The Green on the Go Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Green on the Go is a podcast about learning to travel better. Seeing the world doesn't just open our minds and broadens our horizons, it’s good for our mental and physical health. It has a positive impact on local economies. But there’s no denying that to be sustainable, travel has to change. So where do we start? Each episode, India welcomes an industry-leading travel professional to talk about what’s happening in their corner of the sustainable travel world. You’ll learn how travel and tourism are shifting, and get expert tips on how to make your travel greener.
In this episode, our expert is Roi Ariel from the Global Sustainable Tourism Council. Roi has been focusing on responsible travel and sustainable tourism over the past decade. He previously worked with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) researching sustainable development and green growth, as well as sustainability issues with the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA).
Find out more about Roi on his website: http://roiariel.com/about-me/
If you loved what you heard, please subscribe and rate the podcast wherever you listen; just a moment of your time helps us more than you realise. You can also connect with us on our Instagram page, @greenonthegopod. See you there!
Green on the Go is a podcast about learning to travel better. Travel is a privilege. It opens our minds and broadens our horizons. It’s good for our mental health. It has a positive impact on local economies. But there’s no denying that to be sustainable, travel has to change. So where do we start?
Each episode, India welcomes an industry-leading travel professional to talk about what’s happening in their corner of the sustainable travel world. You’ll learn how travel and tourism are shifting, and get expert tips on how to make your travel greener.
Green on the Go is a podcast by Holiday Extras. Holiday Extras' goal is to give you less hassle, so you can have more holiday - but this shouldn’t come at a price to the environment or local communities. The Holiday Extras team continue to invest and help develop ways to improve how we travel.
Marco Lucero is the co-founder of Cuidadores de Destinos & Turismo Declara (Destination Caregivers & Tourism Declares). Destination Caregivers was founded in March 2020 to take advantage of the post-pandemic opportunity to incentivise and promote a change in destination management.
Tune in to find out how you can change your travel habits to put the needs of residents and nature first.
Find Cuidadores de Destinos on Instagram: @cuidadoresdedestinos
Learn more about them on their website: https://www.cuidadoresdedestinos.com/
If you loved what you heard, please subscribe and rate the podcast wherever you listen; just a moment of your time helps us more than you realise. You can also connect with us on our Instagram page, @greenonthegopod. See you there!
Green on the Go is a podcast about learning to travel better. Travel is a privilege. It opens our minds and broadens our horizons. It’s good for our mental health. It has a positive impact on local economies. But there’s no denying that to be sustainable, travel has to change. So where do we start?
Each episode, India welcomes an industry-leading travel professional to talk about what’s happening in their corner of the sustainable travel world. You’ll learn how travel and tourism are shifting, and get expert tips on how to make your travel greener.
Green on the Go is a podcast by Holiday Extras. Holiday Extras' goal is to give you less hassle, so you can have more holiday - but this shouldn’t come at a price to the environment or local communities. The Holiday Extras team continue to invest and help develop ways to improve how we travel.
As the Travel Foundation’s programme manager in Turkey, Şemsi Toprak engages local stakeholders and develops ecotourism activities in Turkey. The Travel Foundation have achieved considerable results through agro-linkages and stewardship projects, and this success has driven the ambition of their current Flavours from the Fields project.
Who are the Travel Foundation?
Our charity partner, The Travel Foundation is shaking up the travel industry by rethinking the approach to tourism. Whether it’s coming up with innovative ways to make travel greener, such as teaching people working in tourism how to operate in a carbon-neutral way, or helping destinations respond to the climate emergency.
Find the Travel Foundation on Twitter -@travelTF
Learn more by visiting their website - https://www.thetravelfoundation.org.uk/
Or you can contact Şemsi directly at semsi.toprak@thetravelfoundation.org
If you loved what you heard, please subscribe and rate the podcast wherever you listen; just a moment of your time helps us more than you realise. You can also connect with us on our Instagram page, @greenonthegopod. See you there!
