Podcasts by Travel Hero Podcast
The tourism industry is full of big achievers and thrilling personalities, real travel heroes! The Travel Hero Podcast by ITB is a series of intimate talks with inspriring minds of the tourism industry about their lives, lessons learned, career tips and deep dive episodes on current trends moving the travel industry.
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Deep Dive with Deborah Rothe, Director, ITB Berlin: When, What, Why You Must Attend from 2023-11-29T11:00
In our latest Travel Hero Podcast, we have the pleasure of hosting ITB Director Deborah Rothe in a conversation with podcast host Charlotte Lamp Davies from A Bright Approach. Together, they delve ...
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Deep Dive: Hermione Joye from Google about APAC traveller´s booking patterns from 2023-10-23T10:00
More than a year on from APAC borders reopening, travel is now once again a fact of life. As we finally close the chapter on ‘travel recovery’ and ‘revenge travel’, what lies ahead? How has travel ...
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Trendcast: The current status of Blockchain with Prof. Dr. Alexander Knauer, University of Applied Sciences Mittweida from 2023-09-28T10:00
The future of travel is closely linked to digital innovations. Blockchain, the Metaverse and Generative AI were central topics at the ITB Convention 2023. What is the status six months later? Let’...
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Trendcast: The current status of Metaverse with Caroline Bremner, Euromonitor from 2023-09-27T14:52:49
The future of travel is closely linked to digital innovations. Blockchain, the Metaverse and Generative AI were central topics at the ITB Convention 2023. What is the status six months later? Let’...
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Trendcast: The current status of Blockchain with Leila Summa, PlayToChange from 2023-09-26T10:00
The future of travel is closely linked to digital innovations. Blockchain, the metaverse and generative AI were central topics at the ITB Convention 2023. What is the status six months later? Let’...
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Deep Dive: Schubert Lou, COO Trip.com on the Future of AI from 2023-09-05T11:00:37
In this edition, China is in the spotlight! We are pleased to welcome one of the ITB China Keynote Speakers to our Travel Hero Podcast. Schubert Lou is COO of Trip.com and we will travel into the f...
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Deep Dive: Blind Date - GenZ meets Babyboomer-Generation from 2023-08-17T06:00
In our latest ITB Travel Hero Podcast we embarked on something new. We wanted to discuss the GenZ Generation and their expectations of the workplace a created a blind date of two generations. In th...
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Deep Dive: LGBTQ+ Tourism in Eastern Europe – how to get involved from 2023-07-27T10:00
ITB Berlin is the leading international travel trade show for LGBTQ+ Tourism. And ITB Berlin has been debating issues impacting this diverse group of travellers and individuals working very closely...
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Trendcast: Latest Chinese market insights from ITB China from 2023-07-25T10:00
In a series of ITB Travel Hero Trendcasts, we ask travel insiders and analysts around the world about the current situation in important travel markets. Lydia Li, Deputy General Manager of Messe Be...
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Trendcast: Latest German market insights with Neusta Data Intelligence from 2023-07-23T10:00
In a series of ITB Travel Hero Trendcasts, we ask travel insiders and analysts around the world about the current situation in important travel markets. Andreas Wulfes, CEO of Neusta Data Intellige...
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Trendcast: Latest global and US market insights with Phocuswright from 2023-07-22T10:00
In a series of ITB Travel Hero Trendcasts, we ask travel insiders and analysts around the world about the current situation in important travel markets. Charuta Fadnis, Phocuswright's Senior Vice P...
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Deep Dive: Blended Travel with Euromonitor International from 2023-06-26T07:27:27
Based on new work from Euromonitor International that looks at whether blended travel is here to stay, its part to play in changing the way we travel for the better, and whether travel is actually ...
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Deep Dive: Destination&Booking Trends – Q1 2023 with Skyscanner from 2023-05-26T09:49:51
Talking about travel trends, how was Q1 2023 going? Skyscanner is no stranger to research and its latest Horizon Report just published is showing booking patterns returning to pre-pandemic numbers...
