The Tourism RESET

How does tourism hide the voices of communities on main tourism routes? And what happens when this industry is a vehicle to bring back lost stories and heritage instead? My guest today is Professor Sandro Carnicelli, who teaches tourism at the University of West Scotland. Born in São Paulo to an Italian family, he completed his PhD in New Zealand, today he calls Scotland home. A journey that's sha...

What does it mean to really 'arrive' in a place? And what's the compelling business case for stillness in tourism? Some of what we'll explore in today's episode... My guest today is Beáta Szablics , a tourism business strategist, experience designer, and certified forest therapy guide. She was the first-ever guide to host nature therapy sessions on the icy continent of Antarctica. Most tours or ho...

The New York Times called Dr Thomas Doherty (author of Surviving Climate Anxiety) the most prominent American advocate of eco psychology. Jeremy Smith is co-author of the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism and has spent more than 20 years at the front line of tourism's response to the climate crisis. This episode goes somewhere most industry conversations and sustainability conferenc...

Join Katie Thompson and a panel of leading experts live on the 2nd of April for Rethinking Flying, a live learning event only at thetourismreset.com . Or catch the recording. What truths would the aviation industry rather you didn't know? In this episode we find out. This week I sat down with Katie Thompson. Twenty years in the cockpit. Head of Flight Safety at NetJets. Responsible for hundreds of...

Is tourism growing for the sake of growing? Who benefits? And who pays the cost? Just some of the questions we unpack in this episode. This week I sat down with Tina O'Dwyer from Ireland, a renowned strategic advisor in tourism, and one of the few people I've heard put vulnerability and leadership in the same sentence in this industry. Find out why that matters more than you think. Why this is wor...

Welcome back to The Tourism RESET with me, your host, Rebecca Woolford. My guest today is Dr. Lyla June Johnston, aka Lyla June, an Indigenous musician, author, and activist of Diné nation and European heritage. Lyla’s creativity and passion have engaged audiences around the globe. She blends her study of Human Ecology at Stanford with doctoral research focused on how pre-colonial Indigenous Natio...

Welcome back to The Tourism RESET with me, your host, Rebecca Woolford. My guests today are Vitória and Alex, mother and son from Cristalino Lodge, a world leading ecotourism lodge in the Southern Amazon, Brazil. What began as a deep knowing for Vitoria grew into Cristalino Lodge, now safeguarding 11,399 hectares of rainforest (equal in size to two Manhattans). It's a world-leading research hotspo...

Welcome back to The Tourism RESET with me, your host, Rebecca Woolford. My next guest is Dr Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, an academic powerhouse and author who's spent her career advancing justice in tourism. Freya helped create the Code of Conduct for Tourism in the Holy Land, she's co-authored books on climate justice and community empowerment, and she's working with communities worldwide to reimagi...

Welcome back to The Tourism RESET with me, your host, Rebecca Woolford. My guests today are Alessandra Alonso, award-winning founder of Women in Travel CIC - named one of 50 most important women in travel by Wanderlust AND Florbela, a tour guide. For two decades, Alessandra has been championing women in tourism. It started when she noticed she was always the only woman in the boardroom. Women are...

Welcome back to The Tourism RESET with me, your host, Rebecca Woolford. My next guest is a trained beekeeper and Intrepid Travel's B Corp Impact Manager. In her spare time Rochelle Turner is the co-chair of Travel by B Corp UK, and is a trustee of the Travel Foundation. In this episode, discover... What it means to be a B Corp travel business. The good, as well as the challenges Why governance is...

Welcome back to The Tourism RESET with me, your host, Rebecca Woolford. Today's guests isJeremy Sampson, CEO of The Travel Foundation. Here's what you'll hear in this episode: 🌍 "All we want is a hill to die on, and if we die on that hill, so be it." (6:00 mins) 🌍 "I actually walked into the interview thinking The Travel Foundation was TUI's non-profit... it left the Travel Foundation in a preca...

Welcome back to The Tourism RESET with me, your host, Rebecca Woolford. Today I sit down with three incredible women, all chiefs of impact and heads of sustainability from major travel companies. Hear from Sara King from Intrepid Travel, Shannon Guihan from The Travel Corporation, and Kasia Morgan from Exodus Adventure Travels, part of the Travelopia group, as we discuss the misconceptions surroun...

Behind every great travel or tourism business, no matter the size is someone who asks better questions, takes consistent action, and refuses to choose between profit and purpose. In this episode, I sat down with Helen Bateman, founder of Firecrest Travel, a UK-based boutique agency with transformative travel and adventure at its heart. Enjoyed listening? Visit thetourismreset.com , on-demand video...

