Travel Beyond
Arts & Culture Podcasts
What comes after the age of mass tourism? If you love the travel industry or the place where you live and want to make it better, this show is for you.
The Travel Beyond podcast brings you the people and places taking action toward a sustainable, just, and thriving future for all. The solutions are in sight.
We partner with leading destinations working toward an industry that respects the needs of residents, visitors, and the environment – a regenerative future where all people can flourish.
You’ll learn how other places are dealing with climate risks and environmental preservation by hearing from like-minded thinkers who have been moving toward regenerative travel for their whole careers.
Our past guests include:
Cathy RitterMarsha WaldenMat WoodsTim BarkeHedwig SietsmaDamcho RinzinNetherlands Board of Tourism & ConventionsAmsterdam & Partners
Listen to stories of a better world, and return home inspired.
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Location:
United States
Description:
What comes after the age of mass tourism? If you love the travel industry or the place where you live and want to make it better, this show is for you. The Travel Beyond podcast brings you the people and places taking action toward a sustainable, just, and thriving future for all. The solutions are in sight. We partner with leading destinations working toward an industry that respects the needs of residents, visitors, and the environment – a regenerative future where all people can flourish. You’ll learn how other places are dealing with climate risks and environmental preservation by hearing from like-minded thinkers who have been moving toward regenerative travel for their whole careers. Our past guests include: Cathy RitterMarsha WaldenMat WoodsTim BarkeHedwig SietsmaDamcho RinzinNetherlands Board of Tourism & ConventionsAmsterdam & Partners Listen to stories of a better world, and return home inspired. For timely stories and insights for tourism destinations, subscribe to Destination Think's weekly newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Language:
English
Episodes
Bringing Copenhagen back home: How travel impacts grassroots sustainability | Copenhagen E4
5/21/2024
Like a souvenir that takes up no room in your suitcase, learning has always fit perfectly with travel. And some entrepreneurs in Copenhagen have taken it upon themselves to ensure travellers are going home with a better understanding of how to advocate for change in their communities and take small steps to make better choices in their personal lives.
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Duration:00:34:14
Lighthouses showing the way to true sustainability | Copenhagen E3
5/14/2024
The solutions to the world's problems already exist, says architect Anders Lendager. This episode, Anders tells us about his journey towards sustainable architecture, emphasizing the need for transformative "lighthouse" projects that can show the way forward. Through examples of his designs like Upcycle House and Resource Rows, he shows that sustainable solutions provide an economic advantage. We also chat about the role of travel in promoting sustainable practices and hear about some of the opportunities ahead for cities seeking a sustainable future.
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Duration:00:50:53
The two biggest jobs ahead for travel destinations | Copenhagen E2
5/7/2024
Travel destinations can gather support to lead large-scale sustainability actions, says Wonderful Copenhagen CEO Mikkel Aarø-Hansen. He shares how his destination management organization, in coalition with others, influenced the cruise industry to pollute less. Mikkel also tells us about the two biggest jobs ahead for sustainability-minded destinations and their leaders.
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Duration:00:49:10
Don’t copy, be inspired: Learning from Copenhagen’s longest-serving mayor | Copenhagen E1
4/30/2024
“Don’t copy, be inspired.” What’s it like to have a long-term vision and then see it come true? We get into it with Jens Kramer Mikkelsen, Copenhagen’s longest-serving mayor. From 1989 to 2004, Jens led the city by assembling a broad coalition of support for major infrastructure projects that have helped make Copenhagen the vibrant global capital it is today.
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Duration:00:36:34
Part 2: Teaching visitors the value of restoration – Načiks (Tofino) E6
4/23/2024
How can travellers make a positive impact when they visit and take home some sustainable values? Two leaders from local NGOs in Načiks (Tofino) tell us about their organizations’ long-term restoration projects, relationships with local First Nations, and how they are trying to encourage a culture of conservation among visitors. This is a two-part episode featuring Emily Fulton of Redd Fish Restoration Society and Michelle Hall of Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Trust.
