Travel Tech Insider
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 Berenstein and Cara Whitehill, they are joined by guest experts from all corners of the travel & hospitality tech industry.
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Travel Tech Insider
Latest Episodes
Future of the Funnel
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 th...
VC Roundup: Corporate Venture Edition
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...
Is Sustainability Sustainable?
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...
Future Destinations: The Evolving Role of the DMO
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 tra...
Travel and the Economy: Navigating Chaos
Travel is one of the largest industries in the world, yet its economic significance is chronically underappreciated — by consumers, by policymakers, and even by the markets that price it.In the United States alone, domestic travel accoun...