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Rainmaker 2023 Session – How to sell a Big Idea in travel technology.

Hosted by Kevin O'Shaughnessy (Cityhook) and Amanda Campbell (Sparkling Communications) and recorded live at our Dublin Travel Massive event at AWS Dublin. We hear some of the best advice for selling a big idea and closing deals from our seasoned travel technology and airline sales "rain makers",

Ultan O'Brien, ViaSat
Riona McHale, Travelport, and
Brian Porter, Datalex

Think of this as an enterprise sales 'master class'. This is edited from our live event at AWS Dublin on 22 November 2023.

Our panel explores what it means to sell a big idea that puts customers outside of their comfort zone and the need for trusted relationships with customers that endure.

04:07 - 05:00: Courageous customers and the importance of trust
05:00 - 08:31: Creating clear, compelling value propositions“In terms of financial, it's massive, but actually, you can fit a lot of their key players in a room, and you can find them twice or three times a year in that same room.”
08:31 - 11:10: Aligning with the customer need“Doing a deal with the wrong customers is terrible. It's the worst situation to be in. So not doing a deal is sometimes better ...”
11:10 - 14:19: Knowing your customer
14:19 - 17:00: Adapting to changes in technology and customer expectations.
17:00 - 20:53: Final thoughts on the future of sales in travel technology “Our best salesperson is a satisfied customer.”
Q&A Session with Audience
20:53 – End

If you found this podcast insightful, delve deeper into similar discussions by exploring our back catalog on your preferred podcast platform, and join us as we continue to navigate the exciting world of travel tech together. Remember to subscribe for the latest updates and insights!

A special thanks to David McAvinue from AWS Dublin for hospitality and support for this event.

A link to this event

Our previous "Rain Maker" episodes recorded in 2018 with Sinead Finn at Tripadvisor Dublin

In 2023, we prepared a list of 12 trends of emerging projects from the Travel Massive Platform from Accessibility to Impact Travel.

Ric, Ian C and Kevin get together to discuss their favourites and notable projects from this list.

Find the full list on Travel Massive or a direct link to each project below

The year of Accessible Travel * Wheel the World - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/wheel-the-world-305200326 * GetAboutAble - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/getaboutable-936801632 * Hidden Disabilities Sunflower - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/hidden-disabilities-sunflower-679972348 * Accessible Romania - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/accessible-romania-610783767 * Travengers - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/travengers-879785296 * TabiFolk - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/tabifolk-881332604 * Nature Freedom - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/nature-freedom-504051871 * My story of hiking with mobility challenges - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/my-story-of-hiking-with-mobility-challenges-624359082 * A Journey through Inclusive Fukushima - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/a-journey-through-inclusive-fukushima-614309871 * Japan Travel Awards Finalists 2024 - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/japan-travel-awards-finalists-2024-122455407

Nomad Apps build communities * Nomadago - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/nomadago-435771950 * Mapmelon - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/mapmelon-837742277 * Pangea - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/pangea-985040105 * Wozin - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/wozin-827710179 * manyways - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/manyways-881956282 * Nomad Life - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/nomad-life-567397500 * Overlap - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/overlap-778768581 * Fairytrail - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/fairytrail-304910951 * Global Nomad Guide - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/global-nomad-guide-530375487 * Digital Nomad Visas - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/digital-nomad-visas-933269794

The Coliving revolution * Coliving Semkovo - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/coliving-semkovo-691096151 * Burgas Coliving & Coworking - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/burgas-coliving-coworking-475770703 * WiFi Tribe - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/wifi-tribe-498329426 * colive values - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/colive-values-900061864 * Nomads Tribe - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/nomads-tribe-480802953 * Montenegro Tower - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/montenegro-tower-841680255 * Sun and Co. Coliving Coworking - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/sun-and-co-coliving-coworking-876067733 * Outsite - https://www.travelmassive.com/companies/outsite-7629609113 * Nomad Stays - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/nomad-stays-100752850 * FlatAway - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/flataway-377153726

Slow Travel is a movement * Q&A: How UnTours Is Transforming Slow Travel - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/q-a-how-untours-is-transforming-slow-travel-869476347 * Slow Travel Network - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/slow-travel-network-679847068 * Byway Travel - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts /byway-travel-297397518 * Tictactrip - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/tictactrip-294730725 * Rome2Rio - https://www.travelmassive.com/companies/rome2rio-7945168150 * Chronotrains - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/chronotrains-926241624 * Bikepacking The Sicily Divide - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/bikepacking-the-sicily-divide-217312127 * What's your slowest travel journey? - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/whats-your-slowest-travel-journey-548021674 * The Africa Rally - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/the-africa-rally-862571913 * Driving a School Bus from Alaska to Argentina - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/driving-a-school-bus-from-alaska-to-argentina-898206305

Africa's hyper-growth

Cape Town Travel Massive - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/cape-town-travel-massive-934667102
Lagos Travel Massive - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/lagos-travel-massive-534345503
Nairobi Travel Massive - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/nairobi-travel-massive-488357761
African Travel Crew - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/african-travel-crew-362588603
ZaNiheza - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/zaniheza-679384072
Safari Wallet - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/safari-wallet-744644275
Adventures with locals - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/adventures-with-locals-733608827
InAfrica - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/inafrica-337340842
Active Africa - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/active-africa-459209701
Dunia Travel - https://www.travelmassive.com/companies/dunia-travel-5886042500

Affiliate Marketing is cool again

Affiliate Marketing Q&A With Travelpayouts - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/affiliate-marketing-q-a-with-travelpayouts-671908316
Stay22 - https://www.travelmassive.com/companies/stay22-7638591317
SafetyWing Launches Ambassador Community Hub - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/safetywing-launches-ambassador-community-hub-144017115

Travel Tech empowers travel creators

YouLi - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/youli-221753436
indie Travel - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/indie-travel-128830424
JoinMyTrip - https://www.travelmassive.com/companies/joinmytrip-1207484523
Duffel Links - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/duffel-links-223916997
Worldee - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/worldee-920766513

Gamification turns cities into playgrounds

Urban Challenger - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/urban-challenger-258278172
Questo - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/questo-792807912
CityDays - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/citydays-169836805
Guess Where Trips - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/guess-where-trips-520870947
Goodwalks - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/goodwalks-730454981

Trip Planning gains AI super powers

Tripsy Travel Planner - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/tripsy-travel-planner-412683633
TripMapper - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/tripmapper-332801112
Planned Adventure - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/planned-adventure-302043152
Troupe - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/troupe-148183304
Planit Earth - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/planit-earth-968735003
TravelSisters - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/travelsisters-117746782
Made to Wander - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/made-to-wander-870631324
Roamr - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/roamr-424965523
JellyRide - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/jellyride-263615192
Tourist Itinerary Bot - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/tourist-itinerary-bot-635305738

There's a map for that

World Heritage Sites - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/world-heritage-sites-574971402
NomadMania - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/nomadmania-541766990
Traveler Map - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/traveler-map-578916909
Beyond Angkor - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/beyond-angkor-955497964
SoundPrint - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/soundprint-486653170
Untappd - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/untappd-447291781
Light Pollution Map - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/light-pollution-map-461143688
earth.fm - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/earth-fm-851283823
Textomap - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/textomap-435533321
Wayward - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/wayward-891692156
Map Your City - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/map-your-city-258417055
The Parks Channel - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/the-parks-channel-926238353
Electric Vehicle Range Spider - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/electric-vehicle-range-spider-887232856

Micronations on the rise

The Principality Of Sealand - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/the-principality-of-sealand-625020031
Let's Buy an Island - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/lets-buy-an-island-633564067
Counting Countries - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/counting-countries-806942781
MicroCon Chicago - https://www.travelmassive.com/events/microcon-chicago-1630335298

Impact travel goes mainstream

The Last Tourist - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/the-last-tourist-406699262
socialbnb - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/socialbnb-762438061
Yugen Earthside - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/yugen-earthside-976302278
Rudi's Travel Journal - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/rudis-travel-journal-716744525
TripDoodler - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/tripdoodler-491872715
Ancestral Teachers - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/ancestral-teachers-637995241
Social Entrepreneurship in Tourism - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/social-entrepreneurship-in-tourism-564748115
Q&A: UnTours Foundation Reset Tourism Fund - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/q-a-untours-foundation-reset-tourism-fund-603706442
Travel Impact Lab - https://www.travelmassive.com/companies/travel-impact-lab-1969034768
The SIGMUND Project - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/the-sigmund-project-376585871
Q&A: Withlocals on Building a Sustainable Travel Brand - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/q-a-withlocals-on-building-a-sustainable-travel-brand-263834524
Envisioning Tourism in 2030 and Beyond - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/envisioning-tourism-in-2030-and-beyond-947171999

Ric Gazarian (Extraordinary Travel Festival and Travel Massive Asia) interviews insiders making positive change across the travel industry.

Jonathan Coleman is CEO at the UnTours Foundation which promotes socio-economic equity by providing low-interest loans to social entrepreneurs and businesses across the United States, and around the world.

Richard G. Edwards heads up marketing at UnTours (owned by the UnTours Foundation and the world's first certified B Corporation) which provides travelers with all the fun of independent travel, but with the planning, service, and on-site support of a tour.

In this interview, Jonathan and Richard reflect on their personal experiences of traveling with UnTours, their philanthropic founder Hal, and the mission of the UnTours Foundation.

This podcast was supported by UnTours.

Get up to date with everything you need to know that's happening in the Travel Massive community at travelmassive.com

🛼 Link Roll:

UnTours – https://www.untours.com
UnTours Foundation – https://untoursfoundation.org

Kevin O'Shaughnessy (CityHook, Travel Massive Dublin) interviews insiders from the engine room of the travel industry.

Mike Cole heads up the content team of WayAway, a travel search engine which, for members, pays cash back. As a spinout from Travelpayouts/AviaSales, the team talk about the early stage of this new venture, the energy that's required to get things off the ground and talk about some of the differentiators the team introduced to stand out in a crowded marketplace.

