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🎧 EP51 – Southeast Asia Travel in 2022: What are the predictions for the region? Interview with Hannah Pearson

#Travel #Tourism #SouthEastAsia   Hannah Pearson is the director of Pear Anderson, a research and sales representation tourism consultancy specialising in the Southeast Asian and Muslim tourism industry.    Originally from the UK, she has been based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for the last 9 years.

🎧 Woolies, Coles top ‘most trusted’ list | Airbnb’s big changes | Xero hits $1B

Woolies and Coles are clinking glasses after they topped the list of the most-trustworthy Aussie brands, as retail sales experience a significant boom. And, cop that big 4 banks.   Airbnb has introduced a tonne of new changes to its platforms to keep up with changing consumer behaviours.   Xero, the cloud accounting firm, has seen its revenue grow 29% to hit NZ$1 billion… which sounds good, but its shares tanked 12% on the news.

🎧 A positive outlook on sustainable tourism from the birthplace of safari, with Honorable Najib Balala, Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife, Gove

Our LUXURY VOICE today is Minister Najib Balala, EGH. Minister Balala was re-appointed as Cabinet Secretary for Tourism & Wildlife by the President of the Republic of Kenya in 2017, having served as a Cabinet Secretary for various Ministries. Minister Balala is also the Chairman of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Commission for Africa, a position he served earlier in 2011.

🎧 Empathy in sales: How to easily influence and build trust to drive growth

Mandi Graziano is Vice President of Global Accounts for HPN Global where she finds hotels and venues; negotiates pricing/contracts for her client’s conferences all over the world. Here she has earned the awards of Chairman’s Club, President’s Club, and Top Producer. While on the hotel side Mandi worked in leadership roles in sales, marketing, and operations for Marriott, Starwood, Hard Rock Hotels, and Caesars Entertainment.

🎧 Young Gun Will Smith – Business at 25

Will Smith is the founder of Nomad Plant. A multidisciplinary and enthusiastic professional with 6 years’ experience in Project Management and Civil Engineering contracting. Successfully managed and delivered high-profile projects, such as infrastructure projects at Sydney Airport, roadworks, streetscapes, and sensitive remediation.

🎧 Kat Friedman and Sam Heyer, Co-Founders, Habitats by Kat, A DotCom Magazine Interview

About Kat Friedman and Sam Heyer and Habitats by Kat: A customer-focused business that offers real estate services at Halstead as well as group meetings, hotel sourcing and leisure travel support. I am your official hotel and real estate agent, combining both services to offer you the best value. I am in the business of building relationships and providing the highest level of service.

🎧 A Top Ten List for Hotels of Tomorrow

In today’s episode, we are joined by Ron Swidler, Chief Innovation Officer at The Gettys Group Companies and creator of the Hotel of Tomorrow® Project, a think tank that unites teams of hospitality experts to ideate, prototype, and test innovations for the near and more distant future of the hotel industry.

🎧 419: The GK Fund with Michael Benezra

Michael Benezra is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of the GK Fund: a nonprofit social impact fund to support BIPOC-owned companies in Greater Boston. Michael also serves as the COO of Colette Phillips Communications, helping to lead the All Inclusive Boston tourism campaign, among other projects.

🎧 Ep 387: Should You Bring Investors Into Your Business?

Sean: But what’s going to be your advice for me, for example, when I’m faced with these kinds of offers, and let’s just say I’m open to it because I wasn’t open to it when these companies approached me. So, number one, why would I be open to that? What are some of the good reasons why I should be open to that.

🎧 Global | 3 Steps to Avoid Losing Travelers Trust

Travel uncertainty is spreading. What can we do to make sure we don’t lose travelers’ trust? A new variant and a chain reaction of flights cancellations and borders closing at the eve of the peak season, this wasn’t welcomed at all.  So when travel restrictions kick in so fast that our clients – whether they are boarding a flight or check-in in their hotel have zero time to move to plan B – these are the 3 steps you can take to avoid losing: the trust of your travel agency clientsthe next booking of your most loyal hotel guestsor just the prestige and the appeal of your tourism destin

🎧 082 The Evolution and Arrival of Cannabis Events and Hospitality with Jenn T of Cannect Hospitality

“I don’t think that these [cannabis events] types of events and venues should be considered a free for all just because it’s cannabis. It should be taken seriously… Guest interactions with the staff should be looked at as the same level as the bartenders’ responsibility.” – Jenn Tramaglino Welcome back to the To Be Blunt podcast.

