Travel Beyond
The Travel Beyond podcast brings you the travel industry’s most exciting innovations that address the greatest challenges facing communities and the planet.
We partner with travel destinations and changemakers working toward a regenerative future where all people can flourish, and that means transforming the travel industry to respect the needs of residents, visitors, and the environment.
At Destination Think, we believe travel can make the world a better place, but it must do so without environmental, economic and social harm. In the travel industry, and as travellers, we need to pair our words with meaningful action if we are going to improve our lives and the world. The solutions are in sight, and they need to be shared.
Protecting our planet and shaping the future of travel is a big project that needs a big team. Tune in to hear from the inspiring travel leaders and many others committed to this vital project. And join us.
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 121
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Integrating Indigenous voices into heritage tourism: Lessons from Barkerville – Cariboo Chilcotin Coast E9
Future-proofing ecotourism: The story of Bella Coola Grizzly Tours – Cariboo Chilcotin Coast E8
Renewable experiences: EVs and a community vision – Načiks (Tofino) S2 E6
Can both residents and tourists change their travel habits in favour of EVs? In this episode, entrepreneur Gordon Taylor, member of Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ (Ucluelet First Nation), shares how T?iick?in (Thunder…
The Indigenous entrepreneur tending BC’s largest kelp farm – Načiks (Tofino) S2 E5
How queer advocacy reinforces environmental action – Načiks (Tofino) S2 E4
“I think we can look side to side and find so much solidarity with people who are working in any given region towards a future that is more equitable or more just and say, how do we connect?”
Sully …
“This is a garden”: Lessons from a 50-year stewardship legacy – Načiks (Tofino) S2 E3
Nurturing cultural pride through Indigenous hospitality and mentorship – Načiks (Tofino) S2 E2
How can tourism create Indigenous spaces that foster growth, opportunity, and meaningful representation? In this episode, Maria Clark, Assistant General Manager at Tin Wis Resort and Board Director f…
Culture keepers: Showing visitors what it means to be Nuu-chah-nulth – Načiks (Tofino) S2 E1
“It really comes back to ?iisaak. It comes back to respect.”
To create a more balanced and inclusive future for tourism, it’s essential to understand and honour Indigenous culture and history. In thi…
How you can help the travel industry lead systemic change
On this episode of Travel Beyond, sustainability leader Auden Schendler shares a bold vision for tackling the climate crisis, revealing how the tourism industry can use its influence to drive systemi…
Copenhagen and guests share lessons on destination leadership, KPIs, and collaboration
Travel’s full impact on society – both positive and negative – is not often fully understood or discussed. But that’s starting to change. Today’s leading destinations are charting a future with strat…
What does effective leadership look like right now?
Changing the Narrative: Truth-Telling in Tourism
What if we treated travel as part of the ecosystem?
When highways wash out, tourism stops—highlighting the deep connection between travel and the environment. In this episode, biologist and environmental professional Veronica Woodruff explores how cro…
Adapting to tourism’s evolving relationship with wildlife – Cariboo Chilcotin Coast E6
Leonard Ellis knows more than most tourism operators what it means to pivot a business. Over his 50-year career, and as the owner of Bella Coola Grizzly Tours, he has transitioned from hunting big ga…
Finding balance through tourism and agriculture – Cariboo Chilcotin Coast E5
She’s a CEO by day and a farmer by night, but in both roles, Amy Thacker is working to help people connect with the lands where they live and visit. Amy leads the Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Tourism Asso…
Beyond the image: Using storytelling to inspire environmental action – Cariboo Chilcotin Coast E4
Chris Harris, a renowned photographer and adventurer, shares his deep connection to British Columbia’s Cariboo Chilcotin Coast region and his efforts to document the Chilcotin Ark, one of the most bi…
Electric innovations: Queenstown as a testbed for rapid decarbonization
How can the private sector work for public good? Rod Drury is a serial entrepreneur and Founder of Xero, a successful tech company based in Aotearoa New Zealand. Since stepping back from his roles as…
Equity in tourism: How travel is helping destinations become more equitable places to live
How can travel contribute to creating more equitable communities? Ben Lyman, Head of Communications at the Travel Foundation and Bernadette Papp, Senior Researcher at the European Tourism Futures Ins…
How travel businesses can go beyond offsetting to accelerate real decarbonization
What can travel businesses do to make a substantial impact in their climate actions? Shannon Guihan, Chief Sustainability Officer at The Travel Corporation, discusses moving beyond carbon offsetting …