This podcast was supported by WayAway

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🛼 Link Roll: WayAway - https://www.wayaway.io * Travel Massive Store – https://tmsv.co/merch * Travel Jobs – https://www.travelmassive.jobs/

Kevin O'Shaughnessy (CityHook, Travel Massive Dublin) interviews execs from inside the engine room of the travel industry.

Steve Domin is the co-founder of Duffel, the "power grid" for flight sales. In this episode, we chat about how they built the product, some great stories about scaling and some thoughts to the future.

This podcast was supported by Duffel

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Link Roll: Duffel - https://www.duffel.com * Travel Massive Store – https://tmsv.co/merch * Travel Jobs – https://www.travelmassive.jobs/

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🛼 Link Roll:

Top 50 Travel Startups - https://www.travelmassive.com/pages/hot-travel-startups-for-2022
2022 Travel Predictions – https://tmsv.co/TravelPredictions
Travel Massive Store – https://tmsv.co/merch

• Travel Jobs – https://www.travelmassive.jobs/

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🛼 Link Roll:

2022 Travel Predictions – https://tmsv.co/TravelPredictions
• Top 50 Startups – https://tmsv.co/50TravelStartups
• Tunco Life - https://tuncolife.com/?ref=travelmassive
WaterToGo– https://watertogo.shop/?ref=travelmassive
Radiooooo –https://radiooooo.com/?ref=travelmassive
Baboo –https://baboo.travel/?ref=travelmassive
Light Pollution Map –https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/?ref=travelmassive#zoom=4.00⪫=45.8720&lon=14.5470&layers=B0FFFFFFFTFFFFFFFFFF

National Park NFT - https://nationalparksnft.io/?ref=travelmassive

Travel Massive Store – https://tmsv.co/merch

• Travel Jobs – https://www.travelmassive.jobs/

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🛼 Link Roll:

2022 Travel Predictions – https://tmsv.co/TravelPredictions
• Top 50 Startups – https://tmsv.co/50TravelStartups
• Travel Tech course – https://tmsv.co/TravelTechCourse
Spotted by locals – https://tmsv.co/SpottedbyLocals
• Drive & Listen – https://tmsv.co/DriveListen
Moon Tour – https://tmsv.co/MoonTour
Guess Where Trips – https://tmsv.co/GuessWhere
Travel Massive Store – https://tmsv.co/merch

• Travel Jobs – https://www.travelmassive.jobs/

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🛼 Link Roll:

Questo – https://tmsv.co/questo
Troupe – https://tmsv.co/Troup
Travel Predictions – https://tmsv.co/TravelPredictions
Map of Colombia – https://tmsv.co/MapColombia
Meet Halfway – https://tmsv.co/MeetHalfway
Nomad Stays – https://tmsv.co/NomadStays
Meetups – https://tmsv.co/meetups
Travel Jobs – https://www.travelmassive.jobs/
Global Convoy Road Trip –https://www.globalconvoy.com/mayhem-22
Extraordinary Travel Fest –https://extraordinarytravelfestival.com/
Japan interviews – https://tmsv.co/SeekingJapan
Scottish tourism course – https://tmsv.co/ScottishTourism
Meetups – https://tmsv.co/meetups
Press trips for influencers – https://tmsv.co/PressTripsFinland

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Travel Massive Store – https://tmsv.co/merch
Meet Halfway – https://tmsv.co/MeetHalfway
Diving in Mauritius – https://tmsv.co/Mauritius
Explore Africa – https://tmsv.co/ExploreAfrica
Seeking Sustainability in Japan – https://tmsv.co/SeekingJapan
Nomad Stays – https://tmsv.co/NomadStays
Milwaukee – https://tmsv.co/Milwaukee
Russian cooking class – https://tmsv.co/RussiaCooking
Meetups – https://tmsv.co/meetups

• Travel Jobs – https://www.travelmassive.jobs/

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🛼 Link Roll:

Troupe – https://tmsv.co/Troupe
Questo – https://tmsv.co/questo
LoungePair – https://tmsv.co/TMLoungePair
Meaningful Map of Colombia – https://tmsv.co/MapColombia
Remotely by App in the Air – https://tmsv.co/Remotely
Niagara Parks Power Station – https://tmsv.co/NiagaraParks
Postcards from Timbuktu – https://tmsv.co/TimbuktuPostcards
Film Tourismus – https://tmsv.co/FilmTourismus
Meetups – https://tmsv.co/meetups

• Travel Jobs – https://www.travelmassive.jobs/

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🛼 Link Roll:

Sun and Co. Coliving – https://tmsv.co/SunandCoColiving
Yolovivo – https://tmsv.co/Yolovivo
Invisible Cities – https://tmsv.co/InvisibleCities
Paper Website – https://tmsv.co/LtMDWi
Coliving Conference – https://tmsv.co/ColivingConference
Extraordinary Travel Festival 2022 – https://tmsv.co/ExtraordinaryTravelFest
Tourism Innovation Summit – https://tmsv.co/TISGlobalSummit
Stranded in Nepal – https://tmsv.co/StrandedInNepal
Safari Lodge Zambezi National Park - https://www.travelmassive.com/@patiencetropo
Travel Massive Meetups – https://www.travelmassive.com/meetups
Travel Jobs Board – https://www.travelmassive.jobs/

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Crypto Cabin – https://tmsv.co/CryptoCabin
Neuwly – https://tmsv.co/Neuwly
Impact Travel Collective – https://tmsv.co/ImpactCollective
Become a better tour operator Course – https://tmsv.co/CourseTourOperators
Upcoming meetups – https://tmsv.co/meetups

• Travel Massive Jobs Board – https://tmsv.co/jobsboard

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🛼 Link Roll:
• SafeScore – https://tmsv.co/SafeScore
• HorizonLabs – https://tmsv.co/HorizonLabs
• In Transit Travel Blog – https://tmsv.co/InTransitBlog
• Adventure Connect – https://tmsv.co/AdventureConnect
• Khusvegi English & Nomadic Culture Camp – https://tmsv.co/KhusvegiCamp

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🛼 Link Roll:
• Travel Massive Meetups – tmsv.co/CommunityMeetups
• Yolovivo – tmsv.co/Yolovivo
• Airbnb's Co-Founder On The Future of Travel – tmsv.co/BrianCheskySkift
• Tashi – tmsv.co/TashiTM
• Invisible Cities – tmsv.co/InvisibleCities
• City Roads – tmsv.co/CityRoads
• Mountain Crypto Unconference – tmsv.co/MountainCryptoUnconference
• The Creator Economy Report – tmsv.co/CreatorEconomy
• Travel Massive Talent Pool – tmsv.co/SidebarTalentPoolAirtable

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🛼 Link Roll:

• The Nomad's Kitchen – https://tmsv.co/NomadsKitchenTM

• Travel Kollekt – https://tmsv.co/TravelKollektTM

• Ezus – https://tmsv.co/Ezus

• Unearthed Retreats – https://tmsv.co/UnearthedRetreats

• Social Tourism Competition replay – https://tmsv.co/PitchContestReplay

• Rethink Travel Challenge – https://tmsv.co/RethinkTravelChallenge

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This Week we just launched our new community platform! Head over to the NEW www.travelmassive.com to check it out.

🛼 Link Roll:
• Global Convoy – www.travelmassive.com/posts/global-c…nvoy-327315121
• Social Tourism Competition Pitch Event – www.tmsv.co/TourismCompEvent
• Travel Kollekt – www.tmsv.co/TravelKollektTM
• AITCAP 2022 – www.tmsv.co/AITCAP2022
• Tashi Awards – www.tmsv.co/TashiAwards
• We Travel There podcast – www.tmsv.co/WeTravelThereTM

Get up to date with everything you need to know that's happening in the Travel Massive community this week, with your host Joel Chevaillier.

This week we just launched our new community platform! Head over to the NEW www.travelmassive.com to check it out.

The new Travel Massive platform allows you to explore all the latest travel projects being created by members in our community. From new tours, travel videos, to startups and podcasts - you'll find a wealth of new travel inspiration published by our community.

What's also cool, is you can now rate, upvote, and comment on your favourite projects and leave feedback for the creators.

If you’ve got something great to share in travel, then you can submit a post to be featured on Travel Massive and get a mention in this very podcast.

There's many more features on the Travel Massive platform - so many that I can't mention it all here - so I encourage you to sign in or make a new profile, and check out what’s new.

We are so, so, excited about our new platform - so please go check it out at www.travelmassive.com and take a look around.

In this new series, which you can find alongside the weekly updates, Kevin O'Shaughnessy (CityHook, Travel Massive Dublin) interviews execs from inside the engine room of the travel industry.

Get up to date with everything you need to know that's happening in the Travel Massive community this week, with your host Joel Chevaillier.

