Experience Creators and the Rise of Ex-commerce with Lisa Simpson of Easol
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Topics: Easol, ex-commerce, experience economy, Shopify for experiences, Travel, tourism entrepreneurship, Tour operators
Welcome to the tourism entrepreneur podcast, I am your host Vanessa Mbenoun and today we are going to take a closer look at tours and experiences and talk about the rise of “ex-commerce”. Today we welcome the co-founder of EASOL, the first e-commerce platform dedicated to travel and experience businesses. Lisa Simpson is our guest so please stay tuned and don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast and visit tourismentrepreneur.com
TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:
[1:00 ] Lisa’s intro and background
[9:50 ] What is Ex-commerce and how does it differ from E-commerce
[13:50 ] When could experience businesses start generating revenues again?
[20:30 ] (From Easol report) American travellers concerns regarding COVID19
[23:12 ] ( From Easol report) Group travel beyond the pandemic
[24:10 ] Growth tips for Ex-commerce businesses
[29:12 ] What’s next for EASOL
That’s it for today! Coming up next week: a conversation with Andy McNeill, CEO of AMI and co-host of Destination Everywhere podcast. In the meantime, visit tourismentrepreneur.com to join our community and monthly events! Connect with us on Twitter and Instagram @tourismpreneur
LINKS MENTIONED IN TODAY’S EPISODE:
EASOL: https://easol.com/
EASOL report: https://easol.com/easol-better-days-are-coming.pdf
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