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Truth Behind Travel Podcast Episode 37: The side effects of traveling after lockdowns.

If you are longing or even just thinking of traveling again soon, if you are making plans and have already picked up the phone with your trusted travel agent or you are browsing best offers online, I want to tell you a little bit of what has happened to me over the past 4 weeks of traveling in Europe.

And, before we get started, if you are listening to today’s episode and work in hospitality and travel, these might just be what many of your future guests might be going through at the moment.
Number 1 – Overpacking
As a passionate traveler, I was so used to pack&go, knowing exactly what to take, not too little, not too much. Just right. It wasn’t the case this time. [more of this on the episode]
Number 2 – Over checking
Ok, that might not be a bad thing to do, given what’s going on around the world. But cross-checking the same information on 10 different websites, blogs, forums, and groups ends up creating even more anxiety. [more of this on the episode]
Number 3 - Self-doubting
Has the pandemic changed the way we connect as humans? I am afraid that - to some extend - it has. [more of this on the episode]
Number 4 - 'It's because of Covid' one too many times
Single-use of plastic has re-skyrocketed, I am afraid, during the pandemic. Here are a few of my real-life stories from the past few weeks. [more of this on the episode]
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.
www.doloressemeraro.com
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For those of you working in hospitality and travel, putting your brand message across and ensure is heard and felt by the travelers of today, is not that easy anymore.
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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 ...