🛼 Link Roll:
• 24 Hrs in New Orleans Travel Vlog – tmsv.co/NewOrleansVideo
• Unlock Africa Podcast with Phaka Hlazo – tmsv.co/UnlockAfricaPodcast
• Coffice Prague – tmsv.co/CofficePrague
• Conversations in Tourism podcast – tmsv.co/ConversationsinTourism
• Hammock Trip in Germany – tmsv.co/HammockTrip
• Buzludzha Project – tmsv.co/BuzludzhaProject

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🛼 Link Roll:
• Spotyride – spotyride.com/en
• Welcome Back to Bali – www.welcomebacktobali.com/
• Intelak Info Session – tmsv.co/IntelakSustainabilityInfoSession
• Seattle Street Art Tour – tmsv.co/SeattleStreetArt
• Global Convoy Iron Curtain Run – tmsv.co/IronCurtain
• Chain of Lakes Water Trail – youtu.be/49oKGefCCOk
• Gigs Guide – gigs.guide/
• Build A Hotel Marketing Plan – youtu.be/J54qNauObg4
• Travel Jobs Board – www.travelmassive.jobs/

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🛼 Link Roll:
• Accessible Canberra – tmsv.co/CanberraAccessible
• TikTok Spanish Island – tmsv.co/SpanishIslandTikTok
• Jen Fein vlog – tmsv.co/JenFeinVlog
• TOKYO 2020: traveling to Japan for the Olympics – tmsv.co/RenataPereiraTokyoVlog
• A Visit to the United States Olympic & Paralympic Museu – tmsv.co/JulianaBrosteOlympicReel
• The Growth of Wellness Travel in the Post Pandemic World – tmsv.co/GlasgowWellnessReplay
• Fairytale village in NYC – tmsv.co/MikkelTikTok

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🛼 Link Roll:
• Digital Nomad Visas – tmsv.co/DigitalNomadVisa
• Elsewhere.io – tmsv.co/Elsewhereio
• Adventures of Wild Women – tmsv.co/AdventuresofWildWomen
• ATWS Scholarship – tmsv.co/ATWSScholarship
• Streets of Food – tmsv.co/StreetsofFood
• Remotely – tmsv.co/Remotelyfrom
• Travel Jobs Board – www.travelmassive.jobs/
• San Diego meetup – tmsv.co/SanDiegoMeetup

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🛼 Link Roll:

• Interview with Kenny Jacobs – tmsv.co/KennyJacobsPodcast
• Bansko Nomad Fest Recap – tmsv.co/BanskoNomadFestJulia
• Trippers App – tmsv.co/TrippersApp
• SpotAR – tmsv.co/SpotarIO
• Eddy Travels – tmsv.co/EddyTravels
• Paris Meetup – tmsv.co/ParisMeetup
• Glasgow Meetup – tmsv.co/Glasgowevent
• Nashville Meetup – tmsv.co/Nashvilleevent

In this new series, which you can find alongside the weekly updates, Kevin O'Shaughnessy (CityHook, Travel Massive Dublin) interviews execs from inside the engine room of the travel industry.

Kenny Jacobs headed marketing for Ryanair from 2013 to 2020 and was part of the leadership which led to an incredible overhaul in their technology and brand. Hear about how Ryanair does things differently when it comes to selling fares, messaging and positioning. In our CMO series, we ask what the execs expect to see on their dashboards — what it takes to run the business from their perspective.

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🛼 Link Roll:
• Intelak Accelerator Info Session – tmsv.co/IntelakInfoSession
• YouTravel.me – tmsv.co/YouTravelMe
• Guide to Puerto Vallarta – tmsv.co/GuidePuertoVallarta
• Healthy Voyager Show – tmsv.co/HealthyVoyagerShow
• City Unscripted – tmsv.co/CityUnscripted
• Wider Worldview Podcast – tmsv.co/WiderWorldviewPodcast
• flOasis – tmsv.co/flOasis
• The Green Piece Podcast – tmsv.co/TheGreenPiecePodcast
• China Paradigm – tmsv.co/ChinaPodcast

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🛼 Link Roll:
• ButtCycle – tmsv.co/buttmiles
• Ecopreneur Evolution – tmsv.co/EcopreneurEvolution
• Khusvegi English & Nomadic Culture Camp – tmsv.co/KhusvegiEnglishCamp
• Rai Kuen Rang's Farmstay – tmsv.co/RaiKuen
• socialbnb – tmsv.co/Socialbnb
• Black Tourism Talent Directory – tmsv.co/TourismTalent
• GetAboutAble – tmsv.co/Getaboutable
• KhwelaWomxn – tmsv.co/KhwelaWomxn
• Local Purse – tmsv.co/LocalPurseFinalist
• Triple F Photo Tours – tmsv.co/TriplFPhotoTouris

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🛼 Link Roll:
• Paradise Ride – tmsv.co/ParadiseRide
• Onroute – tmsv.co/Onroute
• The Continental Drifter – tmsv.co/TheContinentalDrifter
• Family Home Swaps – tmsv.co/FamilyHomeSwaps
• I Like Local – tmsv.co/ILikeLocal
• Travel Daze – tmsv.co/TravelDaze
• Sigmund – tmsv.co/Sigmund
• Cocktails And Stories – tmsv.co/CocktailsAndStories
• Quipmo – tmsv.co/Quipmo

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This week we’re focusing on our favourite travel Vlogs! As things start to open up it's time to start researching the next travel destination. Here are some of our favourite Vlogs on youtube exposing culture, adventure, and experiences around the world!

🛼 Link Roll:
• Circling Iceland – tmsv.co/IcelandVlog
• Things I Did In: Malawi – tmsv.co/Malawi
• Patagonia's Perito Moreno Glacier – tmsv.co/PeritoMoreno
• 5 Days on Australia's Longest River – tmsv.co/MurrayRiver
• Fiji Travel Guide: A non-colonialistic way to explore – tmsv.co/FijiTravelGuide
• Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa – tmsv.co/HermanusSA
• The huge airplane graveyard in Australia – tmsv.co/StefanDury
• Pacaya Volcano sunrise trek– tmsv.co/VolcanoHike
• My Niagara Experiences with Will Tang – tmsv.co/NiagaraExperiences

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This week we’re focusing on our favourite travel Vlogs! As things start to open up it's time to start researching the next travel destination. Here are some of our favourite Vlogs on youtube exposing culture, adventure, and experiences around the world!

🛼 Link Roll:

https://tmsv.co/IcelandVlog

https://tmsv.co/Malawi

https://tmsv.co/PeritoMoreno

https://tmsv.co/MurrayRiver

https://tmsv.co/FijiTravelGuide

https://tmsv.co/HermanusSA

https://tmsv.co/StefanDury

https://tmsv.co/VolcanoHike

https://tmsv.co/NiagaraExperiences

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This week we’re focusing on our favourite travel podcasts. With so many podcasts out there today it's hard to pick out what to listen to, and that's why we are excited to share our top ten must-listen podcast episodes for this week.

🛼 Link Roll:

• Rad Season – tmsv.co/RadSeason54
• Pod22 – tmsv.co/Pod22EliotJackson
• Global Convoy – tmsv.co/GlobalConvoyPokerEpisode
• Tourism Entrepreneurs Network– tmsv.co/TourismEntrepreneursPodcast
• We Travel There – tmsv.co/WeTravelThereMexico
• Counting Countries – tmsv.co/CountingCountriesNickButter
• JetSet With Jeannette – tmsv.co/JetSetwithJeannette
• SouthEast Asia Travel Show – tmsv.co/SouthEastAsiaPodcast
• Digital Tourism Show – tmsv.co/DigitalTourismShowPodcast
• Lush Life Podcast – tmsv.co/LishLifePodcast

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This week we’re focusing on our favourite travel podcasts! With so many podcasts out there today it's hard to pick out what to listen to, and that's why we are excited to share our top ten must-listen podcast episodes for this week!

🛼 Link Roll:

https://tmsv.co/RadSeason54

https://tmsv.co/Pod22EliotJackson

https://tmsv.co/GlobalConvoyPokerEpisode

https://tmsv.co/TourismEntrepreneursPodcast

https://tmsv.co/WeTravelThereMexico

https://tmsv.co/CountingCountriesNickButter

https://tmsv.co/JetSetwithJeannette

https://tmsv.co/SouthEastAsiaPodcast

https://tmsv.co/DigitalTourismShowPodcast

https://tmsv.co/LishLifePodcast

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• Adventure With Locals – tmsv.co/AdventureWithLocals
• Gowhee App – tmsv.co/GowheeApp
• Bansko Nomad Fest 2021 – tmsv.co/BanskoNomadQuiz21
• Tripsha – tmsv.co/Tripsha
• Getting Local call for bloggers – tmsv.co/GettingLocalBloggers
• Paradise Ride – tmsv.co/ParadiseRide
• Wonder Walks by Secret City Trails – tmsv.co/WonderWalks
• Travel Fish Tube Map – tmsv.co/TravelFishTubeMap

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• Mexico Surf Retreat – tmsv.co/MexicoSurfRetreat
• Work From Anywhere Team – travelmassive.com/wfa-team
• Tourism Cares – tmsv.co/TourismCares
• Adventure Fest 2021 – tmsv.co/AdventureFest2021
• Global Convoy Podcast – tmsv.co/GlobalConvoyPodcast
• Brisbane Travel Massive Photos – tmsv.co/BrisbaneTravelMassivePhotos
• Community Travel Co – tmsv.co/CommunityTravelCo
• Lost Travel – tmsv.co/LostTravel
• Travel Massive Clubhouse – tmsv.co/TravelMassiveClubhouse

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• Live in Venice Week – tmsv.co/LiveInVeniceWeek
• Travel Grind Show – tmsv.co/TravelGrindShow
• Taste Hungary – tmsv.co/TasteHungary
• SWURF App – tmsv.co/SWURFApp
• Article on Tashi Travel – tmsv.co/TashiTravelArticle
• Oli Russel Show – tmsv.co/OliRusselShow
• Trip Whisperer Newsletter – tmsv.co/TripWhispererNewsletter
• Bansko Nomad Fest 2021 – tmsv.co/BanskoNomadFest21
• Welcome City Lab TravelTech – tmsv.co/WelcomeCityLabTraveltech
• The Fisayo vlog – tmsv.co/FisayoAfricaLake

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• Secret Sydney Trails — tmsv.co/SecretSydneyTrails
• Yugen Earthside Shop – yugenearthside.com/shop/
• Phil Marcus on Youtube – tmsv.co/PhillipMarcus
• Hopupon – travelmassive.com/hopupon
• India Covid Donation List – tmsv.co/IndiaCovidDonationList
• Lecantr Interview Replay – tmsv.co/LevantrReplay
• Stay22 Affiliate Program – tmsv.co/Stay22Affiliate
• Travel Hacks on Tik Tok – tmsv.co/HacksTravelTikTok
• International Women in Travel and Tourism Forum – tmsv.co/IWTTF

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🛼 Link Roll:
• Safe travels in SE Asia - https://www.pearanderson.com/coronavirus/
• LoungePair Referral Program - https://tmsv.co/LoungePairAffiliate
• Impact Travel Alliance collaboration - https://tmsv.co/ITACallforspeakers
• The Evolution of Air Travel - https://tmsv.co/AirTravelRecap
• InAfrica Marketplace - https://inafrica.travel/

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🛼 Link Roll...

