S3E17: An Immigrant who Built an Afrocentric Platform - Charles Shima, Chief Storyteller, Tourifique

Welcome to Season 3 of Travel Trends! Our biggest and best season yet with over 20 episodes, key sponsors and a major virtual event. Listen to Season 3 episodes out now! 

A podcast about how the travel industry is changing, how to stay current and what you can do to adapt your business for the future.

Podcast Episodes

  • Episode artwork featuring a photo of Charles Shima, with Kigali Convention Centre in the background

    S3E17: An Immigrant who Built an Afrocentric Platform - Charles Shima, Chief Storyteller, Tourifique

  • Artwork for Episode 'Learn Affiliate Marketing for Travel'  featuring photo of Jamie Birch, founder of JEBCommerce

    S3E16: Learn Affiliate Marketing for Travel with Jamie Birch, JEB Commerce Founder

  • Episode artwork featuring photo of Matthew Upchurch, CEO & Founder of Virtuoso

    S3E15: Global Luxury Travel Trends with Virtuoso's Founder & CEO Matthew UpchurchNew List Item

  • episode artwork featuring photos of Gloria Lee, John Gunther & Jason Sarracini

    S3E14: Top Canadian Travel Trends & Destinations for 2024 with Destination Canada, Frontiers North & Landsby

  • episode artwork with title and image of Sarah Clark with Ayer's Rock destination image in the background.

    S3E13: Australia's Top Travel Destinations - Insights from Tourism Tasmania's CEO Sarah Clark

  • S3E12: Revamp Your Marketing For Tours & Activities in 2024 with Arival's CEO Douglas Quinby

  • Episode artwork featuring image of Brian Jewell, guest on the episode with group of friends at an ocean destination in the background.

    S3E11: Navigating the World Together: The Group Travel Revolution

  • epsiode artwork featuring this week's guest, Laura Sileo Pavat

    S3E10: Champagne Chronicles: A Parisian Exec's Global Toast to Travel and Taste

  • Episode artwork featuring photos of guests: Ragnar Fjolnisson, Rebecca Esterhuizen and Kelly Tompkins

    S3E9: A Deep Dive into Travel Technology with Kaptio, Traveltek & ReserveX

  • S3E8Green Horizons: Navigating Sustainable Travel with Shannon, Christian and Zach

    S3E8: Green Horizons: Navigating Sustainable Travel with Shannon, Christian and Zach

  • Photo of Ian Cumming, founder of Travel Massive and guest on S3E7 Travel Trends Podcast.

    S3E7: Building a Global Community with Travel Massive Founder, Ian Cumming

  • S3E5: Learning to Embrace AI in Travel: A Deep Dive with Magpie CEO Christian Watts

  • episode image artwork featuring Alex Bainbridge, CEO of Autoura.

    S3E5: Can AI Tour Guides Enhance the Guest Experience?

  • Episode artwork including an image of guest Ragan Stone, CEO & Co-Founder of Nicer Travel

    S3E4: The Future of Travel Advisors - Humans + AI

  • podcast episode imagery featuring a photo of Konrad Waliszewski, CEO & Founder of @Hotels

    S3E3: Social Media is the New SEO @Hotel CEO & Founder Konrad Waliszewski

  • Episode image for season 3, episode 2: Women shaping the future of travel.

    S3E2: Women Shaping the Future of Travel

  • S3E1: Paul English, Kayak Co-Founder, Discusses AI's Impact on Travel in 2024

  • Season 2, episode 17 artwork: Image of two women holding Travel Trends Podcast tShirt.

    S2E17: Special Christmas Edition: Highlights from Phocuswright 2023

  • S2E16: Season 2 Wrap-Up with Zach Vanasse & The Impressive Virtuoso Start-Up Panel

  • S2E15 episode artwork for Robin Yap, retired Chairman.

    S2E15: Unveiling Success Secrets of a Travel Industry Veteran: An Insightful Journey with Robin Yap

  • Episode artwork for John Boulding, CMO at Vox. Image includes city walking tour in Rome.

    S2E14: The Life & Times of a 40 Year Travel Veteran: An Unforgettable Trip with John Boulding

  • episode artwork for Marius Nigond, founder of iWander

    S2E13: Marius Nigond, Founder of iWander

  • image of presentation at Arival conference

    S2E12: Arival 2023 Conference Review, with Mitch Bach & Lori Timony

  • S2E11: Richard Edwards, MD & CMO of UnTours

  • S2E10: Mauricio Prieto, Founder of eDreams & Travel Tech Essentialist

  • episode cover artwork featuring Craig Dodge of the Phare Circus with image of the circus.

    S2E9: Craig Dodge, Director at the Phare Cirucs

  • S2E8: Samantha Hardcastle, Founder of The Storied Experience

  • S2E7 podcast episode artwork, Charaf El Mansouri , CEO and Founder of Dharma speaking on stage.

    S2E7: Charaf El Mansouri, CEO & Founder of DHARMA

  • S2E6: Jonathan Raggett, CEO at Red Carnation Hotels

  • S2E5: Live from Vegas, Virtuoso Tech Panel

  • S2E4: Natasha Lawerence, Product Director at Contiki

  • S2E3: Bruce Rosard, Co-Founder of Arival

  • S2E2: Pete Comeau, Managing Director, Phocuswright

  • S2E1: Rafat Ali, Founder & CEO of Skift

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Meet the Host

photo of Dan Christian.

Our host, Dan Christian is a highly respected travel industry executive & entrepreneur. Following the pandemic he wanted to create a new travel podcast that told the stories of travel’s return through the experiences of his outstanding travel colleagues, partners, and the key industry leaders that are shaping the future of the travel industry.