Travel Trends with Dan Christian
Welcome to our Travel Trends Podcast, the #1 B2B global travel podcast for professionals shaping the future of travel.
Hosted by Dan Christian, this show features candid conversations with global travel leaders, startup founders, tourism boards, hospitality executives, and technology innovators. Together they explore the ideas, innovations, and strategies driving the next era of travel.
Whether you're building a travel startup, leading a destination, scaling a hospitality brand, or new to the industry, you’ll gain actionable insights and real-world perspectives from the leaders redefining the global travel economy.
Episodes
271 episodes
The Evolution of Timeshare: Tech in Timeshare
AI is rewriting the rules of timeshare, and the biggest shift is simpler than it sounds: we are finally fixing communication. Recorded live at ARDA’s Spring Conference in Las Vegas, Dan sits down with two leaders working at the intersect...
From the Front Lines to Founder: Reinventing Travel Technology with Aderra Solutions
A CRM system is supposed to make life easier, but for many travel companies, implementing one becomes a costly and frustrating experience. So why do so many Salesforce and CRM projects fall short, and what does it take to get them right?...
Travel Trends Monthly Report - October 2026
Booking patterns are moving in two directions at once. Some travelers are locking in premium, high-value trips months or even years ahead, while others are waiting until much closer to departure, particularly for shorter trips. It’s what we’re ...
Iceberg Ahead with TourRadar
Most travelers judge a tour platform by what they can see: the itinerary, the price, the reviews and the “Book Now” button. But behind every booking is a much more complicated system moving money between travellers, operators and partners aroun...
Event Spotlight: Adventure Travel World Summit 2026
35+ voices. Seven hours. One extraordinary adventure travel community.There’s something special about a gathering where old friends greet you with a hug, new connections quickly become friendships, and people genuinely want to hel...
What Wellness Travelers Really Want
Wellness travel is having a moment, but at its core, the idea is simple: travellers want to come home feeling better than when they left.In this episode, Dan sits down with Robin Ruiz, Founder & CEO of WITT (Wellness in Travel &am...
How an Organized Adventure Finds Its Traveler with TourRadar
You can feel a shift happening in multi-day travel. Travellers want the ease of an organized trip without giving up individuality, while tour operators are looking for ways to reach more customers without losing what makes their product unique....
How Nezasa Is Building the AI Workforce for Travel
A trip doesn’t usually become complicated when it’s booked. The real challenges come later, when flights change, strikes are announced, wildfires disrupt plans, hotels overbook or border delays throw an itinerary off course. Suddenly, operation...
How Food Is Changing the Way We Travel
Food has always been part of travel, but increasingly, it’s becoming a reason to travel in the first place. Instead of simply asking what there is to see, travelers are thinking about what they want to eat, where they want to eat it and the peo...
Multi-Day’s Time To Shine with TourRadar
Multi-day travel has spent years being misunderstood, often associated with traditional coach tours even as the category evolved into something much broader. Now, as AI changes how travelers discover and plan trips, multi-day travel is g...
AI Teammates for Hospitality: Built by Hoteliers, for Hoteliers with GuestOS
Your hotel phone can either help drive revenue or quietly become a source of missed opportunities. Unanswered calls, slow responses and endless back-and-forth can all add up, especially when hotel teams are already stretched.In this Comp...
Accessible Travel Isn’t a Niche: Designing Travel for Everyone
Travel is still leaving both travellers and money on the table, largely because people aren’t getting the accessibility information they need to book with confidence.In this episode, Dan sits down with Dr. Yvette Pegues, Chief Prevent...
Travel’s Next Big Community: Why G Adventures Is Betting on Sports Fans
Watching football on TV is one thing. Standing in a packed stadium surrounded by thousands of fans singing the same song is something completely different.Sports tourism is booming, and football is helping drive that growth. In this Comp...
Heading to the Poles: Season 8 Begins with Quark Expeditions
We're so excited to launch Season 8, and we’re kicking things off with something our listeners have been asking for: more timely, practical industry data and insights they can actually use.In our Season 8 premiere, we’re launching...
Building the Backend for Multi-Day Tour Operators with Tourseta
Your tour business shouldn’t need a custom-built system just to manage departures, rooming, payments and traveller documents. In this Company Spotlight episode, Dan sits down with Alex Ragin, Founder of Tourseta and Zoftify, to explore w...
How LivTours Is Defining Small Group Travel
There’s one rule LivTours refuses to compromise on: no more than six guests per tour. In this Company Spotlight, Dan sits down with Angelo Carotenuto, Founder and Co-owner, and Kristin Karstendotter, Co-owner of LivTours, to explo...
Event Preview: Arival 360 Spokane 2026
If you work in tours, activities, attractions, or multi-day travel, you already know the industry is changing fast. Distribution is evolving, the way travellers discover experiences is shifting, and AI is rewriting the playbook. In this Event P...
The Psychology of Booking: Why Anxiety Is Costing the Travel Industry Millions with Protect Group
The most dangerous moment in travel isn’t a storm, a strike, or a missed connection. It’s the moment a traveler reaches the payment page... and decides not to book.We call it booking anxiety, and new research sponsored by Protect ...
How AI Is Rebuilding the Hop-On Hop-Off Business - Inside iWander's HOHO Studio
Hop-on hop-off buses are often a traveler's first introduction to a destination, yet the technology powering that experience hasn't changed much in years. Audio commentary can be expensive to produce, difficult to update, and nearly impossible ...
How Awayward is Making International Travel Safer
Getting sick while traveling is more common than most people realize. Whether it's food poisoning, a fever, an injury, or an unexpected illness, navigating a foreign healthcare system can quickly become one of the most stressful parts of any tr...
TIME Comes to Canada: Building the Next Generation of Travel Leaders
Mentorship can be the difference between building a successful career in travel or leaving the industry altogether. In this episode, Dan sits down with Penny Spencer, Chair and Founder of the Travel Industry Mentor Experience (TIME)
The Second Life of Sonder: Reimagining an Iconic Travel Brand
Sonder was once one of the most recognizable names in modern hospitality. Then, almost overnight, it disappeared. Now, it's back in a very different form. In this breaking news episode, Dan sits down with John Lyotier, Co-founder and CEO...
Turning Travelers Stories Into Assets with Pinerary
The travel industry creates an incredible amount of content, yet some of its most valuable stories are never shared. In this Company Spotlight, Dan sits down with Annie Pezza, Founder and CEO of Pinerary, to explore why tra...
How The Amazing Race Inspired Millions to See the World with Elise Doganieri
Travel television rarely leaves a lasting impact on the real world, but The Amazing Race has been inspiring people to explore the world differently for the past 25 years In this Captains of Industry episode and our season seven finale, w...
Event Spotlight: MarketHub Americas by HBX Group 2026
MarketHub Americas by HBX Group has become one of the travel industry's premier gatherings, bringing together nearly 600 travel leaders from 16 source markets to explore the trends shaping the future of travel. Recorded live from Punt...
