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Viator, owned by Tripadvisor, is a marketplace for sightseeing tours, attraction tickets and activities in destinations worldwide, listing products from local operators. Options…
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Sightseeing is the core of GetYourGuide's catalogue, which covers guided tours, attraction and museum tickets, skip-the-line entry, city cards, boat cruises and day trips from…
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Klook is a Hong Kong-founded travel experiences platform with a strong focus on Asia, selling attraction tickets, theme park passes, tours, rail passes, airport transfers and…
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Tiqets is an Amsterdam-based platform focused on tickets for museums, attractions and landmarks, rather than guided tours. Its catalogue covers museums, zoos, aquariums,…
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Headout is a booking platform for attraction tickets, tours and live entertainment, covering many major tourist cities in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia. Its…
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City Sightseeing operates hop-on hop-off bus tours, recognisable by their red open-top buses, in cities across Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, largely…
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Big Bus Tours runs open-top hop-on hop-off sightseeing buses in cities including London, Paris, New York and Dubai, among others in Europe, the US, the Middle East and Asia.…
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Tripadvisor is best known as a travel review platform, and for sightseeing its value lies in traveller reviews, photos and rankings of attractions, tours and activities in…
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Civitatis is a Spain-based platform for guided tours, excursions and activities, particularly geared to Spanish-speaking travellers, with many tours led in Spanish across…
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Musement is the tours and activities business that became part of TUI Group and now operates within TUI Musement, the group's tours, activities and transfers division. Its products…
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Go City sells multi-attraction sightseeing passes for cities including London, Paris, New York, Rome, Dubai and many others. Its All-Inclusive Pass gives entry to as many included…
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Universal's theme parks, now run under the Universal Destinations & Experiences name, combine rides and attractions based on film and entertainment franchises with resort hotels…
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Disney's theme parks span Walt Disney World in Florida, Disneyland Resort in California, Disneyland Paris, Hong Kong Disneyland, Shanghai Disney Resort and Tokyo Disney Resort,…
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Merlin Entertainments operates a large portfolio of visitor attractions rather than a single brand, including Legoland parks and resorts, Madame Tussauds wax museums, SEA LIFE…
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National Geographic Expeditions is the travel arm of the National Geographic brand, offering trips across all seven continents, with each booking supporting the nonprofit National…
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KKday is a Taiwan-based travel experiences platform focused on Asia, selling attraction tickets, day tours, transport passes, airport transfers, charter car services and SIM cards…
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| Compare up to 4 brandsThe lowest comparable price and highest available ratings or scores are highlighted. | BBBig Bus Tours | VIViator | ||
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| Business Model | Operator of open-top hop-on hop-off sightseeing bus tours, with add-on cruises, walking tours and attraction packages | Online marketplace selling tours and activities run by third-party local operators | — | — |
| Experience Types | Hop-on hop-off bus tours, night/evening panoramic tours, river cruises, guided walking tours, attraction combo packages | Guided tours, day trips, attraction tickets, cruises and boat tours, food tours, outdoor and adventure activities | — | — |
| Destinations Covered | Around 28 cities in 18 countries incl. London, Paris, Rome, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, Hong Kong, Sydney, New York, Las Vegas, San Francisco | Worldwide; more than 400,000 experiences listed | — | — |
| Cancellation Policy | Refund (full or partial) if service cannot be provided for reasons within its control; activated tickets cannot be cancelled; night tours non-refundable unless stated; agent bookings via agent | Set per product; most use a standard policy of full refund if cancelled at least 24 hours before start; some custom (partial refund) or non-refundable | — | — |
| Payment Options | — | Pay upfront or Reserve Now and Pay Later on eligible experiences | — | — |
| Loyalty Programme | — | Viator Rewards: earn credit on eligible direct bookings, redeemable on future bookings within 180 days; same-currency only | — | — |
| Booking Channels | Website, Big Bus Tours app (iOS and Android, with live bus tracking and maps), staff at stops, hotel concierges, ticket agents | Website, iOS and Android apps; also distributed via travel agents and affiliate partners | — | — |
| Customer Support | Online contact form, Manage My Booking, written refund requests by email | 24/7 customer service; in-platform messaging with tour operators | — | — |
| Headquarters | London, UK (founded 1991) | Needham, Massachusetts, USA | — | — |
| Parent Company | Majority-owned by Exponent Private Equity; Merlin Entertainments holds a minority stake | Tripadvisor | — | — |
| Signature Products | Multi-route tickets by duration, e.g. London: One Day, Discover (24h + river cruise), Essential (48h + cruise + 3 walking tours) | — | — | — |
| Ticket Format | Digital tickets added to and activated in the Big Bus app; validity starts on activation; paper tickets from staff if app cannot be used | — | — | — |
| Price Range | London adult tickets from about £30 (evening tour) to £60 full price (Essential); prices vary by city | — | — | — |
| Commentary | Recorded digital commentary (e.g. 7 languages on London Blue Route); live guides on selected tours such as the London evening tour | — | — | — |
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