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Let's Talk: The Indian Traveler from 2023-04-27T09:23:21
This week the spotlight is on India! While ITB India is happening in Mumbai, we sat down with Daniel Dsouza President and Country Head for Leisure SOCT Travel, who shares some insights on the Ind...
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300 Seconds with Caroline Bremner&Stephen Dutton | Euromonitor International from 2023-03-04T10:26:50
Did you hear about "blended travel" yet? And what exactly is this "metaverse"? Caroline Bremner, Senior Industry Manager and Stephen Dutton, Client Insight Research Manager at Euromonitor Internat...
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300 Seconds with David Roland | Head of Brand Partnerships DACH at TikTok from 2023-03-03T11:15:45
Travel is one of the largest and fastest growing categories on Tik Tok” says David Roland, Head of Brand Partnerships DACH at TikTok. The platform is a great chance to interact in a new way with co...
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300 Seconds with Kathrin Anselm | General Manager Airbnb DACH, CEE&Russia from 2023-03-02T16:28:20
Tune in these 300 seconds with Kathrin Anselm, General Manager DACH, CEE&Russia at Airbnb and Lea Jordan, Co-Founder, techtalktravel. Find out how Airbnb caters to new travel trends with new featur...
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300 Seconds with Amanda Du | Head of eCommerce at Penta Hotels Worldwide from 2023-03-01T14:56:45
Within these 300 seconds moderated by Lea Jordan, Co-Founder&Head of Marketing at techtalk.travel, Amanda Du, Head of eCommerce at Penta Hotels Worldwide, untangles the buzzwords Metaverse, Webfre...
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300 Seconds with Dr Zinon Zinonos | Pafos Smart City Project Manager from 2023-02-21T12:23:53
Pafos’ Smart City Project Manager Dr. Zinon Zinonos explains how Pafos was able to stand out as 2023 European Capital of Smart Tourism.The European Capital of Smart Tourism is an EU initiative that...
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300 Seconds with Antonio Jímenez | CEO of Sevilla City Office from 2023-02-21T12:17:06
In this podcast episode, CEO of Sevilla City Office Antonio Jímenez outlines what it took to make Seville 2023 European Capital of Smart Tourism. What makes Sevilla a European Capital of Smart Tour...
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300 Seconds with Mr. Li Baochun | Deputy Secretary General | WTCF from 2023-02-14T08:42:38
DMOs are on the base of a trade-off between marketing and management, overtourism and undertourism, private and public sectors, analogue business models and digital innovations... The new challenge...
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300 Seconds with Douglas Quinby | ARIVAL&Charlotte Lamp Davies | A Bright Approach from 2023-02-06T11:25:04
“Bringing loads of people together to have amazing experiences”, that’s basically the essence of the Technology, Tours&Activity sector. Just like many other segments, TTA has undergone some pretty...
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Let's Talk: Shortage of skilled labor in tourism - the industry perspective Sabrina Westphälinger&Kathrin Gollubits from 2023-01-20T14:23:49
How to make people stay? What motivates employees? What leads longterm motivation at work? How to optimise HR processes? How to drive change and adapt to the current employee requests? Hosted by ...
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Let's Talk: What travelers value most | James Marshall, Expedia&Sabine Bierlein, ITB Berlin from 2022-12-20T08:36:24
In this episode we talk to James Marshall, Head of Account Management for Air Partnerships at Expedia. The Traveler Value Index 2023 reveals how traveler preferences have shifted over time, reveal...
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Let’s Talk: Shortage of skilled labor in tourism – the scientific perspective with Prof. Dr. Stefan Remhof from 2022-11-11T20:02:11
In this episode Prof. Dr. Stefan Remhof, professor at IU International University, shares the perspective on shortage of skilled labor from a researcher’s point of view. The IU conducted a study a...
