Low Season Traveller Insider Guides

In this episode, Kate Burgess explores the Yucatan Peninsula with Jorge Ortiz. We discuss the best route to take by car to find the empty beaches beyond the big cities of Cabo and Playa del Carmen. Although the Yucatan Peninsula has only two seasons "hot" and "too hot" Jorge shares the best times to travel and gives an insight of what it's like to travel with a disability. 

We speak to Nick Middleton, the bestselling author of "Going To Extremes", about what life is like in the hottest, coldest, wettest and driest inhabited places on earth. Nick presented "Going To Extremes" on the National Geographic Channel which is also highly recommended.

Zimbabwe offers some of the finest wildlife experiences in the whole of Africa.  It's guides are reputed to be the most knowledgeable and most welcoming on the continent and in this week's episode, we learn all about the incredible experiences and sights of this amazing country during the low season months. Oh, and yes, we feature Victoria Falls of course!

As the world’s second least densely populated country, Namibia has a lot of space. In fact, there aren’t many destinations which can match it’s ability to avoid any vague form of crowds. Here you will find the biggest skies with the brightest stars, mountainous sand dunes the size of London’s “Shard”, coastal shores which are entirely deserted, silent, meandering rivers and fascinating tribal culture. If you don’t know much about Namibia, prepare to be utterly won over by a destination which by rights, should be the top of your wish list for ultimate low season destinations.

This week we learn more about the experience of being on Safari in Botswana during the low season months. We hear how Botswana has the largest collection of wild elephants in the world and we learn some of the worrying challenges these herds are facing today.  

In this episode, we speak with Warren Pearson, a wildlife expert and guide, who helps us to understand why we should visit during the low season months from a wildlife perspective.

Hicham Alaoui believes that travel can be more than tourism.  It can be a unifying experience that makes the global feel a bit more local. Join us as we travel to a land of snow-capped mountains, blue cities, bustling Bazaars, a hundred tagines and lots and lots of Morrocan mint tea...

We catch up with the enigmatic Avi Lugasi to learn about the low season experience which awaits travellers to this wonderful and varied country of extremes.

We look at the fascinating culture of Japan as we discover why you should never be late (or too early for that matter), why the streets are so clean despite the lack of trash cans and bins and why, for the Japanese, the intricate details matter so much...  

Summer 2020 brings a unique opportunity to have a low season experience in Italy during the summer months. We caught up with Andrea Grisedale of IC Bellagio to learn more about the low seasons throughout Italy as well as what this summer will be like...

Hvar is an island off the Adriatic coast of Croatia and it is the first home of wellness tourism. With more UNESCO Cultural Heritage than any other island, we spoke with Zoran Pejovic of the fabulous Maslina Resort to learn more about this Southern European gem.

This week I was the guest on Canada's #1 hit travel talkshow "Eh Canada" hosted by Greg & Colin Girard of ehcanadatravel.com We talked about low season travel and plenty more in this fun and very Canadian episode.  We love you Canada!

This week we head over to Greece with George Eliades of SEEZ Travel to learn more about the incredible experiences on offer during the low seasons in this unbelievably culturally rich destination.

In this episode, Olivier Ponti from ForwardKeys shows us the latest data in terms of bookings and arrivals to establish whether or not there will be any real summer season for the travel industry this year...

In this episode, Olivier Ponti from ForwardKeys shows us the latest data in terms of bookings and arrivals to establish whether or not there will be any real summer season for the travel industry this year.  This is the lively Q&A which followed...

In this episode, Ged Brown takes to the stage to ask "Do we really want a recovery?".  This is our single largest opportunity to make a lasting change for the good of our communities and the travel industry: Let's Grab It! - This is the Q&A Session following the Keynote.

In this episode, Ged Brown takes to the stage to ask "Do we really want a recovery?".  This is our single largest opportunity to make a lasting change for the good of our communities and the travel industry: Let's Grab It!

The onset of Covid19 has been traumatic for many. Those who have seen their jobs disappear or careers effectively grind to a halt now find themselves in limbo uncertain as to what the future holds. How do you stay positive? How do you remain relevant? And what do you need to do to ensure you emerge stronger when the crisis is over?

The onset of Covid19 has been traumatic for many. Those who have seen their jobs disappear or careers effectively grind to a halt now find themselves in limbo uncertain as to what the future holds. How do you stay positive? How do you remain relevant? And what do you need to do to ensure you emerge stronger when the crisis is over?  

Being in the midst of the Pandemic it’s hard to imagine what message you should send to stimulate consumer interest; Confidence & trust? Or…if now is the right time to be sending these messages at all?... This is the Q&A from the keynote with Martech Strategist, Luke Donkin.