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Duration:00:31:52
Part 1: Teaching visitors the value of restoration – Načiks (Tofino) E6
4/16/2024
How can travellers make a positive impact when they visit and take home sustainable values? Two leaders from local NGOs in Načiks (Tofino) tell us about their organizations’ long-term restoration projects, relationships with local First Nations, and how they are trying to encourage a culture of conservation among visitors. This is a two-part episode featuring Emily Fulton of Redd Fish Restoration Society and Michelle Hall of Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Trust.
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Duration:00:35:01
The allyship journey: How tourism businesses are collaborating toward a better future – Načiks (Tofino) E5
4/9/2024
How to be an ally to First Nations? Within Tofino’s tourism industry, one way is to pledge your business to the Tribal Parks Allies program. The program provides direct benefits, financial and otherwise, to the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, where the town is located. Can this model of settler-Indigenous allyship spread to other places? We speak with Julian Hockin-Grant to learn about how this project came to be and where it might go next.
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Duration:00:37:16
Why wilderness is a myth: Tribal Parks Guardians and the language of respect – Načiks (Tofino) E4
4/2/2024
The travel industry has been selling “wilderness” adventures for a long time. But does wilderness really exist? This episode we learn from two Tla-o-qui-aht leaders about their culture’s care for the environment, why many Indigenous languages have no word for wilderness, and how Indigenous knowledge can unlock new ways of practicing respectful travel. We also learn about the ʔiisaak Pledge and how Tribal Parks Guardians are protecting the lands many people visit.
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Duration:00:52:24
Tribal Park Allies: Forming a coalition to steward the environment – Načiks (Tofino) E3
3/26/2024
In 1984, a logging blockade led to the creation of the first Tribal Park near Tofino, British Columbia. Four decades later, the Tribal Parks Allies program is building a coalition of support for restoration among members of the tourism industry. The project brings in reliable funding for Indigenous-led sustainable projects and cultural revitalization. Saya Masso, Lands and Resource Director at Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, explains the positive impact alongside a history lesson about those who have protected the forests.
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Duration:00:38:42
Stewardship solutions from Ahousaht First Nation – Načiks (Tofino) E2
3/19/2024
A social enterprise and a stewardship fee from tourism businesses are two ways Ahousaht First Nation is regaining the ability to control its tourism destiny. Head Hereditary Chief Hasheukumiss (Richard George) and Hereditary Chief ?ikaatius (Tyson Atleo) are co-owners of Ahous Adventures on behalf of the Nation. They describe these solutions and others they’re using to care for nature, lift up their people, and point the way to a flourishing future.
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Duration:00:44:21
“This beautiful place was fought for.” – Načiks (Tofino) E1
3/12/2024
This season of Travel Beyond shows a way forward for every place threatened by climate risks or grappling with what it means to host visitors on Indigenous territory. Welcome to Načiks (Tofino).
During 2023’s bustling summer, the only route in and out of Tofino, British Columbia was blocked by wildfires for 17 days. Brad Parsell of Tourism Tofino shares how the community responded and why every positive change a travel organization can make relies on rock solid relationships. Elder and former Chief Moses Martin of Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation tells us about the 1980s-90s War in the Woods and the impact Indigenous stewardship has had on protecting the lush environment so many visitors now enjoy.
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Duration:00:57:47
Corporate sustainability has failed: Here’s a better lever for change
3/5/2024
Auden Schendler is a decades-long corporate sustainability veteran and climate leader with Aspen Skiing Company. He shares what’s worked, what hasn’t, and why truly effective climate action in business comes from wielding power and influence to drive systemic change.
Read Aspen One’s 2024 sustainability report called “25 Years of Questions”: https://www.aspensnowmass.com/discover/sustainability
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Duration:00:16:27
Bhutan’s 50-year quest for sustainable visitation – Replay and update
2/27/2024
Since 2022, Bhutan’s Sustainable Development Fee has gone through some dramatic changes, rising from $65 to $200 per day before falling to $100 with allowances for longer stays. Why? As international travel grows, the country continues its search for the right harmony between visitors, residents, and the environment, which means making sure the Bhutanese public benefits from the wealth tourism can bring. The visitors fee is one piece of that puzzle.
