Travelcast

By Naully Nicolas

"Travelcast" is the podcast is for travel enthusiasts, bloggers, professionals, digital nomads who are seeking the latest insights, personal development resources, and actionable tips in the industry.... more

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The podcast currently has 40 episodes available.

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December 10, 2018 [Traveltrends] How can an independent hotel compete against large chains with Carlos Aquino
In recent years, the topic of "Independent Hotels vs Brand Hotels" has become more and more popular. It's now being discussed in every industry conference.
In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Carlos Aquino, Co-Founder of Magnum Leap Business Intelligence and VP Sales & Business Development at Tafer Hotels & Resorts. We spoke on: How can an independent hotel compete against large chains?
Millennials, the golden market segment everyone has been raving about, also seems to appreciate more authentic and original personalized experiences over a cookie cutter, of the shelve type of product. So for the years to come I would say this is quite a good outlook for independent hotels.
And this does not only count for the high-end or luxury market. In the mid-ed and budget or economy segments independent hotels are making in-ways as well. Refreshing concepts with original design, personal guest service are popping up and moving up the charts everywhere. Even in the youth hostel market we have seen a product upgrade happening over the last few years with some cool new places to stay.
Links:
On Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlosaquinohotelmanagement/
Website: www.taferresorts.com
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30min
November 12, 2018 [Traveltrend] Future of Shared Holiday with Hendrik Tanjaya Tan
The blockchain technology is slowly and steadily carving out a prominent space for itself across different industries. Ideally, blockchain can be recognized as a decentralized, invulnerable ledger system that keeps track of economic transactions that can be implemented to record anything that holds value, other than just financial transactions. What was initiated as the foundation of the cryptocurrencies like Ethereum and Bitcoin, the advantages that blockchain brings to the table has been successfully integrated with the hotel and hospitality industry.
I was pleased to receive Hendrik Tanjaya Tan, Co-Founder & CTO at REIDAO. In this episode, we spoke on: Future of Shared Holiday and the impact of #blockchain in Shared holiday homes.
Using blockchain technology in the hospitality industry presents several advantages, with the most evident one being the aspect of security and stability. For example, all the information becomes decentralised and easily regulated, and the database would be online at all times and reduces the risks in case of cyber threats, all of which are significant when it comes to maintaining financial transactions through digital platforms.
Additionally, the blockchain can be beneficial for accessing and storing information, and prompting better collaboration within the operations and ultimately enhancing the overall travel experience for tourists and consumers. Presented below are some of the ways blockchain proves advantageous for the hotel industry.
Links:
On Linkedin
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/htant/
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/reidao/
Website
http://www.reidao.io
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17min
October 22, 2018 [Traveltrends] How to leverage the right digital channels to reach Chinese travelers with Humphrey Ho
In less than two decades China has grown from travel minnows to the world’s most powerful outbound market, leapfrogging the US – and leaving it in its wake. According to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (#UNWTO) Chinese tourists overseas spent $261.1bn in 2016, up from around $10bn in the year 2000 (the figure for 2017 is likely to top $300bn). Collectively, America’s globetrotters parted with a relatively paltry $123.6bn.
In this last #travelcast episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Anjelica Price-Rocha and Humphrey Ho, Managing Director of Hylink Digital Solutions Solutions USA, China’s largest digital advertising agency — now with international headquarters in Santa Monica, Calif.
In this episode, we spoke on: How to leverage the right digital channels to reach Chinese travelers?
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28min
October 15, 2018 [Startupertalks] Alice Taylor - Vado App (Blockchain Travel Startup)
Already heralded as a game changer for multiple industries, blockchain is emerging as a powerful technological force that promises to change the travel industry’s status quo. Like eating, drinking and sleeping, taking the time to get away, go on holiday or to travel is instinctive and an important part of life for many of us, key to our well-being and ongoing success. It can motivate, inspire, rejuvenate; and whether it’s a luxury trip abroad, or weekend staycation, in some form or another we all need to take a break. The travel and tourism industry continues to thrive in agreement, directly contributing approximately 2.57 trillion US dollars to the global economy in 2017 alone*.

