Latest Tourpreneurs Podcast Episodes
The Tourpreneur Roundup
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - December 05, 2022 22:27 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsChris, Pete and Mitch discuss what's happening in the industry and share their thoughts. We also discuss upcoming events at Tourpreneur like our demo day and Huddles in the US and Europe. Join Tourpreneur+ for even more content: https://tourpreneur.com/plus/ Join our free tour operator c...
Creating Bingeable Tours to Drive Repeat Business
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - December 01, 2022 14:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsCreating Bingeable Tours to Drive Repeat Business John Kanaster of Battlefield Tours of Virginia explains how leaving his guests on a cliffhanger brings them back for more! Join Tourpreneur+ for even more content: https://tourpreneur.com/plus/ Join our free tour operator community of ov...
A Discussion with Daria Kholodilina, a Georgian Wine and Food Guide Originally from Ukraine
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - November 29, 2022 14:29 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsIn this podcast we discuss the stunning wine and food offerings that Georgia has to offer, and how the war in Ukraine is impacting tourism in many close neighbour countries including Georgia. Mentioned in this episode: Sponsored by Google 'Things to do' Want more direct bookings and greater e...
Chris’ Top 8 Strategies to Marketing to the Luxury Consumer
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - November 24, 2022 14:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsWe asked the Tourpreneur community what marketing topics they would like to see us cover next; targeting high-wealth luxury consumers was high on the list of priorities. In this episode, Chris is going to provide my top 8 strategies to attract this demographic. 1. Photos 2. Create a Website t...
Babylon Tours: Scaling a Lean Walking Tour Company
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - November 22, 2022 17:23 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsIn this episode, Mitch converses with Arnaud Azoulay, CEO of Babylon Tours, a walking tour company specializing in museum tours across Europe.Arnaud is a maverick and an outlier. He’s one of the rare walking tour companies that has scaled its brand into nearly a dozen cities. And he’s done it on...
The Challenge of Building a Water Sports Operation in Florida
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - November 16, 2022 14:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsKevin O'neil describes all the challenges he has faced when building his business including losing his location, legal challenges and having a heart attack! Join Tourpreneur+ for even more content: https://tourpreneur.com/plus/ Join our free tour operator community of over 4.5K members: http...
The Highs and Lows of Being a Tour Operator in Southeast Asia
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - November 10, 2022 14:03 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsListen to the incredible journey of how Steve Williams found his way into the industry and helped transform some local operators before building his own business. Take note of the wasted $1m on Facebook ads and the costs of acquiring customers! Check out Trunk Travel Check out Steve's LinkedI...
The Highs and Lows of Being a Tour Operator in South East Asia
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - November 10, 2022 10:03 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsListen to the incredible journey of how Steve Williams found his way into the industry and helped transform some local operators before building his own business. Take note of the wasted $1m on Facebook ads and the costs of acquiring customers! Join Tourpreneur+ for even more content: http...
Preparing your Tour Company for Sale
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - November 02, 2022 15:24 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsPreparation is essential if you are going to maximize the chances of selling your tour company at the best possible price. Experienced buyer Trish Higgins explains what she looks for when buying experience companies. Trish Higgins in LinkedIn Chenmark Mentioned in this episode: Sponsored ...
Responsible Tourism In India
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - October 24, 2022 19:08 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsA discussion with Sachin Bansal from City explores and Regenerative Travel in India about doing tourism better for all stakeholders. Join our Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tourpreneur Join Tourpreneur+ https://tourpreneur.com/plus/ Mentioned in this episode: Sponsored by Goog...
Growing Your Tour Business Through Linkedin
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - October 06, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsGrowing Your Tour Business Through Linkedin Peter Syme and Chris chat about how Peter has made six figures growing his business through a seldom used social platform for the tours and activities sector… LinkedIn. Join our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tourpreneur Visit our websit...
Women in Travel: How to Craft Tours Focused on Telling the Stories of Women
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - October 03, 2022 18:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsWomen in Travel: How to Craft Tours Focused on Telling the Stories of Women Amanda, Carol, Zakia, Caroline and Mary discuss how they craft female focused stories and products in their tours. Join our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tourpreneur Visit our website: https://tourpren...
What is the Future of Reservation Systems?
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - September 29, 2022 12:56 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsWho better to discuss the future of reservation systems with than one of the founding fathers who started the sector nearly 20 years ago. Alex Bainbridge, ex CEO TourCMS, and Peter Syme discuss the future of this essential software. Mentioned in this episode: Sponsored by Google 'Things to do'...
Using Your Passion to Create a Music Tour Business in New Orleans
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - September 26, 2022 18:14 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsRenee Ventrice chats with Quay Frazier of Big Easy Walking Tours on growing his tour business in New Orleans. Quay has a passion for music and has played with some world famous artists so this allows for a unique take on his walking tours. Mentioned in this episode: Sponsored by Google 'Things...
