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Destination Everywhere episodes
- Costa Rica. Adventurous General Manager Federico Gurdián Shares Guest Experiences In Paradise And Celebrate The Pura Vida Lifestyle With Outdoor Enthusiast Chakiris Menafacio
Costa Rica is a bucket list destination for its beaches, volcanoes, and wellness tourism. Hear about the best time to visit Costa Rica with Federico Gurdián, General Manager of Casa Chameleon Hotels, and learn how to take advantage of outdoor activities with Chakiris Menafacio. Meanwhile, Andy McNeill and Todd Bludworth go deep into their top ten things to do in perhaps the most relaxing country in Central America, from hiking in the excitement-filled mountains, achieving temporary flight in the zip line, to immersing in the Costa Rican culture first-hand at local restaurants.
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42 min - Los Angeles. Celebrity Chef Penny Davidi Talks Things To Do In Los Angeles And Hear From Luxury Hotel Peninsula Beverly Hills' Managing Director, Offer Nissenbaum
Food Network Star and Chopped All Star, Penny Davidi, shares her Los Angeles travel guide. Plus, Todd and Andy chat with Offer Nissenbaum, Managing Director of the Peninsula Beverly Hills Hotel to learn about 5-star experiences.
From Hollywood, the Sunset Strip and Venice Beach to Rodeo Drive and Disneyland, there are many iconic experiences found only in LA. If you need the extra push to add The City of Angels to your bucket list, tune in as Todd and Andy look at what makes it one of their favorite travel spots. Enjoy the show!
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40 min - Conversations with Emmy-Award Winning Travel Journalist Peter Greenberg, Pt. 2 - Travel Tips
CBS Travel Editor Peter Greenberg shares his best travel tips and how to discover secret spots. Peter also shares his favorite travel stories as a CBS journalist. Known in the travel industry as “The Travel Detective,” he is America’s most recognized, honored, and respected front-line travel news journalist. Don’t miss this second installation of Todd Bludworth and Andy McNeill’s conversation with Peter to discover more special and unique things for you to do wherever you go.
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15 min - Conversations With Emmy-Award Winning Travel Journalist Peter Greenberg, Pt. 1 - Hidden Gems
CBS Travel Editor Peter Greenberg shares his best hidden gem travel destinations. From Egypt to the USA, learn the best travel tips and how to discover secret spots. He talks with Andy McNeill and Todd Bludworth on his career history, why he chose to delve both into investigative journalism and travel writing, and the advantage of disobeying signage. Peter also goes deep into why he prefers to travel to Thailand and Portugal should he be given a chance to get on a journey right now, as well his most memorable investigative journalism stories.
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19 min - Asheville. Historic Omni Grove Park Inn shares unique things to do in Asheville & hear a tune from local swing band Queen Bee and the Honeylovers
From US Presidents to famous holiday traditions, The Omni Grove Park Inn provides us with their Asheville travel guide. Plus, we chat with band leader Whitney Moore on how the city inspires her music. This episode of Destination Everywhere is going to give you a great view of Asheville, North Carolina—the four-season destination for both business and for pleasure. Join Andy McNeill and Todd Bludworth as they chat with Jennifer Wagner of The Omni Grove Park Inn and local band queen Whitney about the charms of this city, giving you a unique guide that no other travel book can offer.
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39 min - Quebec City. Prominent Hotelier Ken Hall of the Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac, the most photographed hotel in the world, talks things to do in Quebec City, plus award-winning composer Steve Barakatt shares how he composed the Frontenac official anthem
Let's explore Quebec City for a taste of European charm and luxury in North America. Learn about the historic past of the most photographed hotel in the world and activities in Quebec City. Andy McNeill and Todd Bludworth sit down with Ken Hall, the General Manager of the hotel, the Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, and Steve Barakatt, writer and performer, to give us a local’s perspective of this beautiful city as well as its historic past and how the buildings have stood the test of time. They take us into the great things to do and the places to be, no matter the season. Get transported to a beautiful place in a very different time as you take a stroll into this historic city filled with music, romance, and more.
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1 hr 8 min - Kenya. How to plan a safari in Kenya Africa with travel expert Monica Irauzqui, and Sanctuary Retreats' own Lara Vancans
Want to plan a safari and visit Keyna Africa? We'll discuss Kenya tourism, things to do in Kenya, and how to prepare for a trip to Africa. In 2017, it was recognized as the World Travel Award for Place to Be. As the world's leading safari destination, there is no other place to go see a safari if you want to see what you see on TV and National Geographic. Aside from the safari, there are also other great experiential experiences that you can check out like their amazing beaches and the second-largest barrier reef in the world, as well as famous tea plantations. Getting excited about going to Africa? Todd Bludworth and Andy McNeill bring on Lara Vancans and Monica Irauzqui to walk you through the preparation.
