In this episode Kevin O'Shaughnessy of CityHook chats with the foodie entrepreneur Michael Weiss of BiteMojo. Bitemojo has found a niche somewhere in between "traditional" tour apps and restaurant booking apps. BiteMojo runs as a self-guided tour of the city where, as part of the package, there are pre-paid small “bites”, along the way, catered by a network of partner restaurants. Michael talks about working as a couple, investment and the startup journey from Jerusalem. bitemojo.com...
Feb 17, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 36
One journey for one passenger has the potential for complexity. Add a few friends or colleagues into the mix and the complexity explodes. There are no gold standards in managing group trips. Much of this is processed manually by humans. Errors occur, and it can impact anything between 1 and 8% of the bottom line for an agency. Janice is the founder of groupdesk, a tailored tool for travel agencies to help put the reins on this complexity. Kevin O'Shaughnessy of CityHook caught up with Janice at ...
Feb 17, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 35
In this interview, Kevin O'Shaughnessy from CityHook chats with Jack Bowcott, the founder of technology company GOKI. His solution helps speed up the check-ins process for hostel visitors the world over, and it’s changing the very role of reception in many of these hostels as a result. Jack recently closed a deal with Hostelworld and we chat about some of the journey he’s had along the way. Jack will be joining us on stage at ITB in March 2020. https://goki.travel/...
Feb 10, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 34
We chat with Gillian Morris, founder of Hitlist about the new space defined by their app (flexible flight search), travel technology, and the realities of raising a funding round as a female founder. This was recorded live at the World Youth and Student Travel Conference WYSTC in Lisbon in October 2019. Learn more about this event on our blog at travelmassive.com Check https://www.hitlistapp.com to learn more about Hitlist and how to download the app. Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an in...
Jan 16, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 33
We chat with Pec (Pierre-Etienne Corriveau), Product Design Lead from Hopper, the Montreal-based flight search app, interviewed by Silvia Amaduzzi from Travelport Digital. Pec talks all things design, design strategy and about the unique choices Hopper makes every day to deliver delightfulness in mobile software development in the travel industry. Learn more about this event on our blog at travelmassive.com Thanks to event sponsor Deem for making this event happen. Welcome to the Travel Massive ...
Nov 21, 2019•42 min•Season 1Ep. 32
We chat with Dara McMahon who heads up Digital and Branding at the Irish airline, Aer Lingus, alongside Lee Coomber of Lippincott about their recent brand refresh at the airline. We talk all things design — from pixels to winglets — and how the branding project started, ended and the reaction. Learn more about this event on our blog at travelmassive.com Thanks to event sponsor Deem for making this event happen. Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry chang...
Nov 21, 2019•47 min•Season 1Ep. 31
We chat with Sinead Finn (Affinnity), Declan McGuinness (Travelport Digital), Valerie Ringrose Fitzsimons (Cartrawler) and David Hoar (Boxever), all sales executives at travel technology firms focused on enterprise sales with airline partners. This is part two of the RAIN MAKER event, you can find part one at episode 29, featuring an extended discussion with Sinead Finn about how to approach an airline with new products and services. Like part one of this event podcast, we chat openly about the ...
Nov 21, 2019•46 min•Season 1Ep. 30
We chat with Sinead Finn, principal of Affinnity, an accelerated sales consultancy specialising in travel technology and airline. http://affinnity.com/ We learn a little about Sinead’s previous role in Ryanair and what she’s learned about introducing new technology to big organisations like airlines since. This is some of the best insights into selling to airline ancillary managers — as well as other parts of the organisation. This is part one of the RAIN MAKER event, you can find part two at ep...
Nov 21, 2019•43 min•Season 1Ep. 29
We chat with Alex Bainbridge, founder of Autoura, an autonomous vehicle startup in the sightseeing, tours and activities sector. Alex was previously the founder of TourCMS, one of the largest publishers of tours and activities content. Learn more about this event on our blog: https://travelmassive.com/blog/2019/09/future-of-tours-and-activities/ Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your hos...
Sep 30, 2019•31 min•Season 1Ep. 27
We chat with Jacki Ueng of BohemianVagabond.com live at TravelCon Boston 2019 about how her full time profession enables her passion for exploration and travel blogging. https://www.BohemianVagabond.com Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host for this series, recorded live at TravelCon Boston 2019 is Ric Gazarian, author and filmmaker, host of the Counting Countries podcast (https://...