🎧 Tourism Talks: Sustainability and the Future of Tourism in Africa with Judy Kepher-Gona of STTA Kenya

Topics: Sustainability, Responsible travel, Fair Trade in Tourism, Community conservation, Travel, tourism entrepreneurship, future of African travel Welcome to the tourism entrepreneur podcast. I am your host, Vanessa Mbenoun and today we will conclude our series on sustainability. People, brands, destinations… It seems like everybody talks about it but what is it really about.

🎧 Bucket List Travel on Any Budget with Danielle Desir [Rebroadcast]

Since travel is on many soon-to-be retirees’ must-do lists I have created this summer travel series with various travel experts. Danielle Desir from the Thought Card podcast joins me today to discuss how to travel to any destination on a budget. Recognized by Flight Network as one of the best travel hackers in the world, Danielle has figured out how to travel to bucket-list destinations on a dime.

🎧 Make It Easier to Challenge Authority, with Richard Rierson

Richard Rierson: Dose of Leadership Richard Rierson has over 30 years of real-world, practical leadership experience as a United States Marine Corps officer, professional aviator, and corporate executive. His philosophy is that our leadership challenges should be met with the lifelong dedication and pursuit of becoming composed, confident, consistent, courageous, and compassionate.

🎧 From $40 Cereal Boxes to $47 Billion Travel Unicorn

Airbnb has done some epic marketing over the years, resulting in a $47 billion valuation in 2020. We’ve got some fantastic lessons for you in today’s podcast – even if you’re in a business that looks nothing like Airbnb. Get the show notes @ Get a FREE review of your website @ Download our eBook @

🎧 Airline Digital Cabin Talks: The Key to Successful Onboard Retailing

This is the first episode in our new Airline Digital Cabin Talks. It’s a new series in which we’ll talk about airline digital, ancillary revenue and onboard retail. In the first episode we talked to Emilio Chacon Monsant. Emilio’s background is in ancillary products, digital commerce, and the digital experience at four airlines, including two network carriers – Aeromexico and Avianca – and two low-cost airlines, Vueling and Ryanair.

🎧 Australia’s tourism industry breathes a sigh of relief

We’re in Queensland, home to a tourism industry that – usually – contributes billions of dollars to the Australian economy. The coronavirus pandemic saw the country’s borders close for the best part of two years, so how did business owners cope without their usual customer base? Vivienne Nunis speaks to the owner of a mini golf course, a scuba diving company and a restaurant on the Queensland coast.

🎧 Why Hospitality is so valuable | Bashar Wali, Founder and CEO, Practice Hospitality; This Hospitality

The personality we are talking about and our guest for this episode of The Brand Called You, Bashar Wali is a hospitality expert. He is the founder and CEO of Practice Hospitality and This Hospitality. Bashar founded these startups during the pandemic. Practice Hospitality is a hotel management company. They work for different hotels and help them manage them and serve hospitality there the right way. They manage the hotel keeping the human at the center of experience. This Hospitality is a multi-functional organization. — Support this podcast:

🎧 Green Book: The Most Important Guidebook Ever Published w/ Candacy Taylor

Have you ever considered how history has helped shape the present narrative when it comes to travel?  Today I am joined by award-winning author, photographer, and cultural documentarian, Candacy Taylor, to talk about how a simple guidebook transformed travel for Black Americans in the Jim Crow segregation era.

🎧 57 Gary Arndt

The Creative Nomad with Gary Arndt Bio: Gary Arndt is an awarding winning blogger and travel photographer who has been traveling around the world since 2007. His travels have taken him to over 130 countries and he has also visited over 400 UNESCO World Heritage sites and all 50 US states….twice.