The Legalities of Tour Operating
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - September 22, 2022 20:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsIn this episode Mitch Bach speaks with Jeff Ment of Ment Law Group, a firm specializing in working with travel companies. Jeff handles tour operator clients from around the world, and in this episode he shares his insights on a wide variety of topics important to tour operators: hiring employ...
All Things Legal!
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - September 22, 2022 16:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsIn this episode Mitch Bach speaks with Jeff Ment of Ment Law Group, a firm specializing in working with travel companies. Jeff handles tour operator clients from around the world, and in this episode he shares his insights on a wide variety of topics important to tour operators: hiring employee...
Three Things Some Marketing Agencies Won’t Tell You
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - September 15, 2022 18:12 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsJust about every operator who I come across has a horror story about working with a marketing agency. This has left them with a bitter taste in their mouth and wary of trusting another to do the job they want them to do. Believe me, as an agency owner, this makes my job so much harder, but as ...
Women in Travel: The Highs and Lows of Changing your Career into Tours & Activities
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - September 02, 2022 11:24 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsAmanda, Carol, Zakia, Caroline and Mary all moved from jobs outside of tourism to become tour operators. they share their stories to help those thinking the same. Join our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tourpreneur Visit our website: https://tourpreneur.com Mentioned in this epi...
AI in tourism is is here. You need to grasp the potential.
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - August 30, 2022 16:55 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsAI in toursim is already here but just like electricity it is in the background. The potential and threat to tour operators from this tech is high. Jonathan Elkoubi and Peter Syme discuss the threats and opportunities. Join our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tourpreneur Join To...
Always Be Pivoting!
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - August 28, 2022 00:40 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsIn this second part of our interview with Akila McConnell of Unexpected Atlanta, Mitch Bach speaks with her on a wide range of topics, including: how virtual tours became 75% of her business, even after the pandemic how she's grown her experience box business to shipping 20,000+ units a year ...
Facebook Ad Basics: 5 Top Tips
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - August 25, 2022 18:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsChris provides some Facebook Ad Basics you must follow to make sure your ad campaigns are hitting all the right notes with your audience and your business. Join our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tourpreneur Visit our website: https://tourpreneur.com Visit TMA: https://tourismm...
First Mover Advantage and Creative Tour Design
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - August 22, 2022 21:17 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsAkila McConnell of Unexpected Atlanta shares her journey from food blogger to tour operator. In this first of several episodes, Akila talks about the power of first mover advantage, finding market gaps you can creatively exploit, always iterating your tour design, why she's adopted Apple's philo...
Why We Need More Women Mentors in Travel
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - August 18, 2022 18:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsAmanda, Carol, Zakia, Caroline and Mary discuss those women who inspire them and why we need more female mentors in our industry. As always, we are looking for more women to share their voices. Please do email [email protected] if you wish to be considered. Join our community: https://ww...
The Changing Face of Tour Operating and Tourism
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - August 15, 2022 17:55 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsPeter brings on Tony Carne—an old industry friend with over 40 years between them—to talk how the industry has changed: the good, the bad, mistakes that have been made, and successes and opportunities ahead. Join the Tourpreneur community Join Tourpreneur+ membership Mentioned in this episode...
Join Tourpreneur+: Less burnout, more profits
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - August 12, 2022 18:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsWe are excited to announce the lunch Tourpreneur+ Less burnout. Fewer mistakes made. More profits. Shane Whaley had a vision for Tourpreneur, one that he entrusted Mitch Bach, Pete Syme and myself to take to the next level. Well today we are excited to share with our community the launch of ...
Operator Story: Neil Lapping of Macs Adventure
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - August 09, 2022 11:34 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsNeil will share his story on how he grew the business, adapting to changes in the industry, how Brexit has affected his business and providing advice for others in the sector. Join our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tourpreneur Visit our website: https://tourpreneur.com Visit Macs...
Operator Story: Neil Lapping of Macs Adventure - 190
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - August 09, 2022 07:34 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsNeil will share his story on how he grew the business, adapting to changes in the industry, how Brexit has affected his business and providing advice for others in the sector. Join our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tourpreneur Visit our website: https://tourpreneur.com Visit M...
5 Social Media Marketing Tips
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - August 04, 2022 13:26 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsChris is joined by Marica Brewster of the Von Mack Agency shares 5 top social media marketing tips on how to grow your social presence and staying true to your brand. Join our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tourpreneur Visit our website: https://tourpreneur.com Visit Von Mack: ...
What Makes Great Storytelling Content?
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - August 02, 2022 13:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsIf you haven't listened to part one of this two part series, then I would recommend going back and listening first to episode 183. Mitch is back with two guests, which are two tour guides, Jazz Dottin and Leigh Jameson. Both of whom spent a lot of time thinking not only about the craft of stor...
Creating a Commission Free OTA
Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast - August 01, 2022 18:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsPeter Syme sits down with Charles Odom of Painted Circle to discuss the ideas behind Painted Circle, and how he will make it commission free and how it will benefit operators. Join our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tourpreneur Visit our website: https://tourpreneur.com Visit Pain...
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