In this episode, our host Payal has an insightful conversation with the power couple Shaturanjai Singh and Bhavna Kumari, owners of a beautiful property Devshree Deogarh in Rajasthan. Devshree Deogarh is their ancestral home that has been restored to a luxury homestay that is historical and modern at the same time. The heart and soul of this unique property Shatrunjai and Bhavna, both come from royal legacies and an academically driven, progressive background. Both have been working on operati...
Aug 22, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 18
In this episode we are in conversation with Ryan Dalton, the person behind 'The Dalton's Village' nestled in the midst of the mountains. An interesting conversation where Ryan takes us through his personal journey - from starting an initiative in the mountains, which then also resulted into him finding his calling. The Dalton's Village is a one of a kind property located in the midst of a pine forest. And to deep dive into the same, our host Payal Nayar spoke to Ryan Dalton - the person behind T...
Aug 08, 2022•37 min
What happens when a community comes together and grows living together while maintaining sustainability at the same time? This is what we explore in this episode. Our host Payal Nayar is in conversation with Anushaw Askari, from One Earth Retreat. What started as a private farm house for family and friends, is now a growing community, with One Earth Retreat. An eco homestay located in Mulshi, India, surrounded by forests - not only offers an experience to explore through its living spaces, but i...
Jul 18, 2022•25 min
The pandemic resulted in a paradigm shift wherein we started focusing more on wellness. The next episode of NowBoarding features Sonal Uberoi, the founder of Spa Balance Consulting - a boutique consultancy for the wellness industry that focuses not only on the customer front, but for employees as well. Spa Balance Consulting works with various hotels and helps them explore and create the best wellness experiences. That's what we are deep diving into today with Sonal Uberoi who brings with her ar...
Jul 04, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Our next Now Boarding guest is Sagar Singh from Anavrin, a community, co-living space based out of India. We journey with Sagar and learn more about what it means to be in an experiential space. Anavrin is an artist-in-residence community initiative that aims to showcase Indian artists by providing a sustainable, open and healthy environment for such artists to reside together and form a community. Episode streaming on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/now-boarding-by-melting...
Jun 27, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Our guest today is Mary Anne Denison Pender, the founder of MAhout UK. In this episode, Mary Anne talks about her passion and love for India, and how she brought it all together, while focusing on sustainability at the same time. MAhout UK offers unique hotel experiences in India to have a facing in the UK, where these hotels partner with MAhout, all set to have their team help them on various fronts. It's a one stop destination to explore and find various selected and kindred hotels in India, a...
Jun 20, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Our guest today is Ally Dragozet, a Marine biologist.Ally grew up watching the negative impact of travel on the Marine life.That is when Ally decided to change the status quo and make Sea Going Green her passion project.Episodes available onApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/now-boarding-by-melting-pot/id1612784427Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/259LqSXiImXBe7cTsMbbmEGoogle Podcasts:https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy84NzM0Y2Q1OC9wb2RjYXN0L3JzcwA...
Jun 13, 2022•32 min•Season 1Ep. 8
What does it mean to run an Australian based online portal when it comes to finding the perfect holiday accommodation? Hear from Amanda Walker, the founder of Aussie Holiday Stays, an australian based booking platform where she sheds light on the initiative, and the challenges it brings on the table. Amanda is passionate about promoting sustainable tourism, indigenous cultural experiences and value based business practices. Integrity, Community and Sustainability are the core values of Aussie Ho...
Jun 06, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 7
A family coming together to build their home grown cafe in the hills, and bringing with them their own culture and story. This is what today's episode is all about where we are in conversation with Suraj Dikonda, the person who brewed up the idea of Avva's Cafe. Hear what it is like to build something with your family, where everyone wears different hats, and yet do it all together, as a family. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/now-boarding-by-melting-pot/id1612784427Spotify...
May 30, 2022•30 min
Our guest on this episode is Kiran Samra founder Lokafy in 2013 after working for over 10 years in professional services. Kiran's perspective is shaped by her experiences of living in India, France and Canada. Lokafy connects travellers with locals who love their city and are eager to share their knowledge and perspective with travellers. Since 2017, that startup has organized tours in over 300 cities around the world in English, German, Spanish, French and Portuguese. Lokafy is on a mission to ...
May 23, 2022•33 min
What if travel also allowed you to learn more through fun and educational day trips? Share The Wonder makes that possible, and makes travel more about learning and connecting. In today's episode we are in conversation with Ameer Virani, the founder of Share The Wonder. 'I am a strong advocate for equity throughout the tourism supply chain and industry which is why I helped to launch Share The Wonder at the end of 2020. Our objective is to "share the wonder" of travel with underprivileged childre...
May 09, 2022•30 min
Our guest today is a serial traveler and an eternal optimist, being a social entrepreneur has been Rita Marques wildest adventure. Rita has lived in 3 different countries and traveled through 40+ countries across 4 different continents. Interestingly through her own love for travel, ImpacTrip was born. ImpacTrip is a social business that promotes responsible travel in Portugal, Spain, Croatia and Italy! Wondering how to travel with Impact? https://anchor.fm/s/8734cd58/podcast/rss https://podcast...
May 03, 2022•33 min
Now Boarding by Melting Pot is a travel podcast hosted by Payal Nayar. This show aims at creating awareness about ecotourism, sustainable tourism and responsible travel. We will cover stories and journeys of people who are ecotourism specialists and leaders in their field also people who have had unique travel experiences, remarkable conceptual places to stay, unexplored cultures and ancient histories of various towns and cities around the world. Join us in this journey of knowing more about tra...
Mar 03, 2022•39 sec
