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Websiteviator.com
Blogtravelblog.viator...
CategoryConsumer Web
Employees
Founded1995

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Founder & Chairman Emeritus
CFO
CEO
Vice President, Product
Vice President, Engineering
Vice President, Marketing
CFO
Vice President, Global Product Sales
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Managing Director, Europe

Acquisitions

Ourexplorer, 10/10

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Viator

Viator Inc. is the leading global resource for travel experiences with more than 9,000 tours, attractions and activities in more than 750 destinations in 150 countries.

Viator offers travelers a one-stop shop to plan, research and book trip activities via its Web and mobile platforms. All Viator tour operators are pre-screened for quality, value and service and validated by more than 260,000 traveler reviews and photos.

The Company sells its products directly to a global consumer base at www.viator.com, through 24 additional consumer-facing websites including eight local-language sites in Europe and Japan, and through its global network of more than 2,000 affiliates that include major travel brands like Priceline, Lonely Planet, IHG, AAA, British Airways and Wyndham.

Through its collection of sites, Viator welcomes more than 3 million visitors per month.

Viator is headquartered in San Francisco with regional offices in Sydney, London and Las Vegas.

Viator is a privately held company, with lead investment from The Carlyle Group, one of the world’s largest private equity firms.

Milestones

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    Viator added Dan Hart as GM, Europe & Asia. (11/1/10)
    Posted 2/4/11 at 1:20pm
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    Viator added Scott McNeely as Vice President, Product. (11/1/06)
    Posted 2/4/11 at 1:17pm
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    Viator added Thomas Colandrea as Vice President, Global Product Sales. (4/1/09)
    Posted 10/26/10 at 8:43am
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    Viator added Jeff Lewis as Vice President, Engineering. (1/1/07)
    Posted 10/26/10 at 8:43am
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    Viator added Scott Halstead as CFO. (2/1/10)
    Posted 10/26/10 at 8:43am
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    Viator added Ken Frohling as Vice President, Business Development. (1/1/06)
    Posted 10/26/10 at 8:43am
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    Viator added Kelly Gillease as Vice President, Marketing. (1/1/05)
    Posted 10/26/10 at 8:43am
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    Viator acquired Ourexplorer. (10/26/10)
    Posted 10/26/10 at 11:05pm via techcrunch.com
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    Viator — Expanded travel offering to include deeper destination and attraction information, an open platform for submitting traveler recommendations and tips, and more ways to personalize the trip planning experience through new member profiles. (9/1/10)
    Posted 10/26/10 at 9:02am via tnooz.com

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Sources

  1. Viator Buys Online Private Tour Guide Network OurExplorer.com (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  2. Viator adds destination content, becomes more social (tnooz.com) [edit]
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