Latest Tourpreneurs Podcast Episodes
The Art of Crafting a Transformative Experience
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - June 05, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsOn this episode of Tourpreneur, guest James Wallman shares his insights on designing unforgettable experiences, the shift from materialism to experientialism, and the importance of transformational experiences for happiness. He also shares his thoughts on the future of experientialism and the ro...
The Tourpreneur Roundup: 24th May '23
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - May 25, 2023 18:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsIn this roundup, Mitch, Chris, Pete and Nikki chat about our Huddle in Puerto Rico, content creators, our Scottish meet-up and Huddle, announcing our 100 person event CONNECT in Seville and what the future holds for Tourpreneur. Join us for Tourpreneur Connect Seville, November 27-30, 2023 htt...
[Women] Travel Entrepreneurs: Moving Past Uncertainty to Build a Strong Business
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - May 22, 2023 14:21 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsOn this episode of [Women] Travel Entrepreneurs, we delve into the multi-day business with Justa Alujiangana, who shares her journey of starting a business in Tanzania. With over a decade of experience in the industry, she talks about the challenges she faced and the lessons she learned along th...
How the Concept of “Play” Can Improve Your Tours
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - May 11, 2023 16:32 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsOn this episode of Tourpreneur, we delve into the world of play and its importance in creating fulfilling and engaging travel experiences. Our guest expert—Samantha Hardcastle from The Storied Experience—discusses the various types of play and how they can be incorporated into your t...
Using Brain Science to Craft Immersive Tours w/ Paul Zak
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - April 26, 2023 17:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsMitch Bach talks with neuroscientist Paul Zak about his latest book "Immersion", and how the brain principles he's discovered can help tour operators create more engaging tours. Read Immersion here. View video + show notes on the Tourpreneur website As always, Tourpreneur+ members get acces...
How will AI Impact Tourism and Tour Operators?
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - April 20, 2023 19:16 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsPeter Syme chats with Terry Jones, Founder of Travelocity and Founding Chairman of Kayak, who is currently building again in the AI travel space. AI will impact every single tour operator but not all will be impacted in the same way. "AIs are “learning” systems. They grow and improve with e...
What Tour Operators Can Learn from Content Creators
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - April 14, 2023 15:25 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsJoin Nikki Padilla Rivera as she speaks with Amanda Walkins, (Wanderful, TMA) who shares her insights on how to bridge the gap between tour operators and content creators to foster more effective partnerships. Nikki and Amanda also discuss their experiences attending the Women in Travel Summit a...
New TP Series Reboot: [Women] Travel Entrepreneurs
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - April 12, 2023 15:15 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsNikki Padilla Rivera chats with Kelly Lewis, founder of Damesly and host of the rebooted '[Women] Travel Entrepreneurs' series. In this teaser, Kelly talks about the intention behind the series and her vision for showcasing the diverse experiences of women who are building businesses in the trav...
Risk Management: Strategies For Improving Safety, Mental Health, And Duty Of Care
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - April 03, 2023 19:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsJoin Mitch Bach as he hosts the Tourpreneur Podcast with Dave Dennis of the Cornerstone Safety Group, Kristin Dennison, VP of Trip Experience at TrovaTrip, and Mike Megan, Executive Director with Global Expeditions Group. They discuss risk management in the travel industry and how tour operators...
U.S. Tax Strategies for Tour Operators and Guides
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - March 27, 2023 16:03 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsIn this episode of Tourpreneur, Mitch Bach interviews Chris Foxcroft-Hibbs, the owner of Happy Lifestyle Accounting. Chris specializes in working with tourism businesses, including guides and operators. The episode focuses on income taxes and strategies for tour guides and operators to consider....
Why You Should Embrace AI, Not Be Frightened Of It
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - March 21, 2023 21:31 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsWith so much discussion in the Tourpreneur Community about the good, the bad and the ugly of AI, Chris Torres advises on why he feels a lot of operators are missing the revenue opportunities it brings. AI is transforming the tourism industry by offering personalised experiences, hybrid tours, a...
Growing a Multi-Day Tour Business with Katy Clark
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - March 20, 2023 14:24 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsKaty, of https://untolditaly.com/, chats with Mitch and shares her insights on building a successful multi-day tour business in Italy through podcasting, affiliate marketing, and creating connections and community. 00:00 Starting a tour business in Italy? Katie Clark from Untold Italy share...
How a Love of the Sandwich Became a Tour Business
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - March 13, 2023 15:45 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsBen Gollan, a former lawyer turned accidental entrepreneur, found job satisfaction in running sandwich tours in New York City called A Man and his Sandwich, shares insights on team building, niche food tours, and effective outsourcing. 00:00 🍔 Former lawyer turned accidental entrepreneur finds...
Multi-Day Series: Growing a Multi-Day B2B Business
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - March 10, 2023 12:53 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsIn this first episode of our Multi-Day series with Mat Newton, Ruth Franklin shares her journey to success in the B2B tour business, discussing the importance of having documents in place, creating a succinct pitch deck, connecting with product managers and CEOs on LinkedIn, and making connectio...
Growing a Multi-Day Tour Business with Katy Clarke
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - March 03, 2023 13:24 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsKaty Clarke of Untold Italy chats with Mitch Bach and shares her insights on building a successful multi-day tour business in Italy through podcasting, affiliate marketing, and creating connections and community. 00:00 Starting a tour business in Italy? Katie Clark from Untold Italy shares he...
