Episode 83: The Meaningful Travel Summit

Episode 83: The Meaningful Travel Summit

Author: Mike Schibel, Travel With Meaning June 8, 2022 Duration: 11:08

 

TWM podcast host Mike Schibel was honored to attend the first in person Tourism Cares Meaningful Travel Summit since the COVID pandemic. Bringing together Like-minded travelers from all sectors of the travel industry in North Lake Tahoe at the beautiful Palisades Tahoe.  Discussing important issues on Climate Change, Sustainability and DEI in the industry with a focus on the local region of Lake Tahoe.  

Tourism Cares is an almost twenty plus year non profit dedicated to the long-term survival of the travel + tourism industry. Inspiring each other to make travel a force for good to ensure the future prosperity of the people and places who rely on it. 

The Meaningful Travel Summits, or "Tourism Cares for America" as it was once called, began after a call for all Americans to volunteer service to their country as a direct result of September 11, 2001.

Tourism Cares founder and then Executive Director, Bruce Beckham, saw an opportunity for the industry to come together - regardless of industry sector, competitor, or colleague. 

The Meaningful Travel Summit has grown from a volunteer program to a multi-day global event that pairs education, service, social enterprise development, and industry networking.

This episode features conversation about what is Toursim Cares and how the organization is making an impact in the travel industry.  We also learn what travel means to our fellow Meaningful Travel Summit attendees. Enjoy this meaningful episode.

If you have interest to learn more about Tourism Cares and future Meaningful Travel Summits visit www.tourismcares.org


Mike Schibel sits down with a fascinating array of guests on Travel With Meaning, but the destination is rarely the main point. Instead, this podcast explores the profound personal shifts that happen when we step outside our familiar surroundings. Each conversation delves into a specific journey-whether it’s a life-altering pilgrimage, a chaotic business trip that sparked a new idea, or a simple vacation that unexpectedly clarified a career path. You’ll hear from artists, athletes, entrepreneurs, and seasoned travel experts, but the focus remains on the transformative moment, the insight gained, or the connection made that reverberated long after the suitcase was put away. Schibel, founder of Travel With Meaning, guides these discussions with a genuine curiosity, allowing his guests to unpack not just their itineraries but the emotional and professional baggage they carried with them. The stories reveal how travel acts as a catalyst, reshaping identities, forging unexpected creative directions, and offering a new lens on one’s place in the world. Listening feels like being part of an intimate, thoughtful dialogue where the map of a life is redrawn by the roads taken. This isn't about recommendations or tips; it's about the lasting imprint of a place on a person. The podcast consistently uncovers how the world, in all its diverse complexity, has a way of teaching us exactly what we need to learn, often when we least expect it.
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