Founder & CEO of Yugen Earthside, a sustainable travel booking platform and agency. Yugen Earthside's mission is to Make Sustainable Travel Easy by connecting mindful travelers with responsible package trips around the world.
Would like to meet with and engage with other travel professionals.
Japan (and France)
Greece (in Europe), Bolivia (outside of Europe), and a million other places...
Founding Yugen Earthside
Adventure, Connection, Nature
hahah - welcome to France! (Kinda joking, kinda not.) Again, this is all based on only my personal experience a few years ago. I had a MUCH harder time in English than anticipated... to the point where I stopped going, since our website is in English an... show more
Honestly, I would check. Normally it's safe to assume people in the travel industry speak English, but IFTM is *very* French-focused and, at least when I was there a few years ago, I was surprised at how many people didn't (or didn't want to) speak in E... show more
Hi Inge, I live in Paris but will actually be out of town during IFTM this year! :( I did go to IFTM a few years ago. I assume that being from Belgium, your French is much better than mine. For me, I struggled a bit at IFTM to have professional conversa... show more
Hi Gili, I am coming at this from the opposite perspective - my company, Yugen Earthside, DOES offer sustainable corporate retreats, team building, charity treks/climbs, etc via our responsible package trips, and we are trying to find companies seeking ... show more
I'll be there! If any super-sustainability-focused inbound/DMCs might be interested in joining the Yugen Earthside platform in 2024, please contact me; I'd love to meet!
Are you attending WTM London? 10 months ago