Build balanced Visit coverage
Sometimes you want the rich destination data that PlanMyVisit can create, but we do not yet have the
necessary local information in your region. In those situations, we can onboard tour operators and
venues directly, where they want to take part, so their knowledge can help build the coverage.
This is normally done as part of a
reciprocal data-access arrangement.
What makes a good Visit?
A Visit is one coherent, recognisable place or experience that someone could plan a morning,
afternoon or day around. It should help visitors before, during and after they go.
Good examples include museums, galleries, castles, heritage sites, estates and gardens, beaches and
waterfronts, markets and food halls, and landmark attractions.
Individual shops, restaurants, cafés and other smaller stops should not normally be primary Visits.
They are added as supporting data within a Visit for food, practical needs and useful nearby
recommendations.
For the full definition and selection guidance, read the
official Visit strategy documentation.
Choose your rollout route
Recommended
Coordinated destination rollout
First create a balanced shortlist and allocate each Visit to one tour operator or venue,
working through the list in a planned order.
Once you have created your list, email each tour operator or venue individually to tell
them which Visit has been allocated to them and invite them to submit it through the
usual onboarding form.
- Builds breadth across the destination
- Avoids duplicate requests for the same major attraction.
- Includes smaller, distinctive and non-ticketed places
Questions about whether a visit is suitable? Email
sara@autoura.com
Easiest
Open submissions
Share the
PlanMyVisit signup form
with tour operators and venues. This is the easiest route and a valid quick way to begin.
There is no planning or coordination required from you: simply share the link in a
newsletter or another open communication and interested tour operators or venues can sign
up.
Because submissions are evaluated first come, first served, this is not ideal: the same
well-known venues may be requested more than once while other worthwhile places are missed,
and tour operators or venues can be disappointed if a venue is already being progressed.
Each tour operator or venue will normally receive one free Visit. More than one may be available
where agreed.
What happens after an invitation?
The process is light-touch for the tour operator or venue, with one short decision and one curation reply.
2
Evaluation
The Autoura AI evaluates the proposal and normally emails the address used in the
form within 10–20 minutes
3
Confirm
The tour operator or venue confirms by clicking the link in the email
4
Configure
PlanMyVisit normally generates the configuration in 1–3 hours, depending on demand
5
Curate
We send one curation email, which is quite long; this step takes the curator a
little time—normally 20–30 minutes—to reply as briefly or fully as they wish and
is normally the limit of their involvement; this is the stage where a little
friendly encouragement may help, because delays are more likely
6
Publish
The Visit is published once the curation reply is received
Human actions
Most of the process is automated by AI, so human involvement is very limited and onboarding can
scale quickly. The Autoura human team normally only needs to:
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Find a suitable image — we normally use Unsplash. If a suitable image cannot be
found, we may ask the curator for one, though this is not usually necessary.
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Add the curator’s logo — the curator may be either a tour operator or a venue.
