Civitatis News
Latin American ‘superApp’ Rappi partners with Civitatis to launch tours and activities vertical.
Civitatis, the leading curated marketplace for tours and activities in Spanish, and Latin American ‘superApp’ Rappi are thrilled to announce a groundbreaking partnership, launching a new tours and activities vertical within the Rappi platform. This collaboration will provide more than 50 million Rappi users in Latin America access to 90,000+ carefully curated global experiences from Civitatis, all conveniently accessible in Spanish.
Civitatis and Flybondi partner to bring memorable experiences to travellers
Civitatis, the leading curated marketplace for tours and activities in the Spanish language, has signed a new partnership agreement with Flybondi, Argentina’s first low cost airline, through which both companies seek to improve the passenger experience in the destinations where the low cost airline operates. Through this alliance Flybondi will offer its customers the thousands of activities offered by Civitatis in the 23 domestic routes the airline currently operates, thus completing and enriching the travel experience.
Civitatis appoints Juan Rossello to lead the USA market
Civitatis, the leading curated marketplace for tours and activities in Spanish, is proud to announce the appointment of Juan Rossello as the new Business Development Manager for the United States. This strategic move underscores Civitatis’ dedication to strengthening its presence in the U.S., a key market where Spanish is the second most spoken language, reflecting the significant demand for Spanish-language travel services.
Civitatis recommends tour and activity companies ride the wave of sports tourism boom
Major sports events attract not only fans but also tourists interested in experiencing the atmosphere and culture of the host city. For example, the Olympic Games or the UEFA Champions League offer the perfect occasion for tourists to explore the host cities while enjoying the sporting excitement. Civitatis, the leading curated online marketplace for guided tours and activities for Spanish and Portuguese-speaking consumers, recommends that tour and activity companies make the most of this growing segment and suggests a few strategies to leverage the rise of sports tourism:
Mariano Dima, ex Visa and Vrbo/Expedia, new Civitatis chairman to boost Latin American expansion
Mariano Dima has been named new Chairman to the Board of Directors of Civitatis, the leading curated online marketplace for guided tours and activities for Spanish and Portuguese-speaking consumers. This appointment strengthens the company’s strategy in Latin America, the main objective for the coming years for Civitatis. Mariano Dima brings over two decades of executive and board experience at some of the world’s most iconic companies, including Visa and Vrbo/Expedia, and serving as an advisor, chair, and board member to several high-growth marketplaces and financial services companies.
Travel agencies can win over €20,000 in prizes as part of global campaign from Civitatis
Civitatis, the world’s leading platform for Spanish-speaking travellers, has initiated a new campaign involving a competition to acknowledge the contributions of travel agencies in the tourism industry. Under the slogan “€20,000 in prizes for travel agencies” the main objective of this competition is to reward travel agencies around the world that make bookings with Civitatis, thus encouraging their active participation and strengthening collaboration with the more than 29,000 agencies that are already part of the company’s network. As part of this, to 15 September the campaign will give travel agents around the world the chance to win various prizes.
Paradores and Civitatis renew agreement to reinforce sustainable tourism in Spain
Paradores, a public hotel chain with a nearly century-long history in Spain, and Civitatis, the leading technological platform for booking Spanish-speaking activities, day trips, guided tours, and excursions worldwide – both in the B2C and B2B channels – have renewed their collaboration agreement by which customers of Paradores can book from the thousands of tours & activities offered by Civitatis in Spain.
Civitatis reaches one million reservations from Mexican travellers
Civitatis, the leading platform in online distribution of guided tours, activities, and excursions in Spanish language across 160 countries worldwide, this week the company has reached one million reservations from Mexican users, with 94% of those travelling abroad outside Mexico.
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2.2 billion social media impressions: “differentiating factor” for Civitatis driviing bookings
In 2023 Civitatis achieved 2.2B impressions and 133M video views across all social media channels. Civitatis closed 2023 with 585K Instagram and 280K TikTok followers, giving it the largest following of any tours and activities platform in the world. Social media “differentiating factor” in company achieving roughly record 10M bookings in 2023 thanks to Social Media content creator and dynamic team.
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Ahead of ITB Berlin, Civitatis highlights +30% portfolio growth in Germany since 2019
Civitatis, the leading technological platform for booking Spanish-speaking activities, day trips, guided tours, and excursions worldwide – both in the B2C and B2B channels – proudly announces significant growth in its portfolio in Germany over the past few years.
Impending North America total solar eclipse presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for travel tra
On April 8 this year a total solar eclipse 115 miles across will pass over Mexico, the United States and Canada, and the sky will temporarily darken as if it were night-time. Given there’s no further total eclipses in the US until 2033, this is a rare and spectacular event likely to create an influx of travel to the region in the days beforehand.
Civitatis unveils ambitious plans for 100 more employees in 2024
Civitatis, the leading technological platform for booking Spanish-speaking activities, day trips, guided tours, and excursions worldwide – both in the B2C and B2B channels – proudly announces its ambitious plans to hire an additional 100 professionals by the end of 2024. This strategic initiative places a strong emphasis on recruiting 60-70% of the new hires within the Technology and Product sectors, marking a pivotal step towards fostering innovation and sustainable growth within the company.