Jonny Bierman's guest appearances

Jonny Bierman

TripLit - Storytelling With Purpose

Airrows on Air

Emmett Sparling

Jacob Riglin

Mathilda de Villiers

Chelsea Yamase

Genevieve Hathaway

Matthew Hahnel

Letty B

Jeffrey Foote

David Hone

Christian LeBlanc

Lexie Alford

Nim De Swardt

Shannon Stowell

Edmund Morris

David Moskowitz

OwlTail

Our guest today is Jonny Bierman. Jonny is a travel journalist and founder of Eco Escape Travel — a platform for travelers to find excellent sustainable travel experiences and businesses. He works with clients in values-based destination marketing and content creation.  Jonny is from Canada, but he joins us today working remotely from Costa Rica. We have a shared idealism on what tourism can and should bring; including an ecological connection, cross-cultural engagement, environmental stewardship, and community empowerment.  We cover a lot of territory in this discussion, from why Jonny’s favorite example of regenerative travel is Misool Eco Resort in Indonesia, to his perspective on marketing to LGBTQ travelers, to the wonders of British Columbia’s Cariboo Chilcotin Coast.  “Indigenous tourism is regenerative travel; it always has been.” – JonnyMentioned: Tomorrow’s Air Eco Escape Travel Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Tourism Association Land of Hidden Waters Gold Rush Trail Misool Eco Resort

Our guest today is Jonny Bierman. Jonny is a travel journalist and founder of <a href="http://ecoescapetravel.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eco Escape Travel</a> — a platform for travelers to find excellent sustainable travel experiences and businesses. He works with clients in values-based destination marketing and content creation. Jonny is from Canada, but he joins us today working remotely from Costa Rica. We have a shared idealism on what tourism can and should bring; including an ecological connection, cross-cultural engagement, environmental stewardship, and community empowerment.  We cover a lot of territory in this discussion, from why Jonny’s favorite example of regenerative travel is <a href="https://www.misool.info/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Misool Eco Resort</a> in Indonesia, to his perspective on marketing to LGBTQ travelers, to the wonders of British Columbia’s <a href="https://landwithoutlimits.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cariboo Chilcotin Coast</a>. “Indigenous tourism is regenerative travel; it always has been.” – Jonny Mentioned: <a href="https://www.tomorrowsair.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tomorrow’s Air</a> <a href="http://ecoescapetravel.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eco Escape Travel</a> <a href="https://landwithoutlimits.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Tourism Association</a> <a href="https://landofhiddenwaters.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Land of Hidden Waters</a> <a href="https://goldrushtrail.ca/journey/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gold Rush Trail</a> <a href="https://www.misool.info/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Misool Eco Resort</a>

Ep. 9: Jonny Bierman – A Digital Nomad Speaks Up About Regenerative Travel & The Importance of Giving Back More Than You Take Away 

COVID-19 changed the world in a number of massive ways this year, one of them being the way in which the travel industry operates, and those who work within it.A big part of the tourism industry involves being able to travel, which most of the world cannot do at the moment, or at least are being advised against it. What does the future landscape of travel look like? And those of us who are involved in the travel industryJonny Bierman, an expert in destination marketing and sustainable tourism, talks to Mathilda in June, discussing everything from what sustainable travel really means to what an influencer is to him. Influencers, according to Jonny, have a huge responsibility, especially now, to "inspire and educate" through their platforms. For more information on Jonny and to read some of his works, please visit his LinkedIn profile. Please feel free to also contact him directly if you have any further questions that weren't answered here on this episode. 

COVID-19 changed the world in a number of massive ways this year, one of them being the way in which the travel industry operates, and those who work within it. A big part of the tourism industry involves being able to travel, which most of the world cannot do at the moment, or at least are being advised against it. What does the future landscape of travel look like? And those of us who are involved in the travel industry <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ecoescapetravel/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jonny Bierman</a>, an expert in destination marketing and sustainable tourism, talks to Mathilda in June, discussing everything from what sustainable travel really means to what an influencer is to him. Influencers, according to Jonny, have a huge responsibility, especially now, to "inspire and educate" through their platforms. For more information on Jonny and to read some of his works, please visit his <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonnybierman/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> profile. Please feel free to also contact him directly if you have any further questions that weren't answered here on this episode.

Jonny Bierman: "Inspire and educate" as an influencer after the world has been changed by COVID-19. With Mathilda de Villiers