Travel With Meaning

Kaila Yu is a Taiwanese American singer, songwriter, former model, and freelance journalist. She was formerly the lead singer and vocalist for the all-Asian-American, female rock band Nylon Pink. As  a journalist and on-camera correspondent based in Los Angeles for KEYT which broadcasts on CBS/NBC/FOX. Her writing has appeared in the  New York Times, CNN, VICE, Business Insider, Travel and Leisure...

On episode 84 of the podcast we meet a man who's blazed a trail in the travel digital space, but things didn't always go as planned for Scott Eddy.  Life changed for Scott after losing his father 3 weeks before graduating high school. After months of feeling lost, unmotivated, and directionless, Scott joined an investment training program and excelled as a stockbroker over the next decade. After 1...

  TWM podcast host Mike Schibel was honored to attend the first in person Tourism Cares Meaningful Travel Summit since the COVID pandemic. Bringing together Like-minded travelers from all sectors of the travel industry in North Lake Tahoe at the beautiful Palisades Tahoe.  Discussing important issues on Climate Change, Sustainability and DEI in the industry with a focus on the local region of Lake...

Renowned adventure photographer Laura Grier  has a knack for manifesting extraordinary opportunities. When she was presented with leading an all women's climb to the top of the highest mountain in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro, she knew this would be one of her greatest physical and mental challenges of her life.  If the eight days and fifty one hours of climbing through blizzards and down pours was n...

Every once in awhile we share stories of sheer determination, resilience and grit that it's hard not to find inspiration in the journey. Episode 81 of the TWM Podcast features a conversation with a truly remarkable man, Shaahin Cheyene . He's the founder of the brain nutrition startup Accelerated Intelligence (AI), an award-winning business mogul, author, filmmaker, and inventor of Herbal Ecstacy,...

  Welcome to Episode 80 of the podcast!  This is a special solo cast episode where our host Mike Schibel shares stories from a recent adventure in Mexico.  Spending time in Los Cabos and cruising for a week on the Sea of Cortés with  Uncruise  the small ship adventure company.      This episode is broken up into three parts: 1) The bucket list experience 2) shared experiences 3)expectations. All t...

Episode 79 features a conversation with an exceptional  travel entrepreneur Kylie Chenn, Founder of  Acanela Expeditions, The Wander Camp and The Adventure Dress. Growing in a small town in Northern Idaho, it was a semester studying abroad that opened her mind and heart. Kylie had the travel bug from the first trip abroad and didn't look back. Over 121 countries later spending time living in Europ...

This episode features a conversation with a visionary hotelier who's passionate about providing a full service hospitality experience. Investing in historic properties in unique markets to invite travelers to embrace slow travel, have less and experience more with meaning. Excited for you to hear our conversation and make sure you check out and stay at some of Jayson's extraordinary properties: Th...

Hello Meaningful Travelers! On this episode our host Mike Schibel shares his experience traveling to New York for a travel industry event. Mike meets different people from tourism boards and hotel groups to share about Travel With Meaning and learn what travel means to them.  This was no ordinary trip as Mike shared the experiences gave him "All The Feels" a popular social media term that we've ne...

EP. 76 is all about following your dreams and blazing a trail as we learn about the journey of India born, California raised songstress, Zoya Mohan. She's been praised by Rolling Stone , ELLE , GQ, MTV, Vh1, Harpers Bazaar, and more for her recollective songwriting and collection of catchy pop gems. She's gained recognition from heavyweights AR Rahman and The Chainsmokers while touring on festival...

Prepare for a conversation with a truly extraordinary guest.  Dubbed "the Business Mystic," transformational Intentionality coach and speaker Finnian Kelly  is known for his unique ability to awaken consciousness in business leaders, and inspire entrepreneurs to find deeper levels of meaning and purpose in their endeavors.  As the founder of Intentionality, Inc., a comprehensive philosophy and pro...

Hello Community! This episode is kicking off  season 5 of the podcast.  Season 5, wow!   It's not a full-length episode hence the 74.5, rather this episode is a reflection on how and WHY Travel With Meaning started.  From hosting Travel Talk Live events in Los Angeles starting in 2017 to launching a podcast in 2019. Our passion and excitement to share authentic, inspiring, and meaningful travel st...

Hello Meaningful Travelers! This is the last episode of  season 4 and of 2021.  We finished the year with an in person conversation with our Fall intern team.  On this episode we hear from each of the interns about the podcast episodes they produced, what principles of How To Travel With Meaning they connected with, stories they created and what were their big takeaways for this semester.  The int...