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Let's Talk: Bye bye B2C - warum sich die ITB Berlin auf B2B fokussiert&das Berlin Travel Festival eine neue Heimat hat from 2022-11-11T13:49:33
Zu Gast in dieser Folge (ausnahmsweise mal auf Deutsch), David Ruetz, Head of ITB Berlin und Bernd Neff, Founder des Berlin Travel Festivals. Sie beleuchten die Hintergründe der Entscheidung, die ...
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Let's Talk: Shortage of skilled labor in tourism - The perspective of the next generation of employees with Pia&Stefan from 2022-10-24T07:53:14
Kicking off this series of four episodes, Laura Schmidt (Co-Founder, elevatr), welcomes Pia and Stefan, both currently students, who share their visions about working in the tourism industry. They ...
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Deep Talk: Social Media Content Creation&Measurement | Anja Olivieri, Agorapulse&Teresa Baumgarten, ITB Berlin from 2022-10-12T09:57:51
In this epiosde we explore the untapped potential of Social Media content creation and measurement. Anja Olivieri, Regional Manager DACH at Agorapulse, shares valuable survey insights not only abou...
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Let's Talk: Green IT | Virginie Corraze, Amadeus&Rika Jean-Francois, ITB Berlin from 2022-09-23T08:17:15
As we all know by now, in order to combat climate change each and every person must reduce their carbon footprint. One approach is to drive forward digitalisation. However, what initially may seem ...
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Let's Talk: Tourism&TikTok - how city marketing is using the fastest growing social app to reach Gen Z audiences from 2022-08-16T09:06:22
TikTok was the most downloaded app in 2020. What started as a lip syncing and dancing app, has now grown into a serious platform for information, debate and discussion. Especially for the one targe...
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Let's Talk: Sustainability&Offsetting in Tourism | Moritz Hintze, bookitgreen&Kai Landwehr, myclimate from 2022-08-01T07:17:57
Sustainability and offsetting in tourism has exceeded the phase of just being “en vogue”. The pandemic of the recent two years has made it clearer than ever before: Global warming will challenge us...
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300 seconds with Irma Ratiani | Doctor of philological sciences | Georgia from 2022-04-14T06:00
Are you interested in the role of females in Georgia? Meet the literary theoretician, translator, and doctor of philological sciences, Irma Ratiani, talking about the role of women in Georgian lite...
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Let's Talk: Tourism Resilience, Self-Reliance and New Work | Eugen Triebelhorn, Travelperk&Valentin Gruber, HomeToGo from 2022-03-07T17:00
We encounter the term and concept of resilience in many aspects of life. People asked about how they’d define it, might say it is about one’s ability to bend but not break, bounce back, and perhaps...
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Deep Dive: What is a green butler? | Christopher Warren, CEO&Founder, MyGreenButler&Rika Jean-Francois, ITB Berlin from 2022-03-07T07:00
Meet My Green Butler in our most recent ITB Travel Hero Podcast! What is a "green butler"? An easy-to-use sustainability management platform that uses gamification and eco-feedback to persuade gue...
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Deep Dive: ITB Berlin Convention 2022 | Christina Freier, Sabine Bierlein&Rika Jean-Francois from ITB Berlin from 2022-03-02T07:00
From 8 to 10 March 2022, the ITB Berlin Convention, a leading thinktank and the largest travel industry event of its kind, will focus on solutions regarding resilience, digitisation and sustainabil...
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What's up with the ITB Berlin Bears? from 2022-02-02T09:00
In 2016, ITB Berlin celebrated its 50th anniversary. The anniversary was the festive occasion for us to visit various destinations worldwide to thank them personally on site - under the motto "From...
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300 seconds with Daphne Tsevreni | Co-Founder&CFO | Clio Muse Tours from 2022-01-03T10:50:52
Clio Muse Tours was awarded for the eighth Sustainable Development Goal – Decent work and economic growth. Launched in 2014, Clio Muse has developed advanced technology tools and content for themat...
