Ep 47: 2020: Looking Back On The Year That Changed Travel Forever

Listen to this episode

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

Podbean

View All Episodes

About This Episode

17 Dec 2020 • 32m00s

To round-out 12 months that no-one will ever forget, Hannah and Gary quiz each other about the travel and tourism issues that dominated 2020.

Among the topics discussed are domestic tourism, travel bubbles, the absence of Chinese travellers, Zoominars, slimmed-down airlines, the future of visas, self-drive travel, political travel propaganda, the future of cruising, PCR and antigen tests, quarantines and vaccine passports.

We also select our favourite podcast moments of 2020, and the questions we were both asked most frequently on webinars and interviews.

Looking ahead to 2021 and beyond, we attempt to answer the ultimate question: “When, realistically, will international travel return to a sustainable level?

Spoiler alert: Hannah is more optimistic than Gary. Roll on 2021!

« Next Episode Ep 48: 21 for 2021: A Travel Industry Wish List For The New Year - Part I Previous Episode » Ep 46: “It Will Take Upwards of 5 Years to Recover,” with Simon Westaway, Australian Tourism Industry Council

View All Episodes

Latest Episodes Catch up with the pods you may have missed

Play

30 Aug 2024 • 28m56s

Ep 226: The Outlook for Muslim Friendly Tourism & Hospitality in Asia Pacific, with Nizran Noordin, Islamic Tourism Centre

“The Muslim friendly tourism and hospitality eco-system will be the next big thing in global tourism.” Muslim tourism is forecast to be valued at USD225 billion worldwide by 2030, with ASEAN and Asia Pacific at the centre of future growth. To discuss the challenges and opportunities up ahead for the travel industry, Gary and Hannah welcome Nizran Noordin, Director General of the Islamic Tourism Centre, which is based in Malaysia.

Play

19 Aug 2024 • 34m02s

Ep 225: The 2024 South East Asia Tourism Year (So Far) in Review - Data Free!

We are almost two-thirds through 2024. This year, more than ever, South East Asia’s travel and tourism recovery and regrowth is being assessed through the lens of data and statistics. But quantifying every aspect of tourism obfuscates the dynamic political, economic, societal, technological and environmental factors behind those numbers. So, this week Gary and Hannah ask and answer 8 critical questions about the direction of regional travel in 2024, and beyond – without referencing data.

Ep 47: 2020: Looking Back On The Year That Changed Travel Forever

About This Episode

Latest Episodes Catch up with the pods you may have missed

Ep 226: The Outlook for Muslim Friendly Tourism & Hospitality in Asia Pacific, with Nizran Noordin, Islamic Tourism Centre

Ep 225: The 2024 South East Asia Tourism Year (So Far) in Review - Data Free!

Hannah Pearson

Gary Bowerman