Travel Beyond

May 21 2024 1
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What comes after the age of mass tourism? If you love the travel industry or the place where you live and want to make it better, this show is for you.
The Travel Beyond podcast brings you the people and places taking action toward a sustainable, just, and thriving future for all. The solutions are in sight.
We partner with leading destinations working toward an industry that respects the needs of residents, visitors, and the environment – a regenerative future where all people can flourish.
You’ll learn how other places are dealing with climate risks and environmental preservation by hearing from like-minded thinkers who have been moving toward regenerative travel for their whole careers. Our past guests include:

• Cathy Ritter, formerly the CEO of the Colorado Tourism Office.
• Marsha Walden, Destination Canada’s CEO
• Mat Woods and Tim Barke, CEOs of the Aoeteroa New Zealand destination management organizations behind Carbon Zero by 2030. 
• Hedwig Sietsma, Director of Climate Policy at KLM
• Damcho Rinzin from the Tourism Council of Bhutan.
• Strategists and tourism leaders from the Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions and from Amsterdam & Partners.


Listen to stories of a better world, and return home inspired.
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