Fueling Recovery in Travel and Tourism, with Jeff Gayduk
Episode 225
Jeff Gayduk is the president and publisher of Premier Travel Media (formerly known as Premier Tourism Marketing), a multi-faceted print and online publishing firm that specializes in the group travel industry. Their titles include Leisure Group Travel, Group Travel Directory, Sports Planning Guide, Reunions Workbook, Student Travel Planning Guide, Religious Travel Planning Guide, Snowbound and Ski & Ride.
Destination on the Left is joined by Jeff Gayduk, president and publisher of Premier Travel Media. On our podcast, Jeff discusses the framework and purpose of his new book, “Traveling Tribes: Your Next Gig as a Travel and Tourism Influencer.” He also shares his team’s insights on fueling recovery, which was recently published as a white paper to the benefit of everyone in the travel and tourism industry. Jeff brings so much value to the table in our discussion, providing tons of tips to help tourism organizations build momentum as the world reopens.
What You Will Learn:
- Jeff’s journey into the travel and tourism industry
- The framework of Jeff’s new book, “Traveling Tribes: Your Next Gig as a Travel and Tourism Influencer”
- How Jeff’s book can shed light on this sector and drive demand for a new pipeline of customers
- Key insights Jeff and his team have gathered about the recovery of travel and tourism
- How the group travel industry is evolving, and what tour operators are doing to adapt
Premier Travel Media
Jeff Gayduk is the president and publisher of Premier Travel Media, a multi-faceted print and online publishing firm that specializes in the group travel industry. On our podcast, Jeff discusses the framework and purpose of his new book, “Traveling Tribes: Your Next Gig as a Travel and Tourism Influencer.” He also shares his team’s insights on fueling recovery, which was recently published as a white paper to the benefit of everyone in the travel and tourism industry. Jeff brings so much value to the table in our discussion, providing tons of tips to help tourism organizations build momentum as the world reopens.
Traveling Tribes
‘Traveling Tribes” is a prescription book on how to lead group travel. Tour operators and their direct markets are full of people from all walks of life. Many of them have unique backgrounds and amazing life stories that are completely independent of their role in travel and tourism. That notion makes it difficult to create a one-size-fits-all solution for developing strong leadership in group travel scenarios. Jeff started compiling all of these different backstories to find the through line and identify common ingredients in each experience. With this recipe, tour operators can adapt more easily as the group travel industry evolves.
Keeping a Finger on the Pulse
By establishing a baseline for leadership performance in “Traveling Tribes,” Jeff and his team have been able to offer more valuable resources and tips to tourism professionals throughout the pandemic. They have kept a finger on the pulse of major trends in the travel industry in order to come up with viable solutions for the recovery period. As a result, they have made it easier for tourism professionals to determine the next steps. Whether that means leveraging pent-up demand for travel, milestone birthdays, bolstered savings, or personal development, the data supports a dire need for the return of tourism.
- Website: LeisureGroupTravel.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeisureGroupTravel/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffgayduk/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/leisuregroup
- White Paper: https://leisuregrouptravel.com/tour-operators-react-to-covid-19-how-will-the-group-travel-recovery-look/
- Book: https://leisuregrouptravel.com/travelingtribes/
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