Amazon today is launching a new service called Amazon Explore that allows customers to book live, virtual experiences led by local experts. The experiences may be focused on creativity, learning DIY ...

The other night I walked through the streets of Tokyo, stopping in at small shops, exploring handmade ceramics, saying hi to a local shopkeeper, and filling a basket with new treasures to display in ...

Building on its modest domestic flights business in India, Amazon has taken another tentative step into travel with the invitation-only debut of virtual experiences in North America, Central America, ...

At left, Hongying Tang of HQ Tourism Services points to the Saint Lawrence River during a virtual tour of Quebec City as part of the Amazon Explore beta. At right, Daniela Elias of Signature Tours ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Amazon is getting into the virtual events space with new ...

Amazon Steps Into Virtual Tourism With Amazon Explore Beta Program The service is currently invite-only, but it offers dozens of virtual tours with local guides and hosts to let you explore the world ...

What just happened? Amazon has launched a new platform called Explore that utilizes its own live-streaming tools so people can take virtual tours with guides, have one-on-one lessons, buy clothes with ...

Amazon.com Inc. is shutting down a virtual tour feature called “Amazon Explore,” which was launched during the pandemic, in the latest belt-tightening move by the online giant as it adjusts to slowing ...

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Socially distanced craft classes, virtual tango lessons, a city tour accompanied by an avatar guide: how experience companies — which now include Amazon — are adapting to the pandemic. By Elaine ...

I scared myself silly the other night on a Gangsters and Ghosts walking tour of Chicago. The evening was frosty — a slurry of snow and rain swirling through the air — and the scene eerie, a deserted ...