Travel Tastemakers
Travel Tastemakers is a podcast brought to you by the people behind TFest. The first podcast of its kind, Travel Tastemakers delves into the ideas and stories of the leading people in the travel industry as we learn what makes them outliers in the field. Hosted by Peter Gould, each episode will cover views and trends in the ever-changing and expanding world of Luxury travel. Peter is an industry veteran and innovator, currently chairman of Worldwide Events, he has founded several other media and travel corporations over his extensive career. If you work in the industry or simply love travel this is the podcast for you.
Episodes
13 episodes
Bruce Simpson - Time + Tide
*THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED PRIOR TO THE OUTBREAK OF COVID-19* Bruce Simpson's current position is CEO of Time + Tide, a collection of luxury lodges in Zambia and Madagascar. Prior to this, over a nearly 30 year career he has held a multitude of...
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34:01
COVID-19 TRAVEL SPECIAL- Suzanne Bayly-Coupe
Suzanne Bayly-Coupe is the owner of Classic Portfolio, a strategic marketing company that works with a collection of privately-owned lodges and camps across 14 African countries. Peter and Suzanne discuss the impact COVID-19 is having on smalle...
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42:52
Greg Ward, AMAN Reawakening
Peter talks to Greg Ward, who is Head of Global Sales and Distribution at AMAN about COVID-19 and it's impact. They discuss what is happening with the AMAN properties right now, and how that differs across the world. Greg offers some optimistic...
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40:39
*COVID-19 TRAVEL SPECIAL- Simon Jeffries from Carrier
Almost all industries have been affected by COVID-19, but travel and hospitality are perhaps the worst hit. Peter sat down with Simon Jeffries, who is head of product at Carrier, to discuss this crisis. They are owned by DER Touristik, also own...
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38:37
"The oldest Safari camp in Africa" Cottar's Safaris- Calvin Cottar
*THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED PRIOR TO THE SPREAD OF COVID-19*Peter met Calvin Cottar, whose family have run a safari camp in Africa since 1919, at TFest in Dubai. Calvin has some fascinating stories from being on the frontlines of the develop...
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28:49
Mirjam Peternek-McCartney, Lemongrass Marketing
Mirjam Peternek-McCartney lost a third of her team when she told them she wanted to shake up the way her business, Lemongrass Marketing, was run. Mirjam recognised that in order to utilise the new data tools available in the digital age, she ne...
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31:00
Dr Tara Ruttley, NASA
Dr Tara Ruttley has worked at NASA since 2001. She holds degrees in Biology, Mechanical Engineering, Neuroscience and Anthropology-Archeology. Over the years, Tara's research has taught her that our brains change when we have new experiences. I...
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30:27
Emma Barnett-Spitzer, Totts Too and Essential Escapes
A CEO, entrepreneur, mother of four and MasterChef finalist- is there anything Emma Barnett-Spitzer can't do? Peter talks to Emma about Tots Too, her travel design agency that allows parents to travel with young children without compromising on...
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39:05
Destination Special: Discover Montenegro
We sat down with Laura Protat from Discover Montenegro at our Private Luxury event in Montenegro in October. She told us why there is so much more to the region than just beautiful beaches. This episode was recorded at Porto Montenegro, as we s...
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Episode 4
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15:35
How to build a hotel group from scratch with Billy Skelli-Cohen. Part 2
Billy Skelli-Cohen started at the Lore Group in a department of 1. He now has over 1,200 staff across several hotels, including the Pulitzer in Amsterdam and Sea Containers in London. He tells Peter how he got there, what people are looking for...
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Episode 3
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20:09
How to build a hotel group from scratch with Billy Skelli-Cohen. Part 1
Billy Skelli-Cohen started at the Lore Group in a department of 1. He now has over 1,200 staff across several hotels, including the Pulitzer in Amsterdam and Sea Containers in London. He tells Peter how he got there, what people are looking for...
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Episode 2
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25:50