Travel Trends with Dan Christian
Welcome to our Travel Trends Podcast, the #1 B2B global travel podcast for professionals shaping the future of travel.
Hosted by Dan Christian, this show features candid conversations with global travel leaders, startup founders, tourism boards, hospitality executives, and technology innovators. Together they explore the ideas, innovations, and strategies driving the next era of travel.
Whether you're building a travel startup, leading a destination, scaling a hospitality brand, or new to the industry, you’ll gain actionable insights and real-world perspectives from the leaders redefining the global travel economy.
Episodes
222 episodes
Sell More Experiences: Why the Best Operators Are Getting Connected with Bokun
If you’re still managing tours through email threads, spreadsheets, or a “Contact Us to book” form, you’re not just adding admin, you’re likely leaving revenue on the table. In this Company Spotlight, Dan sits down with Sam Jeffries, Sen...
The Rise of Agentic AI Part 2
Filters, dropdowns, and endless tabs are starting to feel like the old internet, and travel is right at the center of that shift. In the second episode of our Agentic AI Series, Dan speaks with Ben Manzi, Co-founder and COO of <...
The Rise of Rail Part 2 - Luxury Rail Travel: The New Golden Age
Rail is having a moment and not just as a way to travel, but as a way to experience the world differently. As part of Rail Month, we are diving deeper into the category in this second episode of our The Rise of Rail Series with ...
Event Spotlight: Arival 360 Valencia 2026
Recorded live from Valencia, Spain, this episode brings together insights from 14 industry leaders across technology, distribution and marketing, capturing what’s actually working in travel in 2026 at Arival 360.Multi-day tours t...
The Rise of Agentic AI in 2026
AI that writes is no longer the headline. AI that acts is.In the first episode of our Agentic AI Series, we sit down with Gilad Berenstein of Brook Bay Capital, Tahnee Perry, AI Expert Consultant, and Christian ...
The Rise of Rail Part 1: The Most Iconic and Scenic Journeys with Railbookers
May marks Rail Month, a celebration of train travel and the growing demand for more relaxed, immersive ways to explore the world. With 31 days of festivities, including Rail Week (May 11–17), there’s no better time to spotlight wh...
All-Access on the Slopes: The Future of Luxury Ski Travel with Picabo Street
This Captains of Industry episode explores what really goes into elite alpine skiing, beyond what you see on TV. You can watch the sport for years and still miss what actually decides a race: the travel grind, the equipment rituals, the recover...
Beyond Airport Transfers: How Daytrip Is Rethinking Travel Between Cities
The most stressful part of a trip often isn’t the flight or the hotel, it’s everything in between. After a long journey, you arrive tired, navigating a new place, juggling luggage, and trying to figure out how to get from point A to point B. Th...
The Evolution of Sun Destinations with TUI with Phillip Iveson
A sun holiday may look simple on the surface, but the best ones are carefully engineered. In this episode, we’re joined by Phillip Iveson, Director of Accommodation Product and Sourcing at TUI Group, to unpack how one of the world...
The New American Road Trip: Blacksford’s Luxury RV Adventures in the National Parks
The American road trip is getting a luxury upgrade, and it’s happening faster than most travelers realize. In this Company Spotlight episode, Dan sits down with David Greenberg and Becky Goodell of Blacksford to explore why...
How Club Med Created All-Inclusive Holidays and Continues to Lead the Way with Carolyne Doyon
Club Med is one of those travel brands people think they understand until they hear the full story. In the second episode of our Sun Destinations Series, Carolyne Doyon, President and CEO of Club Med North America and the...
When Bad Sh*t Happens to Good People on Holiday: Legal Lessons for the Travel Industry
A single incident can turn a “dream trip” into a legal and operational nightmare, and most travel businesses don’t realize where they’re exposed until it’s too late.We kick off the 2026 Travel Trends and Adventure Travel Trade Associatio...
Trust Your Compass: Leadership, Marketing, and AI in Adventure Tourism with Liquid Spark
A career that starts on Wall Street and shifts into whitewater guiding sounds like a movie plot, but for Julie Thorner it became the foundation for building Liquid Spark, one of the most trusted names in adventure travel marketing...
Beyond The Beach with St. Maarten
A Caribbean sun holiday becomes something truly unforgettable when it includes two countries on one island, world-class cuisine on both sides, and an airport runway so iconic travelers plan entire trips just to experience it.In the first...
How HotelPORT is Streamlining Hospitality with Fred Bean, CEO
Hotel listings are supposed to be the easy part of distribution. Then you look closer and realize how often the basics are wrong: amenities, room details, policies, photos, outlet hours, phone numbers, and even where that information appears ac...
Travel with Meaning: Rethinking Purpose-Driven Travel with Mike Schibel
He got fired, bought a one-way ticket to Australia, and accidentally built a travel media brand. In this episode, we’re joined by Mike Schibel, founder and host of Travel With Meaning and one of the early voices in travel...
Global Luxury Hotel Trends Part 3 with Stuart Greif
Five-star luxury has a secret most travelers never see. It’s not the lobby, the suite, or the amenities. It’s the consistency behind the scenes, delivered by teams who feel supported enough to show up with genuine warmth every single time. That...
Event Preview: Phocuswright Europe 2026
Barcelona is calling, and not just for the beaches. From the floor of ITB Berlin, we sit down with Pete Comeau and Florence Kaci to preview Phocuswright Europe 2026 and why it has become a must attend event for travel leaders who are driving re...
Global Luxury Hotel Trends Part 2 with Emily Goldfischer and Marlene Poynder
Luxury hotels don’t win by doing more. They win by noticing more and by building teams with the time and confidence to act on what they see.In this episode, we’re joined by Emily Goldfischer, founder of Hertelier, and Ma...
Shaping the Future of Urban Tourism with GetYourGuide
Seventy five percent of travelers visit just four percent of Italy. That statistic alone explains why Europe is rethinking tourism and why simply attracting more visitors can no longer be the only goal. Following a live panel at GetYourGuide...
Luxury Hotel Trends in 2026 with Jonathan Raggett, CEO, Red Carnation Hotels
Luxury travelers are becoming harder to impress, not because they want more “stuff,” but because they expect less friction and more recognition. In the first episode of our Luxury Hotel Series, Jonathan Raggett, CEO of Red Carn...
Guided, Personal, Anywhere: How Pintours Is Creating Experiences Worldwide by Empowering Guides
What if your best friend in every city could design your perfect day and get paid for it whether they are with you or not? That is the idea behind Pintours. In this episode, Dan speaks with founder and CEO Lou Chatta about how hum...
How the Art of Mentalism Can Elevate Travel Experiences with David Stryker
We're incredible thrilled to launch Season 7 with a full video interview featuring an LA Based Celebrity Mentalist and Magician, David Stryker, who show us how to apply his techniques to enhance our travel experiences. We wanted t...
Event Spotlight: Optimizing and Innovating Canadian Luxury at Virtuoso Forum Canada 2026
Luxury travel is evolving quickly, and Virtuoso is leading that transformation with Canada playing a pivotal role in its global expansion.At Virtuoso’s Canada Forum in Calgary, Dan sat down with GM, Canada Karen Hardie, Sen...
Solving Global Payments in Travel with Airwallex with Erich Ko, Senior GTM Partnerships Manager
Money movement is the hidden engine powering travel and too often the root cause of stalled bookings, compressed margins, and delayed supplier payouts. In this episode, we sit down with Erich Ko, Senior GTM Partnerships Manager at Air...