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300 seconds with Lisa Zink | Dresdner Stollenmädchen | Dresdner Christstollen® from 2021-12-14T12:45:24
Meet Lisa Zink, the 27th Stollenmädchen from Dresden who is the official representative of Dresden’s Stollen Baking. The Dresden Christstollen® is a delicious Christmas treat first recorded in 1474...
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300 seconds with Dr. Sabine Maria Schmidt | Curator | Chemnitz Art Collections from 2021-11-24T13:00:35
Chemnitz- the capital of culture 2025 – is full of surprises. In our latest "300 seconds with.." podcast episode you will get to know Dr. Sabine Maria Schmidt, who is the curator of the Chemnitz ...
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Deep Dive: Is Sustainability the New Digital? | Lea Jordan, Co-Founder, techtalk.travel&Willy Legrand, Professor, IU from 2021-11-12T09:10:11
This is a dive deep into sustainability and digitalisation. Recent natural disasters and severe weather events have increased the urgency to act. The tourism industry in particular has an enormous...
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300 seconds with Celina Distler | Sportlerin | Celventures from 2021-10-21T07:25:56
Das Erzgebirge auf dem Stoneman Road entdecken mit Celina Distler, einer jungen gebürtigen Fränkin, die ins Erzgebirge gezogen ist und von der Natur und vor allem den Bike-Tracks der Region ganz be...
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300 seconds with Oliver Winter | CEO | a&o Hostels from 2021-10-15T11:45
Oliver Winter has made the most of the time: he and his staff are ready for Post-Corona! On its way to becoming Europe's first zero-emission hostel chain, the Berlin-based company is already lookin...
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300 seconds with Simone Jacke | Director| Strandloper from 2021-10-05T13:00:41
We asked Simone Jacke: "What does luxury in tourism mean when paired with authenticity and respect to location?”
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300 seconds with Matthias Schuh | Winemaker | Weingut Schuh from 2021-09-23T08:25:04
Those who have a winemaker as a father are raised in the vineyards: Matthias, what does it mean to have your own vineyard in Saxony?
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300 seconds with Ayako Ezaki | Expert Coordinator | Tourism Declares Climate Emergency from 2021-06-21T06:35:23
"Tourism Declares Climate Emergency: How can you join this movement and how can businesses and individuals take action to reduce their carbon emissions and the like?"
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300 seconds with Katarina Thorstensson | Sustainability Strategist | Göteborg&Co from 2021-05-27T08:15:11
"Gothenburg: a true pioneer in sustainability! What can we expect from Gothenburg as 2020 European Capital of Smart Tourism in terms of sustainability, Mrs Thorstensson?"
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300 seconds with Marc Sanderson | European Capital of Smart Tourism Spokesman | City of Málaga, Spain from 2021-05-17T12:40:20
"How does the 2020 European Capital of Smart Tourism Malaga approach digitalisation and will this be the future of tourism after COVID-19?" Insights from the International Economic Development Dire...
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300 seconds with Lea Jordan | Co-Founder&Head of Marketing | techtalk.travel from 2021-03-25T09:05:09
"Are there new trends in digitalisation evolving in the travel and hospitality industry right now? And if so, which trends are we talking about exactly?" Here are valuable insights on trends by ind...
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300 seconds with Dhruv Bhatia | Founder&CXO | Live From Earth Media from 2021-03-03T08:45:47
"How can tour operators and travel agencies prepare for the rise in global travel demand, and what role does digitalization play then?" Insights and tips from a founder and CXO of a forward looking...
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300 seconds with Dr. Heike Döll-König | CEO | Tourismus NRW e.V. | Tourist Board North Rhine-Westphalia from 2021-02-23T15:20:29
"North Rhine-Westphalia: trendsetter, creative and inspiring – what does the region have in store for urban explorers and city lovers?" Join this 300 second audio tour through the urban areas of No...