Jobs Board - https://www.travelmassive.jobs/;

The Professional Certificate in Sustainable Tourism Destination Management program - https://tmsv.co/GWUOnlineProgram;

NaviSavi app - https://travelmassive.com/navisaviapp;

Endless.Earth - https://www.endless.earth/;

Life In Germany - https://tmsv.co/LifeinGermany;

Social Entrepreneurship Competition in Tourism - https://socialtourismcompetition.com/;

Bansko with Maria Stoyanova - https://wetravelthere.com/bansko-bulgaria-maria-stoyanova/;

ShareYourself - http://www.shareyourself.org/

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🛼 Link Roll... (mentioned in this episode):

Share Yourself – www.shareyourself.org/grant

How Many Elephants - howmanyelephants.org/world-female-ranger-day/

Faretrotter - www.faretrotter.com/en/safe-travel/united-states

What's The Plan - www.whatstheplan.travel

Thriving Nomads Summit - summit.thrivingnomads.com

Travel Massive Talent Pool - tmsv.co/TalentPoolAirtable

Tui Care Foundation - www.tuicarefoundation.com

Global Convoy Tuk Tuk Trip - www.globalconvoy.com/tuktuk-2021

Here’s the replay from Episode #12 of our LIVE Show from May 21 with special guests from New York to discuss the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on the local and global tourism industry.

This discussion is moderated by Kevin O’Shaughnessy, co-founder of City Hook and Dublin Travel Massive leader.

Catch the LIVE Show recording below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krbakTCdlh8

In this episode we hear from: Alex Shebar, Director of Experiences at Culture Trip

Tuning in directly from Brooklyn, Alex Shebar is the new Director of Experiences at Culture Trip, one of the world’s leading travel, media and entertainment sites. Previously, he was also the first Brand Manager for Bumble and Director of Community for Yelp.

For the time being, Culture Trip’s motto has changed from “created for the curious traveler” to #StaySafeStayCurious. The content strategy is also changing. Alex also shared his thoughts about the recent launch of Culture Trip’s own OTA.

Jared Alster, NYC Travel Massive co-leader, co-founder at Wildebeest

Native New Yorker Jared Alster is co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Wildebeest, a digital strategy and brand marketing agency focused on travel and tourism. He’s also co-chapter leader of NYC Travel Massive.

Jared talked about how the lockdown in NY looks right now. He also discussed what it’s like to launch a business in January, just before the crisis.

Kelley Louise, Executive Director at Impact Travel Alliance

Kelley Louise is a freelance digital market and brand strategist, and founder of Impact Travel Alliance, a global community of socially and eco-conscious travelers. She has lost 95% of her work, but on the flip side – more brands are seeing the importance of sustainability. As part of her other business ViaHero – a platform that connects travellers with locals, Kelley was able to create a new virtual product over the last weeks to keep supporting locals around the world.

She also argued that the post-covid future holds an opportunity to avoid issues like overtourism and exacerbating climate change. Kelley thinks it’s time to ditch the quantity-over-quality approach and work on building a more sustainable and impactful industry. Listen to the recording to hear more.

John Matson, Co-Founder and COO of Stealth Travel and Smart Cities Startup, former Managing Director of Voyager HQ

John Matson co-founded and was Managing Director for Voyager HQ, a global community for over 2,000 startups in the travel, tourism, and hospitality industries, connecting them with enterprise partners, investors and advisors.

John talked about the decision to cease operations at Voyager HQ when the crisis hit, as their business model relied on events and working with corporate innovation teams at enterprise travel brands. He’s now working on something new and stealthy. Tune in to hear what he was willing to share.

The Travel Massive LIVE Show – Season 1 The Travel Massive LIVE Show is a weekly online discussion on the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on travel and tourism worldwide, featuring members from all over the globe.

The LIVE Show is hosted by Dublin chapter co-leader Kevin O’Shaughnessy, and produced by Sofia chapter leader and Content Manager at Travel Massive Maria Stoyanova and Travel Massive founder Ian Cumming.

Catch up on all 12 episodes from Season 1 of the LIVE show on our blog, and podcasts.

👉 If you want to take part of Season 2 or sponsor the Travel Massive LIVE Show, get in touch with us at live@travelmassive.com.

Here’s the replay from Episode #11 of our LIVE Show from May 14 with special guests from Boston, Oaxaca, and Athens to discuss the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on tour guides.

This discussion is moderated by Kevin O’Shaughnessy, co-founder of City Hook and Dublin Travel Massive leader.

In this episode we heard from: Stephen Oddo, co-founder of Walks

Stephen joined the LIVE Show from Boston. He’s co-founder of Walks – a sightseeing tours & activities company operating in top destinations worldwide. Stephen talks about an entirely new type of tour content, which he thinks will be popular even after the lockdown. He also walked us through his widely successful virtual Tour of Wuhan.

Rebecca Skevaki, founder of Athens, Thessaloniki, Crete and Santorini Urban Adventures

Rebecca joined from Athens, Greece. Her business offers city tours and multiday tailor-made vacations in Athens, Santorini, Crete and Thessaloniki, but unfortunately, they’ve not had any customers for the last months. In order to save the business, they had to make the hard decision to let go 80% of their staff. Listen to Rebecca’s story and plans for the coming months.

Ian Ord, founder of Where Sidewalks End

Ian joined from Oaxaca, Mexico. He started his own tour company Where Sidewalks End in 2013, which currently operates primarily in Southeast Asia. He’s also one of the founders of a co-working space in Oaxaca, which has been closed since March. Existing customers of his tour company were happy to postpone their trips, and he’s still getting requests for future bookings starting around October / November. Ian also talks about his new partnerships.

Catch the LIVE Show recording below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOgQxYdbHhQ

About the Travel Massive LIVE Show

The Travel Massive LIVE Show is a weekly online discussion on the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on travel and tourism worldwide, featuring members from all over the globe.

The LIVE Show is hosted by Dublin chapter co-leader Kevin O’Shaughnessy, and produced by Sofia chapter leader and Content Manager at Travel Massive Maria Stoyanova and Travel Massive founder Ian Cumming.

Hosted by Jean Cheney, blogger at the Traveling Honeybird and Travel Massive Melbourne chapter leader.

In this episode we heard from: Kash Bhattacharya, founder and editor at the Budget Traveller

Kash is the author of the book ‘The Grand Hostels-Luxury Hostels of the World’ & founder of the BudgetTraveller where for the last 11 years he’s been showing people how to travel in style on a budget.

Although he lost 70% of his traffic and his passive income has grinded to a halt, Kash didn’t loose his passion to help the industry in times of crisis. That’s how the idea of #AdoptaHostel was born – a global gift card campaign which aims to save the hostel industry from financial devestation during the COVID-19 crisis

Darley Newman, TV host, writer, entrepreneur and multimedia producer

Darley joined us form New York City. Her passion for travel and storytelling channeled into successful TV series and brands, including Emmy Award-winning “Equitrekking” and “Travels with Darley” on PBS, Amazon Prime, Verizon Digital and networks in over 85 nations.

Currently, Darley is not able to travel to film for her series, produce new content or attend any conferences or shows to speak. She’s trying to think outside the box by focusing her efforts on taking content she’s already filmed and repackaging it in new ways for new and different distribution.

Roxanne Bamboat, food & travel blogger at The Tiny Taster

Roxanne joined us from her home in Mumbai. Besides being a food & travel content creator, she has just launched her private guided, small group tours called – The Tiny Taster Tours where she takes people to different destinations.

In the last weeks, travel campaigns have all come to a grinding halt. She’s now focusing on Youtube, Pinterest, and Instagram. Her niche is food and travel so while she can’t travel like the rest of the world, she has taken refuge in her kitchen and focusing on quality videos to boost her channels.

About the Travel Massive LIVE Show The Travel Massive LIVE Show is a weekly online discussion on the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on travel and tourism worldwide, featuring members from all over the globe.

The LIVE Show is produced by Sofia chapter leader and Content Manager at Travel Massive Maria Stoyanova and Travel Massive founder Ian Cumming.

Hosted by Kevin O’Shaughnessy, co-founder of City Hook and Dublin Travel Massive leader.

In this episode we heard from: Phaka Hlazo, founder of Zulu Nomad

Phaka Hlazo joined us from Johannesburg. She is the founder of Zulu Nomad – a tour operator providing curated experiences in East and Southern Africa for locals. Phaka talked about the diversity of South Africa’s tourism and the ins and outs of the domestic travel scene. She touched on topics like digitalization of the tourism industry and what tour guides, hosts, and tour operators should be doing right now.

Stephan Ekbergh, founder and CEO of Travelstart

Stephan Ekbergh, founder of Africa’s largest online travel agency, Travelstart, joined us from Cape Town. He talked about what the current situation means for the tourism business, the importance of quality in the future and what leadership looks like in times of crisis.

Sharon Gilbert-Rivett, Head Honcho at The Safari Collective

Sharon Gilbert-Rivett joined the LIVE Show from Hoedspruit. With her experience as a consultant for the safari industry, she shared her thoughts on what it’s like for the industry to be “standing in the cast of a new world order”. Sharon talked about the opportunities that come out of a crisis like this one and touched on the increased importance of sustainability in the tourism industry.

Special thanks to Neil Jansson, content creator and founder of African Travel Crew, for sharing some insights with us behind the scenes.

About the Travel Massive LIVE Show

The Travel Massive LIVE Show is a weekly online discussion on the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on travel and tourism worldwide, featuring members from all over the globe.

The LIVE Show is hosted by Dublin chapter co-leader Kevin O’Shaughnessy, and produced by Sofia chapter leader and Content Manager at Travel Massive Maria Stoyanova and Travel Massive founder Ian Cumming.

