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Adventure Travel, Chile, Bicycling, E-bikes

Cristian Levy
CEO
Amity Tours

Hi, I'm Cristian Levy, Founder & CEO, father, husband, cycling enthusiast and passionate skier. Master Degree in Hotel Management and Tourism Business Administration.

My father and I started Amity Tours in 2003. We are a boutique inbound tour operator in Chile, specializing in 4 products: Bike tours, Hiking tours, Skiing tours and Conservation tours. Likewise, we offer Multisport trips, Family Adventures and Woman tours. Our headquarters are located in Pucon, the Capital of Adventure Travel in Chile.

I live 3 months in the Bay Area California and 9 months in Chile's Lake and Volcano District. I am responsible for developing new businesses with European, North American and Latin American clients and strategic alliances with key tour operators around the world. Currently, I'm leading a project to become the first zero waste and carbon neutral adventure company in Chile.

https://www.amity-tours.com/

Show Summary

Cristian Levy, the founder of Amity Tours, shares his journey in the adventure travel industry and the growth of his company over the past 20 years. He discusses the opportunities and challenges he faced, including the development of bicycle tourism and the introduction of electric bikes. Cristian highlights the importance of saying yes to new opportunities and adapting to changing market demands. He also emphasizes the role of technology in the industry and the need for guides to be trained in the latest advancements. Overall, Cristian's story showcases the evolution of adventure travel and the resilience required to succeed in the industry. In this conversation, Jason Elkins speaks with Cristian Levy, the founder of Amity Tours, about the importance of being a team player in the guiding industry. They also discuss the composition of Amity Tours' international team and the role of a bike nerd in the company. Cristian shares insights into their carbon footprint and emissions report, highlighting the impact of air travel on their operations. He explains the process of carbon offsetting and tree planting to compensate for their emissions. 

Takeaways

• Opportunities in the adventure travel industry can arise unexpectedly, and it's important to have the courage to say yes and adapt to new challenges.
• Developing infrastructure and creating unique experiences are key to attracting tourists and growing the adventure travel market.
• The introduction of electric bikes has opened up new possibilities for adventure travel, allowing people of different fitness levels to enjoy cycling tours.
• Technology plays a significant role in the industry, and guides need to be trained in the latest advancements to provide the best experience for clients. Being a team player is the most important skill for guides at Amity Tours.
• Amity Tours has an international team to balance cultural aspects and cater to their international clients.
• The company has a "bike nerd" who takes care of the bicycle fleet and software updates.
• Amity Tours conducted a carbon footprint and emissions report, discovering that air travel contributes to 88% of their total emissions.
• The company is committed to sustainability and is a leader in the adventure travel industry in Chile.
• Amity Tours plants trees to offset their carbon emissions, partnering with indigenous communities for tree planting projects.

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This is the noon All Local for Monday, December 4, 2023

02 November 2023: Fitness Coach and entrepreneur Charlie Johnson started as a ftiness coach before growing his business in Europe, and expanding into Dubai.

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SEASON 2 EPISODE 62: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN

A-Block (1:44) SPECIAL COMMENT: Trump threatens the New York judge, while Jack Smith goes not for a stronger gag order but something closer to a Hannibal Lecter mask. 

“This is judicial misconduct, coupled with prosecutorial misconduct, and somebody from the state of New York must step in and stop this complete and total miscarriage of justice,” unquote. BECAUSE Trump had earlier suggested that New York’s GOVERNOR should “get involved” and because he capitalized the word “State” in State of New York, he kept one foot in that shadowy region in which he’s lived that life and his attorneys could argue that he was NOT asking “somebody from the state of New York” to “step in and stop this” by attacking somebody like the judge or the district attorney.

The rest of the filing shows that Trump IGNORED the New York Gag Order, IGNORED it again, was called to the witness stand to explain what he said, LIED ABOUT IT – PERJURED HIMSELF – and has proven to be unrestrainable even with the Gag Order as presently constituted. Jack Smith isn’t telling the Judge that Trump has violated her GAG ORDER. He is telling her that Trump has violated the ORIGINAL CONDITIONS under which she did NOT jail him until the trial starts. To resume the quote. “Accordingly, the court should modify the defendant’s conditions of release by making compliance with the Order a CONDITION or by clarifying that the existing condition barring communication with witnesses about the facts of the case, INCLUDES indirect messages made publicly on social media or in speeches.”

Plus, Trump's faint grip on sanity seems to be slipping and the tell on that is: he has reverted to the genuinely unfathomable dog analogies that he fell into during the most stressful times of 2015-2016. When Trump starts claiming dogs get fired, he's about to lose it.