Green on the Go is a podcast about learning to travel better. Travel is a privilege. It opens our minds and broadens our horizons. It’s good for our mental health. It has a positive impact on local economies. But there’s no denying that to be sustainable, travel has to change. So where do we start?
Each episode, India welcomes an industry-leading travel professional to talk about what’s happening in their corner of the sustainable travel world. You’ll learn how travel and tourism are shifting, and get expert tips on how to make your travel greener.
Green on the Go is a podcast by Holiday Extras. Holiday Extras' goal is to give you less hassle, so you can have more holiday - but this shouldn’t come at a price to the environment or local communities. The Holiday Extras team continue to invest and help develop ways to improve how we travel.
Louise de Hemmer is the Top 100 Partnership Program Coordinator at Green Destinations, working towards collecting, sharing and celebrating good practice stories from destinations around the world working towards a more sustainable tourism industry.
You can see all the stories selected for the 2021 Top 100 List and information about participating in the 2022 Top 100 here: https://greendestinations.org/programs-and-services/top-100-destinations/
Green Destinations also produces The Good Travel Guide, which features all destinations certified, awarded or recognized through the Top 100 by Green Destinations: https://goodtravel.guide
Find out more about Green Destinations on their website: https://greendestinations.org
If you’d like to work with Louise, be sure to tell her we sent you when you connect. You can find her LinkedIn profile here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louise-de-hemmer-gudme/
If you loved what you heard, please subscribe and rate the podcast wherever you listen; just a moment of your time helps us more than you realise. You can also connect with us on our Instagram page, @greenonthegopod. See you there!
Green on the Go is a podcast about learning to travel better. Travel is a privilege. It opens our minds and broadens our horizons. It’s good for our mental health. It has a positive impact on local economies. But there’s no denying that to be sustainable, travel has to change. So where do we start?
Each episode, India welcomes an industry-leading travel professional to talk about what’s happening in their corner of the sustainable travel world. You’ll learn how travel and tourism are shifting, and get expert tips on how to make your travel greener.
Green on the Go is a podcast by Holiday Extras. Holiday Extras' goal is to give you less hassle, so you can have more holiday - but this shouldn’t come at a price to the environment or local communities. The Holiday Extras team continue to invest and help develop ways to improve how we travel.
Karen Simmonds is founder of the Travel Matters and the Make Travel Matter campaign, and has been in travel for over 20 years. Passionate about building awareness and engagement about how we can travel responsibly and in a sustainable way, Karen tells us how travel choices and decisions can have a positive impact on the communities we visit.
The Make Travel Matter campaign by Travel Matters aims to encourage people to make more conscious decisions during their travels and to be more proactive in protecting the environment and the communities they encounter along the way. Find out more: https://www.travelmatters.co.uk/make-travel-matter
Travel Matters is a multi award winning independent luxury travel agency in South West London established in 1999. Find out more: https://www.travelmatters.co.uk/
If you loved what you heard, please subscribe and rate the podcast wherever you listen; just a moment of your time helps us more than you realise. You can also connect with us on our Instagram page, @greenonthegopod. See you there!
Green on the Go is a podcast about learning to travel better. Travel is a privilege. It opens our minds and broadens our horizons. It’s good for our mental health. It has a positive impact on local economies. But there’s no denying that to be sustainable, travel has to change. So where do we start?
Each episode, India welcomes an industry-leading travel professional to talk about what’s happening in their corner of the sustainable travel world. You’ll learn how travel and tourism are shifting, and get expert tips on how to make your travel greener.
Green on the Go is a podcast by Holiday Extras. Holiday Extras' goal is to give you less hassle, so you can have more holiday - but this shouldn’t come at a price to the environment or local communities. The Holiday Extras team continue to invest and help develop ways to improve how we travel.
Today we’re speaking to award winning travel photographer and filmmaker Christopher Willan. Chris has 20 years of experience from across the broadcasting spectrum, both alone and as part of creative teams in over 90 countries. His camerawork tells the stories of people and places through crisp and authentic images that hum with warmth, humanity and humour.
