Viator Travel Blog

As a special “thank you” to Viator.com customers, we’ve scored an exclusive deal for anybody and everybody who is lucky enough to be in Sydney, Australia, this upcoming New Year’s Eve. You can spend New Year’s cruising on Sydney Harbour, take in the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Opera House, Fort Denison and one of the world’s [...]

I said I’d keep you posted on the Hualapai Reservation opening of the Grand Canyon Skywalk. Latest news is that it will be open to the public in March of 2007. Touted as an “audacious” engineering project, this horseshoe shaped, glass-bottomed observation deck will jut 70 feet out from the canyon walls. While I, myself, [...]

If you’re not American, congratulations! None of this applies to you, so you can safely skip this Travel Alert. If you are still reading, we assume you’re a U.S. citizen. In which case we want to remind you of the new Homeland Security law coming into force as of January 23, 2007. That’s the day [...]

San Francisco, CA., December 12, 2006 – Vicki Potts has been named chief financial officer of Viator.com, it was announced today by Rod Cuthbert, founder and chief executive officer of Viator.com. Ms. Potts’ new appointment is effective immediately, and she will be located in the company’s Sydney, Australia regional headquarters. Ms. Potts joins Viator with [...]

San Francisco, CA – December 12, 2006 – Procrastinators of the worst kind can find solace by visiting Viator.com this holiday season. For a quick, easy and special gift, or party plans for ringing in the New Year, Viator.com has the answer. Give the Gift of Experience Forget the frame or scented candles – procrastinators [...]

A while ago, I was lucky enough to join some friends on a hot air balloon ride in Las Vegas. I’m not one for heights related adventures, so I anticipated the trip with some mixture of dread and excitement. Our guide’s pick for the best wind conditions were sunrise, and we arrived bundled up and [...]

As a gift to our blog friends and family this holiday season, Viator is offering 15% off all purchases made by December 31, 2006.

It’s official — there’s been another coup in Fiji. The US State Department has not issued a travel warning, but the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office are both advising against travel to some part of Fiji (mainly the capital, Suva), after military officials yesterday confirmed they had assumed [...]

There’s something special to the ritual of ending every year with a celebratory tribute to both the good and bad times of the previous 365.25 days. With all the stress of the holidays with the family, New Year’s Eve tends to be more focused on fun, frivolity and friends. It’s my absolute favorite holiday and [...]

What is the travel world buzzing about this week? In a word, summer. As the top half of the planet eases into winter, the northern hemisphere travel compass starts pointing south, to destinations where ice comes in your drink, not on your windshield. The New York Times Travel section picks up on the “go south” [...]