Hello Meaningful Travelers: You're in for a treat as this is our second in person interview of season 4. Not only is this an in person interview, but it's with a guest who shared inspiring travel stories with us as part of Travel Talk Live ( click here) to watch that awesome conversation.   and now....Meet Alexandra Cheney, A travel writer, culture reporter and content creator, employing the best...

Hello Meaningful travelers! Welcome to a special episode of the Travel With Meaning Podcast. This was the first live conversation we've had with a guest in person since the pandemic.  This episode was recorded at the beautiful Austin Hope Winery in Paso Robles.  Our guest Adam Montiel, is a long time popular morning show radio DJ  in California's Central Coast hosting " Up & Adam in the Morning" o...

Hello Meaningful Travelers! We had the opportunity to speak with Wellness Travel Coach and Founder of The Travel Coach Network, Sahara Rose De Vore. The Travel Coach Network is a global community of travel coaches and travel professionals. Sahara is also a published author and global speaker. She spent over a decade traveling the globe as a solo female backpacker visiting more than 84 countries. S...

Hello Meaningful Travelers! This episode we had the chance to speak with J.J. Kelley. J.J. Kelley is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker and explorer focusing on issues of conservation and wildlife crime. Three of Kelley's documentaries have been featured on the cover of National Geographic magazine, including the Emmy-nominated "Warlords of Ivory," and he is a producer and correspondent for National Geog...

Hello Meaningful Travelers! Today's podcast features Ernest White II! Ernest White II is a storyteller, explorer, executive producer and host of television travel docu-series FLY BROTHER with Ernest White II , currently airing in the United States on Public Television Stations and Create TV nationwide. He is also founder and CEO of  Presidio Pictures , a new film, television, and digital media stu...

Hello Meaningful travelers!  Welcome to this week's episode of the Travel With Meaning Podcast. Today we are joined by fellow podcaster, Comedian and TV host Mike Siegel. Mike created the Travel Tales Podcast – a lighthearted conversation highlighting the best and worst experiences that travel has to offer. He was the host of TBS network's "TBS Movie EXTRA", and hosted numerous network shows inclu...

Hello Meaningful Travelers! Welcome to another inspiring episode of the Travel With Meaning Podcast! Today we speak with the Founder and CEO of Portico Travel, Jacqueline Hampton. Portico helps you save, plan, organize, and share amazing adventures. Get ready to be inspired and have some fun, even before you depart. Tune in to today's podcast to find out what travel means to Jacqueline Hampton and...

Hello Meaningful Travelers! In this episode we speak with Ryan Hitzel. Ryan is the Founder and Creative Director of The Roark Revival, a brand that follows a wayward adventurer named Roark around the globe making apparel and trinkets inspired by the travels. Previous to Roark, Ryan was an Associate Creative Director on Volkswagen at Deutsch Advertising in Los Angeles. He resides with his family in...

Welcome to the Travel With Meaning Podcast Season 4! A very special guest, Beth Santos, the founder and CEO of Wanderful joins us on this episode of TWM™. Wanderful is a global lifestyle brand and inclusive community of thousands of travelers and travel content creators. Wanderful reaches over 45,000 women each year through a thriving online membership network, local chapter events in 50 cities, g...

Described by Downbeat Magazine as "an exquisite singer-songwriter", Joanna's music conveys a beauty of a many-coloured sort that speaks to straight to the human condition. Her songs reveal personal truths about love, loss, adventure, home and hope. World Music Report described it as "quintessential heart-music by a vocalist who seems to have connected with the deepest recesses of her being emergin...

Show Notes: Early travel memory to a classic baseball stadium (8:51) The curiosity that led him to the real estate industry and to Marriott Hotels (15:45) Peter's philosophy around creating a community through travel (22:10) Learning to travel in an RV during the pandemic (34:30) Handling the Starwood/Marriott merger (40:26) Struggles and successes with updating the group's Rewards Program (47:30)...

On this episode, we reconnect with two old friends: air travel—it had been sixteen months since our last flight; and Los Cabos, Mexico—it had been twenty-five years since our last visit. We were invited by Los Cabos Tourism to take part in a FAM trip aboard the inaugural JetBlue direct LAX to San Jose del Cabo flight. There were festivities at the airport, on board and on arrival. Talk about a gre...