Tourism Expert Recovery Series

“Keeping the Dream Alive”

Episodes

The Tourism Expert Recover Series – ‘Keeping the Dream Alive’ is a 12 Episode journey that features some of the world most renowned and respected thought leaders and tourism specialists. Running from 28 April to 04 Jun 2020, each of our international guests share their expert analysis, insights and key considerations for transitioning out of COVID-19.

We invite you to join in the discussion by sharing your own experiences, ideas or questions with our team of experts. But for now, sit back, relax and Click the links below to listen to our past episodes dedicated to ‘Keeping the Dream Alive’.

Episode #1 - Tourism Business Survival, Revival, Resilience

Dr David Beirman

Listen to Dr David Beirman the internationally renowned expert and author on Tourism Crisis & Resilience as he shares his insights, observations and recommendations on transitioning out of COVID-19

Tourism Under Siege: How to plan, prepare and react during a tourism crisis. Dr David Beirman is one of the world's leading authorities on crisis management in tourism. In this podcast he takes listeners questions from our recent "Expert Series" webinar. 

Episode #4 - Survive & Thrive - Marketing in the New Abnormal

Carolyn Childs

Listen to internationally acclaimed Researcher and Marketeer Carolyn Childs as she discusses and explains how to navigate the New Abnormal

Marketing To Keep The Dream Alive Carolyn Childs is one of the world's leading experts in tourism marketing and research.  In this episode she takes listeners questions from our recent "Expert Series" webinar.   

Episode #7 - Aviation in Crisis

John Grant

What happens in aviation impacts every aspect of the tourism industry. So, what is happening right now? And what can we expect to happen in the future? In Episode #7 Internationally respected and global media go to aviation specialist John Grant, explores these and many more questions

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Episode #10 - Crisis and Careers - Navigating the Storm

Karen Priest

The onset of Covid-19 has been traumatic for many. Those who have seen their jobs disappears or careers effectively grind to a halt now find themselves in limbo uncertain as to what the future holds. How do you stay positive? How do you remain relevant? And what do you need to do to ensure you emerge stronger when the crisis is over?These and many more questions are answered by Tourism Talent Director, Karen Priest
This Episode could very well be the one that determines your future success

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Episode #2 - Lessons from the Past - Crisis, Resilience, Context

Chris Flynn

In this episode Chris Flynn takes a look back at some of the challenges our industry has faced in the past. He details and explores what we learned to help provide context to the current COVID-19 crisis.

Lessons from the Past: Crisis & Resilience WTACH's Chris Flynn has worked with tourism authorities all over Asia and the Pacific during crises like SARS, Tsunami's, GFC and more.  In this podcast he takes listeners questions from our recent "Expert Series" webinar. 

Episode #5 - The Six Fundamentals of Sustainable Events

Stu Speirs

Events can play a critical part in supporting the economic growth and development of a country, region, city or town. What is less understood is how events build community pride and how this helps create more unique and sustainable opportunities.

Episode #8 - Crisis & Innovation

Tammy Marshall

Navigating out of any crisis situation requires a multitude of actions, considerations and disciplines. But when faced with a crisis such as Covid-19 a key ingredient for survival and recovery is ‘Innovation’. In this episode acclaimed business transformation strategist and innovation specialist Tammy Marshall shares with us her wisdom, experience and guidance.

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Episode #11 - Recover - Resilience - Regeneration

Gerard (Ged) Brown

As we approach the end of the Tourism Expert Recover Series #keepingthedreamalive, Ged Brown takes a look back at where we’ve been, what we learnt and what it all ultimately means for the future of Tourism and asks this compelling question. What is the Big Opportunity for Tourism Post COVID19?

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Episode #3 - Travel & Tourism the Current Position and Outlook

Prof John Koldowski

Prof John Koldowski is globally respected for his extraordinary tourism insights, projections and analysis. In this episode John drills down into the current state of play and what we can expect to happen in the future

Travel & Tourism: Current Position & Outlook Professor John Koldowski is one of the world's leading tourism analysts and takes us through where we are and where we are headed in tourism terms.  In this episode he takes listeners questions from our recent "Expert Series" webinar. 

Episode #6 Crisis Communications - What Organisations Get Right/Wrong

David Tarsh

In any crisis big or small the way in which you communicate can be the difference between survival and failure. In this episode globally renowned Communications Guru shares his top 10 tips for how to manage your PR in a crisis situation

Episode #9 - So What’s Your Go-To Marketing Strategy?

Luke Donkin

Being in the midst of the Covid-19 Pandemic it’s hard to imagine what message you should send to stimulate consumer interest, confidence and trust. Or…if now is the right time to be sending these messages at all? In this episode we hear from International Martech Strategist Luke Donkin on what we need to consider and how we can become more agile and competitive .

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Episode #12 - Facts not Fear - What’s Really Happening Out There?

Olivier Ponti

As Albert Einstein once said “Without numbers you don’t have a science”. In our final episode Olivier Ponti - Vice President Insights at Forward Keys provides a ‘Real Time’ understanding of what’s really happening in Travel & Tourism and just as importantly what’s not! As we transition out of COVID19 the need for accurate data and analysis will never be more important

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