TravelPulse Canada

You Came to the Right Place, by TravelPulse Canada

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Canada’s travel trade doesn’t need more spin — it needs real talk. On You Came to the Right Place, TravelPulse Canada's Natasha Lair and Jen Mallia unpack the news, trends, and tensions shaping the industry, with candid conversations and a distinctly Canadian point of view. Between them, Natasha Lair and Jen Mallia bring more than four decades of media and travel editorial experience to the mic. Ontario-based Natasha, Managing Editor of TravelPulse Canada, is warm, funny and deeply curious - known for finding the human angle and cutting through industry spin with factual, unbiased reporting. E...

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Healthy Bookings: Wellness Travel Trends Shaping Client Demand 07.07.2026 22:18

Wellness travel is booming, but what does "wellness" actually mean? And how can travel advisors confidently recommend experiences that deliver more than just a spa treatment? In Episode 8 of You Came to the Right Place , hosts Natasha Lair and Jen Mallia are joined by Oxana Spivey, Vice President of Wellness Standards and Education at Wellness in Travel and Tourism (WITT), and Lauren Pronger, Foun...

Castles, Clans and Big Commissions: Brendan Vacations on What's Trending in the Celtic Isles 23.06.2026 26:39

In the latest episode of You Came To The Right Place, hosts Natasha Lair and Jen Mallia sit down with Donna Looby, Regional Sales Manager at Brendan Vacations, to discuss the trends shaping travel to the Celtic Isles and the opportunities advisors shouldn't overlook. You'll learn: • Why bookings for 2027 are already gaining momentum • How small group travel is attracting experienced trav...

The Next Wave of Cruise Travel: MSC's Ian Patterson Dishes on What's Selling, What's Changing and What's Next 10.06.2026 22:56

In episode six of You Came to the Right Place, Natasha Lair and Jen Mallia sit down with Ian Patterson, Country Manager for MSC Cruises Canada, to discuss what's driving demand among Canadian cruisers, the growing popularity of short sailings and MSC Yacht Club, and how the cruise line is expanding its Fly & Cruise options for Canadian travellers. Patterson also shares insights on MSC Opera's...

TravelPulse Canada’s Readers’ Choice Awards: Behind the Scenes of the Travel Industry’s Biggest Night 27.05.2026 17:33

In Episode 5 of You Came to the Right Place, co-hosts Natasha Lair and Jen Mallia go behind the scenes of the 2026 TravelPulse Canada Readers’ Choice Awards. Recorded just days after the event at the Four Seasons Hotel Toronto, the episode offers a candid recap of the highs, hilarity and heartfelt moments that made this year’s awards unforgettable. The conversation covers everything fr...

Three Generations, One Itinerary: Parenting Expert Kathy Buckworth on Selling Multi-Gen Travel 28.04.2026 22:39

In Episode 4 of You Came to the Right Place, co-hosts Natasha Lair and Jen Mallia sit down with Canadian media personality, travel writer, and parenting expert Kathy Buckworth to unpack one of the biggest trends advisors are navigating right now: multi-generational travel. Fresh off a trip to Club Med in the Dominican Republic, Buckworth shares what really happens when you put three generations on...

Itinerary Glow-Up: Johanna Silver of Expedia Cruises on Curated, Client-First Travel 15.04.2026 16:59

In Episode Three of You Came to the Right Place , hosts Natasha and Jen sit down with Johanna “Joey” Silver, a travel consultant with Expedia Cruises in St. Albert, Alberta. With more than eight years in the industry, Joey shares how she found her niche in curated, experience-driven travel, and why those “from-scratch” itineraries are where she thrives. She talks about the...

From Posts to Profit: Independent Advisor Gabi Hradsky on the Power of Social Media 01.04.2026 23:28

In Episode Two of You Came to the Right Place: TravelPulse Canada’s Podcast , hosts Natasha Lair and Jen Mallia sit down with Ontario-based independent travel advisor Gabi Hradsky. Hradsky says social media has become the biggest driver of her business, despite starting out as her biggest fear. “I did learn very quickly that social media was where I was getting a lot of my traction,&rd...

Independent Advisor, Patrice Beasley, on Changing Travel Trends and the Advisor’s Role in Uncertain Times 13.03.2026 24:06

In the debut episode of You Came to the Right Place: TravelPulse Canada’s Podcast , hosts Natasha Lair and Jen Mallia sit down with Alberta-based Go Travel advisor Patrice Beasley to discuss what Canadians are booking right now. Beasley says she’s seeing more women taking big bucket-list trips, from Bali to Africa. “Single ladies are just being bold and taking those big trips,&rd...