Aug 23, 2019•14 min•Season 1Ep. 26
We chat with Jaume Marin of CostaBrava.org live at TravelCon Boston 2019 about how destinations can build long lasting relationships with bloggers. https://www.CostaBrava.org Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host for this series, recorded live at TravelCon Boston 2019 is Ric Gazarian, author and filmmaker, host of the Counting Countries podcast (https://globalgaz.com/counting-count...
Aug 22, 2019•18 min•Season 1Ep. 25
We chat with Mike Fuller, CEO of ItaliaRail.com live at TravelCon Boston 2019 https://ItaliaRail.com Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host for this series, recorded live at TravelCon Boston 2019 is Ric Gazarian, author and filmmaker, host of the Counting Countries podcast (https://globalgaz.com/counting-countries/), and Bangkok Travel Massive chapter leader. Learn more and register...
Aug 17, 2019•20 min•Season 1Ep. 24
We chat with Mike Corey of Fearless and Far live at TravelCon Boston 2019 about his journey into film making and presenting. https://fearlessandfar.com/ Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host for this series, recorded live at TravelCon Boston 2019 is Ric Gazarian, author and filmmaker, host of the Counting Countries podcast (https://globalgaz.com/counting-countries/), and Bangkok Tr...
Aug 16, 2019•26 min•Season 1Ep. 23
We chat with Carmela Resuma of FLYTE live at TravelCon Boston 2019 about their organisation's mission to empower youth through travel. https://takeflyte.org/ Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host for this series, recorded live at TravelCon Boston 2019 is Ric Gazarian, author and filmmaker, host of the Counting Countries podcast (https://globalgaz.com/counting-countries/), and Bangk...
Aug 15, 2019•13 min•Season 1Ep. 22
We chat with Jaimee Callaway, from Moon Travel Guides about how they collaborate with travel bloggers to promote their books and guides. https://www.moon.com/ Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host for this series, recorded live at TravelCon Boston 2019 is Ric Gazarian, author and filmmaker, host of the Counting Countries podcast (https://globalgaz.com/counting-countries/), and Bang...
Aug 05, 2019•13 min•Season 1Ep. 21
We chat with Caroline Lupini at TravelCon Boston 2019 about travel writing, her quest to visit every country in the world, and craft beer. http://carolinelupini.com/ Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host for this series, recorded live at TravelCon Boston 2019 is Ric Gazarian, author and filmmaker, host of the Counting Countries podcast (https://globalgaz.com/counting-countries/), a...
Aug 05, 2019•18 min•Season 1Ep. 20
We chat with Matt Kepnes of Nomadic Matt live at TravelCon Boston 2019 about his story developing one of the best known travel blogs, and what inspired him to develop and create TravelCon. https://www.nomadicmatt.com/ Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host for this series, recorded live at TravelCon Boston 2019 is Ric Gazarian, author and filmmaker, host of the Counting Countries po...
Aug 05, 2019•21 min•Season 1Ep. 19
We chat with Markus Stumpe, Founder of CruiseWatch, an intelligent cruise booking platform. https://www.cruisewatch.com Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host for this series, recorded live at Phocuswright Europe 2019 is Kevin O'Shaughnessy, co-founder of CityHook (https://cityhook.com - Phocuswright Europe 2015 award winner) and a chapter leader of Dublin Travel Massive. You can ch...
Jul 12, 2019•17 min•Season 1Ep. 17
We chat with Noam Shapira, Founder of Setoo, a new take on insurance, already live with online brands such as lastminute.com, omio (goeuro) and Invia. https://setoo.com Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host for this series, recorded live at Phocuswright Europe 2019 is Kevin O'Shaughnessy, co-founder of CityHook (https://cityhook.com - Phocuswright Europe 2015 award winner) and a ch...
Jul 12, 2019•23 min•Season 1Ep. 19
We chat with Matthieu Ballester, Founder of NannyBag, a network of convenient left-luggage via an app. https://www.nannybag.com Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host for this series, recorded live at Phocuswright Europe 2019 is Kevin O'Shaughnessy, co-founder of CityHook (https://cityhook.com - Phocuswright Europe 2015 award winner) and a chapter leader of Dublin Travel Massive. Yo...
