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Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Ellison “Tommy” Thompson, CEO of St. Kitts Tourism Authority, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report about how the number of cruise passengers visiting his island has doubled this season, the airlines are back and hotels have reopened. St. Kitts also is planning new fam trips and events for travel advisors, most notably a new program on how to become a certified rum specialist. For more information, visit www.StKittsTourism.kn.
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
As part of our Honeymoon and Destination Wedding Virtual Roadshow, Michele Schwartz, Weddings & Romance by Club Med sales and operations manager, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about the options Club Med offers for those booking honeymoons and destinations weddings. Schwartz reveals the resources Club Med has for you if you specialize in this niche and what your clients can expect. For more information, visit www.clubmed.us.
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Matthew Shollar, chief visionary officer for Transcend Cruises, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report at Seatrade 2023 about his group charter river cruise line sold through travel advisors, tour operators and wedding planners. Transcend offers cruise opportunities for groups that might never have considered meeting on a river cruise before. Transcend is working with Riverside Luxury Cruises to charter the Riverside Mahler to begin cruising Aug. 1, 2023 to the end of 2024 while Transcend’s own fleet is still under construction. For more information, visit www.Transcend.Cruises/Advance.
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Ashish Sanghrajka, president of Big Five Tours & Expeditions, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about how his adventure travel company is making its 50th anniversary with new destinations, new programs and new resources for travel advisors. Sanghrajka also recalls how he decided to get into the business his father started and how Big Five is so focused on giving back to the communities it features in its programs. For more information, visit www.bigfive.com.
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Daniel Durazo, U.S. director of external communications for Allianz Insurance, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report at Seatrade 2023 about Allianz’s new partnership with Azamara and Crystal Cruises as well as new covered reasons for trip cancellation and interruption. Durazo also reviews general advice on whether to get rental car insurance, what the rental car damage protector plans include, and what the latest is on Allianz’s OneTrip Prime and OneTrip Premiere plans. For more information, visit www.allianztravelinsurance.com.
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
John Padgett, president of Princess Cruises, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report about what it's been like being president since October 2021 and the changes he has made that have transformed his cruise line. Those changes include a new beefed up sales force, partnerships with CBS reality show "The Real Love Boat," NASCAR, Lavazza coffee and Caymus Vineyards. Padgett also discusses new cruise products, including a 116-day World Cruise as well as a voyage to see a total eclipse of the sun. For more information, visit www.princess.com.
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
James Bermingham, CEO of Virgin Hotels, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report at the official opening this month of Virgin Hotels New York, a key to Virgin’s plans for growing its lifestyle hotels. Virgin now has properties in New York, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Nashville, New Orleans, Edinburgh and Glasgow, with more to come, as the brand starts to make some major inroads in the hotel market. For more information, visit www.virginhotels.com.
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Friday Apr 14, 2023
John Delaney, senior vice president of sales and revenue management for Lindblad Expeditions, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report about his new position at the company and the special support Lindblad offers with its new Expedition 360° training platform, which provides a full complement of resources that travel advisors need to grow their business and tap into the expedition cruise market. For more information, visit www.expeditions.com.
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Jose Koechlin, founder and CEO of Inkaterra Hotels, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report about a misconception surrounding his eight five-star luxury hotels spread across Peru. Koechlin created the company to support the people, fauna and flora of his country. Fortunately, the hotels’ restoration, design, cuisine and service came together in such a perfect way that they became popular and award-winning properties. For more information, visit www.inkaterra.com.
This is the fourth and final video in a series about a trip to Peru made possible by LATAM Airlines, Inkaterra Hotels, Inca Rail, Canatur, Progatur, Municipalidad de Machu Picchu, and Camara de Comercio & Turismo de Machu Picchu. The trip was organized to help Peru attract visitors after the country was rocked by almost daily protests and roadblocks for more than two months in December 2022. Fortunately, those protests have abated so it’s now quite safe for travelers to visit the country.
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Elvis Huari, head of reception for Inkaterra La Casona, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report about his five-star luxury boutique hotel with just 11 suites. The property was created from a 16th century manor house located in the heart of Cusco near the Plaza de las Nazarenas and is the first member of Relais & Châteaux in Peru. For more information, visit www.inkaterra.com/inkaterra/inkaterra-la-casona/the-experience.