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300 seconds with Keta&Beqa Goletiani | Co-founder “Spend 4 Seasons in Georgia”&Sports Marketing Manager Red Bull ME from 2021-02-19T13:50:24
"Sustainability and adventure travel: is it a dream come true in Georgia?" The Goletiani siblings from Georgia have the answer!
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300 seconds with Veronika Hiebl | CEO | Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbH from 2021-02-04T09:45:42
„Why is Saxony Germany’s no.1 cultural destination?“ Insights about a German state full of touristic highlights - this is the Official Culture Destination of ITB Berlin NOW: Saxony
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300 seconds with Matthias von Randow | Executive Director | German Aviation Association (BDL) from 2021-01-07T09:40:34
"How can global air transport get back on its feet, Mr. von Randow?“ Insights by an expert from the German Aviation Association on the future of air travel.
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300 seconds with Ulrike Braun | Director Corporate Responsibility | DER Touristik&Matthias Beyer | CEO | mascontour from 2020-12-17T10:35:09
"Verändern Millennials das Reisen von morgen?" Die Antwort haben Frau Braun und Herr Beyer! Sie sprechen über Kernergebnisse einer Studie zum Reiseverhalten von Millinials (German only)
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300 seconds with Richard Gray | Senior Vice President, Diversity, Equity&Inclusion | Greater Fort Lauderdale from 2020-11-18T08:55:59
"Dear Richard, what exactly defines LGBT+ travel and why is it so important for tourism providers to actively include all identities?" Insights on LGBT+ travel from Greater Fort Lauderdale.
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300 seconds with Viktoria Urbanek | Travel Blogger | Chronic Wanderlust from 2020-11-11T08:30:40
"The life of a travel blogger in times of COVID-19 – what are the changes and chances, Viktoria?" Insights from a travel blogger and travel enthusiast.
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300 seconds with Bastian Raschke | Head of Industry FMCG&Travel | Facebook from 2020-10-09T07:10:33
"Which forms of travel do Facebook user appreciate the most, Mr. Raschke?" Insights from Facebook, build technologies that help people connect with friends and family, find communities, and grow b...
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300 seconds with Caroline Bremner | Head of Travel Research | Euromonitor from 2020-10-09T07:09:47
"What do you say, Ms. Bremner: Will we recognize the travel industry once COVID-19 is cured?" Insights from Euromonitor, the world's leading independent provider of strategic market research.
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300 seconds with David Ruetz | Head of ITB Berlin from 2020-10-09T07:04:38
"The future of trade shows: where are we headed, Mr. Ruetz?" Insights from ITB Berlin, the World's Leading Travel Trade Show.
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Blind Date: Communities | Ian Cumming, Travel Massive meets Philip Ibrahim, The Student Hotel from 2019-12-11T07:53:11
Ian and Philip didn't know they'd meet each other for this podcast episode but we knew exactly one topic that unites them: Communities! Out came a very open first meeting and some very useful insig...
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Deep Dive: Rethink Travel! | visitBerlin, atmosfair, forum anders reisen, ITB Berlin from 2019-11-25T10:25:54
We gathered a bunch of experts to answer the question on how to travel responsibly in times of flight shame, overtourism and the like. While 'atmosfair' sheds light upon offsetting flights, we get ...
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Deep Dive: The use of AR and VR for immersive tourism experiences I Manchester Metropolitan University from 2019-10-10T06:44:57
Mandy tom Dieck and Timothy Young will introduce AR/ VR within the tourism and cultural heritage context, discuss its opportunities and challenges and provide a number of use cases, its outcomes a...
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Deep Dive: The New Luxury Tourism | Accor, Taj, Metropolo&Steigenberger from 2019-09-13T12:54:54
This is a dive deep into the world of NEW luxury tourism. CEO's of well-known hotel brands share their perspectives on how to enhance the experiences of their luxury guests. You'll take away crucia...
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Soul Talk: Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | 777 Partners from 2019-08-29T10:54:13
Timothy O'Neil-Dunne gained foothold in the travel industry at an early stage, was on the start up team of Expedia and considers himself as an "agent of change". He is very clear about the bright a...
