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So welcome to this final episode of our special 6 part series where we have been speaking with some of the brightest and most considerate social media content creators around.  And today I’m delighted to be joined by Petrena.

Petrena is a travel media content creator.  Her channel on YouTube has millions of viewers and when you watch one or two, you’ll be hooked and it immediately becomes clear as to why her content is so popular.

Petrena is real. It's evident that she cares deeply for the communities and destinations she visits. As she tells me in this episode, it’s as much about travelling between communities as it is travelling between destinations.

Petrena is also a passionate fan of low season travelling. By travelling in the low seasons she tries to integrate more deeply into the communities that she visits.  She gets under the skin of the community.

In this episode, we talk about her travels through Africa, massages, marriage, food, Mallorca and the traveller's art of conversing when neither side speak the other language.

A natural-born traveller, the epitome of a low season traveller, and a true responsible traveller, I’m delighted to introduce you to Petrena…

Today's guest is Vikki, Managing Director for MacLean and Bruce, a small luxury travel business in Scotland. Join Honor, as we explore a more authentic, culturally grounding and relaxed Scotland. Think icy Lochs, white frost on trees and big blue skies, oh and of course a blazing fire.

Carolyn Childs is the travel industry's foremost futurist.  She studies, tracks, monitors and predicts tomorrow's travel trends and there is no better time for us to catch up with Carolyn than on World Tourism Day at a time when the world is in the midst of global climate strikes.  Here we learn what the future holds for us all as travellers and as travel industry professionals...

Guyana may be small in size but it is an absolute giant in terms of both responsible and sustainable tourism.  Low Season Traveller’s Sustainable Tourism Director, Dr David Ermen, caught up with Brian Mullis and Carla Chandra, The Director and Deputy Director of the Guyana Tourism Authority respectively, to learn more about this wonderful destination.

Earlier this year I caught up with Deborah Collins from Visit Belfast to learn more about what Belfast is like in the low season months and to get her own personal recommendations.  Now is a great time to bag a bargain low season deal for a break in November or December to Europe's capital of the craic!  

The Seychelles are a group of 115 islands located in the middle of the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa, and have an unbelievable range of natural riches and biodiversity which are completely unique in the world. 

Made up of 41 granitic islands as well as over 70 low-lying coralline cays, atolls and reef islands, The Seychelles also has the two UNESCO World Heritage sites of Aldebra (which is known as The Galapagos of the Indian Ocean) and the Valee Du Mai which is like a real life Jurassic Park.  The Seychelles offer something which you simply can’t find anywhere else on earth.

In this episode Bernadete Willemin from The Seychelles Tourism Board talks tells us about the islands and how the Seychelles Government balances the protection of their natural riches whilst still providing a first class tourism offering.

Bavaria's 2nd largest city has so much to offer for low season travellers and as it's a convention city, the summer months of July and August are low season with the hotel and flight prices to match!

Ryanair fly direct from Stanstead from as little as £36 return and superb accommodation is available from £60-£100 a night.

For families, why not try a break to Playmobil FunPark as a great low cost alternative to the other famous theme parks?

All this and more in today's podcast...Enjoy!

Myanmar is often overlooked by UK travellers venturing to Southeast Asia, but for those who visit, it's often a life changing experience.

In this episode we speak to Edwin Briels who visited the country 20 years ago and was so enamoured by the experience, he has lived there ever since.  Here, Edwin shares with us what makes Myanmar so unique and why the low season (or "green season") is absolutely the best time to visit.

Photo's and all links mentioned by Edwin can be found here: http://lowseasontraveller.com/magical-myanmar/

In this second episode with WTACH CEO, Chris Flynn, we try to identify the reasons to be optimistic as we discuss the merits and failings of tourism growth in terms of Seasonality, Tourism Diversification and the impacts of the Cruise industry.

In this first part of 2 episodes, we speak with Chris Flynn, The Founder and CEO of The World Tourism Association of Culture and Heritage about how he got into the travel industry, what the implications of another 500m tourists worldwide will be on our most unique cultural attractions and how this is impacting every destination in the world. 

With some frankly incredible insights on the travel industry, we learn the extent of the damage done to our destinations as well as the huge positive opportunities which are available here if we can truly grasp the situation.