Bonailie Founder, Julie King welcomes special guest Brett Mitchell, Chief Commercial Officer at Intrepid Group. Brett is the third of three guests in a series focusing on how global travel and tourism businesses will transform post the pandemic.  

They discuss the impact of the global pandemic on Intrepid Group, the key lessons learned, the importance of a strong culture within businesses moving forward and why it is critical that the local and global industry comes together. They also discuss in depth Intrepid Group’s focus on sustainability and responsible tourism.

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Bonailie Founder, Julie King welcomes special guest Neil Rodgers, Managing Director of Adventure World Travel. Neil is the second of three guests in a series focusing on how travel and tourism businesses will transform post the pandemic. 

They discuss the difficulties in operating a business in the current environment and Neil talks about the need for the industry to unite during this difficult time and overcome the challenges they face

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Bonailie Founder, Julie King welcomes special guest Liz Anderson, Managing Director at Sundowners Overland. Liz is the first of three guests in a series focusing on how travel and tourism businesses need to transform post the pandemic. 

They discuss the impact of the global pandemic on Sundowners Overland, the key lessons learned, the business's path to recovery and the measures they are taking to focus on sustainability.

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Bonailie Founder, Julie King welcomes special guest Sherin Francis, CEO of Seychelles Tourism Board. 

They discuss the impact of the global pandemic on Seychelles, a destination where tourism directly contributes close to 26% to the GDP, how well Seychelles has managed the pandemic, how they have adapted to welcome tourists and their approach to collaboration within the industry locally and globally.

Seychelles has a strong focus on sustainability and the discussions also focus on their approaches to create a sustainable future for tourism.

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Bonailie Founder, Julie King welcomes special guest  Matt Stoeckel, CEO of Tourism Fiji. 

They discuss the impact of the pandemic on Fiji, measures that have been put in place, how they have adapted and innovated to shape the future of tourism in a destination where tourism contributes close to 40% of the island nation’s GDP.

It is with true 'bula' spirit that this idyllic holiday paradise will begin the process of safely opening their borders to visitors, with a focus on care, wellbeing and collaboration.

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Bonailie Founder, Julie King welcomes special guest; Kimarli Fernando, Chairperson of Sri Lanka Tourism.

They discuss the impact of the pandemic on Sri Lanka, measures that have been put in place, how they have adapted and innovated in this challenging time. 

With strict hygiene criteria, rapid testing and other measures, Sri Lanka is focused on ensuring a positive and sustainable future for their tourism industry.

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Bonailie Founder, Julie King welcomes special guest Luís Araújo President of Turismo de Portugal (Portuguese National Tourism Authority).  

They discuss how Portugal has adapted during the pandemic, challenges they have faced and overcome, new measures in place and how they are innovating and marketing to rebuild and reshape tourism.

Luís describes Portugal's focus on sustainability and collaboration in paving a positive path forward. 

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Our first podcast introduces you to Bonailie, a new collaborative platform that will bring together global leaders in the tourism industry to start the journey towards recovery. 

In our first podcast Julie King, Founder of Bonailie welcomes her guests from Business of Brand, Linzi Boyd, Tim Dwyer and Sarah Skeats who will discuss the global impact of the pandemic on the world and new trends we expect to see in Travel and Tourism beyond COVID-19

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Bonailie Founder, Julie King welcomes special guest Issam Kazim, CEO of Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing. 

They discuss Dubai’s innovation resulting from the global pandemic, lessons learned, how the city has come together to unite, new marketing concepts, new trends and taking a 21st-century approach to tourism marketing.

Dubai is a true global leader in innovation and showcasing best practice in collaboration. 

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