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Deep Dive: Responsible Tourism | Gopinath Parayil | The Blue Yonder from 2019-08-14T13:18:11
Why Gopinath Parayil (short: Gopi) is a true travel hero? He pioneered when founding one of the first travel companies from India with focus on responsible tourism: The Blue Yonder. They like to ca...
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Deep Dive: The New TripAdvisor | Stephen Kaufer | TripAdvisor from 2019-07-25T06:46:04
Get ready for the new TripAdvisor! Face to face with Stephen Kaufer, CEO of TripAdvisor, this interview during ITB Berlin Convention reveals insights into the world's largest travel platform. You'l...
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Soul Talk: Andy Owen Jones I bd4travel from 2019-07-18T08:49:40
Andy Owen Jones, CEO and visionary Co-Founder of bd4travel, is talking about the importance of using Big data and AI to understand customer's current and future behavior. How he "fell" into travel ...
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Soul Talk: Greg W. Greeley I Airbnb from 2019-07-04T07:00
"Anyone can belong anywhere" - That's what Airbnb is about. The President of Homes of Airbnb, Greg W. Greeley talks about his work at Amazon prime and how he started at Airbnb. The mission of Airbn...
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Deep Dive: The World of Blacklane | Jens Wohltorf | Blacklane from 2019-06-20T11:42:10
Invent, improve and understand your customers' needs – of today and tomorrow. In this talk Jens Wohltorf, CEO of Blacklane, emphasizes the value of Concierge Service and the transformation of futur...
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Deep Dive: China´s Power and Global Ambitions I Alibaba, Trip.com&Fosun from 2019-06-12T18:45:59
Put your headphones on and listen to Angel Zhao giving latest business insights about the Alibaba ecosystem and its newbie Fliggy which has been recently launched as the new Chinese shopping platfo...
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Soul Talk: Monika Wiederhold | Amadeus from 2019-05-16T10:03:28
Travel and tech - these are the two passions of our travel hero Monika Wiederhold, Managing Director at Amadeus Germany. During the interview she reveals how 9/11 changed her personal and professio...
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Deep Dive: Future Mobility | Christoph Weigler | Uber from 2019-05-02T08:01:29
Learn from the "Uber story" in this episode with Christoph Weigler, General Manager, Uber Germany. Christoph claims that we should start to move away from owning a car to using mobility as a servic...
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Deep Dive: Inside Expedia | Mark Okerstrom | Expedia Group from 2019-04-18T07:46:41
"What’s the most dreaded question in an earnings call, Mark Okerstrom?" – this is how Philip Wolf starts the conversation at this years ITB Berlin Convention and it only gets even more honest from ...
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Soul Talk: Verena Keimer | Travelzoo from 2019-04-04T05:58:20
Verena Keimer calls herself a travel enthusiast. She's always been fascinated by the travel industry. Stepping into various jobs in her life always adapting to new environments she knew that the ke...
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Soul Talk: Andrew Nelson | National Geographic from 2019-03-21T08:19:03
Andrew Nelson talks about his life at National Geografic Traveler and the strength of storytelling. According to Andrew the most important thing in travel is to take time and enjoy yourself and to ...
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Soul Talk: Kash Bhattacharya | BudgetTraveller from 2019-03-09T11:42:05
This is Kash Bhattacharya on his life as a travel blogger, author and travelholic. He talks about his mission on the transformation of hostels and why being in a hotel is a real experience today! H...
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Deep Dive: Women in Travel Tech | Charlotte Lamp Davies | A Bright Approach from 2019-03-08T11:10:59
Inspiring Charlotte Lamp Davies talks about women in the travel tech industry, equal opportunities of man and woman alike and about the importance of mentoring and role models. According to Charlot...
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About Travel Hero Podcast from 2019-03-04T17:52:18
The Travel Hero Podcast by ITB features intimate talks with inspiring minds of the tourism industry.
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