Doug Lansky: Author, Travel Writer & TEDX Speaker

On this episode, Caroline Donaghue and Priya Rawal welcome travel writer, author, TEDX and keynote speaker and Tourism Development Advisor, Doug Lansky to the show! Doug is a leader in the world of tourism spending over 20 years as a travel journalist, travelling to a whooping 120 countries, contributing to publications such as The Guardian, Lonely Planet, National Geographic Traveler, Esquire to mention afew.

The American born, Stockholm-based writer first got his travel bug after a visit to London as part of a student exchange program and albeit it didn't go as he'd planned, it opened a whole new world of travel and curiosity for him. He spent only two months applying for work before he landed his first nationally syndicated newspaper as a column writer for Skift, later travelling the world and journaling his experiences across the globe as a travel writer. Later he accidentally started a very successful business 'Signspotting: The World's Most Absurd Signs': a fun travel holiday game. Doug is now also a well respected author and this episode is an eye opening experience into the world of tourism which also touches on relationships, the current state of the travel industry, the impact of social media/modern day influencer marketing on the travel/tourism industry while also giving you nostalgic memories and some incredibly hilarious backpacking stories.

Spoiler alert - you might get the travel bug after listening to this episode!