Hosted by Kevin O’Shaughnessy, co-founder of City Hook and Dublin Travel Massive leader.

In this episode we heard from: Rama Poola, co-founder of SkyHi

Rama Poola joined the LIVE Show from LA. He’s the co-founder of SkyHi – the first subscription service to reliably book last minute seats on commercial airlines. Given that flights bookings are down right now, Rama shared more about what SkyHi is doing in their downtime and how they see the path forward.

Wendy van Leeuwen, co-founder of Secret City Trails

Wendy van Leeuwen joined the LIVE Show from the Portuguese countryside. She’s the co-founder of Secret City Trails – a marketplace for city discovery games made by locals, present in more than 50 cities in Europe. Wendy talked about a surprise call from her angel investor and how her business model protected her from too much financial risk.

Karl Llewellyn, founder and CEO of Sanctifly

Karl Llewellyn joined from Ireland. He’s the founder and CEO of Sanctifly – a global members club that grants access to airport hotel gym, pool, and spa facilities at airports. As his startup depends heavily on air travel, which is almost non existent at the moment, Karl shared what they decided to focus on in the meantime and how they see this situation developing in the next months and years.

Kei Shibata, co-founder & CEO of Venture Republic

Kei Shibata tuned in from Tokyo. He’s the co-founder & CEO of Venture Republic, which owns multiple online travel brands including LINE TRAVEL jp and Trip101. Kei talked about how to spot the gaps and his perspective as a travel tech investor.

About the Travel Massive LIVE Show The Travel Massive LIVE Show is a weekly online discussion on the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on travel and tourism worldwide, featuring members from all over the globe.

The LIVE Show is hosted by Dublin chapter co-leader Kevin O’Shaughnessy, and produced by Sofia chapter leader and Content Manager at Travel Massive Maria Stoyanova and Travel Massive founder Ian Cumming.

Ric Gazarian, Travel Massive Chapter Leader in Bangkok and travel blogger at GlobalGaz, speaks with James Wilcox, cofounder of Untamed Borders. James discovered there was an underserved marketplace for travelers looking to travel to places like Afghanistan, Somalia, Yemen, and other challenging locations. Untamed Borders was created to serve this underserved niche. James also shares with us the effects of Covid-19 on his business and the industry.

https://untamedborders.com/

This discussion is moderated by Kevin O’Shaughnessy, co-founder of City Hook and Dublin Travel Massive leader.

In this episode we hear from: Philip Ibrahim, General Manager of The Student Hotel

Philip is joining the LIVE Show from his office in Berlin, Germany. He has previously worked for Accor and Mercure Hotel Berlin City. Since October 2019, he has been responsible for the opening and launch of The Student Hotel, a concept dedicated to the community of students, city explorers and locals. With a total of 475 rooms, a big part of the hotel serves students as a long-term accommodation option, many of whom are still staying in Berlin.

In this LIVE Show, Philip shared more about how they see this tourism crisis as a whole, how the hotel operation is going for them, what changes they had to make and what their are plans for the coming months.

Laura McKenzie, owner of Cathedral House in Glasgow

Laura is tuning in from Glasgow, Scotland. She is a former owner and manager of two other boutique properties in Glasgow, and is currently the owner of the Cathedral House – a boutique hotel she purchased 18 months ago when it was “possibly one of the worst hotels in Glasgow”.

In a mission to give new life to the hotel, which was already a challenging task, Laura is now facing another big challenge – a worldwide lockdown scaring away all the tourists. Listen to the LIVE Show to find out how Laura is dealing with the current situation and where she finds the light at the end of the tunnel.

Frank Reeves, Co-founder & CEO of Avvio

Frank is joining the LIVE Show from London, UK. He is the co-founder and CEO of Avvio – offering innovations and tech solutions for accommodation providers to help them maximize direct bookings.

Frank shares how their clients are facing the current challenges, how Avvio is trying to support them, what their strategy is for the upcoming months and why did they decide to start a digital marketing mentoring program for hotels.

About the Travel Massive LIVE Show

The Travel Massive LIVE Show is a weekly online discussion on the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on travel and tourism worldwide, featuring members from all over the globe.

The LIVE Show is hosted by Dublin chapter co-leader Kevin O’Shaughnessy, and produced by Sofia chapter leader and Content Manager at Travel Massive Maria Stoyanova and Travel Massive founder Ian Cumming.

Ric Gazarian, Travel Massive Chapter Leader in Bangkok and travel blogger at GlobalGaz, speaks with Ian Ord, founder of Where Sidewalks End. Ian shares with us his origin story of how he founded a company that provides unique tattoo experiences in Thailand. Ian also shares with us the effects of Covid-19 on his business and the industry.

https://www.wheresidewalksend.com/

Hosted by Kevin O’Shaughnessy, co-founder of City Hook and Dublin Travel Massive leader.

In this episode we hear from: * Timothy O’Neil-Dunne, long time travel industry geek. Aviation, Travel and Tourism. Founding team member at Expedia. Principal @ 777Partners, Board member, Advisor, Speaker, Mentor and eMercenary. * Ann Cederhall, Freelance Consultant and Distribution expert, main affiliation TravelCAST. Provide consulting both for airlines and travel agencies. * Madeleine Anderson, a travel industry consultant in loyalty, partnership marketing and co-brand, formerly worked with BA, Flybe, Emirates, Jet2.

About the Travel Massive LIVE Show The Travel Massive LIVE Show is a weekly online discussion on the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on travel and tourism worldwide, featuring members from all over the globe.

The LIVE Show is hosted by Dublin chapter co-leader Kevin O’Shaughnessy, and produced by Sofia chapter leader and Content Manager at Travel Massive Maria Stoyanova and Travel Massive founder Ian Cumming.

Here’s the replay from Episode #4 of our LIVE Show from March 26 with Travel Massive members from Amsterdam, Montreal, and Israel discussing the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on travel and tourism.

Hosted by Kevin O’Shaughnessy, co-founder of City Hook and Dublin Travel Massive leader.

In this episode we hear from: Johannes Koeppel, CEO and co-founder of WeTravel

Johannes is joining us from Amsterdam. As a payment and booking platform for multi-day trips, WeTravel is facing number of challenges in the current global situation. Although they began the year with a strong start, slow drops in booking started coming in mid-February. By now, there’s hardly any bookings for their over 3000 trip organizers. Johannes and Kevin are discussing what changes Wetravel had to make over the last few weeks, what is the plan for the next 18 months and their overall approach to this situation – find out on the LIVE Show.

Hamed Al-Khabaz, co-founder and CTO of Stay22

Hamed is joining the LIVE Show from Montreal. He’s the co-founder and CTO of Stay22 – a solution that helps event goers find places to sleep for their next event by embedding maps directly on ticketing or event discovery platforms. For the last weeks, Stay22 has been dealing with layoffs and cancellations but the team remains positive about the future and trying to use this downtime to prepare for the new wave of travellers.

Yael Farjun, CEO and co-founder of ChinaClickGo.com

Yael is tuning in from Israel. She is the CEO and co-founder of ChinaClickGo.com – an inbound tour operator in China. Yael is also chapter leader for Shanghai Travel Massive. Currently staying with her family in Israel, Yael is preparing to shut down operations for ChinaClickGo and find new opportunities. She was in the middle of the Covid-19 crisis in China when she realized that this situation is not going anywhere soon and travel to China will not recover easily.

Marc Ruffet will be joining a three person panel of entrepreneurs at a Travel Massive event in Bangkok but before that, a cofounder of IzziGuide, sits down with me for this podcast.

Marc has over 10 years working experience at a DMO and realised there was a major gap in the industry: Tour providers needed a marketplace to match tour guides and tour providers, hence, IzziGuide was born.

Marc shares with us his successes and challenges in developing this technology and rolling it out to the marketplace.

https://izziguide.com/

Jakob Holder will be joining a three person panel of entrepreuneurs at a Travel Massive event in Bangkok but before that, the founder of Taste of Thailand, sits down with me for this podcast. Jakob shares with me the changes in the competitor landscape in the six years he has operated, whether that is finding a space online with the proliferation of OTAs or the growth of competitors when it comes to local operators. Jacob emphasises the importance of story telling for his food experiences when creating experiences for his customers. Please listen in.

Who took part In this episode we heard from members whose lives and tourism businesses were affected by the latest industry developments:

Alex Bainbridge, CEO / CTO, Autoura – joining from Oxford.
Tom Buckley, CCO & Co-Founder, Wildebeest – joining from New York.
Sherry Ott, Blogger at Ottsworld.com, Co-Founder of MeetPlanGo – joining from Colorado.
Kim Whitaker, Founder of Once Travel & Khwela Youth Stars – joining from Cape Town.

Hosted by Kevin O’Shaughnessy, co-founder of CityHook and Dublin Travel Massive leader.

Helpful Links * Check out previous episodes: An Industry In Quarantine, Stranded in Berlin. * Tourmageddon.com – a strongly curated list of resources, companies needing help and companies offering help, created by Alex Bainbridge, Peter Syme and Chris Torres.

👉 Were your travel plans or business impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak? Join this discussion on the Forum or send us your story at live@travelmassive.com and take part of our future LIVE Shows.

