The Most Popular Tourism Podcasts You Should Be Listening To
The podcast is a fast-growing content format. Right now, there are more than 1 million active podcasts and more than 30 million podcast episodes. Among this myriad of options, tour operators can find great tourism podcasts to listen to.
But before diving into this specific category, check out these numbers (or jump to the list):
As you can notice, podcasts are being consumed at a staggering rate. That is also true for tourism podcasts.
Why tour operators should listen to tourism podcasts
Imagine a media that is easy to digest, entertaining and mostly free. That is a podcast!
More than entertainment, tourism podcast listeners can learn from experts about topics that are relevant to their professional and personal lives. Not to mention it’s also a good way to stay updated on the tourism industry while supporting small businesses in your niche.
You can listen to a podcast virtually anywhere from multiple devices. You can even consume it offline if you have previously downloaded the episodes. That is great if you offer outdoor experiences with limited access to the internet.
There are multiple platforms that you can find tourism podcasts to listen to. The top five for United States listeners, according to Statista, are:
Popular tourism podcasts for tour operators
Due to the huge number of tourism podcasts, a great variety of topics are covered. You can find shows about sustainable tourism, marketing, best practices, business management, technology, industry news and much more.
That’s why we’ve selected a few of the most popular tourism podcasts for you to tune in on.
Popular Tourism Podcasts Summary
- Tourpreneur by Shane Whaley
- The Digital Tourism Show by Chris Torres
- InPhocus by Kevin May
- The Altruistic Traveller Podcast by Bianca Caruana
- The Future of Tourism by David Peacock
- The Skift Podcast
- Tourism Marketing Mastery by Erik Hatterscheidt
- Travel Business Success by Tourism Tim Warren
- Tourism Tweetup the Podcast by Holly Galbraith
- The Be a Better Guide Podcast by Kelsey Tonner
- Travel Geniuses by Christy Camren
- This Week in Travel by Chris Christensen
- The Home Based Travel Agent Show by Barry Kantz and Lorene Romero
- The South East Asia Travel Show by Gary Bowerman and Hannah Pearson
- Talking Tourism by Rachel Williams
1. Tourpreneur by Shane Whaley
This tourism podcast is maybe one of the most complete sources of information for tour operators that you can find out there.
Hosted by an industry veteran, the show covers a wide range of topics and brings guests who are travel experts and tour business owners.
Get to know the daily routine of tour operators, expand your knowledge and be inspired by success histories from travel entrepreneurs on this podcast.
2. The Digital Tourism Show by Chris Torres
Save one hour a week to learn about marketing for travel business and destinations.
Chris Torres is a marketing expert and author of the book “ Lookers into Bookers”. In this tourism podcast, he shares his knowledge in digital marketing to help tour operators grow.
According to the host, the Digital Tourism Show aim is to help tour operators increase booking rates, value and revenues.
3. InPhocus by Kevin May
This is the podcast of PhocusWire, one of the most famous portals for travel and tourism news. By listening to it you will be updated with the latest news, issues and trends in the industry.
4. The Altruistic Traveller Podcast by Bianca Caruana
Caruana is a world traveler who knows the value of sustainability and inclusion in our industry.
This tourism podcast features stories of influential changemakers from around the globe, which will make you rethink the role of tourism in our society.
5. The Future of Tourism by David Peacock
In each episode, Peacock invites industry leaders and chief executives to talk about the challenges and the opportunities facing the travel industry.
The topics discussed vary from new technologies for tourism to destination management.
6. The Skift Podcast
For their weekly conversations, they invite the best tourism executives and entrepreneurs to join them for the discussion on all sorts of topics regarding travel and tourism.
7. Tourism Marketing Mastery by Erik Hatterscheidt
A tourism podcast meant for travel business owners. Learn new ways to market that bring in consistent bookings but still maintain a healthy profit margin for your operation.
The host, Erik Hatterscheidt, is a resort marketing manager. In the episodes, he shares his own experience to illustrate the strategies that have best worked for him and may apply to your business.
8. Travel Business Success by Tourism Tim Warren
In his podcast, you can find out more about the best practices in tourism marketing and the travel business in general.
What’s interesting about Warren is that he explains how DMOs can use different marketing strategies to promote their destination, how tourism marketing works, as well as social media and digital marketing in the tourism industry.
9. Tourism Tweetup the Podcast by Holly Galbraith
An excellent resource for tourism managers, destination marketers, and travel and tourism professionals. For more recent episodes, check out her latest podcast, Tourism Upgrade with HollyG.
10. The Be a Better Guide Podcast by Kelsey Tonner
If you’re a tour guide, this might of interest to you. Tonner shares his experience on various topics on tour guides, tour operators, travel businesses, destination marketing, and more.
His podcast is filled with little details and advice on how to make the most of your tour, as well as offer the best experience possible to your travellers.
11. Travel Geniuses by Christy Camren
Here’s something for travel agents. Camren discusses marketing, technology, system, tools, and other topics related to travel agents. For example, how to manage your money as a travel agent
12. This Week in Travel by Chris Christensen
Their topics vary from episode to episode, but it’s mostly focused on travel and tourism. They also bring special guests, such as leading travel writers, bloggers and podcasters.
13. The Home Based Travel Agent Show by Barry Kantz and Lorene Romero
This podcast covers the travel business and it might be of interest to anyone looking for insights into the travel trade community.
14. The South East Asia Travel Show by Gary Bowerman and Hannah Pearson
The South Asia Travel Show analyses inbound, outbound, domestic and intra-ASEAN tourism in depth.
If you are operating in this niche market, this tourism podcast is the best way to stay updated on the real-time travel situation of those countries and learn from specialized analysis done by experts.
15. Talking Tourism by Rachel Williams
This tourism podcast is specialized in small and medium-sized tour operators and industry professionals.
You will hear discussions between industry veterans and business gurus about hot topics and challenges for tour operators.
Conclusion
Listening to tourism podcasts is a good way to learn new things and stay informed on the travel industry. If you never tried one before, I’m sure you will enjoy the experience.
Check out PlayerFM tourism podcasts section for more tourism podcast ideas. Maybe you will find a show that is dedicated to your niche that was not listed in this article.
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Originally published at https://www.orioly.com on March 24, 2021.
