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Bonailie Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Podcast - Shaping the Future of Tourism Julie King
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Bonailie is a collaborative purpose-led platform that connects like-minded decision-makers from the Global Travel, Tourism and Hospitality industry.
Bonailie was founded by Julie King, an entrepreneur and industry leader with more than 34 years of international success, working within and consulting to the hospitality and tourism sectors tourism. Created in response to the devastation caused by COVID-19 to the global tourism industry, the vision for Bonailie is to shape the future of tourism by bringing industry professionals together, in a collaborative platform that will drive 21st-century thinking.
The Bonailie Platform will deliver engagement and collaboration through webinars, panels, and the ability to connect with global sector partners and peers. It will produce monthly intelligence with market snapshots and insights and will facilitate access to learning programmes for tourism industry leaders.
In this podcast series, we speak to global tourism leaders about their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. We will hear how they have adapted, challenges they have faced and overcome, new measures in place and how they are innovating and marketing to rebuild and reshape tourism. Our podcast will share experiences and address industry challenges, thought leadership content, global trends and insights, best practice, innovation and education modules in partnership with industry collaborators.
At Bonailie, we are a hub for positive change that will unite the whole industry to collaborate for a common purpose to drive a positive impact on the world.
We hope you enjoy the series.
Julie King and the Bonailie Team
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Bonailie Episode 9: Tourism In A New Era - A New Trading Economy
Bonailie Founder, Julie King welcomes special guest Brett Mitchell, Chief Commercial Officer at Intrepid Group. Brett is the third of three guests in a series focusing on how global travel and tourism businesses will transform post the pandemic.
They discuss the impact of the global pandemic on Intrepid Group, the key lessons learned, the importance of a strong culture within businesses moving forward and why it is critical that the local and global industry comes together. They also discuss in depth Intrepid Group’s focus on sustainability and responsible tourism.
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Bonailie Episode 8: International Destination Readiness and Innovation in a New Era, A New Trading Economy
Bonailie Founder, Julie King welcomes special guest Neil Rodgers, Managing Director of Adventure World Travel. Neil is the second of three guests in a series focusing on how travel and tourism businesses will transform post the pandemic.
They discuss the difficulties in operating a business in the current environment and Neil talks about the need for the industry to unite during this difficult time and overcome the challenges they face
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Bonailie Episode 7: International Destination Readiness and Innovation in a New Era, A New Trading Economy
Bonailie Founder, Julie King welcomes special guest Liz Anderson, Managing Director at Sundowners Overland. Liz is the first of three guests in a series focusing on how travel and tourism businesses need to transform post the pandemic.
They discuss the impact of the global pandemic on Sundowners Overland, the key lessons learned, the business's path to recovery and the measures they are taking to focus on sustainability.
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Bonailie Episode 6: International Destination Readiness and Innovation in a New Era, Seychelles Tourism Board
Bonailie Founder, Julie King welcomes special guest Sherin Francis, CEO of Seychelles Tourism Board.
They discuss the impact of the global pandemic on Seychelles, a destination where tourism directly contributes close to 26% to the GDP, how well Seychelles has managed the pandemic, how they have adapted to welcome tourists and their approach to collaboration within the industry locally and globally.
Seychelles has a strong focus on sustainability and the discussions also focus on their approaches to create a sustainable future for tourism.
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Bonailie Episode 5: International Destination Readiness and Innovation in a New Era, Tourism Fiji
Bonailie Founder, Julie King welcomes special guest Matt Stoeckel, CEO of Tourism Fiji.
They discuss the impact of the pandemic on Fiji, measures that have been put in place, how they have adapted and innovated to shape the future of tourism in a destination where tourism contributes close to 40% of the island nation’s GDP.
It is with true 'bula' spirit that this idyllic holiday paradise will begin the process of safely opening their borders to visitors, with a focus on care, wellbeing and collaboration.
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Bonailie Episode 4: International Destination Readiness and Innovation in a new era, Sri Lanka Tourism
Bonailie Founder, Julie King welcomes special guest; Kimarli Fernando, Chairperson of Sri Lanka Tourism.
They discuss the impact of the pandemic on Sri Lanka, measures that have been put in place, how they have adapted and innovated in this challenging time.
With strict hygiene criteria, rapid testing and other measures, Sri Lanka is focused on ensuring a positive and sustainable future for their tourism industry.
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