Tourpreneur podcast with Shane Whaley.

Intrigued by Clubhouse? Then you can be a fly on the wall today as I record an actual session for you. The room is titled Clubhouse for Tour Operators. 

Is Clubhouse for Tour Operators and Tour Guides? Everyone is talking about it, but not many can categorize it. Clubhouse is the new social platform that is part conference call and part house party. This platform is currently only open to the public by invitation (and only for iOS users). But Clubhouse has still garnered a significant amount of attention – including from big names in tech like Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk and Facebook’s own Mark Zuckerberg.

Today, I’m moderating a Clubhouse session called ‘Clubhouse For Tour Operators’. This will take place with three Clubhouse regulars, Christian ‘Clubhouse’ Watts, Mitch Bach, and Nikki Padilla Rivera.

In today’s podcast-meets-Clubhouse session, I unpack what Clubhouse has to offer to the travel industry. I also discover Christian’s, Mitch’s, and Nikki’s thoughts about the new kid on the Social Block.

They discuss what they find alluring about the platform and why some people love it. We talk about Clubhouse etiquette tips and how a session works. We also touch on what makes it different from the now ubiquitous Zoom meeting.

What will the value of Clubhouse be once the exclusive novelty aspect has worn off? And we ask the question: how will it continue to attract high industry value speakers?

Guest Speakers include:

Alan Rust – America Tour Company
John Coupland – John England Tours
Ralph Velasco = Photo Enrichment Adventures.
Daniel Pino – TourOpp
Janice Sousa – IndieTravel.Co
Torin Kexel – Asheville’s The Flying Bike Tours