The Tashi Blog

Understanding how to promote sustainable tourism is very important, especially if you want to help the planet while also providing better services. A tour operator needs to promote features and benefits that really offer environmentally-conscious customers more value. If you don’t share that, then the results will not be as good as you …

Wouldn’t it be easier if all guests were the same? We would be able to meet all of their expectations without changing anything. Life would be simple, and there would be no complaints. 5 star reviews would be easily received, and everyone would be happy. Unfortunately, the truth is, some tourists could not be more different from each o…

Running a hotel isn’t easy. You have guests to look after, rooms and grounds to maintain, marketing to do, budgets to manage, staff to pay… the list goes on. This is made harder because — unless you’re a large hotel chain — you’re probably keeping track of all of this using pen and paper, and an Excel spreadsheet …

No one likes a negative review. However, even with the best of intentions and efforts, you may still receive a negative review for your business. Many travelers rely on sites like Tripadvisor, Expedia or Yelp in order to decide which hotel to use on their next vacation. And unfortunately, negative reviews are more noticeable than positi…

Time is finite. We can’t order more time. So it’s annoying when you feel like you’ve wasted it. Every job I’ve had I found that there were things I had to do over and over again. When I left the office I couldn’t help feeling I’d lost the day. It’s the same for people running independent hotels and bed and breakfasts. Unlike the global …

Have you been thinking of starting your tour operator business? This guide may help you a lot. Here, I’ll detail a step-by-step process for people who would like to hop on the process of planning a travel business and help others have great travel experiences. Now, let’s review how you can start your business in this industry from scratch…