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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

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

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

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.  

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.  

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.  

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.   We are so, so, excited about our new platform - so please go check it out at www.travelmassive.com and take a look around.   Link Roll:    https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/global-convoy-327315121 https://www.linkedin.com/events/6832658031352807424/ https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/travel-kollekt-392222316 https://getaboutable.hubspotpagebuilder.com/aitcap-register-your-interest-0 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/macartangaughan_and-the-awards-go-totashis-beautiful-activity-6838450631548768256-sRei https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/we-travel-there-816776632

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 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. 

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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:  https://tmsv.co/CanberraAccessible https://tmsv.co/SpanishIslandTikTok https://tmsv.co/JenFeinVlog https://tmsv.co/RenataPereiraTokyoVlog https://tmsv.co/JulianaBrosteOlympicReel https://tmsv.co/GlasgowWellnessReplay https://tmsv.co/MikkelTikTok  

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:  https://tmsv.co/DigitalNomadVisa https://tmsv.co/Elsewhereio https://tmsv.co/AdventuresofWildWomen https://tmsv.co/ATWSScholarship https://tmsv.co/StreetsofFood https://tmsv.co/Remotelyfrom https://www.travelmassive.jobs/ https://tmsv.co/SanDiegoMeetup

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:    https://tmsv.co/KennyJacobsPodcast https://tmsv.co/BanskoNomadFestJulia https://tmsv.co/TrippersApp https://tmsv.co/SpotarIO https://tmsv.co/EddyTravels https://tmsv.co/ParisMeetup https://tmsv.co/Glasgowevent https://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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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: https://tmsv.co/buttmiles https://tmsv.co/EcopreneurEvolution https://tmsv.co/KhusvegiEnglishCamp https://tmsv.co/RaiKuen https://tmsv.co/Socialbnb https://tmsv.co/TourismTalent https://tmsv.co/Getaboutable https://tmsv.co/KhwelaWomxn https://tmsv.co/LocalPurseFinalist https://tmsv.co/TriplFPhotoTouris

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: https://tmsv.co/ParadiseRide https://tmsv.co/Onroute https://tmsv.co/TheContinentalDrifter https://tmsv.co/FamilyHomeSwaps https://tmsv.co/ILikeLocal https://tmsv.co/TravelDaze https://tmsv.co/Sigmund https://tmsv.co/CocktailsAndStories https://tmsv.co/Quipmo

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'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!

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'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! 

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.

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.  

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.  

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:  https://tmsv.co/SecretSydneyTrails https://yugenearthside.com/shop/  https://tmsv.co/PhillipMarcus https://travelmassive.com/hopupon  https://tmsv.co/IndiaCovidDonationList  https://tmsv.co/LevantrReplay  https://tmsv.co/Stay22Affiliate  https://tmsv.co/HacksTravelTikTok  https://tmsv.co/IWTTF   

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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... (mentioned in this episode) Job's  - 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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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.

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.