Travelport's Mark Lenahan (LinkedIn, Twitter) and CityHook's Kevin O'Shaughnessy (LinkedIn, Twitter), from the Travel Massive Dublin team, discuss Hack Access Dublin 2020, an accessibility hackathon that took place in Google Dublin on 21st to 23rd of February. Mark interviewed several participants about the event and the experience of airports and travel for wheelchair, blind and neurodiverse travellers. We also talk about the hackathon experience, the winning concepts, universal design and accessibility in travel. Interviews: Katie Bourke - Founder of Adaptable Solutions (LinkedIn, Twitter) Cearbhall O'Meadhra - Musician, Architect, Consultant (LinkedIn) Hannah Bryson - Karson Consulting (LinkedIn, Twitter) Jonathan O'Grady - Digital Strategist (LinkedIn, Twitter) Denis Kennedy - Disability Consultant (LinkedIn) Kieran Mahon - Projects Facilitator at Smart DCU (LinkedIn) Jenny Aarts - Innovation Project Manager at Dublin Airport (LinkedIn) Nikola Nevin - Tech Lead and UI Engineer at OpenJaw Technologies (LinkedIn) Manish Chandra Singh - CMO and co-founder of [un]travel (LinkedIn) Martin Codyre- Entrepreneur and Founder at GiantLeap Biotech (LinkedIn, Twitter) Janice Valentine - Founder and CEO of Hack Access (LinkedIn, Twitter)

Who took part * Mario Bernardi, Founder & CEO of The Grand Tour Europe – currently in England. * Alison Sager, Founder and PR Consultant at VIVA Lifestyle PR – currently in Rome. * Julieta Delgado, Guide Recruitment Specialist at ToursByLocals – currently in Buenos Aires.

Hosted by Kevin O’Shaughnessy, co-founder of CityHook and Dublin Travel Massive leader.

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In this discussion, we heard from members who were either #StrandedInBerlin following the cancellation of ITB, Berlin Travel Festival and Travel Massive Forum, or tuning in from other parts of the world directly impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak:

Ian Cumming, founder of Travel Massive (joining from Berlin)
Ric Gazarian, Bangkok Travel Massive leader and content creator (joining from Berlin)
Jean Cheney, Melbourne Travel Massive leader and content creator (joining from Berlin)
Natalya Smolenskaya, Hoi An/Da Nang Travel Massive leader and co-founder of SecretEATS global experiences (joining from Berlin)
Chris Torres, Glasgow Travel Massive leader and founder of the Tourism Marketing Agency (joining from Glasgow)
Brian Marrinan, startup investor in the aviation and travel technology sectors (joining from Dublin)
Sandra Weinacht, founder of iNSIDE EUROPE (joining from Germany)

Hosted by Kevin O’Shaughnessy, co-founder of CityHook and Dublin Travel Massive leader.

At the WYSTC conference, Kevin O'Shaughnessy from CityHook speaks to Bill Gertz, chair of the American Institute of Foreign Study, AIFS, about his own career, how new products are made and what’s really changed in terms of marketing and technology in the span of his career.

In this episode Kevin O'Shaughnessy from CityHook chats briefly with Tamsin Plaxton, a Canadian entrepreneur in youth language travel. We speak a little about the origins of the industry and where it’s going.

We caught up with the head of growth of travel social network, Travello, Josh Wicks to talk about what the app is and its growth which is bucking the trend in travel social networks.

In this episode Kevin O'Shaughnessy from CityHook chats with Michelle Hirschfeld about the role of the hostel for the American youth travel sector as well as some of the challenges marketing hostels today.

In this episode Kevin O'Shaughnessy of CityHook chats with the foodie entrepreneur Michael Weiss of BiteMojo. Bitemojo has found a niche somewhere in between "traditional" tour apps and restaurant booking apps. BiteMojo runs as a self-guided tour of the city where, as part of the package, there are pre-paid small “bites”, along the way, catered by a network of partner restaurants.

Michael talks about working as a couple, investment and the startup journey from Jerusalem.

bitemojo.com

One journey for one passenger has the potential for complexity. Add a few friends or colleagues into the mix and the complexity explodes.

There are no gold standards in managing group trips. Much of this is processed manually by humans. Errors occur, and it can impact anything between 1 and 8% of the bottom line for an agency.

Janice is the founder of groupdesk, a tailored tool for travel agencies to help put the reins on this complexity.

Kevin O'Shaughnessy of CityHook caught up with Janice at WYSTC in Lisbon last year to hear a little about her platform, and how she’s addressing some of the other challenges in Travel Tech.

https://www.groupdesk.io/

In this interview, Kevin O'Shaughnessy from CityHook chats with Jack Bowcott, the founder of technology company GOKI. His solution helps speed up the check-ins process for hostel visitors the world over, and it’s changing the very role of reception in many of these hostels as a result. Jack recently closed a deal with Hostelworld and we chat about some of the journey he’s had along the way.

Jack will be joining us on stage at ITB in March 2020.

https://goki.travel/

We chat with Gillian Morris, founder of Hitlist about the new space defined by their app (flexible flight search), travel technology, and the realities of raising a funding round as a female founder.

This was recorded live at the World Youth and Student Travel Conference WYSTC in Lisbon in October 2019.
Learn more about this event on our blog at travelmassive.com

Check https://www.hitlistapp.com to learn more about Hitlist and how to download the app.

Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host in this episode is Kevin O'Shaughnessy, co-founder of CityHook.com and a chapter leader of Dublin Travel Massive.
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We chat with Pec (Pierre-Etienne Corriveau), Product Design Lead from Hopper, the Montreal-based flight search app, interviewed by Silvia Amaduzzi from Travelport Digital. Pec talks all things design, design strategy and about the unique choices Hopper makes every day to deliver delightfulness in mobile software development in the travel industry. Learn more about this event on our blog at travelmassive.com Thanks to event sponsor Deem for making this event happen. Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host in this episode is Kevin O'Shaughnessy, co-founder of CityHook.com and a chapter leader of Dublin Travel Massive. If you enjoyed this episode or you would like to submit feedback, please email podcast@travelmassive.com

We chat with Dara McMahon who heads up Digital and Branding at the Irish airline, Aer Lingus, alongside Lee Coomber of Lippincott about their recent brand refresh at the airline. We talk all things design — from pixels to winglets — and how the branding project started, ended and the reaction. Learn more about this event on our blog at travelmassive.com Thanks to event sponsor Deem for making this event happen. Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host in this episode is Kevin O'Shaughnessy, co-founder of CityHook.com and a chapter leader of Dublin Travel Massive. If you enjoyed this episode or you would like to submit feedback, please email podcast@travelmassive.com

We chat with Sinead Finn (Affinnity), Declan McGuinness (Travelport Digital), Valerie Ringrose Fitzsimons (Cartrawler) and David Hoar (Boxever), all sales executives at travel technology firms focused on enterprise sales with airline partners. This is part two of the RAIN MAKER event, you can find part one at episode 29, featuring an extended discussion with Sinead Finn about how to approach an airline with new products and services. Like part one of this event podcast, we chat openly about the challenges faced when selling to airlines. These are some early learnings that any enterprise sales exec will find interesting, but certainly something to check out if you’re starting out in travel technology sales. This was recorded live at the Dublin Travel Massive RAIN MAKER event in October 2019. Hosted at, and kindly sponsored by TripAdvisor Dublin. Learn more about this event on our blog at travelmassive.com Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host in this episode is Kevin O'Shaughnessy, co-founder of CityHook.com and a chapter leader of Dublin Travel Massive. If you enjoyed this episode or you would like to submit feedback, please email podcast@travelmassive.com

We chat with Sinead Finn, principal of Affinnity, an accelerated sales consultancy specialising in travel technology and airline. http://affinnity.com/ We learn a little about Sinead’s previous role in Ryanair and what she’s learned about introducing new technology to big organisations like airlines since. This is some of the best insights into selling to airline ancillary managers — as well as other parts of the organisation. This is part one of the RAIN MAKER event, you can find part two at episode 30, featuring a panel discussion with enterprise sales execs. This was recorded live at the Dublin Travel Massive RAIN MAKER event in October 2019. Hosted at, and kindly sponsored by TripAdvisor Dublin. Learn more about this event on our blog at travelmassive.com Special thanks to Amanda Campbell for first suggesting this event with Sinead. Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host in this episode is Kevin O'Shaughnessy, co-founder of CityHook.com and a chapter leader of Dublin Travel Massive. If you enjoyed this episode or you would like to submit feedback, please email podcast@travelmassive.com

We chat with Alex Bainbridge, founder of Autoura, an autonomous vehicle startup in the sightseeing, tours and activities sector. Alex was previously the founder of TourCMS, one of the largest publishers of tours and activities content. Learn more about this event on our blog: https://travelmassive.com/blog/2019/09/future-of-tours-and-activities/ Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host in this episode is Kevin O'Shaughnessy, co-founder of CityHook.com and a chapter leader of Dublin Travel Massive. If you enjoyed this episode or you would like to submit feedback, please leave a comment or email podcast@travelmassive.com

We chat with Jacki Ueng of BohemianVagabond.com live at TravelCon Boston 2019 about how her full time profession enables her passion for exploration and travel blogging. https://www.BohemianVagabond.com Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host for this series, recorded live at TravelCon Boston 2019 is Ric Gazarian, author and filmmaker, host of the Counting Countries podcast (https://globalgaz.com/counting-countries/), and Bangkok Travel Massive chapter leader. Learn more and register for TravelCon 2020 in New Orleans at www.travelcon.org If you enjoyed this episode or you would like to submit feedback, please leave a comment or email podcast@travelmassive.com

We chat with Jaume Marin of CostaBrava.org live at TravelCon Boston 2019 about how destinations can build long lasting relationships with bloggers. https://www.CostaBrava.org Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host for this series, recorded live at TravelCon Boston 2019 is Ric Gazarian, author and filmmaker, host of the Counting Countries podcast (https://globalgaz.com/counting-countries/), and Bangkok Travel Massive chapter leader. Learn more and register for TravelCon 2020 in New Orleans at www.travelcon.org If you enjoyed this episode or you would like to submit feedback, please leave a comment or email podcast@travelmassive.com

We chat with Mike Fuller, CEO of ItaliaRail.com live at TravelCon Boston 2019 https://ItaliaRail.com Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host for this series, recorded live at TravelCon Boston 2019 is Ric Gazarian, author and filmmaker, host of the Counting Countries podcast (https://globalgaz.com/counting-countries/), and Bangkok Travel Massive chapter leader. Learn more and register for TravelCon 2020 in New Orleans at www.travelcon.org If you enjoyed this episode or you would like to submit feedback, please leave a comment or email podcast@travelmassive.com

