Inside Travel Trade

Who do the world's most discerning clientele turn to for all their concierge and travel planning needs? They turn to Erica Jackowitz and her husband Roman who together founded the luxury lifestyle and travel firm Roman & Erica. Based in New York and Aspen, their exclusive membership-based- firm offers personalised services to meet the needs of HNW and UHNW clientele across the world. Erica, a former practicing attorney is guided by the philosophy that one's leisure time is your only non-renewable asset, and has dedicated her career to creating covetable luxury experiences that will stay with their members forever? Where do we sign! An episode packed with a peek behind the curtain to the lives of the ultra wealthy to discovering Erica's everyday travel hacks and travel trends for 2023 and why a 'lifestylist' is the companion you didn't know you needed to lead a friction free life. Find out more about Roman & Erica: www.romananderica.com *** Find out more and get in touch, we'd love to hear your feedback: Connect with Emma and Katie! Emma-Jane Nutbrown - https://www.linkedin.com/in/enutbrown/  Katie Blake - https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-blake-3b0b3725/ Thanks! Emma and Katie

The National Gallery is one of Emma and Katie's favourite destinations in London, and one of the many FREE arts and culture destinations in the Capital, welcoming around 2.7 million visitors in 2022 [previously 6 million in 2019]. We catchup with Katie Weller, Travel Trade and Sales Manager, asked to come on the podcast, it was an easy yes! Tune in to find out: - How the National Gallery iOS recovering post-panemic - How the destination is retaining traditional while embracing innovation to enhance their offering - Overview of their insane upcoming exhibitions and how they are working with the travel trade to promote - What accessibility means for the gallery, and how it is reaching new audiences - Katie's thoughts on London's recovery, and the importance of the capital's arts and culture economy Connect with Katie Weller on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-weller-8171688b?originalSubdomain=uk  *** Find out more and get in touch, we'd love to hear your feedback: Connect with Emma and Katie! Emma-Jane Nutbrown - https://www.linkedin.com/in/enutbrown/  Katie Blake - https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-blake-3b0b3725/ Thanks! Emma and Katie

We love innovation in the travel industry and jumped at the chance to spend time with Vinay, founder of Keetoo, a B2C app to help visitors get the most out of a day out, using an in-app currency called Credits.  The app was launched in 2019 just before the pandemic, and like most businesses, Keetoo had to innovate and adapt to survive and not, thrive! Tune in and find out: - Lessons learnt from growing a travel startup during COVID - Why tech is so important to ensuring a sustainable future for the travel industry - How is the travel-tech industry faring in attracting investment to fuel growth? - Vinay's top tips for travel-tech startups To find out more about the tax credits Vinay mentions, click on the link below: www.govgrant.co.uk/rd-tax-credits Want an introduction to Vinay? Drop Katie or Emma a line hello@insidetraveltrade.co.uk Learn more about the Lets Do London campaign: https://www.londonandpartners.com/about-us/london-recovery *** Find out more and get in touch, we'd love to hear your feedback: Visit - www.InsideTravelTrade.co.uk Connect with Emma and Katie! Emma-Jane Nutbrown - https://www.linkedin.com/in/enutbrown/ Katie Blake - https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-blake-3b0b3725/ Thanks! Emma and Katie

Our final Freedom Week special and another spotlight on London's tourism recovery. Tracy Halliwell MBE Director of Tourism, Conventions & Major Events for London joined us for a chat about how the Lets Do London campaign is progressing, what London needs next to kickstart its recovery and which markets will be bouncing back first. Key outtakes: - Now has never been a better time for Londoners and domestic visitors to re-discover and enjoy the Capital - Footfall at weekends at some stations are back to pre-covid levels - Business events tourism will come back strong in 2022 - America is poised to start bouncing back as soon as restrictions ease and we are already seeing positive movement in Europe from France and Germany We look forward to catching up with Tracy again soon to learn more about their Autumn campaign, and how our listeners can get involved! Connect with Tracy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-halliwell-mbe-42169510/ Learn more about the Lets Do London campaign: https://www.londonandpartners.com/about-us/london-recovery *** Find out more and get in touch, we'd love to hear your feedback: Visit - www.InsideTravelTrade.co.uk Email - hello@insidetraveltrade.co.uk Connect with Emma and Katie! Emma-Jane Nutbrown - https://www.linkedin.com/in/enutbrown/ Katie Blake - https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-blake-3b0b3725/ Thanks! Emma and Katie

Another Freedom Week special, Joss Croft, CEO of UKinbound provided the shocking get very real fact that the UK economy is losing £78m a week while the inbound tourism sector remains closed.  Joss updates us on their latest campaign to secure sector specific support and gave examples of where France and Scotland are leading the way in this regard. They key outtake from our conversation was the need for Government to provide a date for when inbound restrictions will ease, and the need to isolate on arrival is removed, citing hope that this major step forward could be just around the corner. An informative update from UKinbound, full of practical advice and insights - worth every minute! Connect with Joss: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joss-croft-杨博路-3a22187/ Become a member of UKinbound: https://www.ukinbound.org/membership/ UKinbound the only trade association that represents the interests of the UK’s inbound tourism sector and ensure it is recognised as a leading economic and employment driver in the UK. Their mission is to help their 300 members all across the country to manage successful, profitable businesses that are part of a vibrant and sustainable industry. UKinbound has been a vocal, influential and supportive voice of the inbound tourism sector during the pandemic. *** Find out more and get in touch, we'd love to hear your feedback: Visit - www.InsideTravelTrade.co.uk Email - hello@insidetraveltrade.co.uk Connect with Emma and Katie! Emma-Jane Nutbrown - https://www.linkedin.com/in/enutbrown/ Katie Blake - https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-blake-3b0b3725/ Thanks! Emma and Katie