In this #Travelcast episode, I receive Alice Taylor from the blockchain travel startup: Vado App on the topic: How blockchain is transforming travel into a friction-less experience?
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24min
October 09, 2018 [Startupertalks] How Successfully Leverage Data & AI? with Gilad Berenstein
Big data brings endless opportunities for the travel industry, but this ever-changing field also brings with it many challenges. With customers creating valuable data at every stage of their journey, how can travel companies do more to collect and connect these data points to improve the customer experience?
I was pleased to receive Gilad Berenstein who is Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Utrip. It's is a data-driven personalization platform and A.I. recommendation engine built specifically for the travel industry.
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21min
September 25, 2018 [Traveltrends] How To Target Chinese Tourists Along Their Customer Journey
In less than two decades China has grown from travel minnows to the world’s most powerful outbound market, leapfrogging the US – and leaving it in its wake. According to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Chinese tourists overseas spent $261.1bn in 2016, up from around $10bn in the year 2000 (the figure for 2017 is likely to top $300bn). Collectively, America’s globetrotters parted with a relatively paltry $123.6bn.
In this #Travelcast episode, I receive Chinese Outbound Tourism Specialist, Berenice Pendzialek, to speaks about China’s technological trends and shares her expert ideas and strategies on how to connect with Chinese tourists along different touchpoints of the customer journey.
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25min
September 17, 2018 [Traveltrends] From Day 1 To Take Off – Starting An Airline From Scratch with Ahmed Elemam
Airlines are being fostered to transform their businesses, to catch up with or be ahead of technological trends, such as social media, cloud computing, mobile connectivity or big data. Considering the current pace of market penetration, we can observe a huge difference in today’s market from a decade ago. For instance, the complete travel experience of the passenger is completely digitized and matured on the digital space, to provide greater travel experience.
In this #travelcast episode. I have the pleasure to speak with Ahmed Elemam who is a Senior Digital Marketer at WestJet where he overlooks channel management, analytics, customer segmentation and the Adobe “premium” Marketing Cloud.
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30min
September 17, 2018 [Traveltrends] Priorités et Tendances SEO 2018 dans l'industrie du tourisme avec Frederic Chanu
Pour de nombreux secteurs, la transformation digitale n’a pas grand-chose à voir avec des vacances au soleil. Mais qu’en est-il du tourisme et des voyages ? Quelles sont les tendances digitales dans ce secteur qui a priorisé dès le départ l’expérience client ? Selligent Marketing Cloud dévoile les leçons à suivre pour les marketeurs souhaitant améliorer leur expérience client.
Les voyagistes ont bel et bien le vent en poupe, avec des ventes atteignant la somme record d’1,33 mille milliards de dollars en 2017 (selon J.P.Morgan). Malgré l’instabilité de l’économie mondiale actuelle, le secteur devrait même continuer son ascension et passer la barre des 5 %, soit 1,5 mille milliards de dollars de ventes d’ici à 2020. Le moteur de ce phénomène ? L’évolution des besoins des consommateurs, plus enclins à dépenser dans des expériences que des biens de consommation.
En compagnie de Frederic Chanut, on a discuté sur ce que nous réserve 2018 en termes de tendances marketing digital ?
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18min
September 03, 2018 [Traveltrends] Welcome to the SMEQ with Elise Quevedo
The SMEQ (Social Media Emotional Quotient) is the art and influence of creating, attracting and building better business relationships through digital media. We need to understand the importance of keeping our online activities interactive and with a human feel.
In this #travelcast episode, I was pleased to receive Elise Quevedo, Author, Global Key Opinion Leader, Keynote Speaker.
We live in a world where peer to peer recommendation is more important than brand promotion and Elise Quevedo will talk how although we are moving into a world of automation, bots and AI, there are some aspects we still need to keep more personal. Remember that there is still a human being behind pretty much everything we create in the cyber world and by keeping some of those areas more emotional and real, we can make our business grow.
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30min
August 29, 2018 [StartuperTalks] How to harness the power of social media to drive direct bookings? with Eric Shepard
Guests now rely on peers and online recommendations rather than traditional star ratings to make their booking decisions. Today, 95% of leisure travelers report spending an average of 30 minutes reading reviews prior to booking a hotel and they are quick to say what they think on social media platforms. They expect their hosts to provide them with a holistic experience, not just a great hotel room, and they expect a level of personalization within their interactions with the hotel pre, during and post stay.
In this #travelcast episode, I was pleased to receive Eric Shepard CEO / Co-Founder at TRILL.
Links
On Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/eric-shepard-7270b52/
Trill website: www.trilltravel.co/
Trill on Facebook: www.facebook.com/trilltravel/
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20min

FAQs about Travelcast:

How many episodes does Travelcast have?

The podcast currently has 40 episodes available.