BANGKOK, 26 March 2019: A new travel industry event in Asia called Arival will be hosted in Bangkok 24 to 26 June at the Avani Riverside Hotel.
Founded in 2017 Arival targets companies that offer local tours, activities and attractions worldwide. It’s first event was hosted in La Vegas in 2018 followed by an inaugural 2019 event in Berlin hosted on the sidelines of ITB.
Now the group is launching its third annual event that will cover Asia with Bangkok as the venue.
Arival founder and CEO Douglas Quinby commented: “It’s the best part of travel – it’s why people travel in the first place. It’s also the fastest growing sector in travel.”
Arival helps tourism activity operators navigate fast-moving changes in digital marketing, distribution, OTA relations, the rise of travel experiences, and personalisation.
Foodie tours, theme parks, museums, golf trips, sporting events, and eco-adventures are just a few of over 100 in-destination activities making up around an estimated 400 attendees targeted for the first event in Asia.
At the Bangkok event operators will interact with enablers such as TripAdvisor Experiences, Klook, BeMyGuest, Ctrip, Veltra, Google, iVenture Card, Changi Recommends, GlobalTix, and others.
The new Arival event in Bangkok follows similar successful launch events in the USA and Europe.
The in-destination sector is worth an estimated USD170 billion a year, according to Arival. It is the third largest part of the travel industry after aviation and accommodation.
Arival in Bangkok will feature a conference component, technology workshops, and sponsored demo labs. There will be exclusive research on how Asian and APAC travellers are booking tours, activities and attractions, what they expect, and what they are most interested in doing on their trips.
Arival’s COO, Bruce Rosard, a 35 year travel industry veteran including decades as a tour operator, says that Arival attendees at the new event will hear about the latest travel tech and booking insights from outbound markets such as China, Japan, Korea, Europe and North America.
“Day tour operators, activity and experience providers, attractions, parks, events, ground transportation, destinations — if you play a role in shaping the travelers’ experience when they arrive in-destination across Asia Pacific, then Arival in Bangkok is for you,” says Rosard.
