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S<\/span>ince last week, GetYourGuide, WithLocals, and other online booking services for sightseeing and experiences have been tempting people with online-only classes and webinars. The move can sometimes offer some income for tour and experiences operators that have lost revenues during the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

GetYourGuide<\/a> last week began an effort called The World at Home<\/a> where it offers free Facebook livestreams run by professionals.<\/p>\n

Withlocals<\/a>, another booking service, also launched last week its Withlocals Live<\/a>, which presents a few dozen online experiences by 20 locals in 15 cities worldwide. About 200 people watched the full hour of a recent pasta-making class led by Nico Mazzei<\/a>, a Rome-based tour guide.<\/p>\n

While the live-streamed events are free, the industry hopes that some people will pay to book private online sessions.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo many companies suddenly have their staffs working remotely, and some of them may want to boost morale by bringing their team together to engage in a group activity via Zoom,\u201d said Withlocals co-founder and CEO Matthijs Keij.<\/p>\n

The crisis risks devastating the \u201cexperiences\u201d sector. A survey<\/a> of 816 operators of tours, activities and attractions between March 14-19 by Arival<\/a> found that 43 percent feared risk of failure within three months. Since then, the risk level has been in \u201ca steady-state\u201d as operators sift through government aid offers in the U.S., Europe, and elsewhere, said Douglas Quinby, co-founder and CEO of Arival.<\/p>\n

This is an excerpt from an article by Sean O’Neill, originally published on Skift.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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