The Future of Tourism

This week on the Future of Tourism, David is joined by Meagan McGuire, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Seattle's Southside Tourism Authority. A tourism professional with a passion for anthropology, Meagan launched anthropologicaltourism.com to help destination management professionals gain a more complete perspective on travel and tourism as an economic driver, social dynamic, and transformational process.

This week on the Future of Tourism, David is joined by Riikka Lahdensuo, Project Head of Brand Building at the City of Helsinki, Finland. As a passionate advocate for destination organizations to embrace their role as brand builders and community stewards, Riikka joins us to share her thoughts on how to engage with your stakeholders in a meaningful and effective manner.

This week on the Future of Tourism, David is joined by Eric Reguly, European Bureau Chief for The Globe and Mail, based in Rome, Italy. As an award-winning global journalist, Eric offers an outside perspective on the future of cities, sharing both the challenges and opportunities that he has observed in his line of work.

This week on the Future of Tourism, David is joined by Charlotte Moore, Digital Project Manager at RTO4, and Hannah Hintz, Account Director at Miles Partnership. The trio talks about the radically disrupted consumer buyer decision process, and the tools and opportunities destinations can access to meet the consumer where (and how) they shop.

This week on the Future of Tourism, David is joined by Tina Valdecanas and David Holder, founding partners of The Clarity of Place Consulting Group. They discuss why it’s important for destination organizations to speak the language of their community in order to deliver tangible benefits to residents. 

This week on The Future of Tourism, my guest is Kristen Jarnagin, CEO of Discover Long Island. Kristin joins me to discuss how destinations can embrace change in the wake of COVID-19 and align their values to meet the needs of their community.

This week on The Future of Tourism, David is joined by Simpleview’s Alton Wells to discuss the importance of digital influence and reputation management, and share some of the innovative tools Simpleview has developed for destination organizations to help their members and stakeholders drive business during this difficult period of recovery and beyond.

To commence season two of the Future of Tourism podcast, David is once again joined by Amir Eylon, CEO of Longwoods International. Tune in to learn how DMOs can measure and harness resident sentiment to move forward after COVID-19.

The final guest on Season 1 of the Future of Tourism podcast is Leonard Hoops, President & CEO at Visit Indy, who joins David to share his proprietary model for sustainable business success: the “3-4-5 model.”

This week on The Future of Tourism, David Peacock is joined by Elke Dens, Marketing Director at Visit Flanders and Chairman of the Marketing Group at the European Travel Commission. Elke shares her insights on why destination marketers should embrace the product development process to create sustainable growth and development. Read the blog: https://bit.ly/3lj0Tmg