The Skift Podcast: Discover the Episodes You May Have Missed

Last summer we launched our new Skift Podcast and recorded nine episodes in our first season. Now we are back with season two and released the first new episode last week.

For those who missed last year’s episodes, we have collected them below. The podcast is a venue where we sit down with creatives, executives, and entrepreneurs from across the industry to discuss their insights and perspectives on the hows and whys of travelers’ habits, industry patterns, and the seismic changes happening to each.

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Episode 1: The Appeal of Mass Tourism in the Age of Authentic Travel

Guests for the episode: Fred Dixon, the CEO of New York’s tourism marketing organization NYC & Company and Pegi Vail, an anthropologist at New York University and filmmaker who has explored the relationship between tourism and sustainability through her documentary Gringo Trails.

Episode 2: How Culinary Obsessions Are Changing the Way We Travel

Guests for this episode: Dan Amatuzzi, the general manager at Eataly, the high-end Italian food market/mall chain with the famous flagship store in the Flatiron district of NYC, and Lionel Ohayon, the founder of innovation agency Icrave.

Episode 3: Travel PR Is the Invisible Engine Fueling Your Travel Inspiration

Guests for this episode: Laura Davidson, founder and CEO of Laura Davidson Public Relations and Jennifer Maguire, President of Jennifer Maguire Communications & PR.

Episode 4: The Renegade Tours Disrupting City Visits For Tourists & Locals

Guests for this episode: Nick Gray, founder of MuseumHack, which runs fast-paced tours through New York’s most famous museums, and David Behringer, founder of The Two Percent, which runs a live audio tour of New York art exhibitions.

Episode 5: How Bikes Are Changing The Way We Experience Cities

Guests for this episode: Dani Simmons, who has worked in sustainable transportation in New York City for 11 years and currently serves as the director of communications and government affairs at Motivate (operators of Citibike), the nation’s largest bike share operator; and Dean DiSimone, who went from architect to media executive to owner of Tokyobike New York, which sells well-designed, lightweight bikes based on the concept of Tokyo Slow.

Episode 6: The Rise of Lifestyle Hotels And The Culture Driving Them

Guests for this episode: Guests for this episode: Elon Kenchington, the COO of the Gansevoort Hotel Group, and Josh Fluhr, the COO of Morgans Hotel Group.

Episode 7: How In-Room Tech Is Changing Everything About Hotel Guest Experience

Guests for this episode: Guests for this episode: Chris Holdren, senior vice president of Starwood Preferred Guest and Digital, and Justin Effron, CEO of hospitality engagement platform ALICE.

Episode 8: How Modern Luggage Got Smarter and Better Looking

Guests for this episode: Diego Saez-Gil, CEO of Bluesmart, which has created the first crowd-funded carryon, and Brad John, co-founder of travel retailer Flight 001.

Episode 9: The Changing Landscape of Travel Video

Guests for this episode: Ross Babbit, SVP Programming at Travel Channel, and Betsy Sanner Ayala, VP of Programming and Production at PlanesTrains+Automobiles.

Episode 10: Discussing the Megatrends Affecting Travel in 2016

Guests for this episode: Skift staffers Jason Clampet, Alexandra E. Petri, and Rafat Ali discuss highlights from the 15 big trends covered in the report.

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