
The Future of Tourism
A series of candid conversations with industry leaders, luminaries and visionaries about the challenges and opportunities facing the travel and tourism industry today. Hosted by David Peacock, presented by Simpleview.
Latest episodes

Dec 2, 2020 • 39min
The Future of Cities — From an Outside Perspective featuring Eric Reguly
This week on the Future of Tourism, David is joined by Eric Reguly, European Bureau Chief for The Globe and Mail, based in Rome, Italy. As an award-winning global journalist, Eric offers an outside perspective on the future of cities, sharing both the challenges and opportunities that he has observed in his line of work.

Nov 18, 2020 • 36min
Meeting the Consumer Where (and How) They Shop featuring Charlotte Moore & Hannah Hintz
This week on the Future of Tourism, David is joined by Charlotte Moore, Digital Project Manager at RTO4, and Hannah Hintz, Account Director at Miles Partnership. The trio talks about the radically disrupted consumer buyer decision process, and the tools and opportunities destinations can access to meet the consumer where (and how) they shop.

Nov 4, 2020 • 27min
Speaking the Language of Community featuring Clarity of Place
This week on the Future of Tourism, David is joined by Tina Valdecanas and David Holder, founding partners of The Clarity of Place Consulting Group. They discuss why it’s important for destination organizations to speak the language of their community in order to deliver tangible benefits to residents.

Oct 21, 2020 • 31min
How Destination Organizations Can Embrace Change featuring Kristen Jarnagin
This week on The Future of Tourism, my guest is Kristen Jarnagin, CEO of Discover Long Island. Kristin joins me to discuss how destinations can embrace change in the wake of COVID-19 and align their values to meet the needs of their community.

Oct 8, 2020 • 33min
The Importance of Digital Reputation Management featuring Alton Wells
This week on The Future of Tourism, David is joined by Simpleview’s Alton Wells to discuss the importance of digital influence and reputation management, and share some of the innovative tools Simpleview has developed for destination organizations to help their members and stakeholders drive business during this difficult period of recovery and beyond.

Sep 23, 2020 • 29min
Measuring and Harnessing Resident Sentiment featuring Amir Eylon
To commence season two of the Future of Tourism podcast, David is once again joined by Amir Eylon, CEO of Longwoods International. Tune in to learn how DMOs can measure and harness resident sentiment to move forward after COVID-19.

Sep 15, 2020 • 31min
A Model for Sustainable Business Success featuring Leonard Hoops
The final guest on Season 1 of the Future of Tourism podcast is Leonard Hoops, President & CEO at Visit Indy, who joins David to share his proprietary model for sustainable business success: the “3-4-5 model.”

Aug 26, 2020 • 32min
Destination and Product Development featuring Elke Dens
This week on The Future of Tourism, David Peacock is joined by Elke Dens, Marketing Director at Visit Flanders and Chairman of the Marketing Group at the European Travel Commission. Elke shares her insights on why destination marketers should embrace the product development process to create sustainable growth and development.
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Aug 19, 2020 • 52min
The Destination Management Cycle featuring Maura Gast
This week on the Future of Tourism, David is joined by Maura Gast, Executive Director at Irving Convention & Visitors Bureau. Not only is Maura the brilliant mind behind The Destination Management Cycle, but she was also one of the driving forces behind the innovative Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas, which averages almost 300 events per year. Tune in to hear her thoughts on strategic vision and destination development.

Aug 12, 2020 • 35min
The Changing Needs of Destinations featuring Marsha Walden
This week on the Future of Tourism, David is joined by Marsha Walden, President and Chief Executive Officer of Destination British Columbia. Together, the duo discuss how COVID-19 has changed the tourism industry forever, and how destination organizations will need to adapt to meet those changes.