Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast
1) Growing Without Scaling: Christy Hunter's Strategy for Building Photo Walk
Christy Hunter started Photo Walk Nashville seven years ago after discovering Airbnb Experiences, combining her photography skills with local knowledge to create tours that capture memories for travel...Show More
2) Champagne at an Active Volcano: Selling Luxury Tours in Remote Places
Ryan Connolly, Head of Marketing at Hidden Iceland, shares how his company transformed from serving all market segments to focusing exclusively on premium and luxury private tours. The pivotal decisio...Show More
3) Building a Cross-Border Motorcycle Tour Business in East Africa
Kevin and Sylvia launched iRide Arusha in July 2024, offering motorcycle tours and rentals in Tanzania. Within 18 months they scaled across four East African cities through a franchise model called iR...Show More
4) “The Riches are in the Niches”—2026 Group Travel Trends & Events
This conversation with Jeff Gayduk, publisher of Premier Travel Media, reveals an industry at a transformative inflection point where specialized group travel is experiencing unprecedented growth desp...Show More
5) Vibe Coding for Tour Operators: No‑Code Tools to Save Time and Grow Revenue
Pete Syme talks with Drew Falkman about vibe coding, a way for tour operators to build custom software tools using plain English prompts instead of traditional programming. Drew explains how AI tools ...Show More
6) Designing High‑Repeat, High‑Value Wine Tours Off The Beaten Path
Born from a wine import business and shaped by deep relationships with multi‑generational wineries, Joy of Wine Journeys built a premium, multi‑day model with a ~75% repeat rate. Natalie shares why th...Show More
7) How to Turn Great Tours Into 50,000 Five-Star Reviews
When Justin Buzzi launched a clear kayak tour in Florida, his goal was to offer something memorable. What he built was one of the most highly rated kayak experiences in the country—with over 50,000 fi...Show More
8) Multi-Day Brand & Growth Strategies from Intrepid Travel
When Christian Wolters rejoined Intrepid Travel, his goal wasn’t to reinvent the brand—it was to reconnect it to its core. As President for Canada and GM of Marketing for North America, Christian brou...Show More
9) The Financial Fix: Bookkeeping Tips to Keep Tour Operators Profitable (w/ Purple Sapphire Business Solutions)
When Kirstin Reeder’s first-ever bookkeeping client turned out to be a tour operator, she didn’t expect it to change the course of her business. But that relationship revealed how often tour operators...Show More
10) Growth Series: How World Tours Italy Scaled While Keeping Everything In-House
As part of our Growth series, recorded live in Berlin at GetYourGuide's 2025 Unlocked Summit, we now turn to Naples, Italy. Tourpreneur host Mitch Bach talks with Jasmine Palmieri, Commercial & Produc...Show More