🎧 Episode 83 – Asma Baker – Emirati Artist & Motivational Speaker

About Asma Baker Asma is a 33-year-old artist and a motivational speaker. She also writes short stories, poems and is currently working on her novel. One of her short stories has been published in the book ‘Traveller’s Tales’ which received much acclaim. Asma has not only been a representative on the organizing and steering committee for the Abu Dhabi Special Olympics World Summer Games that was held in March 2019 but also has given speeches, to promote tolerance and inclusion for People of Determination at schools and corporations, such as Dubai International Airport, and the Canadian I

🎧 CnB ft. Aakash, Abbas & Antariksh | Bengal Tiger vs Siberian Tiger, Elon Musk Buys Twitter, Prashant Kishor Declines Offer to Join Congress, Tucker Ca

On this episode of Cock & Bull, we are joined by Aakash Mehta, Abbas Momin and our very own Silverie (Antariksh). Cyrus and the panel talk about the size of the Bengal tiger, the Siberian tiger, leopards and jaguars, the news of Elon Musk buying Twitter for $44 billion, the changes we could see on Twitter because of it, how it will affect Twitter in different countries, Elon’s belief in ‘absolute freedom of speech’, and the end of bots on Twitter than Musk would like to see happen.

🎧 IAM1371 – Coach Helps Businesses Achieve Freedom and Money

Todd Randall, the eight-time CEO and business coach from rural Florida found that running a business can lead you to an early grave if you let it. He set out to build a business enterprise that worships freedom more than money and somehow ended up with both. This is the story of how a man set a crazy goal for himself, to learn to play polo and travel the world indulging that passion, and then worked persistently until he achieved it. Website: BeachviewCoaching Facebook: realbusinesscoaching Linkedin: todd-randall

🎧 Why is Travel so Important for Manufacturing Leaders? A Special MakingTrips Episode

We’re on a five-hour drive to a speaking event for the Tri-State Machining Association (TSMA) so we thought, why not do an episode on the importance of travel for manufacturing leaders? In this special episode of MakingChips, we cover the benefits of travel, the potential downsides, and how to use your time wisely when you’re on the road.

🎧 #648 Lessons from 80s TV Advertising That You Can Still Apply Today, w/ Luke Cairns, Head of Production at Hightower Video

In this episode we’re joined by Luke Cairnes, Head of Production at Hightower Video. Luke is a video historian, and being born 1979, looks back fondly on classic TV adverts from the 80s.   In this episode we discuss nostalgia, 80s video production techniques that can still be applied today, and everything we’re happy to leave in the past including: Early forms of influencer marketing in 80s TV adsTV advertisers that became filmmakersHow creative freedom has changed for videographers since the 80sConcepts and principles from 80s TV ads that can still be applied today (and those that should b

🎧 What could work and what needn’t for Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s airline venture

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed Akasa Air has secured the crucial no-objection certificate (NoC) from the civil aviation ministry. He wants to set up the new airline in India on the optimism that more people will travel by air. The carrier expects to start operations next summer. Billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, also known as Warren Buffet of India, has invested Rs 247.

🎧 Episode #69 – Airbnb deep dive

If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing at and following the hosts: @LukeTelescope @AlbertTelescope —– This week we’re taking a look at Airbnb, a well-known travel company that’s strongly positioned to benefit from the potential surge in international travel as the pandemic begins to ease and the world reopens.

🎧 Brian Chesky, Airbnb Co-Founder & CEO

Today’s guest is the co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, Brian Chesky, an interview that has been years in the making, and a real honour. For billions of us, including myself, Airbnb has completely changed the way we travel. It opened up people’s homes, creating an army of Superhosts in the process, bringing tourists and locals far closer together.