The future of tourism will be dictated by the Planet
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - March 02, 2023 13:23 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsThe environmental and sustainability challenges with Professor Enda McGovern. Pete was lucky enough to come across Enda when we were both presenting at the AI Summer School For Tourism last year in Ireland. What he had to say opened my mind to the real problems and challenges that travel and t...
Travel Trade Events & Representation
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - February 09, 2023 14:20 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsToday we discuss travel trade representation with Mark Wright of The Adventure Connection. Mark is a 30 year plus veteran of the travel industry who now represents tour operators and destination management companies around the World. Representation is a little understand method in our communit...
Selecting the Right Event to Attend for Tour Operators
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - February 06, 2023 21:17 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsMitch, Chris and Pete are joined by Douglas Quinby and Bruce Rosard of the amazing industry focused event, Arival to discuss how you should choose the event that will give you the best ROI. We discuss... Which event is right for you Doing your ground work before you attend Why Tour Operators...
Multi-day Tour Distribution & Trends with Travis Pittman
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - January 26, 2023 20:51 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsChris & Pete are joined by Travis Pittman, the Co-founder & CEO of TourRadar to discuss the trends in multi-day tours as well as its future. We discuss... How TourRadar started Distribution through travel agents Sweet spot in length of multi-day tours How multi-day will be affected by AI O...
Multi-day Tour Distribution & Trends (with TourRadar's Travis Pittman)
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - January 26, 2023 19:51 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsChris & Pete are joined by Travis Pittman, the Co-founder & CEO of TourRadar to discuss the trends in multi-day tours as well as its future. We discuss... How TourRadar started Distribution through travel agents Sweet spot in length of multi-day tours How multi-day will be affected by AI O...
How to Elevate Customer Service
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - January 24, 2023 16:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsTourpreneur Guest host Renee Ventrice chats with Roberto D'Alessandro of Touring Italy on how he creates and delivers exceptional customer service. Mentioned in this episode: Sponsored by Google 'Things to do' Want more direct bookings and greater exposure on Google? Then go check out Tourpre...
The Environmental Crisis Impacting the Travel Industry
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - January 19, 2023 15:19 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsToday we are discussing the environmental crisis and the impact on the travel industry by industry expert Stuart McDonald of Travel Fish. Mentioned in this episode: Sponsored by Google 'Things to do' Want more direct bookings and greater exposure on Google? Then go check out Tourpreneur's fre...
Promoting Safety in Women's Travel
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - January 16, 2023 19:11 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsChristy, Samantha and Sandra join the Women in Travel podcast to chat over a variety of topics Including how to promote safety in women's travel. Christy Hunter Samantha Hardcastle Sandra Weinacht Mentioned in this episode: Sponsored by Google 'Things to do' Want more direct bookings an...
Multiday Marketing, Websites, and Tour Design
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - January 12, 2023 13:53 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsMelbourne-based tour operator Mat Newton is one of the tour industry’s most insightful leaders, and has worked in all sides of our industry. He’s the founder of the respected Tourism Tiger website design agency, ran marketing for reservation technology company Peek Pro, has worked in SEO, and is...
Tourpreneur Roundup: Looking Ahead to 2023
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - January 09, 2023 15:18 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsMitch, Pete and Chris look back at 2022 while also looking ahead to what the future brings in 2023. AI has potential to improve customer experiences in-store and online through personalized recommendations and marketing content Upcoming Demo Day with 18 resellers and OTAs presenting platforms ...
Tipping, TikTok and Evolving Your Business
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - January 06, 2023 15:08 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsTalking to tour operator John O'Sullivan is always a breath of fresh air; he likes to think deeply about the tour industry, and experiment with new ideas that often challenge the tour operator orthodoxy. John runs Depot Adventures in Melbourne, Australia and Minneapolis, Minnesota, as well as ...
A Chat with Jason of Backcountry Bliss on How He Dealt with the Aussie Shut Down and How He Bounced Back
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - December 20, 2022 16:06 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsJason operators a unique rainforest experience in the Daintree rainforest in Queensland Australia. Listen to his story of how he used distribution to help with growth. Join Tourpreneur+ for even more content: https://tourpreneur.com/plus/ Join our free tour operator community of over 5.3k ...
Jason Heffernan of Backcountry Bliss on Bouncing Back from the Aussie Shutdown
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - December 20, 2022 15:06 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsJason Heffernan operates a unique rainforest experience in the Daintree rainforest in Queensland Australia. Listen to his story of how he used distribution to help with growth. https://backcountrybliss.com.au/ Join our community of 10,000+ members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tourpreneur ...
Creating & Promoting Tours for Solo Women Travellers
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - December 14, 2022 21:25 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsChristy, Samantha and Sandra join the Women in Travel podcast to chat over a variety of topics Including creating, promoting and marketing tours to women. Christy Hunter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christytheconnector/ Samantha Hardcastle: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skhardcastle/ Sandra Wei...
A Chat with Jacqui Coward and Jennifer Burke about their new startup Global Team Gatherings
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - December 08, 2022 15:18 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsThe world has change due to covid and we are not going back to normal work practises. Work from home and hybrid work is now the norm. This has created many challenges but also endless opportunities. The need to get teams together has moved from nice to have to must have. This is what global team...
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