This is the third of a series of four video interviews from a trip made possible by LATAM Airlines, Inkaterra Hotels, Inca Rail, Canatur, Progatur, Municipalidad de Machu Picchu, and Camara de Comercio & Turismo de Machu Picchu. The trip was organized to help Peru attract visitors after the country was rocked by almost daily protests and roadblocks for more than two months in December 2022. Fortunately, those protests have abated so it’s now quite safe for travelers to visit the country.
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Matt Gleaves, Cunard's vice president commercial for North America and Australasia, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report about Cunard’s newest ship, Queen Anne, due out in 2024, with her maiden around-the-world voyage in 2025. Gleaves also reveals Cunard's pre-booking tool, a rethink of the entertainment and enrichment onboard, and the upcoming King's Coronation celebrations. For more information, visit www.cunard.com.
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Filippos Venetopoulos, CEO of Variety Cruises, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report at Seatrade 2023 about his third generation, Greek family-owned cruise line and philanthropic sister company, Variety Cares. Venetopoulos also talks about how his Greece-focused small ship line has expanded to the Seychelles and more recently Tahiti, Sicily, Malta and West Africa. For more information, visit www.varietycruises.com.
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Luis Matute, general manager of Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report about his five-star luxury hotel Peru, with 83 whitewashed adobe casitas located literally in an Andean village in a cloud forest that is just a 25-minute bus ride from the famed archaeological site. For more information, visit www.inkaterra.com/inkaterra/inkaterra-machu-picchu-pueblo-hotel/the-experience.
This is the second of a series of four videos from a trip made possible by LATAM Airlines, Inkanterra Hotels, Inca Rail, Canatur, Progatur, Municipalidad de Machu Picchu, and Camara de Comercio & Turismo de Machu Picchu. The trip was organized to help Peru attract visitors after the country was rocked by almost daily protests and roadblocks for more than two months in December 2022. Fortunately, those protests have abated so it’s now quite safe for travelers to visit the country.
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Francesco Galli Zugaro, CEO and founder of Aqua Expeditions, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report about building and operating ships for small luxury groups of 16 to 40 guests. His latest and fifth vessel, Aqua Mare, is a seven-suite, 16-passenger explorer yacht, which launched in the Galapagos in the summer of 2022. Aqua also sails the Peruvian Amazon and the Mekong. For more information, visit www.aquaexpeditions.com.
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Joaquin Escudero, general manager of Inkaterra Hacienda Urubamba, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report about his Virtuoso member luxury hotel in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, which offers bird watching, spiritual twilight walks, mountain star-gazing, and a detailed lesson on the art of making chicha-de-jora, Andean corn beer. For more information, visit www.inkaterra.com/inkaterra/inkaterra-hacienda-urubamba.
This is the first of a series of four videos from a trip made possible by LATAM Airlines, Inkanterra Hotels, Inca Rail, Canatur, Progatur, Municipalidad de Machu Picchu, and Camara de Comercio & Turismo de Machu Picchu. The trip was organized to help Peru attract visitors after the country was rocked by almost daily protests and roadblocks for more than two months in December 2022. Fortunately, those protests have abated so it’s now quite safe for travelers to visit the country.
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report moderates a panel of top destination tourism professionals to find out what they offer for travel advisors booking honeymoons and destination weddings for their clients. On the panel are Kelly Messina, senior director-leisure sales for the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority; Robyn Basso, senior director-travel industry partnerships for the Hawai'i Visitors & Convention Bureau: and Jo-Anne Brown, founder and creative director of Celebrations, LTD, a full-service events company in the Cayman Islands. This panel was part of our Virtual Roadshows: Selling Honeymoons and Destination Weddings, held last month online.
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Gus Antorcha, president of Holland America Line, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report at this year’s Seatrade Global Conference about what makes Holland America different this year, during its 150th anniversary season. The cruise line now features longer itineraries on ships that are just the right size, neither too big or too small. Antorcha also discusses sustainability and the line’s legacy of service, dating back to assisting European immigrants to the U.S. For more information, visit www.hollandamerica.com.
