The Sustainability Edge: Your Tourism Podcast
Hosted by Samantha Smits, The Sustainability Edge helps tourism leaders turn sustainability into their biggest asset. Get short, sharp episodes with the advice you need to stop the money leaks and make sustainability work for your bottom line, whilst doing good.
The Sustainability Edge: Your Tourism Podcast
Latest Episodes
Would a Stranger Catch What You Missed, Before an Auditor Does?
Last episode was about whether your suppliers can back up what they claim. In this episode, Samantha Smits turns that question back on you: could your own team answer a hard sustainability question cold, with no warning and no chance to check w...
Your Supplier Can't Answer "Where Does This Come From?" Here's the Problem
You trust your suppliers. But when an auditor asks, "Where does this actually come from?", does your supplier have an answer or just a feeling? In this episode, Samantha Smits digs into a certification blind spot that catches even well-meaning ...
The One-Pager That Wins the Booking: Turning Sustainability Data Into Your Sales Advantage
Agents overseas are flooded with beautiful stories from every property and operator pitching to them. Sunset views, friendly staff, untouched wilderness. But almost none of them back it up with real numbers. In this episode, Samant...
Stop Negotiating in High Season: When and How to Talk to Your Suppliers
Many tourism businesses assume that supplier conversations are only necessary when prices jump or orders go wrong, completely missing how much leverage they hold during their quietest months. In this episode, Samantha Smits explains why the low...
3 Numbers That Lower Costs and Prove Your Sustainability
Many tourism businesses assume that tracking sustainability requires complex systems or expensive software, completely missing how much money and clarity they are leaving on the table with simple, everyday figures.In this episode, Sa...
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