The Future of Tourism

Listen in as David Peacock explores how DMOs and other companies should confront the changing expectations surrounding work. How do you cut through the clutter regarding recruitment and retention? Or create a strong corporate culture in a predominantly remote workforce? David’s guests are Mike Gamble and Ryan Bolton. Gamble is the CEO of SearchWide Global, an executive search firm primarily for th...

David Peacock talks with Annette Rummel , CEO of Great Lakes Bay Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau, about destination development and how to get things done that aren’t on your “chart of accounts.”

Listen in as David Peacock talks with Jessica Vandy and Alexis Kurelek, sustainability vanguards who work globally on a host of projects. The topic is how to get the traction needed to create enduring value with sustainability projects and move toward regenerative tourism.

On this episode of Future of Tourism, David Peacock interviews Kristin Dunne about the challenges that come with aiming for regeneratie tourism and the magic that happens when it starts to come together. Dunne is the former chief executive of Tourism Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

Listen in as Simpleview’s David Peacock talks with Ben Switzer and Ed Tomasi about ways to combine digital development and legacy value creation in this modern era of destination marketing. Switzer is the chief growth officer of EXAR Studios. Tomasi is the co-founder and managing director of Subnation, the esports powerhouse.

On this episode of Future of Tourism, David Peacock interviews Rob Holmes and Casey Canevari of GLP Films about how they help destinations achieve sustainability goals through film and storytelling. GLP clients include Visit Portland, Visit Sedona, and the Tourism Authority of Thailand.

Listen in as David Peacock talks with Greg Takehara, CEO of Tourism Cares, about the evolution of the ‘meaningful map’ that spotlights social enterprises in destinations. Tourism Cares has a strong history of bringing players from across industries together to collaborate and drive development and innovation.

Featuring Tristin Vogel, project manager at Regional Tourism Organization 4 (RTO4) in Ontario, and Peter Smith, a renowned Canadian actor, director, and playwright. This episode delves into the power of stakeholder engagement in developing the Grand River in Southern Ontario. Hosted by David Peacock, senior advisor to the Future Tourism Group.

Featuring Petra Stušek, president at ECM and CEO of Ljubljana tourism, and Flavie de Bueil-Baudot, chief operating officer at City Destination Alliance, this episode of the Future of Tourism reflects on the powerful role that tourism can play to fix the world and how DMOs can be a catalyst for change. Hosted by David Peacock, senior advisor to the Future Tourism Group.

Featuring Chris Brown, director of marketing Liverpool, and Richard Veal, managing director at Simpleview Europe, this episode of the Future of Tourism covers the situation that Liverpool, England, faced after becoming a European Capital of Culture (ECOC) in 2008. Cultural heritage — is it a catalytic force for authentic destination development or a double-edged sword that must be wielded with ski...

Learn how Frontiers North has sparked destination development in Churchill, Manitoba, with its world-renowned Tundra Buggy Adventures and is helping lead the charge in the region’s regenerative tourism. David Peacock interviews John Gunter, CEO of Frontiers North, about the role local businesses can play in destination development in this episode of the Future of Tourism.

This edition of the Future of Tourism looks back to the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Highlighting 13 interviews, five themes emerged then that hold true today.

Destination transformation doesn’t happen overnight. Hear about the decades-long journey Liverpool went through in this Future of Tourism episode featuring Richard Veal, managing director of Simpleview Europe.

Seeking experiences is the currency of today’s travelers. Learn about experiential tourism development in today’s travel landscape and what it means for tomorrow’s in this Future of Tourism episode. Simpleview’s David Peacock interviews Joe Veneto, chief experience officer at Veneto Collaboratory; Ben Switzer, chief growth officer at EXAR Studios in London, Canada; and Andreas Weissenborn, vice pr...

Join Simpleview’s David Peacock as he interviews Paul Nursey, CEO of Destination Greater Victoria, about the destination’s commitment to regenerative tourism, the importance of locally-owned businesses in maintaining destinations’ efforts to deliberately and jointly plan the future, and the IMPACT Sustainability Travel & Tourism 2022 conference.

Join David Peacock as he interviews Jeff Katz, the Founding CEO of Orbitz Worldwide, CEO of Swissair, and an executive at both Sabre and American Airlines. He’s now the CEO of Journera, a travel technology company that works to connect the traveler and his data on all parts of his journey.

In this episode of the Future of Tourism , David Peacock interviews Sophia Hyder Hock, chief diversity officer at Destinations International, about her new role. Tune in to hear her thoughts on the intersection between tourism and equity, diversity, and inclusion.

As destinations and tour operators are realizing that the future of tourism must be a sustainable balance of people, planet, and profit, they’re seeking insight and perspectives. Join David Peacock as he interviews Anne de Jong of the Good Tourism Institute about how the pandemic accelerated this imperative.

In this Future of Tourism podcast, David Peacock talks with Allister Scorgie, Director of Sport Hosting at Explore Waterloo Region, and Ed Tomasi, Cofounder and Managing Partner of Subnation Media, about how Waterloo Region expanded its focus to include esports in the midst of the pandemic.

Hear how one young entrepreneur works for change in the restorative tourism space and uses 30 percent of his company’s profits for legacy improvements in Uganda. In this week’s Future of Tourism, David Peacock interviews Keneth Hafasha.

Hear how Panama is flipping the sustainability script in its new master tourism plan. In this week’s Future of Tourism, David Peacock interviews Woodrow Oldford, chief marketing officer for Promtur Panama.

What do we need to know about cannabis tourism? Find out in this crash-course interview as David Peacocks speaks with Brian Applegarth, founder of Cultivar Brands, a destination solutions provider for the cannabis-related travel trend, and The Cannabis Trail, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving and celebrating the cannabis heritage of northern California. He also founded the Cannabis Travel Associ...

This week’s Future of Tourism features David Noack Pérez, director of the Madrid Convention Bureau. Tune in and hear how Noack Pérez and his team are creating legacy value projects as one of the world’s leading meetings & conference destinations. Hosted by David Peacock, Senior Advisor, Future Tourism Group.

Is there anyone who still thinks that global warming and climate change are a hoax? Well, then, assuredly, this episode of the Future of Tourism podcast is not for you. But for the rest of us … This episode features Guy Bigwood, managing director at Global Destination Sustainability Movement, a platform to promote and develop the regenerative thinking and practices that will support destinations o...

This week’s Future of Tourism features Matthew Price, executive director of the Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau . Tune in and learn how Price brought together stakeholders to develop sustainable recreational projects and events in their corner of the world.