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A marketplace connecting over one million travellers with local, independent tour guides worldwide since 2008. Tours in 190+ countries and growing!
Overview
Location
Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver
Employees
51-200
Phone
+1 866-844-6783
Total raised
$33M
Founded date
2008
Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 11
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| Apr 16, 2020 | Will Small, Private Tours Become The New Travel Norm? | Private tours could become the new standard in travel.CIE Tours |
| Jan 14, 2020 | ToursByLocals Raises $33M in Funding | ToursByLocals, a Vancouver, British Columbia-based online marketplace for private tours, secured $33m in funding. Tritium Partners made the investment. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate its growth, focusing on enhancements ... |
| Jan 13, 2020 | ToursByLocals snaps up its first funding, C$33M, to link sightseers with guides globally | The tours and experiences market is projected to be worth $183 billion this year, and today a startup that has made inroads into the space through bootstrapping is announcing its first outside investment. ToursByLocals — which sources local... |
| Jan 13, 2020 | Daily funding roundup - January 13th, 2020 | SimpliField raised $11M; Naïo Technologies landed $15.5M; Codagenix secured $20M New Age Meats: New Age Meats a meat from animal cells. New Age Meats has raised $2.7 million in seed round funding led by ff Venture Capital. Other investors i... |
| Jan 13, 2020 | Vancouver-based ToursByLocals raises $43 million CAD in first round of financing | ToursByLocals, an online marketplace that connects travellers in search of customized, private tours with handpicked tour guides, has raised $43 million CAD ($33 million USD) in growth capital. This funding represents the first-ever raise f... |
| Well-traveled women share tips for a safe trip | Learn self-defense. Gather information. Be slightly suspicious. Act confident. Scream when necessary. Trust your gut. These are some of the ways, female travelers tell us, they ensure their safety when traveling, especially alone. If this p... | |
| Not a fan of cruising? The hack that could change your mind | Canadian Tammy Cecco wasn’t a fan of cruising. “The thought of being on a ship with thousands of other people and not being able to get off,” she said, “was something that I wanted to avoid.” That didn’t change when Cecco, a travel magazine... | |
| The ‘easiest way’ to turn your hobby into a side hustle, according to an expert: ‘Whatever hobby, there’s someone who will pay you’ | These days, there are endless ways to do a side hustle. You can write people’s Grand Theft Auto profiles, take over their dating profiles like Tinder and OkCupid, and even get paid to deliver a joke fish. If there’s a task that needs doing,... | |
| Live virtual tours let travelers see the world from home this Christmas | For people staying safely at home this holiday season, new virtual tours let anyone with an internet connection tour famous Christmas destinations around the world. Homebound travelers can book live interactive tours with local guides to le... |
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FAQ about Toursbylocals
When was Toursbylocals founded?
Toursbylocals was founded in 2008.
How much funding has Toursbylocals raised?
Toursbylocals has raised $33M in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about Toursbylocals?
Parsers VC has collected 11 articles mentioning Toursbylocals, among them “Will Small, Private Tours Become The New Travel Norm?” (Apr 16, 2020) and “ToursByLocals Raises $33M in Funding” (Jan 14, 2020).
Is Toursbylocals still active?
Yes, Toursbylocals is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Feb 16, 2024.