Visit Chris’ social links and find out more on his website: https://www.christopherwillan.com
If you loved what you heard, please subscribe and rate the podcast wherever you listen; just a moment of your time helps us more than you realise. You can also connect with us on our Instagram page, @greenonthegopod. See you there!
Green on the Go is a podcast about learning to travel better. Travel is a privilege. It opens our minds and broadens our horizons. It’s good for our mental health. It has a positive impact on local economies. But there’s no denying that to be sustainable, travel has to change. So where do we start?
Each episode, India welcomes an industry-leading travel professional to talk about what’s happening in their corner of the sustainable travel world. You’ll learn how travel and tourism are shifting, and get expert tips on how to make your travel greener.
Green on the Go is a podcast by Holiday Extras. Holiday Extras' goal is to give you less hassle, so you can have more holiday - but this shouldn’t come at a price to the environment or local communities. The Holiday Extras team continue to invest and help develop ways to improve how we travel.
Jeremy Smith is co-founder of Tourism Declares a Climate Emergency, a global tourism initiative of over 300 tourism destinations, businesses and organisations committed to science-based climate action. He is the author of Transforming Travel - realising the potential of sustainable tourism (2018) and co-founder of Travindy.com, the travel industry sustainable tourism website news site.
He advises on sustainable tourism strategy and communication. Recent clients include Bruges Ommeland, Tresco Island, English National Parks, Tripadvisor, the Travel Foundation, and the European Travel Commission. He sits on the advisory boards of the Future of Tourism Coalition and Travalyst.
Find Jeremy on Instagram -@jmcsmith / @tourismdeclares
Jeremy’s website - Jmcsmith.com / Tourismdeclares.com
Thankyou for listening to the Green on the Go podcast brought to you by Holiday Extras. Holiday Extras purpose is “less hassle, more holiday” but also believe this shouldn’t come at a price to the environment or local communities so are continuing to develop ways to improve the way we travel. If you like what you heard please subscribe and rate the podcast, it helps us reach more like minded people so we can keep learning and sharing with Green on the Go.
If you have any questions or would like to suggest a guest please get in touch! You can send a message via Instagram @thegreenonthegopodcast and find out more about Holiday Extras on the website www.holidayextras.com
Elton Caushi is the co-founder of Albanian Trip, a boutique tour operator based in Tirana, designing travel experiences and tours around Albania, the Balkans and the Mediterranean. His focus has been to provide travel services for groups and individuals while always keeping in mind that Albania and the Balkans (just like the rest of the world) need to be preserved for the future generations. Responsible and sustainable tourism (for both the people and the environment) is a philosophy inherent to Albanian Trip!
Elton’s website - https://www.albaniantrip.com/
Thankyou for listening to the Green on the Go podcast brought to you by Holiday Extras. Holiday Extras purpose is “less hassle, more holiday” but also believe this shouldn’t come at a price to the environment or local communities so are continuing to develop ways to improve the way we travel. If you like what you heard please subscribe and rate the podcast, it helps us reach more like minded people so we can keep learning and sharing with Green on the Go.
If you have any questions or would like to suggest a guest please get in touch! You can send a message via Instagram @thegreenonthegopodcast and find out more about Holiday Extras on the website www.holidayextras.com
Miche Clarke Cowell is the Associate Director of Strategic Development & CSR. Miche started working at Holiday Extras as a team leader in the Call Centre 20 years ago and has progressed her career with in the company moving into the Commercial team then into Contract Management and now heading up CSR.
Find Holiday Extras on Instagram - @holidayextras
Holiday Extras website- www.holidayextras.com
Thankyou for listening to the Green on the Go podcast brought to you by Holiday Extras. Holiday Extras purpose is “less hassle, more holiday” but also believe this shouldn’t come at a price to the environment or local communities so are continuing to develop ways to improve the way we travel. If you like what you heard please subscribe and rate the podcast, it helps us reach more like minded people so we can keep learning and sharing with Green on the Go.
