the fair traveller by Petra

Arts & Culture Podcasts

Want to hear more about sustainable travelling, authentic experiences and cultural heritage from all over the world?Then tune in for discussions with Petra on sustainable tourism, event management and intangible cultural preservation from all over the world. We have inspiring guests, give a couple of teaching sessions on event management and share the atmosphere from our famous #faircrawlsthe fair traveller is a non-profit organization, based in Geneva, Switzerland. We started with gathering our experience on an on-line platform 4 years ago and have been very active since. We organize events called #faircrawls, where we visit places that are invested in making a positive impact. We film #fairpractices to put them in our libraryhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7MPUUnyb6NGntBXm8qbY1Q, so we can inspire #fairspot owners from all over the world to reproduce them on their own. We have a platform, where you can add a #fairspot that you want to promote (just tell us what is their sustainable action)http://beta.thefairtraveller.org/add-a-fairspotYou will have an interesting insight on how individuals perceive travelling in a fair way, what solutions they have for preserving the authentic intangible cultural heritage. Come and see how sustainablity can be fun.

Location:

United States

Genres:

Arts & Culture Podcasts

Government

Podcasts

Education Podcasts

Description:

Want to hear more about sustainable travelling, authentic experiences and cultural heritage from all over the world?Then tune in for discussions with Petra on sustainable tourism, event management and intangible cultural preservation from all over the world. We have inspiring guests, give a couple of teaching sessions on event management and share the atmosphere from our famous #faircrawlsthe fair traveller is a non-profit organization, based in Geneva, Switzerland. We started with gathering our experience on an on-line platform 4 years ago and have been very active since. We organize events called #faircrawls, where we visit places that are invested in making a positive impact. We film #fairpractices to put them in our libraryhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7MPUUnyb6NGntBXm8qbY1Q, so we can inspire #fairspot owners from all over the world to reproduce them on their own. We have a platform, where you can add a #fairspot that you want to promote (just tell us what is their sustainable action)http://beta.thefairtraveller.org/add-a-fairspotYou will have an interesting insight on how individuals perceive travelling in a fair way, what solutions they have for preserving the authentic intangible cultural heritage. Come and see how sustainablity can be fun.

Twitter:

@TheFairTraveler

Language:

English

Contact:

0041764997324

Website:

http://www.thefairtraveller.org

Email:

petra@thefairtraveller.org

Episodes

Katie on inspiration for life-changing decisions after a trip around the world

2/19/2019

This is a second episode in the series of presenting our dear committee members from the fair traveller organization. Meet Katie Leishman and her inspiring story about a trip around the world, witnessing sustainable development examples and a brave decision to quit her job and invest her experience in hospitality and desire to emerge herself in sustainability within the organization the fair traveller. Katie shares her story step by step on how to follow your heart, make a clear plan on what...

Duration:00:49:13

Wladyslaw and his slow travelling story

2/8/2019

What is slow travel? It is travelling where you take time to get to know local traditions and heritage in a slow way. It doesn't have a pre-defined time period, but it revolves around the idea that you should "stop and smell the flowers" in order to relax from a busy schedule of your "real life" and detach. Hear about Wlad's experience about his crossing of the Atlantic Ocean and the travel trough various countries of South America. You will hear about the positive, but also about negative...

Duration:01:00:36

Atmosphere from Geneva #faircrawl

12/9/2018

This podcast was made in Cafe Mutin, a vegan restaurant (http://beta.thefairtraveller.org/review/974/Caf%C3%A9%20Mutin), which was the last #fairspot of the Geneva #faircrawl event. It was made after a whole day of exploring of the authentic side of this hyper speed city, getting inspired by new lifestyles of low environmental impact, so the participants are a bit exhausted, but still very interested in talking about the experience. In this episode we share a bit of the atmosphere from...

Duration:00:28:55

What is a #fairspot?

11/19/2018

People ask us what exactly is a #fairspot which you are supporting. In December 2016 we did a crowdsourced video explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV0KseCvLQY&t=94s These days, we want to inspire people to be brave enough to change the world and think about the impact that they have while travelling. The means that we give them is to help #fairspot owners by adding them to our community of good doers; so they can share their experience in sustainable actions in tourism, but also...

Duration:00:22:09

Anne's experience of organizing of the first #faircrawl

10/7/2018

This podcast is part of season 1 where we are discussing the technicalities of organizing a #faircrawl. This podcast is meant for event managers or future participants of the fair traveller association, and is useful for everyone wanting to organize a tour anywhere in this world. We, at the fair traveller, organize fun events called #faircrawls, where we promote sustainable travelling in an authentic way everywhere in this world. If you would like to organize such event in your city, please...

Duration:00:18:37

How to organize a #faircrawl

6/1/2018

Want to become a member of our association based in Geneva? http://welcome.thefairtraveller.org/the-organisation/ We offer you many perks, but the most important one is that we make it possible for you to have an impact in this world. Come and join us on one of the #faircrawls and learn about on-the-ground sustainable actions that #fairspot owners are taking on a daily basis. This is the first episode where Julia and Petra, co-founders of the fair traveller, discuss event management of a...

Duration:00:54:50

Academic point of view on sustainable travelling with prof.Lorenzo Cantoni, USI

5/13/2018

We discussed possibilities of digital technologies in sustainable tourism, cultural heritage, farm experience with amazing prof. Lorenzo Cantoni on a beautiful island of Seili, in Finland, during the Summer school Co-creating on-the-road ICT solutions to promote sustainable tourism in UNESCO world heritage site (http://www.unescochair.usi.ch/activities-2/summer-school-2018). An academical point of view on the bottom-up actions that are taken to promote sustainable tourism on an international...

Duration:00:54:40

Batik cultural entrepreneurship project

5/8/2018

Puspita Ayu Permatasari talks about her organization for promotion of Indonesian traditional cloth called batik. She talks with passion about different textures, significance of patterns, cultural heritage and her personal investment. You can see more on their web site: http://permatabatik.mozello.com/ Support the show (http://welcome.thefairtraveller.org/the-organisation/)

Duration:00:28:57

CULTURISTA project

4/30/2018

Marija Jose comes from Mexico and she is engaged in promoting her culture of Guadalajara for several years now. In this podcast, we had a chat on her engagement in a cultural tourism project in Mexico and the impact it had on the local communities of Guadalajara. We made this podcast in a beautiful villa in Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico, which is an ancient Mayan city revived in the 70es by responsible people who wanted to create a new respectful community. This is the first episode of...

Duration:00:31:37