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Jen Halboth, CEO-Americas for Riverside Luxury Cruises, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report at the ASTA Global River Cruise Expo in Budapest about the debut and rechristening of Riverside Mozart, the former Crystal Mozart, which has been revamped and refreshed to offer luxury sailings of the Danube. Mozart will soon be joined by Riverside Ravel and Riverside Debussy on French rivers, followed in 2024 by Riverside Bach and Riverside Maher, all baked by Riverside’s owners, Seaside Collection, a German luxury hotel group. For more information, visit https://riverside-cruises.com/en/.
Thursday Apr 06, 2023
Thursday Apr 06, 2023
Carol Cabasas, president of Azamara Cruises, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report at this year’s Seatrade Global Conference about what it was like to steer her company through COVID and a sale, from Royal Caribbean to Sycamore Partners. Cabasas also discusses her plans for the next five years, a new updated website, a new global contact center in Wichta, Kansas, as well as just how immersive Azamara’s Destination Immersion will be. For more information, visit www.azamara.com.
Thursday Apr 06, 2023
Thursday Apr 06, 2023
Marcus Leskovar, executive vice president of Amadeus River Cruises, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report at the ASTA Global River Cruise Expo In Budapest about how his Austrian-owned river cruise line is differentiating itself for U.S. river cruisers, including a different pricing system (no excursions included) and more. For more information, visit www.amadeus-rivercruises.com.
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Pam Hoffee, president of Avalon Waterways, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report at the ASTA Global River Cruise Expo in Budapest about her river cruise line, its focus on more active river cruising, its unique accommodations and how Avalon will deploy its ships this year and next. For more information, visit www.avalonwaterways.com.
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Angie Licea, president of Global Travel Collection (GTC), talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report at a GTC press event where the luxury travel agency giant unveiled plans for a new magazine for clients of its travel advisors; a new GTC website; a new TV pilot show on NBC on luxury agencies; GTC’s Select preferred partners in hotels, DMCs and cruises; and The Path Forward, a new strategic direction for GTC, its travel agency brands and its travel advisors. For more information, visit www.globaltravelcollection.com.
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Michael Ungerer, Explora Journeys’ CEO, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report at this year’s Seatrade Global Conference about his luxury cruise line, part of MSC Cruises, which will officially launch on July 17, 2023. Ungerer explains how research has enabled Explora to plan a very specific style of luxury for a new type of guest. For more information, visit www.explorajourneys.com.
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Ken Muskat, the new managing director of Scenic Group U.S.A., talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report at the ASTA Global River Cruise Expo in Budapest about his plans for Scenic river and luxury expedition yacht cruises and Emerald river and luxury yacht cruises. Muskat, a veteran ocean cruise executive, also talks about how his enthusiasm for small luxury river and ocean ship cruising, which he sees as a growth market for cruising overall. For more information, visit www.scenicusa.com or www.emeraldcruises.com.
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Barbara Muckermann, Silversea Cruises’ new president and CEO, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report at this year’s Seatrade Global Conference about her new job, her new ships, new direct charter flights and how Silversea rented an entire island in the Philippines to host a bespoke event for approximately 300 Silver Shadow guests. For more information, visit www.silverseas.com.
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Kristin Karst, executive vice president and co-owner of AmaWaterways, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report at the ASTA Global River Expo in Budapest about why AmaWaterways supported the Expo, what’s new on the rivers of Europe for her river cruise line, new longer itineraries on those rivers, and the upcoming launch of cruises on the Magdalena River in Colombia in 2024. For more information, visit www.amawaterways.com.
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Jackie Friedman, president of host agency Nexion Travel Group and a board member of the American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA), talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report at ASTA Global River Cruise Expo in Budapest. Friedman, a strong advocate of river cruising, details how this event was bigger and better than ever with more than 750 attendees and more river cruise ships that the previous year. For more information, visit www.astaglobalrivercruiseexpo.com, www.asta.org and www.nexion.com.
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Why was famed Chef Wolfgang Puck in Budapest at the ASTA Global River Cruise Expo just hours after hosting an Oscars party at his Spago restaurant in LA? Chef Puck tells James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about his long and storied carrier, the longevity of his famed restaurant, how he had achieved success, and why he keeps focused on his culinary career with the opening of a new Spago at the Matild Palace Hotel in Budapest. For more information, visit www.wolfgangpuck.com.