Welcome back to The Tourism RESET with me, your host, Rebecca Woolford. Today, I’m joined by the inspiring Thomas Newmark for a deep dive into the C word! Carbon. Tom is the Co-owner of Finca Luna Nueva Lodge, who is leading the way in regenerative farming and tourism in not only Costa Rica, but the world. A seasoned expert and public speaker. Previously the chair of the Greenpeace Fund of the Uni...

Welcome back to The Tourism RESET with me, your host, Rebecca Woolford. Today I’m chatting with Jonathan Coleman, CEO of Untours, the world’s first B Corp company. In this episode we dive into the fascinating founding story of Untours and the radical vision of its founder Hal Taussig. As well as what most people don’t realise about how private foundations often work. This episode pulls back the cu...

Welcome back to The Tourism RESET with me, your host, Rebecca Woolford. This week’s episode is a special one, as we join the global celebration of World Female Ranger Week, a powerful movement founded by my friend, Holly Budge. Today I'm joined by Dr. Sonali Ghosh, the first-ever female Field Director of Kaziranga National Park in India. Dr. Ghosh is the 2024 recipient of the World Female Ranger T...

Welcome back to The Tourism RESET with me, your host, Rebecca Woolford. My guest today is a professor of Sustainability Marketing at the University of Surrey. Dr. Xavier Font has served as an advisor to some of the world's biggest travel brands including, Booking.com, Google, Expedia, Skyscanner, and TripAdvisor where he uses his research experience to inform efforts that can ultimately influence...

Welcome back to The Tourism RESET with me, your host, Rebecca Woolford. Today's guest is an award-winning producer and director of wildlife documentaries for BBC, Apple TV+, National Geographic, and Discovery. In an incredibly rare interview, Joe Stevens shares his journey of being inspired by Sir David Attenborough, to later working with him in the Galapagos, as well as why filming the world’s la...

Welcome back to The Tourism RESET with me, your host, Rebecca Woolford. My next guest is the Author of the memoir 'The Mindful Traveller' and the sustainable travel handbook Go Lightly. Having worked as a travel writer for over a decade, Nina Karnikowski writes about travel that can help solve social and environmental problems. Tune in to discover... Why it's time to redefine luxury - not as exces...

Welcome back to The Tourism RESET with me, your host, Rebecca Woolford. My guest today is the founder and CEO of Wanderful, a sisterhood of more than 45,000 solo women travellers across the globe and content creators. Beth Santos is also the creator of the WITS Travel Creator Summit, a leading event for women and gender diverse travel creators. In this episode, discover... Who makes 85% of travel...

Welcome back to The Tourism RESET with me, your host, Rebecca Woolford. My next guest is Justin Francis, the Chair of Responsible Travel, named the world’s first and largest travel company dedicated to responsible tourism. Co-founding the World Responsible Tourism Awards, Justin's vision and hard work has fundamentally changed the industry in countless ways. In this episode, discover... Justin's f...

Welcome back to The Tourism RESET with me, your host, Rebecca Woolford. Today's guest is an award-winning writer and strategist with 25 years of experience in tourism and climate action. Jeremy Smith, is the author of 'Transforming Travel' and 'Clean Breaks, 500 Ways to See the World', he was the co-founder of Tourism Declares a Climate Emergency, and is the co-author of the UN Tourism-led Glasgow...

Welcome back to The Tourism RESET with me, your host, Rebecca Woolford. Today's guest is Thomas Turcich, who completed a seven-year journey walking across thirty-eight countries with his adopted pup, Savanna. He's the 10th person to walk around the world, walking a mind-blowing 28,000 miles. In this episode, discover... What inspired Tom to spend 7 years walking around the world Why walking is the...

Welcome back to The Tourism RESET with me, your host, Rebecca Woolford. Today I have the inspiring Rachel Levy joining me, an award-winning filmmaker, writer and photojournalist based in Alaska whose work lies at the intersections of environmental justice, modern colonialism, and sustainable tourism. In this episode, learn about... Tourism leakage and colonial frameworks in the safari industry in...

Welcome back to The Tourism RESET with me, your host, Rebecca Woolford. This week I'm joined by sustainability specialist at Explore Worldwide, an adventure travel company. Hannah Methven is not just any sustainability manager, she led the most comprehensive carbon measurement project in the history of the travel industry, measuring the footprint of over 500 trips and counting. In this episode dis...