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In this episode of Trade Secrets, Indagare’s Melissa Biggs Bradley discusses the company’s sustainability efforts — including how her agency offsets the carbon footprints of all staff and client travel — the end of “fast travel,” and how travel advisors can encourage clients to travel more sustainably.
This episode is sponsored by ALG Vacations.
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Credit: 2023 Jenn MartinsResources Mentioned in This Episode and Related Reading
From Melissa Biggs Bradley:
- Indagare’s website
- Indagare on Instagram
- Biggs Bradley's radio show/podcast: Passport to Everywhere
Mentioned in this episode:
- Tourism Cares and its travel advisor guide to meaningful travel
- The Long Run
- The Center for Responsible Travel (CREST)
- Julie Patterson on Trade Secrets with Whitney Shindelar on mentorship
- The Last Tourist (a feature film produced by G Adventures)
From TravelAge West:
Need to Know Research: How Do Travel Advisors Really Feel About Sustainability?”
From Travel Weekly:
- “Agent Life: Indagare aims to positively impact clients and the places they visit
- Indagare’s explainer on its carbon neutrality
Thanks to our friends at the Travel Advisor Resource Center for helping solicit questions for this season of Trade Secrets.
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Emma Weissmann is the Managing Editor of TravelAge West, a print and online magazine for travel advisors based in the Western U.S. She is also the host of the Humans of Travel podcast, where she interviews notable individuals in the travel industry about their lives — the highs and lows that make them human.
Jamie Biesiada is a Senior Editor with Travel Weekly. She is an award-winning journalist, including being named the American Society of Travel Advisors’ 2019 Travel Journalist of the Year. Her roots are in community journalism, where she was the editor of several local newspapers and a regional entertainment magazine.
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