In this updated replay episode from season one, our 2022 conversation with Damcho Rinzin from the Tourism Council of Bhutan outlines the thinking behind the sustainable tourism solutions they’ve been working on since the 1970s, and we share a new update on their recent progress.
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Duration:00:33:28
Why sustainability includes culture, language, and land – Cariboo Chilcotin Coast E3
2/20/2024
Travellers are always looking for connection, says Sunrise When the Salmon Come (Cheryl Chapman). Cheryl works with Indigenous Tourism BC to make that connection happen, assisting Indigenous communities and entrepreneurs in sharing their living culture with visitors. She openly shares some of the challenges of telling the truth about colonialism’s impacts on First Nations, and tells us how she weaves together a fuller picture of history that leads people to consider how interconnected we are with the land, other people, and all life.
Content warning: This episode contains frank discussions of Canada’s residential school system and abuses stemming from colonialism in BC.
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Duration:00:32:02
Celebrating rural innovations and combating “impact fatigue” – Cariboo Chilcotin Coast E2
2/13/2024
In 2017 came the wildfires. In 2020, the pandemic. In a time of dramatic changes and climate risks, it’s easy to see why this region might be feeling a little disaster fatigue. But Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Tourism Association is working to support the tourism industry as operators share successes, deliver experiences, and plan for the future. CEO Amy Thacker describes the role her organization is filling and why sustainable actions come naturally to locals, even if they’d use other words to describe it.
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Duration:00:21:29
Truth and visitation: How exposing painful histories through travel can bring healing – Cariboo Chilcotin Coast E1
2/6/2024
Can travel lead to truth and reconciliation? Mike Retasket, former five-term Chief of Bonaparte First Nation in British Columbia, describes how he shares the dark aspects of history with travellers, and how that storytelling can lead to healing. He’s enthusiastic about the opportunities tourism can bring to Indigenous communities, and he shares his unusual journey into the travel industry.
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Duration:00:22:00
Truth and visitation: How exposing painful histories through travel can bring healing – Cariboo Chilcotin Coast E1
2/6/2024
Can travel lead to truth and reconciliation? Mike Retasket, former five-term Chief of Bonaparte First Nation in British Columbia, describes how he shares the dark aspects of history with travellers, and how that storytelling can lead to healing. He’s enthusiastic about the opportunities tourism can bring to Indigenous communities, and he shares his unusual journey into the travel industry.
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Duration:00:22:00
Uplifting experiences: Ziptrek Ecotours shares its carbon-accounting journey – Queenstown Lakes Solutions E2
1/30/2024
Hop on the gondola – here’s another tourism operator leading the way to carbon zero in Queenstown Lakes. Trent Yeo tells us about building a business in harmony with his values for sustainability and community.
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Duration:00:22:39
The net-positive-energy lodge bringing Queenstown Lakes toward carbon zero – Queenstown Lakes Solutions E1
1/23/2024
What do sustainable solutions in travel really look like? We visit The Headwaters Eco Lodge at Camp Glenorchy, where Rodney tours through a whole host of climate-friendly operations that are leading the way to a decarbonized visitor economy in Queenstown Lakes.
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Duration:00:35:28
Conversations the travel industry isn’t having yet | Europe’s Travel Leaders E8
1/16/2024
Which conversations are we avoiding in the travel industry? Destination managers and travel industry leaders are under increasing public pressure to follow up their sustainable words with action, says today’s guest, Signe Jungersted. Signe worked on The End of Tourism As We Know It strategy as Director of Development at Wonderful Copenhagen. She continues to lead destinations and communities through change at Group NAO, where she is CEO and Founding Partner. In this episode, she explains why the tourism industry needs to take itself seriously as a solution to the climate crisis and why the best pathway forward for DMOs is to step into a more expansive role.
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Duration:00:39:30