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Experience This! Travel Industry Insights and Opinions

Experience This! Travel Industry Insights and Opinions

Written by: Bruce Rosard Lori Timony Christian Watts
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Produced and hosted by three travel industry veterans, Experience This! is a weekly show focused on In-Destination Experiences and how tech and trends are impacting this $280B segment of the world's largest industry (travel and tourism). Part podcast, part YouTube, part LinkedIn, Experience This! is designed for everyone in the sector including small one woman bands up to the largest attractions in the world and the tech, distribution and services companies that make up the industry ecosystem. Featuring Lori Timony, Go City, Christian Watts, Magpie and Bruce Rosard, Arival. Marketing provided by Von Mack Agency

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Episodes
  • AI is rewriting the Tour Operator Playbook

    AI is rewriting the Tour Operator Playbook
    Apr 15 2026

    In this episode of Experience This!, we sit down with Jack Harris, founder of Tally Ho Experiences, to explore how AI is moving from a “nice-to-have” to the core of running a tours and activities business. From vibe coding custom dashboards to deploying autonomous AI agents, Jack shares how he’s rethinking operations, data, and decision-making in real time.

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    45 mins
  • S4 E5 She Shapes History: The Hidden Stories of The Women Who Built New York

    S4 E5 She Shapes History: The Hidden Stories of The Women Who Built New York
    Apr 1 2026

    Lori, Bruce and Christian are joined by Beth Santos and Nikki Padilla Rivera to discuss She Shapes History New York, a walking tour concept focused on the hidden history of women. From storytelling and experience design to creator-led travel businesses, this episode explores a fresh and meaningful direction for the experiences industry.

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    51 mins
  • S4 E3 Will Tour Operators stop buying software? Vibe Coding introduced!

    S4 E3 Will Tour Operators stop buying software? Vibe Coding introduced!
    Mar 5 2026

    What if tour operators could build their own software in minutes without writing a single line of code? In this episode, former Carpe Diem CMO Oli Green introduces “vibe coding,” a new (not so new) AI driven way to create custom tools just by describing what you want. Build dashboards, landing pages, and operational tools instantly. But, when should you build something yourself vs. pay for existing software?

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    50 mins
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