SPAIN | Leading the Way of Responsible Travel
Today, we celebrate International Earth Day, and my guest couldn’t have been more on point and relevant. World Earth Day celebrates our Planet, our commitment to preserve it and to protect it.
Karen Rosenblum, founder of Spain Less Traveled is a California travel expert who fell in love with the south of Spain and decided to make it her home creating a strong community called Travel Spain. She created a bespoke boutique travel company crafting personalized travel itineraries in Spain and was part of the start-up team of Airbnb at the very early days of their travel journey.
You can also join Travel Spain!, her online travel community bringing together those curious and passionate about traveling in Spain.
During the episode, Karen talks about:
- how she run a sustainable business model
- how she supports the local communities she works in
- her top 5 tips to be a responsible traveler
Last but not least, before the end of the episode, she reveals her top 3 hidden gems and must-see of Spain, specifically in Andalucia.
Your Host: Dolores Semeraro
Hospitality Virtual Keynote Speaker Dolores Semeraro is a Travel Recovery Strategist with more than 15 years of experience in hospitality, marketing, and trading. She is passionate about helping her clients develop the leadership strategies they need to restore travel confidence and win their customers back.
Dolores’ high-energy virtual keynote presentations are thought-provoking and open the audience’s perception of what really matters to today’s travel consumers.
www.doloressemeraro.com
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Dolores Semeraro is an internationally recognized tourism keynote speaker and trainer who has inspired thousands of people in the tourism industry to build a stronger, more sustainable, and more resilient future of travel.
In her keynotes, Dolores shares with her audience how to develop sustainable marketing thinking through her action-oriented thought process, which observes the interconnectivity of the stages in the travel product life cycle.
By applying this process, operators in the tourism, travel, and hospitality sectors can visibly enhance the longevity of their marketing strategies, effectively rendering them more sustainable in the long term for the well-being of all stakeholders involved.
Dolores is a passionate advocate for responsible travel, sustainability, and innovation. With her signature Mediterranean warmth and straightforwardness, she encourages audiences to challenge their "Business As Usual" status and strive for the improvement of the tourism industry and the well-being of all stakeholders.
Through her decades-long experience in the industry, she has motivated hoteliers and tourism professionals to take action, enhance their communication, and create a purposeful and innovative tourism ecosystem.
She also advocates for slow travel, exemplified by her extensive travels with her husband and beloved dog in their campervan. When not chronicling ...