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Heather Parker, owner of Bliss Travel Experiences, an affiliate of Gifted Travel Network (GTN), talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about her experience as a member of GTN. Parker details how she got into the travel business, how she’s grown her business and what she looks for from GTN in terms of training, coaching and support. For more information, visit www.giftedtravelnetwork.com or www.blisstravelexperiences.com.
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Wendy Chambers, chief travel designer and owner of Victory Travel, an affiliate of the Gifted Travel Network (GTN) host agency, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about how she got into the travel business, why she selected GTN, and how she’s used its programs to grow her business. For more information, visit www.giftedtravelnetwork.com or https://yourvictorytravel.com.
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Michael Heath, CEO of Aurora Expeditions, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report about his Australian-based adventure cruise company, founded by Greg Mortimer. Heath describes the company’s two ships, their itineraries to both the South and North Polar regions, and the activities that differentiate their Polar voyages from the competition, including snorkeling and scuba diving. For more information, visit www.aurora-expeditions.com.
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Jennifer Cochrane, CEO of Gifted Travel Network (GTN), talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about how the innovative host agency has grown over the past 10 years and how it’s refocused on selling luxury travel. With its roots in a coaching and training company started by Meredith Hill, now chief visionary officer for GTN, the host focuses on developing travel entrepreneurs, many of whom are new to the industry. Cochrane spoke during GTN’s first symposium on selling group travel, held onboard AmaVerde just before the ASTA Global River Cruise Expo. For more information on GTN, visit www.giftedtravelnetwork.com.
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Zane Kerby, president and CEO of the American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA), talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about the second annual ASTA Global River Cruise Expo, which was held in Budapest last week. With more attendees (750), more advisors new to river cruising, more river ships on the Danube, and more educational and training programs, ASTA’s Expo was bigger and better than ever. For more information, visit www.asta.org. To register for next year’s ASTA Global River Cruise Expo in Amsterdam, visit www.astarivercruiseexpo.org/2024.
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Tamara Belinger, hotel manager of the Hollmann Beletage Vienna, takes James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report on a tour of her small, quirky, stylish, eclectic and almost hidden boutique hotel in downtown Vienna. It’s the place to cool out and hide out right in the middle of the city. For more information, visit www.crazyhollmann.com.
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Sonja Wimmer, managing director and owner of Hotel Harmonie Vienna, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about how her boutique property, located in a quiet neighborhood of the city, provides stylish and comfortable accommodations as well as direct access to the Vienna’s music, theater and culture. For more information, visit www.harmonie-vienna.at.
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Barbara Hammerschmid-Kovar, general manager of the Alstadt Hotel Vienna, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about her quirky, colorful boutique property in a quiet area of the city, offering great art, individually decorated rooms and suites, and some very livable public areas and breakfast rooms. For more information, visit www.altstadt.at.
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Fernando Gonzalez, the veteran travel agency executive who is co-owner and CEO of First in Service, better known as F1S, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about his host agency, a member of Virtuoso, and how it has built up its luxury sales and membership. F1S held its 2023 Summit in New York City at the new Virgin Hotels New York earlier this month where its affiliated advisors networked, heard from top suppliers and go training to boost their sales. For more information, visit https://firstinservice.com.
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Liz Coleman, vice president of sales for Paul Gauguin Cruises, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about what honeymooners can book onboard her luxury line’s sailings of Tahiti and its islands. Those who want to have friends and family along for the ride can also book small destination weddings (ceremony only) so they can experience Tahiti as well. For more information, visit www.pgcruises.com. This video is from our Virtual Roadshow; Honeymoons & Destination Weddings, scheduled next week for four days, March 20-23. To register for the show and see even more content, plus a virtual trade show. To attend Virtual RoadShows-Selling Destination Weddings & Honeymoons, register for free at www.taconnect.travel/agent-reg-dwh-vrs.
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Kay Milliner-Kitchens, director of sales for U.S. Virgin Islands Tourism, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report about what the U.S.V.I offers to honeymooners and those interested in booking destination weddings. Milliner-Kitchens details the resources and training available for travel advisors catering to the honeymoon and destination weddings market. For more information, visit www.visitusvi.com. This video is from our Virtual Roadshow; Honeymoons & Destination Weddings, scheduled next week for four days, March 20-23. To register for the show and see even more content, plus a virtual trade show. To attend Virtual RoadShows-Selling Destination Weddings & Honeymoons, register for free at www.taconnect.travel/agent-reg-dwh-vrs.
