Join Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith, the mother-daughter travel team and publishers of Big Blend Magazines, for Big Blend Radio’s Tourism Excellence Show, airing live online from the Historic Coronado Motor Hotel in Yuma, Arizona.
On This Episode:
- Tourism Branding - Chuck Pettis, author of TechnoBrands and President of Brand-Solutions, Inc., a leading branding agency located on Whidbey Island, Washington. Chuck is also the founder of Earth Sanctuary, a nature reserve, sculpture park, and retreat center.

- Tourism Excellence Discussion with Bobbi DePorter - Co-founder of SuperCamp, President of Quantum Learning Network and creator of the 8 Keys of Excellence, and Ralph Masengill, Jr. - Author of “Conquer Change & Win: An Easy-to-Read, Fun Book on the Serious Subject of Change.” Part of the series on How to Put the “I” Back Into Community through a Responsible Tourism Plan that incorporates the 8 Keys of Excellence, this discussion focuses on FLEXIBILITY - Be willing to do things differently.

Featured music is “Lotus Blossom” by Michael & Spider, and “Travel Song” by Micha Schellhaas. Thanks to the International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA) for sponsoring this show.