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Travel Tech Insider is a podcast for those building the future of travel.

Hosted by operators and investors, it’s where the smartest minds in the space go to hear bold takes, nuanced ideas, and practical insights from the people doing the work. If you’re tired of press release PR and trade-show buzzwords, this is your seat at the table.Co-hosted by industry veterans and investors Gilad Berenstei... more

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If you want to understand where travel tech is going, follow the money. And right now, the money is doing some very interesting things.

Venture capital investment in travel has been in a complicated place since the post-COVID boom ran out of steam. ... more

For more than two decades, travel’s marketing funnel has been anchored by a familiar set of certainties: Google at the top, OTAs in the middle, and brand.com at the bottom. The entire industry was built around this architecture — SEO strategies, meta... more

Sustainability in travel hasn’t disappeared,  it’s just gone quiet.

After a decade of bold net-zero commitments, ESG branding, and high-profile climate pledges, the conversation in the U.S. has cooled. Political pressure and cultural backlash have p... more

Destination management organizations occupy a strange place in the travel ecosystem. They exist to promote places — countries, cities, regions — to travelers around the world. But they rarely control the product, they almost never touch the transacti... more

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Evelyn Duan
Investor at Sixth Street Growth
Sixth Street Growth
Episode: Private Equity Roundup & Rollups in Travel
Vinay Shah
Vice President at Vista Equity Partners
Vista Equity Partners
Episode: Private Equity Roundup & Rollups in Travel
Cory Garner
CEO of advisory firm Garner
Episode: Corporate Travel (Still) in Flux
Jay Boehmer
Longtime corporate travel journalist and former editor of The Beat
Episode: Corporate Travel (Still) in Flux
Shane Buksh
Responsible for marketing and brand extension at Four Seasons Yachts
Four Seasons Yachts
Episode: Cruising into the Future: How Technology Is Transforming the High Seas
Bill Wright
Lifetime mariner and former captain of Oasis of the Seas, involved with Four Seasons Yachts
Four Seasons Yachts
Episode: Cruising into the Future: How Technology Is Transforming the High Seas
Sam Chamberlain
President of Penant Cruises North America, responsible for sales and marketing
Penant Cruises
Episode: Cruising into the Future: How Technology Is Transforming the High Seas
Thatcher Brown
CEO at Crescent Seas, working on integrating luxury residences at sea
Crescent Seas
Episode: Cruising into the Future: How Technology Is Transforming the High Seas
James Lemon
Head of Hospitality and Travel at Stripe
Stripe
Episode: Adventures in FinTech: Stablecoins, Blockchain and Crypto

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Gilad Berenstein
Co-host of Travel Tech Insider
Cara Whitehill
Co-host of Travel Tech Insider

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Cruising into the Future: How Technology Is Transforming the High Seas
Q: What type of experience is Four Seasons trying to deliver on their yachts?
Shane Buksh explains that they aim to provide a hotel-like experience aboard a yacht, appealing particularly to customers not typically interested in traditional cruises.
Adventures in FinTech: Stablecoins, Blockchain and Crypto
Q: What is a FinTech product that you're a big fan of?
Randall points out that buy now, pay later options can improve affordability and drive conversions.
Adventures in FinTech: Stablecoins, Blockchain and Crypto
Q: How can FinTech be a strategic asset for a company's operations?
James emphasizes that travel companies can leverage embedded finance to create competitive advantages by automating payment processes and enhancing customer experiences.
Adventures in FinTech: Stablecoins, Blockchain and Crypto
Q: What kind of use cases did your technology enable within our space?
Randall explains that Skyfire provides agents with verifiable identities and helps merchants understand who these agents are, enabling seamless transactions.
Social Commerce: Dead or Alive?
Q: Hannah, do you think attribution is harder in social commerce than in traditional performance marketing?
Yes, attribution in social commerce is complex since people use multiple platforms for decision making.

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What is Travel Tech Insider about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Travel Tech Insider covers the evolving intersection of travel, hospitality, and technology, with frequent focus on how AI, fintech, and data-driven strategies reshape the travel economy. Episodes feature a mix of operators, investors, and industry experts discussing themes like private equity and roll-ups in travel tech, AI-driven personalization, social commerce, cruise technology, vacation rentals, and embedded finance. Notable angles include sector fragmentation, the rise of luxury and experiential offerings, the role of governance and due diligence in financing rounds, and the practicalities of implementing new tech at scale. The conversation style tends to blend pragmatic business guidance with forward-looking trends, offering listene... more

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1. Evelyn Duan
2. Vinay Shah
3. Cory Garner
4. Jay Boehmer
5. Shane Buksh
6. Bill Wright
7. Sam Chamberlain
8. Thatcher Brown

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