If you have any questions or would like to suggest a guest please get in touch! You can send a message via Instagram @thegreenonthegopodcast and find out more about Holiday Extras on the website www.holidayextras.com
Ben Lynam is Head of Strategic Communications at the Travel Foundation, a sustainable tourism charity based in the UK, which Holiday Extras has been supporting over the past decade. They work with businesses and destinations across the globe to improve tourism’s impacts for communities and the environment. Ben has been at the Travel Foundation for 9 years and has been involved in a wide range of projects, including setting up the Future of Tourism Coalition in 2020.
Find Travel Foundation on Twitter -@travelTF
Travel Foundation website - https://www.thetravelfoundation.org.uk/
Thank you for listening to the Green on the Go podcast brought to you by Holiday Extras. Holiday Extras purpose is “less hassle, more holiday” but also believe this shouldn’t come at a price to the environment or local communities so are continuing to develop ways to improve the way we travel. If you like what you heard please subscribe and rate the podcast, it helps us reach more like minded people so we can keep learning and sharing with Green on the Go.
If you have any questions or would like to suggest a guest please get in touch! You can send a message via Instagram @thegreenonthegopodcast and find out more about Holiday Extras on the website www.holidayextras.com
Catherine Capon is a naturalist, adventurer and ecotourism advocate.
Prompted by her childhood fascination with all things wild, Catherine went on to study Zoology at Imperial College London before producing wildlife television with the likes of the BBC. Since then Catherine has continued promoting ecotourism via social media, online films, writing articles, giving speeches and leading expeditions to see our planet’s wildest places.
Catherine is also trustee of The European Nature Trust and a judge of the Travel Photographer of the Year Award.
Find Catherine on Instagram - @catherinecapon
Catherine’s videos- https://www.youtube.com/c/CatherineCaponsWildlifeAdventures/featured
Thankyou for listening to the Green on the Go podcast brought to you by Holiday Extras. Holiday Extras purpose is “less hassle, more holiday” but also believe this shouldn’t come at a price to the environment or local communities so are continuing to develop ways to improve the way we travel. If you like what you heard please subscribe and rate the podcast, it helps us reach more like minded people so we can keep learning and sharing with Green on the Go.
If you have any questions or would like to suggest a guest please get in touch! You can send a message via Instagram @thegreenonthegopodcast and find out more about Holiday Extras on the website www.holidayextras.com
Vicky Smith worked in travel heading up destinations abroad, marketing and ecommerce for tour operators, travel agents, media and NGOs in mainstream tourism, ski, tours, volunteer tourism and sustainable tourism accreditation. She's a published academic in responsible tourism, qualified safari guide, charity challenge leader and charity trustee for sustainable development in Madagascar. She also helps develop the Global and European Ecotourism Networks and was Ambassador for the UK Government DeFRA’s Year of Green Action, 2019.
Vicky's startup Earth Changers is a curated collection of the best positive impact, sustainable tourism for people to find & book trips that truly change the world, which won Travelmole UK Best Responsible Travel & Tourism Website, 2019 in a public vote.
Find Vicki on Instagram -@earthchangers
Earth Changers website- https://www.earth-changers.com/
Thank you for listening to the Green on the Go podcast brought to you by Holiday Extras. Holiday Extras purpose is “less hassle, more holiday” but also believe this shouldn’t come at a price to the environment or local communities so are continuing to develop ways to improve the way we travel. If you like what you heard please subscribe and rate the podcast, it helps us reach more like minded people so we can keep learning and sharing with Green on the Go.
If you have any questions or would like to suggest a guest please get in touch! You can send a message via Instagram @thegreenonthegopodcast and find out more about Holiday Extras on the website www.holidayextras.com
Welcome to the Green on the Go podcast brought to you by Holiday Extras. . Holiday Extras purpose is “less hassle, more holiday” but also believe this shouldn’t come at a price to the environment or local communities so are continuing to develop ways to improve the way we travel. This podcast is a platform for us to learn from the experts about the importance of sustainable travel, and trust me you are going to want to hear from our guests! The first episode is going live soon so to make sure you don’t miss an episode please hit subscribe!
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