Episode #3 - Interview With Ethan Gelber Of The Travel Word

On this Travel Massive podcast Holly Galbraith chats to freelance writer and communicator Ethan Gelber about his decade long commitment to sustainable and responsible travel. Ethan is involved in many organisations including co-founding Outbounding (outbounding.org), a community-powered platform for identifying, celebrating and distributing excellent travel content Family Travel Association (www.familytravel.org), which inspires families to travel and advocates for travel as an essential part of every child’s education; And The Travel Word (www.thetravelword.com), a website that showcases responsible, sustainable and local travel. Details of Episode 3 with Ethan Gelber​:​ He shares: H​is "accidental" path into the travel industry​. How he combined​ ​travel and education​ before the sustainable travel movement​.​ Highlights: "The future of travel is sustainable travel" ​Too much tourism ​all ​at once​ can be abusive ​on people and places. "You have to place the emphasis on the people who live there" On finding new opportunities: ​Connecting with your past network and colleagues. On the challenges we face: "Ethical and responsible travel sector ​is ​still a​ very​ small niche". On impacting the future of travel: "Change is critical and inevitable but we all need to work together". The travel industry can do more to do better including private industry, media, consumers. On biggest learnings: "Revolution is slow" even though it's been developed over the course of two decades. ​"Change will happen from the growing awareness of the impact on climate, loss of language, culture, or animals".​ ​ Comment below or send us feedback to [email protected]​ ​ The Travel Massive Podcast is now also on iTunes, please leave a review or rating.