No Ordinary Adventure

Ron Peck, the Port of Seattle Tourism Director, has a long history in travel and tourism.  With a background in sales and marketing, he has worked with several well-known travel brands leading them through growth and recovery. Find out more about what the Port of Seattle plans to do to boost tourism, what areas we can all support for the return of travel, travel diversity, and plenty of travel stories from an adventurer who has made a career out of exploring new places. And getting others excited to explore too. 

A few of Ron's best travel memories include: 

• Alaska's Northern Lights 
• Glacier Bay in a small day excursion boat
• Humpback Whale performances……in S.E. and Southcentral
• Hotel Halsingland & bar in Haines
• Kenai Backcountry Lodge Kayaking on Skilak Lake and Kenai Fjords Lodge in Kenai Fjords NPS
• Experiencing Japanese professional baseball
• Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park Awesome Sunsets  
• Ireland - Guinness, Music and the People
• Disneyland with kids
• Experiencing Perestroika during the “opening up of the Soviet Union”

Get inspired.

Find more at Port of Seattle.org
Contact Tourism Director Ron Peck at [email protected]
Get details on the cities grants and economic initiatives: https://www.portseattle.org/business/economic-development
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Courtney left her corporate job to explore the world and never looked back. She began guiding outdoor trips around the world, then set her sights on creating her own business. Hear stories of travel inspiration, tips for becoming a guide, and what it's taken to start and scale an outdoor business. This female founder has a lot of experience and is providing an outlet for adventurers to connect with their dreams. As Courtney says, join the growing movement of people who left the cubicle for a life of adventure and embraced life beyond 9 to 5. 

Find more at Occupation Wild, with owner and editor, Courtney Condy
Find jobs or subscribe to the job newsletter: https://www.occupationwild.com/all-jobs
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Joe Williams is a respected Tlingit tribal elder and tribal brother of host Dan Blanchard. He leads by example throughout the community and has a wealth of knowledge of his local community and history. Once the Mayor of Ketchikan and Saxman, Joe has been involved with the communities and Native tribes for most of his life. He was also the first Tlingit to be elected Ketchikan’s mayor. He runs a well sought after local business teaching others about the local history and Tlingit culture.  During his career, he has brought people and organizations together for the betterment of communities and helped raise money to invest in the Native communities and their people.  Hear what's next for Joe, the community, and share travel stories. 

I’ve known Joe Williams, Ka Xesh X’e, the former mayor of Ketchikan and current mayor of Saxman Village, since 1988. We’ve worked together for many years, and our friendship developed over a long period. He came to visit me one day in Seattle and asked what I was doing on May 11 and could I come to Ketchikan. He wanted to adopt me into the tribe as his brother. This was a special moment in my personal life. - Dan Blanchard

Contact Joe for local tours at: [email protected] 
Read more at Where the Eagle Walks: http://www.whereeaglewalks.com/about.html

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We discuss current @astatraveladvisors initiatives, what travel advisors can do to help the travel industry moving forward and Zane's push on the hill fighting for governmental support to help small businesses and travel advisors.

Learn what we can all do to get involved, hear how Zane became a travel advocate and leading CEO, along with individual travel stories. Get motivated, learn more, and look towards future travel!

Find more at ASTA.Org,  CEO Zane Kerby
Join ASTA's Business Summit November 10th - 11th, 2020:
https://my.asta.org/PBS/Home/PBS/Home.aspx
Join ASTA's Destination Expo 2020 in Croatia! https://my.asta.org/ADE/Home/ADE/Home.aspx
Get involved with ASTA's governmental advocacy: https://www.asta.org/Government/Advocacy.cfm?navItemNumber=11180
Follow GBNP on Instagram: @asta

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Our National Parks are some of our national best ideas, and we join Glacier Bay National Park, Superintendent on life as a public servant, avid sailor, scientist, and diver who has logged 3800 cold water dives in his own national park! We dive into what's new for the park, how they are pivoting during COVID and no tourism, their work with local tribes, and the passion of becoming a passionate outdoorsman and advocate for the environment.

Find more at NPS.Org,  GBNP Superintendent Phillip Hooge
Support GBNP projects and donations: https://www.nps.gov/glba/getinvolved/donate.htm
Find out more on Alaska Geographic, the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserves non-profit partner: https://www.akgeo.org/donate/
Follow GBNP on Instagram: @glacierbaynps

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Uwern Jong has trekked around the world and found himself learning and leading in what's next for discerning travelers.  Hear his stories from Angkor Wat to the Solomon Islands and his thoughts on diversity in travel and representing the LGBTQ community. What inspired him to leave his marketing career and become a journalist and editor of a top luxury magazine? Listen in to find out and ponder what travel will look like around the world. 

Find more at OutThere.com Luxury Magazine, Uwern Jong Editor
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