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Annarita Aprea, director of sales and marketing at Casa Angelina, talks with James Shilllinglaw of Insider Travel Report about her Amalfi Coast gem located in the tiny town of Praiano. The hotel has 37 newly renovated rooms, wonderful restaurants. a spa and the perfect location for an luxury Amalfi experience. For more information, visit www.casangelina.com.
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
Jim Merkel, CEO of Makeready Hotels, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about his company’s new Junto Hotel, a boutique property making its debut in up and coming Columbus, Ohio. It’s just one of the great new lifestyle hotels that are part of the Makeready collection, which offers top properties in Dallas, Denver, Savannah (Ga.), Cape Neddick (Maine), Charleston (S.C.), and Nashville. Among other places For more information, visit www.makereadyexperience.com or www.thejuntohotel.com.
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Zane Kerby, president and CEO of the American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA), talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about why ASTA has a challenge with American Airlines' move to implement New Distribution Capability (NDC) in April, earlier than anybody else and before almost everyone—other airlines, GDSs and travel agencies—is ready to move to the new system. Kerby warns that if American does what it says it wants to do, the move could result in agencies not having access to 40 percent of the airline's fares. For more information visit www.asta.org.
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Bill McGee, senior fellow for aviation and travel at the American Economic Liberties Project, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about why the U.S. Justice Department sued JetBlue and Spirit to prevent their deal, what the implications are for consumers and travel advisors, how his group views the merger, and why keeping Spirit independent is crucial to having lower fares and more flights to more places. For more information on American Economic Liberties Project at www.economicliberties.us.
Thursday Mar 09, 2023
Thursday Mar 09, 2023
Victoria Braddock, strategic partnerships and marketing director for Marketing Manchester, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about her city’s greatest attractions, including football (two top teams), music (including a brand new concert stadium), food (a wide variety of cuisine), architecture (as one of Britain’s old industrial cities) and history. For more information, visit www.marketingmanchester.com or www.visitmanchester.com.
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Johan Scheepers, general manager of the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel in Manchester, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about his historic property (a former insurance headquarters dating from 1895). The sprawling hotel features spacious rooms, massive public areas, a great restaurant and bar, and is the perfect base to explore one of England’s most interesting cities. For more information, visit www.kimptonclocktowerhotel.com.
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Rob Kelly of Scranchester Tours takes James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report on a personal tour of food and history in Manchester. Showcasing a wide variety of great eats in the city, Kelly specializes in food (scran) tours with a twist of history. For more information, visit https://scranchestertours.com.
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Becky Hubbard, general manager of Lotte New York Palace, takes James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report on a tour of her renovated luxury hotel, which features duplex suites with great views in the tower and opulent bars and restaurants in the former Villard Houses and much more. For more information, visit www.lottenypalace.com.
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Ben Tipple, head of communications for Coop Live in Manchester, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about one of the world’s greatest music venues, set to open later this year, featuring all forms of rock, pop, soul, R&B and everything in between in an intimate indoor concert venue. It will be worth the trip to book Manchester for your clients into hearing great music in a state-of-the-art, 23,000 seat facility. For more information, visit www.cooplive.com.
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Michaela Guzy, owner and creator of OhThePeopleYouMeet.com, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report talks about her website for travelers, foodies and philanthropists who have a thirst for authentic local connection in travel. Guzy also describes how she’s branched out, producing content for in-flight entertainment on Qatar Airways, speaking and moderating at travel conferences, including travel advisor events, and appearing on local TV stations in LA and beyond. For more information, visit www.OhThePeopleYouMeet.com.
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Regina Charboneau, culinary ambassador for American Queen Voyages, also known as the Biscuit Queen, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report, about all the great food and dining experiences she’s developed for the river, lake and expedition cruise line. Known as a Southern cooking expert, Charboneau has been consulting with American Queen Voyages since it began, and is now back overseeing all of its menus. For more information, visit www.AQVoyages.com.