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๐Ÿ Cycle Cities Buzz - Love London, Helmet Hit-Up and Christmas is Coming Late!

Published 2 months agoย โ€ขย 1 min read

Hi Reader,

Was great to be in London having a pint with the original Cycle Cities Co-founder, Rob from The London Bicycle Tour Company last week.

London Bicycle is where I spent 10 years working hard, learning all about bike tour operations. Over the time I was there we went from 4 guides to 20. Bike tourism was taking off, and so were the OTAs. We took the CEO of Viator on a bike tour, we had in-person meetings with our GYG account manager, we paid maximum 20% commission. How times have changed.

I credit much of the longstanding relevance of Cycle Cities (and success of our Symposiums) to the OTAs. After a bit of 'Baja argy bargy', Rob and I could see they were going to become an issue. We could see that bike tour operators would need to connect at grassroots level. We could see the need for better in-house marketing and cross promotion. But above all, we could see the need for community and solidarity.

Bike Tour Operators need Cycle Cities, and they need it to stay true to its calling. We are lining up a great Symposium in Feb. City announcement in a couple of weeks!

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People are waiting on your Christmas Tour info. If you run christmas themed tours... comment on the post. Tell us what you're up to.

Stephan in Amsterdam is offering a referral discount for anyone interested in starting with TipDirect.

See the unreplied threads started by Nacho, Jos and others and offer your thoughts

Symposium 2026

SAVE THE DATES. Mon Feb 23 to Wed Feb 25 2026.

Helmets for 2026

Now is the time to start thinking about helmets. Save time and effort with your helmet order and get the Cycle Cities branded helmets custom made for your company! You'll be helping to cross promote the members of our awesome community too. Order now for early 2026 delivery. Check out our Helmets Space for more info.

Have a great week,

Steve Kopandy

Steve Kopandy

The Director of Cycle Cities.

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