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56 min - Copenhagen. Celebrated hotelier Peter Pedersen of Villa Copenhagen speaks sustainable travel, and notable entrepreneur Kasper Eich-Romme, Cofounder of GoBoat, talk things to do in Copenhagen
Copenhagen hotels and the best time to visit Copenhagen are shared as we explore traveling with sustainability in mind to this bucket list city in Denmark. In this episode, Andy McNeill & Todd Bludworth take us to a travel destination that can save those woes. They bring us to Copenhagen, Denmark, with Peter Høgh Pedersen, the Managing Director of Villa Copenhagen, and Kasper Eich-Romme, the co-founder of GoBoat. Copenhagen is great in that it is compact, has beautiful and colorful buildings, and great food. This, on top of being one of the leaders in the world for sustainability. Peter and Kasper walk us through each of Copenhagen’s charms and share more inside knowledge about the city that no other travel books can give. Join this episode as we marvel into this beautiful, walkable, and compact city.
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57 min - Croatia. Michelin Star Chef Rudi Stefan talks Croatia tourism, and GM Kai Behrens of the Kempinski Hotel Adriatic Istria shares the best places to visit in Croatia
There are so many things to do in Croatia. Join us as we explore this country of untouched beauty as our guests give us bucket list tips and the best time to visit Croatia. From biking trails and medieval towns to breathtaking views of the crystal-blue Adriatic, Croatia offers a variety of landscapes, cultures, cuisines and fun activities. Joining Todd Bludworth and Andy McNeill in this episode, veteran hotelier Kai Behrens and chef Rudolf Stefan give us an enthralling depiction of what you can expect from this charming, underrated Mediterranean treasure. Kai is the Cluster General Manager of two Kempinski properties, one of which is the Kempinsky Hotel Adriatic in Istria, while Rudolf is the executive chef and owner of Peligrini a Michelin Star-awarded restaurant in Šibenik, Central Croatia. Plus, Todd and Andy also narrate their whole destination bucket list for listeners to follow!
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1 hr 1 min - Lake Como. Famed hotel operator Samy Ghachem of il Sereno shares things to do in Lake Como, Italy and we look into renting an amphibious car
Chatting it up with Samy as he shows us around the newest Lake Como luxury hotel. Plus Andrea Rotta & Francesco Ornaghi owners of Europe's first amphibious car rental. Such is the magnificence of the lake that it has been the object of the rich and famous’ adoration since ancient Roman times and continues to be extremely popular today. If you’re amped about visiting quaint small towns and venerable historical sites, cycling, hiking, olive oil tasting or just enjoying the scenic lakeside view, then this destination is a must. In this episode, Todd Bludworth and Andy McNeill are joined by Samy Ghachem, General Manager of Sereno Hotels, an award-winning group of hotels that took pains to integrate its contemporary edifice into the lake, the scenery and the community. They also talk to Andrea Rotta and Francesco Ornaghi, owners of Larioland, the first amphibious car rental service in the whole of Europe. If you’re planning to go to Lake Como anytime sooner, you definitely have to add to your bucket list Il Sereno’s version of Northern Italian hospitality and the unique land-water experience that Larioland offers.
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About Destination Everywhere
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Come along for travel adventures of a lifetime, as we join hospitality and travel entrepreneurs Andy McNeill and Todd Bludworth in search of the world’s best meeting and travel destinations.…
They’re checking-in with celebrities in the know, hospitality experts and native connoisseurs to discover inspirational venues and things to do. Explore the world’s most unique and desirable hotels, exotic foods with top chefs, and must-do experiences along the way. Andy and Todd go back to their favorite travel destinations and explore new places, while bringing you along.
Andy and Todd are the founders of American Meetings, Inc. (AMI), a global meetings management and destination sourcing firm that has led them to event production in over one hundred countries.
Andy McNeill, AMI’s CEO and Founder, has over 30 years of experience in the global meeting management and hospitality services, making him a thought leader in the hospitality and meetings industry. Born and raised in South Florida, Andy began his love of travel by experiencing the Bahamas and other Caribbean islands as a child with his family who were avid boaters. Seeing different cultures lit the passion of travel. When he started AMI, the company compelled him to travel extensively, exposing him to the best hotels and locales in the world. He is a true veteran of the hospitality and meetings industry, and contributes to a weekly blog series on the topic of professional meeting management. Bringing a wealth of event management knowledge to the AMI team, Andy firmly believes in the strategic meeting management model, and provides the practice as a consulting service to Fortune 500 clients.
Sharing the mic with Andy is his business and life partner Todd Bludworth. As an Army brat, Todd has lived abroad his entire childhood, including Germany, Florida, Hawaii and Kansas, before his family settled down in the Washington, D.C. area. His father traveled the world as Army Liaison for the US Senate, and always brought exciting gifts home to the family. This fascinated Todd, and his desire to see the world never waned. In Todd’s early career, he managed a political campaign, then later became a Special Events Manager in South Florida for an Anheuser-Busch distributor. He spent seven years working on some of the state’s largest and most successful sporting and social events, before he started traveling the world to produce meetings and events on almost every continent. In 2005, Todd joined AMI as Chief Marketing Officer then became a Principal owner in 2006.
Whether you’re seeking a corporate meeting venue, or simply have a passion for unique travel experiences, hear from Andy, Todd and their special guests: Business experts, historians, hotel general managers and famous chefs from the region… all know their way around the greatest places to stay, the best activities, and the top restaurants to provide the best overall meeting or destination travel experience. So come along to the best places to stay and the most amazing adventures to do through The Destination Everywhere Podcast.