Jun 18, 2019•12 min•Season 1Ep. 16
We chat with Oliver Flueckiger, Founder of Klazz, a new take on language learning. https://www.klazz.com Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host for this series, recorded live at Phocuswright Europe 2019 is Kevin O'Shaughnessy, co-founder of CityHook (https://cityhook.com - Phocuswright Europe 2015 award winner) and a chapter leader of Dublin Travel Massive. You can check out Oliver'...
Jun 18, 2019•10 min•Season 1Ep. 15
We chat with Roberto da Re, Founder of Travel Ledger, new thinking around Travel Settlements. https://travelledger.org Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host for this series, recorded live at Phocuswright Europe 2019 is Kevin O'Shaughnessy, co-founder of CityHook (https://cityhook.com - Phocuswright Europe 2015 award winner) and a chapter leader of Dublin Travel Massive. You can che...
Jun 18, 2019•17 min•Season 1Ep. 14
We chat with Arturs Bernovskis, Founder of Efectio Sleep, a suite of tools based on "Biohacking" which makes it easy for hotels and others to create "Deep sleep" products. https://efectio.com Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host for this series, recorded live at Phocuswright Europe 2019 is Kevin O'Shaughnessy, co-founder of CityHook (https://cityhook.com - Phocuswright Europe 2015...
May 27, 2019•16 min•Season 1Ep. 13
We chat with Juan Castillo, Founder of GuruWalk, who are capturing a growing trend in "Free Walking Tours" https://www.guruwalk.com Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host for this series, recorded live at Phocuswright Europe 2019 is Kevin O'Shaughnessy, co-founder of CityHook (https://cityhook.com - Phocuswright Europe 2015 award winner) and a chapter leader of Dublin Travel Massive...
May 27, 2019•10 min•Season 1Ep. 12
We chat with Alex Govoreanu, Founder of Questo, a role-playing game which sets to disrupt traditional walking tours. https://www.questoapp.com Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host for this series, recorded live at Phocuswright Europe 2019 is Kevin O'Shaughnessy, co-founder of CityHook (https://cityhook.com - Phocuswright Europe 2015 award winner) and a chapter leader of Dublin Tra...
May 27, 2019•22 min•Season 1Ep. 11
We chat with Kei Shibata Founder & CEO of Venture Republic Japan's largest travel metasearch business including Travel.jp, the "Kayak.com of Japan" about change and innovation in the travel-tech space Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host is Holly Galbraith, tourism expert and also host of the Tourism Tweetup Podcast (www.gofuturemedia.com). Highlights: Kei talks about disrupti...
Dec 23, 2015•23 min•Season 1Ep. 10
We chat with Tawanna Browne Smith from Mom's Guide To Travel (www.momsguidetotravel.com), empowering women to jungle family life and travel. Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host is Holly Galbraith, tourism expert and also host of the Tourism Tweetup Podcast (www.gofuturemedia.com). In this podcast episode Tawanna shares her insights into Highlights: - How she got into the travel i...
Oct 29, 2015•21 min•Season 1Ep. 9
We chat with Phil Sylvester, Chief Content Manager from World Nomads (www.worldnomads.com), the world's leading travel insurance service that helps travellers stay safe and travel more. Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host is Holly Galbraith, tourism expert and also host of the Tourism Tweetup Podcast (www.gofuturemedia.com). In this podcast episode Phil shares insights into conte...
Sep 15, 2015•28 min•Season 1Ep. 8
We chat with Kevin O'Shaughnessy founder of travel startup City Hook (www.cityhook.com), the smart way to book between the airport and city. Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host is Holly Galbraith, tourism expert and also host of the Tourism Tweetup Podcast (www.gofuturemedia.com). In this podcast episode Kevin shares insights into the travel tech startup scene and the future of t...
Aug 15, 2015•23 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Kate Kendall has lived in many cities across the world. Kate is shaping the way we live and work and travel - all at the same time. A fantastic interview with a passionate entrepreneur. Learn more at http://KateKendall.com and http://Cloudpeeps.com Welcome to the Travel Massive podcast, an interview series with travel industry change-makers and pioneers, sharing their stories and insights. Your host is Holly Galbraith, tourism expert and also host of the Tourism Tweetup Podcast (http://gofuturem...
Aug 07, 2015•21 min•Season 1Ep. 6
