GowayPro Travel Tales

Ecuador and Community Based Tourism

Ecuador has led community and sustainable tourism for 30 years with Marcel Perkins at the helm. Join Professor Goway and Marcel Perkins as they explore community-based tourism's impact on Ecuador and delve deeper into what Ecuador can offer beyond the famous Galapagos Islands for the intrepid Globetrotter

Travel Trends for 2025 with Goway Travel

Happy New Year, and welcome to 2025!
 
A new year promises new opportunities, and today, Goway's Director of Sales, Renee, Director of Product, Reesa, US National Sales Manager, Ian, and Professor Goway will discuss the most popular destinations for 2025.
It's a challenging task, as Goway is on all 7 continents. Still, we will highlight what's hot now, what to look out for, and a few surprising destinations you or your clients must know about.
 
 

Winter Travel Ideas with Goway

The cold has arrived, Christmas is approaching and you as well as your clients are thinking about warmer weather and awesome gifts. Make that gift a trip to a winter destination. Does that destination need to be sunny? Cold be but it could also be seeing the Northern Lights, visiting sunny countries in milder temperatures or hitting areas where fewer travellers are.
 
Join the team, Linda Warner – Goway Asia Product Manager & Rares Dumitru Goway National Sales Manager as they discuss great Winter Getaway travel ideas

Belmond - A Look Inside Luxury Travel

Belmond is a prestigious brand known for its luxurious hotels, trains, river cruises, and safari experiences. Originally established as Orient Express Hotels Ltd. in 1976 with the acquisition of the iconic Hotel Cipriani in Venice, Belmond has since evolved into a global leader in luxury travel, boasting a portfolio of 47 properties across 28 countries and territories as of 2024.
 
Overview of Belmond Properties Belmond's properties are characterized by their unique locations and exceptional service, each designed to reflect the culture and heritage of their surroundings. The brand emphasizes craftsmanship and design, creating an authentic experience for guests.
 
Belmond continues to be synonymous with luxury travel, offering guests unforgettable experiences that blend history, culture, and exceptional service.
 
Join Don Forster from Goway Travel as he talks to Andrea Valente from Belmond as they take a look inside luxury travel with Belmond.

Making a Positive Impact with Impact Safaris & Goway

Sustainable travel holds profound importance for various reasons. It plays a pivotal role in preserving the environment. Traditional tourism often leaves an indelible mark on the ecosystems, contributing to issues like pollution, waste accumulation, habitat degradation, and climate change.
 
Listen in as Don Forster from Goway and Koinonia Baloyi - Communications & Fundraising Officer, African Bush Camps, as they explore what Impact Tourism is and how it is having a positive impact on local communities and wildlife in Southern Africa.

Tahiti from the Inside with Meg Boyd

Tahiti is more than one island. It is French Polynesia. Jin us as we chat to Meg Boyd, Goway’s South Pacific Product Manager and frequent visitor to Tahiti as she and Don delve into what makes Tahiti such a popular South Pacific Island destination.

Scott Duncan - Goway's in House Adventure Seeker - The Canning Stock Route

The Canning Stock Route is a must-do for the adventure traveller. It’s the longest stock route in the world, stretching over 1,700kms/ 1,056mls through the vast open spaces of the Gibson, Great Sandy and Tanami deserts between Halls Creek in the north and Wiluna in the south of Western Australia.Bruce Hodge, founder & President of Goway and Scott Duncan, VP of Technologies at Goway, and some mates, took on this amazing venture as a bucket list getaway.
 
Listen in as Scott recalls the rough and tough, primitive beauty, the deep skies, the challenges and the fond memories as he, Bruce and their buddies took on the world's longest stock route.

Discovering Kiwi Culture

Learn all there is to being a "real" Kiwi With Lou Baddiley, Di Reid, Krissy Griggs & Linda McIntosh from Rotorua | Wellington | Christchurch | Queenstown

How to Leverage Social Media for Your Travel Business

Join Don Forster and Goway's in-house social media specialist, Mikayla Kuehn, to see why you should invest time in your social media presence to help expand your travel business.
Mikayla is our social media manager by day and influencer/fashion blogger by night. A creative professional who handles all things social strategy, content creation, content calendars, post publishing, and community management for Goway Travel.
Join Don & Mikayla and tap into their collective expertise on ways to further expose you and your travel business through Social Media

If You Seek, you will find a different New Zealand

New Zealand is known around the world for its incredible landscapes, dotted with lakes and vineyards as well as Hobbiton, thermal springs, Milford Sound, and much more. But there are as many equally hidden gems that travellers should seek on a journey to New Zealand.
 
Join Professor Goway Don Forster, Katie Olsson from Air New Zealand, and Amy Agudo from Tourism New Zealand on a road less travelled to discover some of New Zealand’s hidden gems.