Rosie Spinks's guest appearances

Rosie Spinks

Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhD

FOU Studios

The Destinationists

Isabel Foxen Duke

Megan Rossi

Paige Smathers

Jes Baker

Christy Harrison

Sofie Hagen

Linda Bacon

Devinia Noel

Julie Duffy Dillon

Kelsey Miller

Marci Evans

Robyn Nohling

Fiona Willer

Lauren Newman

Elyse Resch

OwlTail

Rodney Payne

Subscribe to The Destinationists on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or Google PodcastsIn the second of a series of special episodes aimed at travel marketers dealing with the fall-out from COVID-19, we speak to Rosie Spinks, Global Tourism Reporter at the leading travel trade publication Skift about what the pandemic means for luxury travel.Luxury is one of the most over-used terms in the industry and Rosie said she believed that as a result of COVID-19 the mid-range luxury market would decline and that the luxury sector would become more focused on High Net Worth Individuals and Ultra High Net Worth Individuals whose economic position means they can still afford to travel.Luxury travellers were likely to be focused on safety, privacy, distance and hygiene “rather than the thread count and the wine list”, she said. They will demand a high standard of hygiene throughout the entire journey whether that means flying private or “air pooling” with other families if they can’t afford to upgrade from First Class to private.“I could see luxury travellers saying, ‘I want to book this suite and I want assurance that nobody's in it for 72 hours before I get in it, which obviously that would definitely be offered at a premium. But with wealthy people there's always been a value on things like privacy and discretion and I think we're going to see the addition of distance safety … a little bit of a buffer area around the family or the traveller.”“I think because when safety and health is at play or is in question, people will not spare an expense. I think you might see people willing to spend what in normal times would be seen as sort of like crazy money on that assurance of safety and I'm of course, speaking about the people who have the luxury of doing that.”Co-host Andrés asked about the role of travel advisors to the luxury segment Spinks said she agreed they would be considered even more critical now. She said she recently interviewed a luxury travel advisor who said a lot of her job was education but that would now include briefing travellers on the healthcare offerings and relative risks of different destinations.“Because of the great democratisation of travel in the last 10 years people have become a little more carefree, careless even, in how they book….Whereas I think, moving forward, there is going to be a bigger ask of research and vetting, ‘What is this hotel or resort’s policy?’ ‘Do they do temperature checks?’ ‘If I want to go to the gym can I book a period where no one else will be in there’ ‘How far apart are the sun loungers?’ Those are things that big OTAs aren't going to tell you, but with a travel advisor it's their job to help you figure that out. In general, we'll see that role being more important but certainly for luxury travellers.Special occasion travel was likely to see an early resurgence for the luxury sector as people deal with the “grief” of missing important family occasions such as weddings, anniversaries and significant birthdays.Also in this episode co-hosts Lauren and Andrés talk about clean and sanitary travel and what it will mean for luxury travel marketers. Destinations such as Puerto Rico and Thailand have released extensive hygiene and safety protocols looking to reassure travellers.Lauren posed the question: “How do you communicate this kind of messaging without overwhelming travellers?” and talked about the balance between inspiring travellers to visit your destination or operation and the need to deliver confidence about hygiene and safety.Andrés noted it further creates this divide between mass market travel and luxury travel which in itself was an opportunity for marketers, saying “It’s going to be a differentiator for a long time, particularly in the luxury space.”

