VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global private tour marketplace ToursByLocals has unveiled its first-ever 2025 Travel Trends Report, offering an in-depth look at the shifting desires and ...

Noting a strong resurgence in the travel advisor sales channel in the first half of 2023, ToursByLocals announced the creation of a brand new role in the company: Partnership manager. Miami-based ...

Airbnb needs to expand its tour supply for its newly relaunched Experiences business, and two rival tour platforms say Airbnb tried to poach their guides. Canada-headquartered ToursByLocals and ...

As anyone who has ever explored a new destination can attest, a tour guide can make or break the experience. The best guides can help you truly connect with a new place, perhaps immersing you in ...

In 2019, ToursByLocals received $33 million from a private equity firm and had plans for a full rebranding of its website. Then came the pandemic. ToursByLocals connects travelers with, you guessed it ...

WHY IT RATES: ToursByLocals President Lisa Chen assumes the new role of President & CEO, while Melhus moves into the role of Executive Chairman of the Board. —Janeen Christoff, TravelPulse Managing ...

ToursByLocals has appointed Lisa Chen its new CEO and president as company founder Paul Melhus steps down to assume an advisory role. Lisa Chen Melhus is now executive chairman of the Vancouver-based ...

In 2006, two Vancouver software entrepreneurs were on a business trip to Beijing and managed to squeeze in a visit to the Great Wall. As they walked along the centuries’ old wall at Simatai a couple ...