And Speaker Mike Johnson, Day 2: For a man who spent twenty years advocating for sending gay people to prison for having sex, advocating for sending doctors to prison for providing family planning, advocating for a national abortion ban, advocating for fewer laws against guns, advocating for more laws against divorce, advocating for gutting of the entire societal safety net, advocating for disenfranchising minorities and entire states, advocating for using the constitution to destroy the constitution, advocating for the forced conflation of church and state, advocating for a conservative group that makes employees swear an oath to Jesus, advocating against transgenderism, advocating against men wearing women’s clothes, advocating against women wearing MEN’S clothes, advocating restrictions against Muslims, advocating against federal disaster relief, advocating for more oil and gas and against science that has proved we are all going to be KILLED by more oil and gas, advocating for that idiot Amy Coney Barrett since he met her in 1988, advocating for a limit of three terms in the House and then running for this one – his FOURTH, and advocating for the overthrow of the duly-elected government of the United States throughout the end of 2020 and the beginning of 2021. For a guy who has done nothing but comment on everything, all the time, and always wrong… so far… he sure has been Speaker of The House Mr. No Comment.

B-Block (22:24) IN SPORTS: Oh boy. The World Series. The 7th best regular season team versus the 12th best. I have never been less interested. Here's a shock: after legal sports gambling websites become the primary sponsor of all North American sports league, a player is suspended for half a season for...using one. And the brilliant idea from England's Tottenham Hotspur: give each player in its team history their own "legacy number." (27:35) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: President Duda of Poland may be trying to Trump the last election. E-Bikers should be saving the planet; instead they're menacing New Yorkers. And I do not pretend this isn't a crass idea. I think we should name the mass shootings after the politicians and propagandists who have enabled them. So Lewiston, Maine, should be named after Speaker Johnson or Susan Collins or Sean Hannity.

C-Block (35:45) FRIDAYS WITH THURBER: A story I have not previously read you, to which almost everyone can relate. How science and swimming almost kept him from graduating in "University Days."

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25 October 2023: Dubai Police highlight requirements for scooters and e-bikes.

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All Local Evening Update for Friday, September 15th, 2023

As US Senator Chuck Schumer prepares to hold a forum on the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence, the US Army and Air Force are each seeking to incorporate AI and robotics in combat operations. Plus, Elon Musk livestreams himself showing off the latest build of Tesla's FSD mode to mixed results.

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In this week's episode of myBurbank Talks, hosts Craig Sherwood and Ross Benson unpack the major happenings from the week of July 18 and forecast what's coming in the week ahead. They dive into the gripping LAPD pursuit, where officers were injured in an encounter with a carjacker.

 In a thorough discussion of the latest City Council meeting, Sherwood and Benson review a new map in the works, the pressing tree situation on Niagara, and the adopted extension to the Gun Moratorium. Also, they discuss the decision to keep the number of Infrastructure Committee members unchanged and the election of new commissioners and board members.

 On Wednesday, they cover the Police Commission meeting where Sgt. Fletcher Stone presented on E-bikes. Our hosts ponder a potential recommendation to the City Council about bikes on sidewalks, and note an upcoming community event, "Take a Scoop out of Crime," at Foster Freeze.

 Thursday's episode brings insights into the school board's decision on contracts, raises, and coaches' summer salaries.

 They also share a preview of the coming week, which includes a Planning Commission meeting on Monday, City Council's Tuesday meeting on watering restrictions, leasing decisions, and public hearings. Additionally, they announce the grand opening of Cypher VR Escape Rooms, an advisory council on Disabilities meeting, and an informational meeting about three SB35 residential projects.

 The hosts wrap up the podcast with their Pet Peeves segment, discussing traffic issues around a local Starbucks and providing a solution to weed abatement, thanks to a message from Karen.

 Join them for a comprehensive look at what's been happening in Burbank and what's to come, bringing you the news that matters to you. Tune in, stay informed, and get involved in your community!

Transforming the way the world moves is no small feat, but taking e-bikes as the incredibly efficient basis for this mission was Jamie Milroy’s first step.

Proceeding to take the e-bike subscription platform DASH Rides up to a national scale proves its power, and as Co-Founder & CEO, Jamie’s drive and vision are nothing short of admirable.

Jamie joins us on Extrology to detail the storytelling behind successful fundraising, and how 30 seconds of courage is all it takes to set great ambitions in motion.

Lee and Jamie discuss:

• How sustainability is emerging in the boardroom
• Balancing profit against the need to do good
• The virtues of finding a great Co-Founder
• Storytelling as a key ingredient to fundraising
• Jamie’s ‘30 Seconds of Courage’ mantra

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Aspiring founders might wonder whether an uncertain economy is a good time to start a business. To those people, Retrospec founder Ely Khakshouri says, “Do it.” On this episode of Shopify Masters, Ely explains how he started a bike and outdoor gear company amid a recession, and why it’s actually beneficial to do the same.

For more on Retrospec and show notes: https://www.shopify.com/blog/retrospec-starting-in-a-recession