We chat with Mike Corey of Fearless and Far live at TravelCon Boston 2019 about his journey into film making and presenting. https://fearlessandfar.com/ Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host for this series, recorded live at TravelCon Boston 2019 is Ric Gazarian, author and filmmaker, host of the Counting Countries podcast (https://globalgaz.com/counting-countries/), and Bangkok Travel Massive chapter leader. Learn more and register for TravelCon 2020 in New Orleans at www.travelcon.org If you enjoyed this episode or you would like to submit feedback, please leave a comment or email podcast@travelmassive.com

We chat with Carmela Resuma of FLYTE live at TravelCon Boston 2019 about their organisation's mission to empower youth through travel. https://takeflyte.org/ Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host for this series, recorded live at TravelCon Boston 2019 is Ric Gazarian, author and filmmaker, host of the Counting Countries podcast (https://globalgaz.com/counting-countries/), and Bangkok Travel Massive chapter leader. Learn more and register for TravelCon 2020 in New Orleans at www.travelcon.org If you enjoyed this episode or you would like to submit feedback, please leave a comment or email podcast@travelmassive.com

We chat with Jaimee Callaway, from Moon Travel Guides about how they collaborate with travel bloggers to promote their books and guides. https://www.moon.com/ Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host for this series, recorded live at TravelCon Boston 2019 is Ric Gazarian, author and filmmaker, host of the Counting Countries podcast (https://globalgaz.com/counting-countries/), and Bangkok Travel Massive chapter leader. Learn more and register for TravelCon 2020 in New Orleans at www.travelcon.org If you enjoyed this episode or you would like to submit feedback, please leave a comment or email podcast@travelmassive.com

We chat with Caroline Lupini at TravelCon Boston 2019 about travel writing, her quest to visit every country in the world, and craft beer. http://carolinelupini.com/ Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host for this series, recorded live at TravelCon Boston 2019 is Ric Gazarian, author and filmmaker, host of the Counting Countries podcast (https://globalgaz.com/counting-countries/), and Bangkok Travel Massive chapter leader. Learn more and register for TravelCon 2020 in New Orleans at www.travelcon.org If you enjoyed this episode or you would like to submit feedback, please leave a comment or email podcast@travelmassive.com

We chat with Matt Kepnes of Nomadic Matt live at TravelCon Boston 2019 about his story developing one of the best known travel blogs, and what inspired him to develop and create TravelCon. https://www.nomadicmatt.com/ Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host for this series, recorded live at TravelCon Boston 2019 is Ric Gazarian, author and filmmaker, host of the Counting Countries podcast (https://globalgaz.com/counting-countries/), and Bangkok Travel Massive chapter leader. Learn more and register for TravelCon 2020 in New Orleans at www.travelcon.org If you enjoyed this episode or you would like to submit feedback, please leave a comment or email podcast@travelmassive.com

We chat with Noam Shapira, Founder of Setoo, a new take on insurance, already live with online brands such as lastminute.com, omio (goeuro) and Invia. https://setoo.com Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host for this series, recorded live at Phocuswright Europe 2019 is Kevin O'Shaughnessy, co-founder of CityHook (https://cityhook.com - Phocuswright Europe 2015 award winner) and a chapter leader of Dublin Travel Massive. You can check out Noam's Phocuswright pitch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2it4QSQ8Og If you enjoyed this episode or you would like to submit feedback, please leave a comment or email podcast@travelmassive.com

We chat with Markus Stumpe, Founder of CruiseWatch, an intelligent cruise booking platform. https://www.cruisewatch.com Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host for this series, recorded live at Phocuswright Europe 2019 is Kevin O'Shaughnessy, co-founder of CityHook (https://cityhook.com - Phocuswright Europe 2015 award winner) and a chapter leader of Dublin Travel Massive. You can check out Markus's Phocuswright pitch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpeA1hRKEeM If you enjoyed this episode or you would like to submit feedback, please leave a comment or email podcast@travelmassive.com

We chat with Matthieu Ballester, Founder of NannyBag, a network of convenient left-luggage via an app. https://www.nannybag.com Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host for this series, recorded live at Phocuswright Europe 2019 is Kevin O'Shaughnessy, co-founder of CityHook (https://cityhook.com - Phocuswright Europe 2015 award winner) and a chapter leader of Dublin Travel Massive. You can check out Matthieu's Phocuswright pitch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A00qETYF6w If you enjoyed this episode or you would like to submit feedback, please leave a comment or email podcast@travelmassive.com

We chat with Oliver Flueckiger, Founder of Klazz, a new take on language learning. https://www.klazz.com Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host for this series, recorded live at Phocuswright Europe 2019 is Kevin O'Shaughnessy, co-founder of CityHook (https://cityhook.com - Phocuswright Europe 2015 award winner) and a chapter leader of Dublin Travel Massive. You can check out Oliver's Phocuswright pitch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBqBAcEpG-U If you enjoyed this episode or you would like to submit feedback, please leave a comment or email podcast@travelmassive.com

We chat with Roberto da Re, Founder of Travel Ledger, new thinking around Travel Settlements. https://travelledger.org Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host for this series, recorded live at Phocuswright Europe 2019 is Kevin O'Shaughnessy, co-founder of CityHook (https://cityhook.com - Phocuswright Europe 2015 award winner) and a chapter leader of Dublin Travel Massive. You can check out Roberto's Phocuswright pitch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qNqrIPoJgw If you enjoyed this episode or you would like to submit feedback, please leave a comment or email podcast@travelmassive.com

We chat with Arturs Bernovskis, Founder of Efectio Sleep, a suite of tools based on "Biohacking" which makes it easy for hotels and others to create "Deep sleep" products. https://efectio.com Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host for this series, recorded live at Phocuswright Europe 2019 is Kevin O'Shaughnessy, co-founder of CityHook (https://cityhook.com - Phocuswright Europe 2015 award winner) and a chapter leader of Dublin Travel Massive. You can check out Arturs's Phocuswright pitch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACBCLzWJ-b8 If you enjoyed this episode or you would like to submit feedback, please leave a comment or email podcast@travelmassive.com

We chat with Juan Castillo, Founder of GuruWalk, who are capturing a growing trend in "Free Walking Tours" https://www.guruwalk.com Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host for this series, recorded live at Phocuswright Europe 2019 is Kevin O'Shaughnessy, co-founder of CityHook (https://cityhook.com - Phocuswright Europe 2015 award winner) and a chapter leader of Dublin Travel Massive. You can check out Juan's Phocuswright pitch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2diu_UqxqE If you enjoyed this episode or you would like to submit feedback, please leave a comment or email podcast@travelmassive.com

We chat with Alex Govoreanu, Founder of Questo, a role-playing game which sets to disrupt traditional walking tours. https://www.questoapp.com Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host for this series, recorded live at Phocuswright Europe 2019 is Kevin O'Shaughnessy, co-founder of CityHook (https://cityhook.com - Phocuswright Europe 2015 award winner) and a chapter leader of Dublin Travel Massive. You can check out Alex's Phocuswright pitch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdcJkPI7TBI If you enjoyed this episode or you would like to submit feedback, please leave a comment or email podcast@travelmassive.com Updated recording

We chat with Kei Shibata Founder & CEO of Venture Republic Japan's largest travel metasearch business including Travel.jp, the "Kayak.com of Japan" about change and innovation in the travel-tech space Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host is Holly Galbraith, tourism expert and also host of the Tourism Tweetup Podcast (www.gofuturemedia.com). Highlights: Kei talks about disruption in the travel and tech space including: - what does it mean to be a "disruptor?" - how The Venture Republic centres "users" around their business model - how sacrificing financial gain sometimes is needed to get ahead of the competition - finding new ways to innovate in the travel space, change the travel industry, and impact the way travellers travel and make decisions when they travel Recent successes of The Venture Republic: - syndicating 400+ travel brokers around the world - generating 8,000+ content on travel to increase traffic and see how users' behaviour is changing - found mobile readership increase by 80% in Japan so instant decisions on mobile will only grow Tips for a successful startup: - focus, passion and loyalty - having too niche of a market makes it hard to scale the business - dedicate your effort in a bigger, sizeable market Kei also reveals the next big emerging market to watch for new innovators and disruptors in travel and tech You can follow Kei on Travel Massive over at https://travelmassive.com/keishibata If you enjoyed this episode or you would like to submit feedback, please leave a comment or email podcast@travelmassive.com

We chat with Tawanna Browne Smith from Mom's Guide To Travel (www.momsguidetotravel.com), empowering women to jungle family life and travel. Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host is Holly Galbraith, tourism expert and also host of the Tourism Tweetup Podcast (www.gofuturemedia.com). In this podcast episode Tawanna shares her insights into Highlights: - How she got into the travel industry and found her niche inspiring women, new moms, and parents to keep exploring - Her role in travel concierge and travel planning - Using travel to teach kids about culture and understanding How to find your path in the travel industry - Self-reflection and what questions you should ask yourself to discover your passion On Change in the Industry: - there is a need for nanny programs on the road to help make it easier to travel with kids; people want to travel with kids but also need a break during their holiday - there is a need for catering and personalizing travel through travel planning and products For more information: http://www.momsguidetotravel.com If you enjoyed this episode or you would like to submit feedback, please leave a comment or email podcast@travelmassive.com