🎧 Episode 214-Mandi Graziano on Making Quick Sales and Developing a Business Bedside Manner with Lois Sonstegard,PHD

Welcome to Episode 214 of Building My Legacy. In this podcast we talk with author and sales coach Mandi Graziano about a better way to do business. Mandi believes you can and need to build long-term relationships even in quick sales or negotiations. She honed her “Business Bedside MannerTM” during her more than 15 years working in the hospitality and conference industry.

🎧 One-on-one with a Legend: Horst Schulze, Ritz-Carlton Hotel

Horst Schulze created the Ritz-Carlton Hotel brand single-handedly. After twenty years as an international hotelier, this was his chance to put his mark on his industry by injecting his core values and beliefs. He took one failing and decrepit hotel in Boston called the Ritz-Carlton and grew it into fifty hotels rated #1 or #2 in their respective markets worldwide.

🎧 Passion Brands vs. Rational Brands with Mathew Evins

As Chairman and Co-Founder of EVINS Communication, Mathew Evins has built his career in service of iconic brands in food and spirits (including Maker’s Mark!) and travel and hospitality. Today these passion brands mean more than ever to consumers. We discussed how to best reach customers today this week on the On Brand podcast.

🎧 #73: Bharat Kanodia – How to Value Unique Assets

Do you want to know how to value a company and what Julia Roberts has to do with it? Then listen to Bharat Kanodia in this episode number 73. Valuation is one of the most difficult exercises in the startup world. How can you put a price tag on a company that doesn’t exist yet? Get help from an expert:  Bharat Kanodia has valued over 2000 businesses and signed off on assets worth $2.

🎧 Weekends: Thailand tourism and investments coming back

Glenn van Zutphen and award-winning author Neil Humphreys speak to Suphajee Suthumpun, Group CEO, Dusit International, and Bill Barnett, Managing Director, C9 Hotelworksabout the impact of the pandemic on Thai investment and tourism… and steps that the Kingdom is making come back.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

🎧 How To Make Smarter Decisions & Why Some Vices Are Actually Good

Every airport has runways – and all of those runways have numbers. The numbers are always between 1 and 36. This episode begins with an explanation on how airport runways get their numbers and what purpose those numbers serve. You will also discover why sometimes the runway numbers have to change.

🎧 Cybersecurity in a world of ever-changing risks – Corey White

Corey has worked in the security industry for more than 25 years and has successfully built and implemented security strategies and led consulting teams. He has worked with almost every industry, including government, high tech, hospitality, critical infrastructure, finance, healthcare, and manufacturing.

🎧 Popping the joggers on with Abbey Stuart, one of Australia’s top PRs | Ep 41

Everyone needs a sprinkle of Abbey Stuart when they enter the PR industry. She’s a dynamo with confidence, conviction and creativity in spades. It was this drive and determination that had her cold calling The Nine Network for a job at the tender age of 21.  Abbey has packed a lot into her four years as a communications professional.

🎧 Literally Working in the Cloud(s) with Tyler Slove

For the most part “Screaming in the Cloud” is figurative, but Tyler Slove, Senior Manager or Enterprise Cloud & DevOps at United Airlines, it is sometimes literal. For an industry that is effectively a logistics system, the airline industry is now increasingly a tech company. That is the new world into which the industry is heading, and it creates an interesting dynamic.

🎧 We’re having problems with our Airbnb

In this episode, we go over some problems we went through with our Airbnb. The journey is not always filled with ups! Amidst planning a wedding, purchasing a 7 property portfolio, and refinancing our moldy house project, we had issues with our Airbnb that made everything feel very overwhelming. All we can do is tackle it one problem at a time.

🎧 #244 – Photos of escaped Changi lions’ treatment provokes discussion & Ms Universe 2021 made to meow by host Steve Harvey

2 lions broke free of their enclosures at Changi Airport this week and had to be tranquilized by a team from Mandai Wildlife Group. While they are currently safe and stable, photos surfaced of their less-than-ideal transit conditions, which raised questions about the lions’ origins and destination.

