thomas Ohr:"Group tour platform TourRadar secures $500k in angel funding".EU-Startups. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^"TourRadar Launches in North America".TravelPress.Retrieved2 September2016.
- ^"TourRadar locates $6M Series A for its travel tour booking site".TechCrunch.Retrieved18 July2019.
- ^"TourRadar wades into the river cruise market: Travel Weekly".www.travelweekly.com.Retrieved25 July2018.
- ^Hayhurst, Lee (26 October 2017)."TourRadar raises $10 million in Series B funding".Travolution.
- ^"Ranking: Österreichs beste Start-ups 2017".trend.at(in German). 23 November 2017.Retrieved25 July2018.
- ^ab"TourRadar, the OTA for tour holidays, scores $50M Series C led by Silicon Valley's TCV".TechCrunch.Retrieved25 July2018.
- ^Leasca, Stacey (15 February 2019)."You Can Travel the World for Free — If You're Willing to Do It With a Stranger".Travel + Leisure.
- ^Sorrells, Mitra."TourRadar works with Google Zoo for unusual multi-continent tour contest".Phocuswire.Phocuswire.Retrieved18 February2018.
- ^ab"Search All Past Stevie® Winners and Finalists".Stevie Awards.Retrieved30 August2024.
- ^Ltd, Travel Weekly Group (18 November 2020)."TourRadar optimistic over prospects for..."Travolution.Retrieved30 August2024.
- ^"TourRadar wants to work with travel advisors, using its new commissionable Adventure Booking Platform".Travelweek.24 November 2021.Retrieved7 April2022.
- ^ab"TourRadar and Flight Centre form partnership".www.travelweekly.com.Retrieved1 September2024.
- ^"TourRadar and Flight Centre form partnership: Travel Weekly".www.travelweekly.com.Retrieved7 April2022.
- ^"TourRadar's Adventure Together Event Sees Record Attendance".Insider Travel Report.Retrieved1 September2024.
- ^Ltd, Jacobs Media Group."Adventure operators optimistic despite cost-of-living pressures".Travel Weekly.Retrieved1 September2024.
- ^"Search All Past Stevie® Winners and Finalists".Stevie Awards.Retrieved1 September2024.
- ^Brophy, Selene (2 October 2023)."TourRadar Adds 2 Partners for Organized Adventure Tours".Skift.Retrieved1 September2024.
- ^Media, Baxter (20 October 2023)."TourRadar Building A 'Bigger Pie' At Adventure Together 2023".TravelPress.Retrieved1 September2024.
- ^"TourRadar Announces 2023 Adventure Together Event".vaxvacationaccess.com.26 July 2023.
- ^"Contact us".www.tourradar.com.