We chat with Phil Sylvester, Chief Content Manager from World Nomads (www.worldnomads.com), the world's leading travel insurance service that helps travellers stay safe and travel more. Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host is Holly Galbraith, tourism expert and also host of the Tourism Tweetup Podcast (www.gofuturemedia.com). In this podcast episode Phil shares insights into content marketing, giving back when we travel, creating a positive work culture and change in the industry. Highlights: How Phil went from traditional media to the online travel world "Travel can change your life and if you can travel safely you can keep travelling" On Content Marketing: People are using content to get their message out "Over 50% of companies around the world have some kind of content marketing" "Content is the way to cut through advertising and connect with people" "If people share their philosophy they will reward you by buying your product". On Work Culture: Secret to success is have a purpose. "World Nomads has always had a strong sense of purpose that people share that" "We are nomads and we encourage everybody who works here to time off to travel as much as they can and bring that knowledge with them back into the business". On Change in the Industry: World Nomads was one of the industry's earliest disruptive models by going to a web address and get your travel insurance policies emailed to you. Next big change will be in mobile to enhance the way we travel i.e no roaming fees, geo-located alerts, and personalization Stop worrying about privacy invasion and start embracing the technology On giving back: The Footprints Network - make a micro-donation when you purchase travel insurance to help a community project of your choice "We believe that as a traveller you are obliged to give back. These places have given you so much, they have helped enrich your life then there is an obligation to give back that's going to help them in a sustainable way improve their life and maintain their life for other travellers to enjoy as well" Businesses that want a corporate responsibility plan they can easily do that. Lots and lots of people doing a little will make a big difference. For more information: http://www.worldnomads.com http://footprintsnetwork.org/ Plus stay tuned for the new World Nomads app for travel insurance - coming soon. If you enjoyed this episode or you would like to submit feedback, please leave a comment or email podcast@travelmassive.com

We chat with Kevin O'Shaughnessy founder of travel startup City Hook (www.cityhook.com), the smart way to book between the airport and city. Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host is Holly Galbraith, tourism expert and also host of the Tourism Tweetup Podcast (www.gofuturemedia.com). In this podcast episode Kevin shares insights into the travel tech startup scene and the future of travel. Highlights: - How Kevin went from his first job at a company that made the very first smart phone before the iPhone to starting his own revolutionary company - City Hook as one of the first companies to offer bookings for ground travel from the airport to the city centre - The vibrant travel scene in Dublin, Ireland - How to stay on top of the market trends by going "outside" "Travel is increasingly becoming about the software experience" There is more technology involved in your trip than ever before and every button is hard earned. How the postcard has gone extinct and how the travel experience can change overnight Travel industry makes up 10% of the planet's GDP "Travel innovation is not about your network but how you approach your go-to market strategy, how you will work around the big players, how you will survive long enough" "The companies that do the best are the ones that navigate better, know the obstacles" How you focus and navigate your idea can help you standout (with examples from Airbnb and Hipmunk) "It is about ignoring the rules and teaching the industry something new they haven't seen before" Please leave a comment or send feedback to podcast@travelmassive.com

Kate Kendall has lived in many cities across the world. Kate is shaping the way we live and work and travel - all at the same time. A fantastic interview with a passionate entrepreneur. Learn more at http://KateKendall.com and http://Cloudpeeps.com Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host is Holly Galbraith, tourism expert and also host of the Tourism Tweetup Podcast (http://gofuturemedia.com). In this interview, we meet Kate Kendall, from Cloudpeeps and original member of Melbourne Travel Massive. Details of Episode 6 with Kate Kendall: She shares: How she got into the travel industry from working in journalism, to a travel startup and travel community. How to be comfortable with change How Cloudpeeps helps connect people and freelancers with remote work On the challenges of managing a business on the road: Stay motivated by having a routine and a set schedule Slow your travels when your business is too busy When longer travel is not possible, don't underestimate the power of long weekends On innovation in the industry: There is a really big shift to flexibility - by 2020, 40 percent of the US workforce will be independent It's easy to see online reputation to trust people The future is connectivity with people On biggest learnings: "Take that leap" Surround yourself with people with an entrepreneurial spirit and who are taking risks Thank you to Kate Kendall for spending some time talking with us. Comment below or send us feedback to podcast@travelmassive.com

We chat with travel blogger and travel writer Dawn Jorgensen about travel, travel blogging and Africa. Dawn blogs at http://theincidentaltourist.com Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host is Holly Galbraith, tourism expert and also host of the Tourism Tweetup Podcast (http://gofuturemedia.com). In this interview, we meet Dawn Jorgensen - travel writer, blogger and chapter leader of Cape Town, South Africa Details of Episode 5 with Dawn Jorgensen: She shares: How she got into the travel industry with no travel-related experience How spending 4 years as an exchange student in Israel inspired her to work in travel How she sold her Africa tour business to be a travel writer Her passion for animals and conservation Professional bloggers vs non-professional bloggers On innovation in the industry: Like traditional print or advertising, brands should include bloggers and online media in their budget, see the value that the blogger will bring to the campaign On the challenges we face: As a blogger, put out a blog for you and that you're proud of "Be true to yourself, your voice and your principles" A blog is a job and should be remunerated Set brand-blogger expectations On biggest learnings: "To be conscious travellers and live more consciously, to be aware that someone is preparing that meal, or getting up early to be there to look after you. Be appreciative travellers" "Sometimes we need to slow it down, and stop and think about it to truly be able to appreciate it" In travel, it's possible to love what you're seeing and doing, but really slow down to appreciate it. Talk to strangers. "Everyone has a story." "Talk about expectations with travel brands you want to work with" Thank you to Dawn Jorgensen for spending some time talking with us. Comment below or send us feedback to podcast@travelmassive.com The Travel Massive Podcast is now also on iTunes, please leave a review or rating.

Greg Brand started Travizeo a travel video company about 5 years ago and has worked on a range of projects within the tourism and travel industry. We chat to Greg about some of these projects plus how to keep up with travel marketing changes. Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host is Holly Galbraith, tourism expert and also host of the Tourism Tweetup Podcast (http://gofuturemedia.com). In this interview, we meet Greg Brand, travel video expert and founder of Travizeo. Details of Episode 4 with Greg Brand: He shares: How he found a niche in the travel industry The opportunities he saw in the travel industry when he started his company The changes and innovations that he sees in the travel industry The challenges of growth in travel and its impacts How to stay on top of new trends, new media, and sift through the noise Advice for new entrepreneurs who want to get into the industry On creating your own business: "Running your own business you have to have hands on different departments and enjoy it" "You have to have a go-getter attitude." On innovation in the industry: "Be critical of video content, push the envelope to get viewers off their couch and go." "Have a better connection to viewers." "Online marketing is understanding why you need video, what kind of content you need, and making sure it is optimized and ready for search" On the challenges we face: Adapting and pushing forward in travel marketing is slower than other industries. Getting more companies to adopt video, and using video as a marketing tool. On impacting the future of travel: "Storytelling is ingrained in us" On biggest learnings: Get out there and talk to people and network. Be a source of information for your clients. Thank you to Greg Brand for spending some time talking with us. Learn more about Travizeo at http://www.travizeo.com/ Comment below or send us feedback to podcast@travelmassive.com The Travel Massive Podcast is now also on iTunes, please leave a review or rating.

On this Travel Massive podcast Holly Galbraith chats to freelance writer and communicator Ethan Gelber about his decade long commitment to sustainable and responsible travel. Ethan is involved in many organisations including co-founding Outbounding (outbounding.org), a community-powered platform for identifying, celebrating and distributing excellent travel content Family Travel Association (www.familytravel.org), which inspires families to travel and advocates for travel as an essential part of every child’s education; And The Travel Word (www.thetravelword.com), a website that showcases responsible, sustainable and local travel. Details of Episode 3 with Ethan Gelber: He shares: His "accidental" path into the travel industry. How he combined travel and education before the sustainable travel movement. Highlights: "The future of travel is sustainable travel" Too much tourism all at once can be abusive on people and places. "You have to place the emphasis on the people who live there" On finding new opportunities: Connecting with your past network and colleagues. On the challenges we face: "Ethical and responsible travel sector is still a very small niche". On impacting the future of travel: "Change is critical and inevitable but we all need to work together". The travel industry can do more to do better including private industry, media, consumers. On biggest learnings: "Revolution is slow" even though it's been developed over the course of two decades. "Change will happen from the growing awareness of the impact on climate, loss of language, culture, or animals". Comment below or send us feedback to podcast@travelmassive.com The Travel Massive Podcast is now also on iTunes, please leave a review or rating.

Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host is Holly Galbraith, tourism expert and also host of the Tourism Tweetup Podcast (http://gofuturemedia.com). In this interview, we meet Stephan Ekbergh, online travel industry pioneer and founder of TravelStart.co.za - Africa's largest online travel agent (OTA). Details of Episode 2 with Stephan Ekbergh: He shares: How he got into the travel industry and found a mentor The opportunities he saw in the travel industry when he started his company How he moved his company Travel Start from Scandinavia to Africa The changes and innovations that he sees in the travel industry The challenges of growth in travel and its impacts Advice for new entrepreneurs who want to get into the industry Highlights: On where he saw the opportunity to build his business: "I focused all my energy on building something that could capitalize on the internet." "I always hated something about our industry is that the consumer was at the mercy of the travel agent" "I knew that we could at least replace all the bad travel agents with technologies" On finding new opportunities: "It's the guys with the biggest hunger for success that will end up winning" "Sometimes I don't overthink it too much but I just go for it if I see the opportunity - if I have the time and money for it" On innovation in the industry: "There is always the old guard who are protecting old business models, and the industry [in aviation] is such is still very tied into old monolothich way of working" "I thought in " "If the industry itself doens't innovate and change, someone from the outside will come and change it" On the challenges we face: "The problem with all the innovation and prices going down is that I sometimes question whether it's sustainable long term" "[Restricting capacity] is going to happen within the next 10 years" On impacting the future of travel: "We see our role to make it easier for Africans to access travel information and to travel" On biggest learnings: "The biggest learning is trying to figure out what do you want to do with your life, how do you want to live your life?" "I know quite a few successful entreprenuer who have miserable lives, and they are slaves to their own creations" A BIG thank you to Stephan for giving up his time to talk with us. Comment below or send us feedback to podcast@travelmassive.com The Travel Massive Podcast is now also on iTunes, please leave a review or rating.

Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host is Holly Galbraith, tourism expert and also host of the Tourism Tweetup Podcast (http://gofuturemedia.com) In Episode 1 of the Travel Massive Podcast we chat to Travel Massive founder Ian Cumming about his startup journey so far. We also hear about Ian's biggest learnings and discuss purposeful change and the importance of purposeful travel. The Travel Massive Podcast is now also on iTunes, please leave a review or rating. Learn more at https://travelmassive.com