Subscribe to The Destinationists on <a href="https://www.thedestinationists.com/episodes?format=rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4lID0AY4m2LZGm6PF27gUV?si=qB3aSXJrRbOHoSXlahJlCg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-destinationists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> or <a href="https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlZGVzdGluYXRpb25pc3RzLmNvbS9lcGlzb2Rlcz9mb3JtYXQ9UlNT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a>In the second of a series of special episodes aimed at travel marketers dealing with the fall-out from COVID-19, we speak to Rosie Spinks, Global Tourism Reporter at the leading travel trade publication Skift about what the pandemic means for luxury travel.Luxury is one of the most over-used terms in the industry and Rosie said she believed that as a result of COVID-19 the mid-range luxury market would decline and that the luxury sector would become more focused on High Net Worth Individuals and Ultra High Net Worth Individuals whose economic position means they can still afford to travel.Luxury travellers were likely to be focused on safety, privacy, distance and hygiene “rather than the thread count and the wine list”, she said. They will demand a high standard of hygiene throughout the entire journey whether that means flying private or “air pooling” with other families if they can’t afford to upgrade from First Class to private.“I could see luxury travellers saying, ‘I want to book this suite and I want assurance that nobody's in it for 72 hours before I get in it, which obviously that would definitely be offered at a premium. But with wealthy people there's always been a value on things like privacy and discretion and I think we're going to see the addition of distance safety … a little bit of a buffer area around the family or the traveller.”“I think because when safety and health is at play or is in question, people will not spare an expense. I think you might see people willing to spend what in normal times would be seen as sort of like crazy money on that assurance of safety and I'm of course, speaking about the people who have the luxury of doing that.”Co-host Andrés asked about the role of travel advisors to the luxury segment Spinks said she agreed they would be considered even more critical now. She said she recently interviewed a luxury travel advisor who said a lot of her job was education but that would now include briefing travellers on the healthcare offerings and relative risks of different destinations.“Because of the great democratisation of travel in the last 10 years people have become a little more carefree, careless even, in how they book….Whereas I think, moving forward, there is going to be a bigger ask of research and vetting, ‘What is this hotel or resort’s policy?’ ‘Do they do temperature checks?’ ‘If I want to go to the gym can I book a period where no one else will be in there’ ‘How far apart are the sun loungers?’ Those are things that big OTAs aren't going to tell you, but with a travel advisor it's their job to help you figure that out. In general, we'll see that role being more important but certainly for luxury travellers.Special occasion travel was likely to see an early resurgence for the luxury sector as people deal with the “grief” of missing important family occasions such as weddings, anniversaries and significant birthdays.Also in this episode co-hosts Lauren and Andrés talk about clean and sanitary travel and what it will mean for luxury travel marketers. Destinations such as Puerto Rico and Thailand have released extensive hygiene and safety protocols looking to reassure travellers.Lauren posed the question: “How do you communicate this kind of messaging without overwhelming travellers?” and talked about the balance between inspiring travellers to visit your destination or operation and the need to deliver confidence about hygiene and safety.Andrés noted it further creates this divide between mass market travel and luxury travel which in itself was an opportunity for marketers, saying “It’s going to be a differentiator for a long time, particularly in the luxury space.”

Episode #021 - Luxury travel and COVID-19 feat. Rosie Spinks (Skift)

Chase and Savannah brunch with mimosas and journalist Rosie Spinks (Vice, Wall Street Journal). Rosie shares some insight on how to succeed as a freelance writer and isn’t afraid to delve into what it’s really like pursuing your dream. Here’s a hint: Lot’s of odd end jobs and Tony Robbins pep talks.

Behind Too Blondes with Rosie Spinks (Journalist)

This week I'm talking to Rosie Spinks, a freelance journalist and creator of the Mouthy Women project. We talk about a whole bunch of things in this episode, the LA wellness scene (where Rosie grew up) versus London, the fear of bread and the nocebo effect, we talk about the culture of over exercise, and of course we talk about Mouthy Women and our shared obsession with fat acceptance activist and goddess Lindy West. Loved this conversation - let us know what you think @laurathomasphd @dontsaltmygame @RoJoSpinks

This week I'm talking to Rosie Spinks, a freelance journalist and creator of the Mouthy Women project. We talk about a whole bunch of things in this episode, the LA wellness scene (where Rosie grew up) versus London, the fear of bread and the nocebo effect, we talk about the culture of over exercise, and of course we talk about Mouthy Women and our shared obsession with fat acceptance activist and goddess Lindy West. Loved this conversation - let us know what you think @laurathomasphd @dontsaltmygame @RoJoSpinks

Have we Reached Peak Wellness? w/ Rosie Spinks of Mouthy Women