Travel Grind

Travel Grind

Travel Grind is a podcast that features travel industry types and continually curious enthusiasts talking about authentic travel experiences, the business of travel, and coffee.

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February 14, 2021 55 mins

In this episode I’m talking to Lisa Benshea who runs the members’ travel program at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art in California. It’s a relatively rare affinity travel program that doesn’t just offer great destinations, but makes sure there’s always a strong art or architecture component in the itinerary to satisfy its travelers’ interests. And they must be doing it right, because the program is about to celebrate its 50th annive...

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In this episode I’ll be talking about the sometimes mysterious, often misunderstood, but always essential role of the tour manager with Temu Nana, a guy who seems like he was born to travel the world, is one of the finer tour managers I’ve come across, and is just an all-around interesting person.

While the job may go by various names like Tour Director, Tour Leader, Expedition Leader, etc., the tour manager is truly of singular im...

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In our inaugural episode, industry veteran Steve Ridgway reflects on surviving 50 YEARS in the travel business, and still going strong. 

We touch on how he fell into the job, what’s made him stick with it for this long, and why he doesn’t feel like it’s a big surprise that someone has stayed in travel for the long haul. 

Then, without trying to make him feel too old, we talk a little bit about what travel was like when he...

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