Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast

Join Mitch Bach as he hosts the Tourpreneur Podcast with Dave Dennis of the Cornerstone Safety Group, Kristin Dennison, VP of Trip Experience at TrovaTrip, and Mike Megan, Executive Director with Global Expeditions Group. They discuss risk management in the travel industry and how tour operators can ensure safety for travelers. Hear their stories from TrovaTrips and Global Expeditions, learn about...

In this episode of Tourpreneur, Mitch Bach interviews Chris Foxcroft-Hibbs, the owner of Happy Lifestyle Accounting. Chris specializes in working with tourism businesses, including guides and operators. The episode focuses on income taxes and strategies for tour guides and operators to consider. Chris emphasizes the importance of making sure all transactions are recorded properly and all debt...

With so much discussion in the Tourpreneur Community about the good, the bad and the ugly of AI, Chris Torres advises on why he feels a lot of operators are missing the revenue opportunities it brings. AI is transforming the tourism industry by offering personalised experiences, hybrid tours, and self-guided options that can increase revenue and profits for businesses. 00:00 💰 AI is a game-change...

Ben Gollan, a former lawyer turned accidental entrepreneur, found job satisfaction in running sandwich tours in New York City called A Man and his Sandwich, shares insights on team building, niche food tours, and effective outsourcing. 00:00 🍔 Former lawyer turned accidental entrepreneur finds job satisfaction in running sandwich tours in New York City after being inspired by niche tour operators...

In this first episode of our Multi-Day series with Mat Newton, Ruth Franklin shares her journey to success in the B2B tour business, discussing the importance of having documents in place, creating a succinct pitch deck, connecting with product managers and CEOs on LinkedIn, and making connections and adding value to stand out in a competitive market at trade shows. 00:00 🤝 Pick 10 of your "dream...

Katy Clarke of Untold Italy chats with Mitch Bach and shares her insights on building a successful multi-day tour business in Italy through podcasting, affiliate marketing, and creating connections and community. 00:00 Starting a tour business in Italy? Katie Clark from Untold Italy shares her insights on building a multi-day tour business. 08:07 I have a strong relationship with Day Tour operator...

The environmental and sustainability challenges with Professor Enda McGovern.   Pete was lucky enough to come across Enda when we were both presenting at the AI Summer School For Tourism last year in Ireland. What he had to say opened my mind to the real problems and challenges that travel and tourism faces and the ones that will dictate all our futures. He holds nothing back with very strong...

Today we discuss travel trade representation with Mark Wright of The Adventure Connection. Mark is a 30 year plus veteran of the travel industry who now represents tour operators and destination management companies around the World. Representation is a little understand method in our community and it deserves more attention as a way to grow your tour operation. Join our free tour operator communi...

Mitch, Chris and Pete are joined by Douglas Quinby and Bruce Rosard of the amazing industry focused event, Arival to discuss how you should choose the event that will give you the best ROI. We discuss... Which event is right for you Doing your ground work before you attend Why Tour Operators should attend Arival Getting an ROI from events Timestamp 02:38 Networking, deals, partnersh...

Chris & Pete are joined by Travis Pittman, the Co-founder & CEO of TourRadar to discuss the trends in multi-day tours as well as its future. We discuss... How TourRadar started Distribution through travel agents Sweet spot in length of multi-day tours How multi-day will be affected by AI Onboarding new operators restarting in some destinations Join our free tour operator community of over...

Tourpreneur Guest host Renee Ventrice chats with Roberto D'Alessandro of Touring Italy on how he creates and delivers exceptional customer service.

Today we are discussing the environmental crisis and the impact on the travel industry by industry expert Stuart McDonald of Travel Fish .

Christy, Samantha and Sandra join the Women in Travel podcast to chat over a variety of topics Including how to promote safety in women's travel. Christy Hunter Samantha Hardcastle Sandra Weinacht  

Melbourne-based tour operator Mat Newton is one of the tour industry’s most insightful leaders, and has worked in all sides of our industry. He’s the founder of the respected Tourism Tiger website design agency, ran marketing for reservation technology company Peek Pro, has worked in SEO, and is now a multiday tour operator running several tour brands, including Patch Adventures ( https://patchadv...

Mitch, Pete and Chris look back at 2022 while also looking ahead to what the future brings in 2023. AI has potential to improve customer experiences in-store and online through personalized recommendations and marketing content Upcoming Demo Day with 18 resellers and OTAs presenting platforms and available for one-on-one conversations with attendees Tourpreneur website launches several n...

Talking to tour operator John O'Sullivan is always a breath of fresh air; he likes to think deeply about the tour industry, and experiment with new ideas that often challenge the tour operator orthodoxy.   John runs Depot Adventures in Melbourne, Australia and Minneapolis, Minnesota, as well as a new TikTok-based venture, One Minute Tours.   John's first Tourpreneur podcast was recorded...

Jason Heffernan operates a unique rainforest experience in the Daintree rainforest in Queensland Australia. Listen to his story of how he used distribution to help with growth. https://backcountrybliss.com.au/ Join our community of 10,000+ members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tourpreneur

Christy, Samantha and Sandra join the Women in Travel podcast to chat over a variety of topics Including creating, promoting and marketing tours to women. Christy Hunter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christytheconnector/ Samantha Hardcastle: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skhardcastle/ Sandra Weinacht: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandraweinacht/

The world has change due to covid and we are not going back to normal work practises. Work from home and hybrid work is now the norm. This has created many challenges but also endless opportunities. The need to get teams together has moved from nice to have to must have. This is what global team gathering is looking to address Check out Global Team Gatherings: https://globalteamgatherings.com/ &nb...

Chris, Pete and Mitch discuss what's happening in the industry and share their thoughts. We also discuss upcoming events at Tourpreneur like our demo day and Huddles in the US and Europe. Join Tourpreneur+ for even more content: https://tourpreneur.com/plus/ Join our free tour operator community of over 5.2K members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tourpreneur

Creating Bingeable Tours to Drive Repeat Business John Kanaster of Battlefield Tours of Virginia explains how leaving his guests on a cliffhanger brings them back for more! Join Tourpreneur+ for even more content: https://tourpreneur.com/plus/  Join our free tour operator community of over 5.2K members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tourpreneur Visit John's Website: https://battlefieldtoursofvir...

In this podcast we discuss the stunning wine and food offerings that Georgia has to offer, and how the war in Ukraine is impacting tourism in many close neighbour countries including Georgia.

We asked the Tourpreneur community what marketing topics they would like to see us cover next; targeting high-wealth luxury consumers was high on the list of priorities. In this episode, Chris is going to provide my top 8 strategies to attract this demographic. 1. Photos 2. Create a Website that focuses on Style and Exclusivity – The VIP Treatment 3. Be Personal 4. Use Facebook Ads to Reach a Luxu...

In this episode, Mitch converses with Arnaud Azoulay, CEO of Babylon Tours, a walking tour company specializing in museum tours across Europe. Arnaud is a maverick and an outlier. He’s one of the rare walking tour companies that has scaled its brand into nearly a dozen cities. And he’s done it on a lean team and budget, by focusing on the basics: a quality tour and quality guides. He’s not distrac...

Kevin O'neil describes all the challenges he has faced when building his business including losing his location, legal challenges and having a heart attack! Join Tourpreneur+ for even more content: https://tourpreneur.com/plus/ Join our free tour operator community of over 4.5K members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tourpreneur Check out Kevin's business: https://destinywateradventures.com Linke...