Topics : VIP travel, Luxury travel, events & entertainment, , Johnny Vegas, Yohanes Zewdu, Dubai ,Kloudout Travel, Koob travel, covid19  Johnny Vegas, the founder of Dubai-based Luxury Travel agency Kloudout is our guest today. We talk about his childhood in Ethiopia, how he moved to the USA and set up what has become one of the most sought-after VIP travel and entertainment brands.  TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [1:10] About Johnny: intro and background [2:31] About Kloudout and Koob Travel [4:24] Tips to grow and succeed in the VIP travel industry [6:50] Challenges and impact of Cov ..read more

Topics: Women in Tourism, Nnenna Fakoya-Smith, Tourism SMMEs in Africa, Tourism funding, Phakamile Hlazo, South Africa, Nigeria Do not miss this conversation on tourism funding and travel trends hosted by South African Tourism Strategist Phakamile Hlazo. Phakamile chats to Nigerian award-winning tourism promoter and visibility coach Nnenna Fakoya-Smith about her newly launched Tourism Crowdfunding platform and Walk For Love campaign.  TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [1:42] About Nnenna: intro and background [3:55] Impact of Covid19 in Nigeria [6:08] Tourism Crowdfunding platform [13:30] African ..read more

Topics: Trippers, New travel app, group travel, Charlotte Franzellin, Weekend getaways in Europe Welcome to the tourism entrepreneur podcast, I am your host Vanessa Mbenoun and today we are taking a look at a new mobile app which is hoping to change the way travel is booked. Trippers allows you to spend less time on planning and more on experiencing. Its founder, Charlotte Franzellin is our guest so please stay tuned and don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast and visit tourismentrepreneur.com TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [0:53] About Charlotte: intro and background [2:29] About Trippers: the gro ..read more

Topics: Acceso Europe, Mergers and Acquisitions in tourism, Buy a tourism business, vacation rentals, CertiStay, Wolf Wӧrster Welcome to the tourism entrepreneur podcast, I am your host Vanessa Mbenoun and today we are going to take a closer look at the concept of acquisitions in the tourism industry and see what options are available to you as a tourism entrepreneur if you wish to sell or buy a new business. We chat to the founder of Acceso Europe, a firm which represents owners, companies and entrepreneurs in the selling and acquiring of travel and leisure related businesses. Wolf Wӧrster is ..read more

Topics: MICE, Meetings, events, incentives, conferences, Andy McNeill, AMI global, hybrid events, COVID19, Destination Everywhere podcast Today we talk about Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions ( also known as MICE) and the rise of hybrid events. Our guest this morning is the CEO and founder of A.M.I Global, an industry-leading meetings and events agency. He is also the co-host of the Destination Everywhere Podcast which I know you’ll want to check out after listening to this interview. Andy McNeill is on the Tourism Entrepreneur podcast, so stay tuned and don’t forget to subscri ..read more

Topics: Easol, ex-commerce, experience economy, Shopify for experiences, Travel, tourism entrepreneurship, Tour operators Welcome to the tourism entrepreneur podcast, I am your host Vanessa Mbenoun and today we are going to take a closer look at tours and experiences and talk about the rise of “ex-commerce”. Today we welcome the co-founder of EASOL, the first e-commerce platform dedicated to travel and experience businesses. Lisa Simpson is our guest so please stay tuned and don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast and visit tourismentrepreneur.com TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [1:00] Lisa’s intro ..read more

Topics: Sustainability, Responsible travel, Fair Trade in Tourism, Community conservation, Travel, tourism entrepreneurship, future of African travel Welcome to the tourism entrepreneur podcast. I am your host, Vanessa Mbenoun and today we will conclude our series on sustainability. People, brands, destinations… It seems like everybody talks about it but what is it really about? To make sure we get the right answers this morning, we welcome one of the leading figures of sustainable tourism in Africa . She has over 20 years’ experience working with the tourism sector with a focus on community b ..read more

Topics: Fair Tourism, Sustainability, travel, travel trends, covid19, future of travel Welcome to the tourism entrepreneur podcast. I am your host Vanessa Mbenoun and the next 2 episodes will focus on 2 amazing women, who are consistently striving to build a more responsible and sustainable tourism industry. This week we are welcoming Charlotte Louwman-Vogels, the CEO of Fair Tourism, a NPO based in Netherlands. Please stay tuned and don’t forget to subscribe and share the podcast! TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [1:00] Difference between Fair Tourism and Sustainable Tourism [3:00] Charlotte’s backgr ..read more

Topics: Travel, tourism entrepreneurship, sustainability,  travel trends, covid19, future of African travel, inAfrica travel, PAWA Africa Welcome to the tourism entrepreneur podcast. Today is Africa Day and we are welcoming not one, but two leading female entrepreneurs, to talk about sustainable tourism and running a tourism business in South Africa. My guests are Alesimo Mwanga, Executive director of PAWA Africa and Phakamile Hlazo, founder of Zulu Nomad and inAfrica Travel. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [1:24] Alesimo’s intro and background [3:50] Phakamile’s intro and background [11:50] De ..read more

Topics: Travel, Black Travel, content creators, tourism entrepreneur, travel trends, digital marketing, covid19, future of black travel, TravelEatSlay, The travel Box Welcome to the tourism entrepreneur podcast. I am your host, Vanessa Mbenoun and today is the 2nd and last part of our series on black content creators. Our guest today is an experienced travel content creator who has been featured in Conde Nast traveler and Travel Noire. She is a is the founder of TravelEatSlay, an apparel brand and community of travel enthusiasts. Caroline Sande is on the tourism entrepreneur podcast so stay tu ..read more