9 episodes

Hosted by Globetrender founder Jenny Southan, Blue Sky Thinking brings together the visionary entrepreneurs and innovators whose big ideas are shaping the future of travel.

Series 1 of Blue Sky Thinking is sponsored by Kayak: www.kayak.co.uk

Each episode contains a 50% discount code for VOLT, Globetrender's members-only newsletter for travel professionals, delivering deep-dive analysis of emerging travel trends:
globetrender.com/volt

Blue Sky Thinking is produced for Globetrender by Bespoken Media: www.bespoken.media

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Hosted by Globetrender founder Jenny Southan, Blue Sky Thinking brings together the visionary entrepreneurs and innovators whose big ideas are shaping the future of travel.

Series 1 of Blue Sky Thinking is sponsored by Kayak: www.kayak.co.uk

Each episode contains a 50% discount code for VOLT, Globetrender's members-only newsletter for travel professionals, delivering deep-dive analysis of emerging travel trends:
globetrender.com/volt

Blue Sky Thinking is produced for Globetrender by Bespoken Media: www.bespoken.media

    Zina Bencheikh, managing director EMEA for Intrepid Travel, on travel as a force for good

    Zina Bencheikh, managing director EMEA for Intrepid Travel, on travel as a force for good

    A former finance specialist turned advocate for women's rights, Zina discusses Intrepid Travel's journey to becoming a world-leading sustainable tour company; why it's imperative to support Indigenous communities; and her vision for creating a global tour guide school.
     
    intrepidtravel.com
     
    Listen to this episode to get a 50% discount code for Globetrender's VOLT newsletter, which delivers deep-dive analysis on emerging travel trends. globetrender.com/volt
     
    Host Jenny Southan is the editor, founder and CEO of Globetrender, the UK's leading travel trend forecasting agency and online magazine dedicated to the future of travel. globetrender.com
     
    Get in touch: jenny@globetrender.com
    Instagram: @globetrendermagazine

    • 59 min
    Peer Bueller, chief financial officer for Kayak, on why you should never 'fake it til you make it'

    Peer Bueller, chief financial officer for Kayak, on why you should never 'fake it til you make it'

    A self-effacing, mountain climbing, business guru, Peer shares why it's ok to be an introvert (even as a public speaker); how it's possible to have fun and make money at the same time; and the role of artificial intelligence in travel planning of tomorrow.
     
    kayak.co.uk
     
    Listen to this episode to get a 50% discount code for Globetrender's VOLT newsletter, which delivers deep-dive analysis on emerging travel trends. globetrender.com/volt
     
    Host Jenny Southan is the editor, founder and CEO of Globetrender, the UK's leading travel trend forecasting agency and online magazine dedicated to the future of travel. globetrender.com
     
    Get in touch: jenny@globetrender.com
    Instagram: @globetrendermagazine

    • 1 hr 6 min
    Tom Marchant, co-founder of Black Tomato, on life-changing adventures for the super-rich

    Tom Marchant, co-founder of Black Tomato, on life-changing adventures for the super-rich

    A pre-eminent experience designer and travel addict, Tom shares his predictions for the future of luxury journeys; designing movie-inspired James Bond itineraries (costing upwards of £15,000); finding the perfect business partners; and turning an obsessive love of exploration into a multi-million-pound business.
    blacktomato.com
    Listen to this episode to get a 50% discount code for Globetrender's VOLT newsletter, which delivers deep-dive analysis on emerging travel trends. globetrender.com/volt
     
    Host Jenny Southan is the editor, founder and CEO of Globetrender, the UK's leading travel trend forecasting agency and online magazine dedicated to the future of travel. globetrender.com
     
    Get in touch: jenny@globetrender.com
    Instagram: @globetrendermagazine

    • 1 hr 9 min
    Michael Henderson, co-founder of Moon World Resorts, on building lunar colonies on Earth

    Michael Henderson, co-founder of Moon World Resorts, on building lunar colonies on Earth

    After an evening of Guinness drinking, Michael speaks about how he had a dramatic realisation about what he would spend the next 20 years of his life trying to make a reality; why giant replicas of the moon will offer an affordable alternative to going into space; and why his school teacher said he was either going to be a "billionaire or a failure".
     
    moonworldresorts.com
     
    Listen to this episode to get a 50% discount code for Globetrender's VOLT newsletter, which delivers deep-dive analysis on emerging travel trends. globetrender.com/volt
     
    Host Jenny Southan is the editor, founder and CEO of Globetrender, the UK's leading travel trend forecasting agency and online magazine dedicated to the future of travel. globetrender.com
     
    Get in touch: jenny@globetrender.com
    Instagram: @globetrendermagazine

    • 59 min
    Portia Hart, owner of Blue Apple Beach, on taking the Côte d'Azur to Colombia

    Portia Hart, owner of Blue Apple Beach, on taking the Côte d'Azur to Colombia

    An entrepreneurial expat from the UK, Portia discusses trading her life in the super yacht industry for building an eco hotel and beach club on an island off the coast of Cartagena; how to turn used beer bottles into a tool for social uplift; and why she doesn't want to create a franchise (and what she wants to do instead).
     
    blueapplebeach.com
     
    Listen to this episode to get a 50% discount code for Globetrender's VOLT newsletter, which delivers deep-dive analysis on emerging travel trends. globetrender.com/volt
     
    Host Jenny Southan is the editor, founder and CEO of Globetrender, the UK's leading travel trend forecasting agency and online magazine dedicated to the future of travel. globetrender.com
     
    Get in touch: jenny@globetrender.com
    Instagram: @globetrendermagazine

    • 1 hr 22 min
    Bill Bensley, founder and creative director of Bensley, on designing hotels that save the world

    Bill Bensley, founder and creative director of Bensley, on designing hotels that save the world

    A radical architect, artist, landscape and interior designer, Bill speaks about building his "most ambitious" (and yet to open) project in the Republic of the Congo; his experience of being a married gay man in Thailand; his vision for building a "human zoo" in China; and employing former poachers to protect the rainforest that surrounds his luxury camp Shinta Mani Wild in Cambodia.
    bensley.com
    Listen to this episode to get a 50% discount code for Globetrender's VOLT newsletter, which delivers deep-dive analysis on emerging travel trends. globetrender.com/volt/
     
    Host Jenny Southan is the editor, founder and CEO of Globetrender, the UK's leading travel trend forecasting agency and online magazine dedicated to the future of travel. globetrender.com
     
    Get in touch: jenny@globetrender.com
    Instagram: @globetrendermagazine

    • 1 hr

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