🎧 Communications, Travel, and Conservation with Brooke Mitchell-Norman

In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Brooke Mitchell-Norman. They talk about tourism, communication, education, and how all of that relates to conservation! Episode suggestion: Don’t sacrifice what you want now for what you want most of all. Call to action: Support a local small business that donates or shares some of its profits with a cause you care about.

🎧 🍔How to Make Your B2B Marketing Tasty🍟🍕

Rev is a former New York City bar owner and knows exactly how hard it is to operate and brand a hospitality business. He is now a hospitality marketing consultant, customer and technology evangelist at Branded Strategic Hospitality, with more than 20 years experience in B2B digital marketing and business development, specializing in hospitality marketing, content, local SEO, reputation management and influencer marketing.

🎧 Marketing to Keep the Kitchen Open: Profitable Hospitality in a Pandemic

Robin Blanchette, CEO and Founder, Norton Creative (Houston, TX)   Robin Blanchette is CEO and Founder at Norton Creative, an agency focused “narrow and deep” on restaurant and hospitality branding. Their primary client base includes multi-unit operators, mid-size and larger chains, and franchises.

🎧 614: Going From Zero to Travel with Jason Moore

In today’s episode of the As Told by Nomads Podcast, join me and Jason Moore as we talk about how he built the lifestyle that allows him to pursue and make a career out of his passion for traveling. As the co-founder of the community platform Location Indie and the host of Zero to Travel Podcast, Jason helps us understand how passion for traveling differs from other passions, the main goal of Zero to Travel and Location Indie, what shapes leadership, his view on how communities are formed, and so much more.

🎧 #208: Dan Ziegler – President & CEO of YCDB

Dan is an instigator of innovation, ideation, and common sense with an unwavering determination to bring products and services to market. Having amassed an impressive record of achievement from his purposeful career choices, he quickly grasps the big picture, assesses capabilities, strengths, and weaknesses while identifying strategic and tactical solutions that build, motivate and empower.

🎧 E48 – Noam Toister (CEO & Co-Founder – Bookaway Group)

In this episode, we speak with Noam Toister, CEO and co-founder of bookaway.com, a startup that helps travelers with everything to do with ground travel tickets (bus, ferry, train, you name it). In 2020 when the pandemic struck, the travel industry suffered the largest crisis in 100 years. bookaway crushed from significant revenue to tens of dollars a day.

🎧 How To Turn $2,000 Into a Multi-Million Dollar Business With No Funding

Freddie van Huynh is the Co-Founder of Absolute Internship, one of the world’s largest internship programs for students. Frequently covered by Forbes Magazine, The New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, Financial Times, and BBC News, Freddie is recognized as one of Sweden’s top entrepreneurs, having built a multi-million dollar business from the ground up.

🎧 Leadership, Communication and Working for Excellence with Horst Schulze

For our 100th episode, we have a very special guest, namely, Horst Schulze!  In this episode with him, we talk about leadership and why working for excellence is the best advice you could ever follow for your professional and personal life. Moreover, Mr. Schulze shares more about the Ritz Carlton, Capella Group and how you can go to the next level of your communication game.

🎧 The transformation of aviation

In this episode, we’re talking to Carl Dainter and Pierpaolo Avanzi from Mace, about the work they are doing to support the transformation of the aviation sector. We discuss the impact of COVID and the efforts that are underway across the sector to support the transition to a decarbonised future. We also find out about the work that Mace is doing in Iceland to support the development of a Sustainable Aviation Fuel hub in the country.

🎧 SA328 | Converting Houses Into a Profitable Airbnb Business with Lazaro Vento

Airbnb may require more work and expenses, but it can provide higher potential returns for investors. You got to learn more from this episode as Lazaro Vento talks about how he discovered the hidden opportunities from using an investment strategy to make houses more profitable. Stay connected to learn more about scaling Airbnb rentals.

🎧 The ‘critical issue’ that could hamper Australia’s international tourism bounce back

Chief executive of Tourism and Transport Forum, Margy Osmond, expects Australia will “be in a pretty much open situation” for tourism by June, but she says there’s a big problem we need to correct if the flow of international tourists into Australia is to bounce back. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.