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| Don't mention the S word | 29 Jun 2025 | 00:42:05 | |
Episode 1: Don't mention the S word. Communicating sustainability - should you shout about your sustainability actions? Hear key stats on consumer trust, outcomes from a groundbreaking new report that explores customer responses to sustainability messaging from hotels, and what the travel industry can learn from marketing and insight experts working across multiple sectors. Sponsored by Lemongrass Find out more about our guests in this episode Denise Hicks, Global Climate Lead, C Space Xavier Font, Professor of Sustainability Marketing, University of Surrey Further reading Read and watch C Space’s The S Word report Read the Booking/Accor/University of Surrey report And find out more about the Travalyst Travel impact model
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| Costing Nature | 15 Jul 2025 | 00:43:44 | |
Episode 2: Costing Nature. Can doing the right thing by people and planet also make commercial sense? Holly and Richard, along with their guests James Thornton, CEO of Intrepid Travel and Siddarth Shrikanth, author of A Case for Nature, explore how valuing nature and prioritising sustainability can be at the heart of a successful travel business. Sponsored by Lemongrass “A third of travel businesses are really engaged, a third are looking for guidance, and a third are burying their head in the sand. That final group is in for a bit of a shock.”– James Thornton “Tourism is all about buying a feeling. So, encouraging more people to buy the feeling of protecting and restoring nature and being in relationship to it is what we should be trying to get the tourism industry to do.”– Siddarth Shrikanth Find out more about our guests in this episode: James Thornton, CEO of Intrepid Travel Siddarth Shrikanth, author of A Case for Nature SHOW NOTES Buy Siddarth Shrikanth’s The Case for Nature here: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Case-for-Nature-by-Siddarth-Shrikanth/9780715655306 Take a look at Mandai Nature’s strategy mentioned by Siddarth here: https://www.mandainature.org/en/home/news-and-update/conserving-southeast-asias-nature-through-tourism.html Find out more about the five drivers of the nature crisis here: https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/five-drivers-nature-crisis Intrepid’s Annual Report 2024 can be viewed here: https://www.intrepidtravel.com/uk/newsroom/company-documents/annualreport World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC)'s report on nature and tourism https://wttc.org/initiatives/vision-for-nature-positive-travel-and-tourism
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| The Future of Rail | 29 Jul 2025 | 00:43:29 | |
Episode 3: The future of rail. Can train travel in Europe be a practical, affordable, low-emissions alternative to air travel? Sponsored by Lemongrass Holly and Richard, along with their guests Bjorn Bender, CEO and Executive Chairman of RailEurope, Mark Smith of The Man in Seat 61 (seat61.com), and Sarah Fussey, Marketing Director of Inntravel, discuss the future of rail. The message from all our guests is loud and clear. Rail is here to stay and will get bigger and better but there’s a few key steps that the industry needs to take first:
Tune in now to hear our guests debating the future of rail, how the travel industry can jump on board, and their top rail booking hacks. Let us know what you think in the comments below, and please do like/ follow/ rate/ subscribe to the podcast if you like what you hear. “What’s happening in rail now is what happened in aviation 20 years ago, and it is going to benefit customers with lower prices and more services.” Bjorn Bender, CEO RailEurope “When we survey customers about why they want to get the train, it's about the experience and being able to get under the skin of the places that they're traveling in, which of course rail is brilliant for.” Sarah Fussy, Marketing Director, Inntravel “The elephant in the room is that public policy is designed to get us flying. Austria, Germany, and other countries charge VAT on international train tickets for the same journey where there's no VAT on air travel. And of course, airlines get a massive hidden subsidy because their aviation fuel is tax free.” Mark Smith, Man in Seat 61 Find out more about our guests in this episode: Bjorn Bender, CEO and Executive Chairman of RailEurope Mark Smith of The Man in Seat 61 (seat61.com) Sarah Fussey, Marketing Director of Inntravel Show notes Liberalisation of European railways leads to cheaper train tickets Duetsche Bahn releases ticket sales 12 months in advance The new Nightjet sleeper service Rail Europe for tour operators and agents Holly and Richard regularly write about travelling in Europe by rail. You can find extensive guides to flight-free journeys across Europe at https://www.greentraveller.co.uk/flight-free-journey-planner, and find some of Holly’s articles at https://www.hollytuppen.com/journalism Follow for more: == It’s a Journey is a brand new podcast series hosted by Holly Tuppen, sustainable travel writer and expert, and Richard Hammond, Publishing Director of Green Traveller Media. Sponsored by Lemongrass, the first five episodes tackle the uncomfortable, complex, and often overlooked questions facing the travel industry as it strives to have a better impact on people and places. Thanks for listening! Please submit any questions or comments to itsajourneypodcast@gmail.com Get in touch about opportunities at itsajourney.fm | |||