Truth Behind Travel

Podcast host Dolores Semeraro interviews Josh Filer, Managing Director of D&S Travel Supplies based in the UK on how to nail the art of gift giving in the tourism and travel corporate world. This is a very special time of the year. For those of you celebrating the festivities ahead of us, this is a time that calls for celebration and reflection, time that we want to spend with our families and friends.But even if you are not celebrating the festivities right around the corner, i...

Dolores Semeraro on the truth behind Accessible Travel today with guest speakers Ali Parker from Travel Counsellors and Mike and Silvia Hill from Endeavour Safaris in Botswana. We most commonly in tourism and travel, refer to Accessible Travel as the sphere in which travellers with limited mobility or disabilities can access travel options in a fully inclusive way. In this episode we explore the truth behind booking accessible travel holidays for travel agents and tourism oper...

Dolores Semeraro speaks to the Director General of Slovenia Ministry of Tourism Dubravka Kalin about the success story of destination Slovenia and how it became the sustainability most-copies and observed case study in Europe.On this episode Dubravka shares: The challenges faced growing and developing tourism industryThe best practices that everyone embracedThe shift in the type of tourists coming to the destinationWho does Slovenia look up to?and much more! Learn more about Slovenia her...

Truth Behind Travel Podcast Host Dolores Semeraro talks to Mark Duckmanton, co-founder and CEO of Path Net Zero on the carbon footprint of the tourism industry and shares the solutions provided by the platform. Path Net Zero provides Carbon Impact Correction solutions for travel, tourism and commercial organisations focused on CSR & ESG. This episode focuses on how the whole impact of of the travel experience can be measured and mitigated with the tools provided by the platform...

The GLOBAL COLLECTIVE FOR TRAVEL is a group of Destination Management Companies dedicated to true connections between the travellers and the destination. The Founders of The Global Collective for Travel Tuan Pham, Çağlar Gökgün and Pravin Tamang speak to host Dolores Semeraro about:The truth behind carbon offsettingCommunity tourism frameworksHow does greenwashing looks like so travellers can learn how to spot it For them, sustainability and community tourism are not just buzzwords–...

Founder Oriol Pamies shares the mission and the strategies behind the global success of Queer Destinations, leading LGBTQ+ tourism company that provides consulting and marketing strategies to destinations and tourism companies around the world on the LGBTQ+ travel segment.Oriol Pamies speaks to host Dolores Semeraro about how to actively promote your tourism and travel business across the LGBTQ+ segmentdevelop and implement responsible policies towards the LGTBQ+ people throug...

Vice Chair of Wellness Tourism Initiative on Wellness Tourism Destination at The Global Wellness Institute Lindsay Madden-Nadeau shares how a Tourism Destination can truly embraces its wellness potentials. On this episode, Lindsay speaks to podcast host Dolores Semeraro about the research work done through the Wellness Tourism Initiative and the key findings that are showcasing aligning factors across destinations around the world on what does it take to actually be able to call themselves a ...

Special Episode in Italian Language: Il Metaverso e l' Industria del Turismo. This is a twin episode of Truth Behind Travel Episode No. 60. Dolores Semeraro is an internationally recognized tourism keynote speaker and trainer who has inspired thousands of people in the tourism industry to build a stronger, more sustainable, and more resilient future of travel. In her keynotes, Dolores shares with her audience how to develop sustainable marketing thinking through her action-or...

The Metaverse for the tourism industry. During this episode we are going to learn how does The Experience of the Metaverse look like, What is the The Technology we need to access the Metaverse, how Communication in the Metaverse will unfold and how we ensure Accessibility for the Metaverse so that our clients can find us. Beyond the proxies are real opportunities for the tourism and travel operators. What are those? Let’s discovery them together with this how-to, step-by-step Truth...

IGLTA International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association Chairman Of The Board Of Directors Felipe Cardenas speaks about the challenges and opportunities for the tourism industry when tapping into the LGBTQ+ clientele to build a safe and inclusive travel experience for all. Across the tourism industry today we often speak about embracing a more inclusive and diverse approach and mindset. But what does it exactly mean? How do we practically develop a more ‘inclusive’ company culture a...