Hosted by Samantha Smits · 🇺🇸 US · EN-GB · 23 episodes
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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.
Samantha Smits hosts The Sustainability Edge: Your Tourism Podcast, a business show with 23 episodes published.
Many tourism operators only track their resources during the quiet months, completely stopping the moment high season hits. In this episode, Samantha Smits explains why letting your team guess instead of measure during t
Many tourism operators treat sustainability certification like an overwhelming school exam, scrambling to cram and gather data in a last-minute panic. In this episode, Samantha Smits delivers a practical, low-season road
In previous episodes, we discussed why it is important to carefully choose your supply chain partners to protect your business contracts. In this episode, Samantha Smits shifts the focus and looks at international agents
When international agents are booking spaces for your upcoming peak season, your sales team needs more than vague green catchphrases to defend your premium rates. In this episode, Samantha Smits explains how your daily s
Many tourism owners are completely overwhelmed by the idea of writing standard operating procedures or staff handbooks from scratch. In this episode, Samantha Smits shares an ultimate operational shortcut: your sustainab
Every unnecessary kilometre driven is pure profit disappearing from your balance sheet. In this episode, Samantha Smits connects carbon footprints directly to your cash flow to prove that operating efficiently is the ori
Vague sustainability claims are becoming a thing of the past. As EU member states begin enforcing the Empowering Consumers Directive, tourism businesses worldwide must prepare for a new level of transparency. Samantha Sm
While 27 March 2026 marked the adoption of EU greenwashing laws, the 27 September deadline is when enforcement actually begins. In this episode, Samantha Smits explains why being outside the European Union does not prote
Being ‘fully booked’ is seen as the ultimate finish line in tourism, but Samantha Smits argues that occupancy can often be a vanity metric that masks operational chaos. In this episode, we explore how high capacity acts
If you are tired of defending your prices and competing with every other tourism business down the street, this episode is for you. Samantha Smits explores why your promised reliability is just the bare minimum and how t
We often wait for the 'perfect time' to fix our systems, but in a rapidly changing market, waiting is a choice with a high price tag. In this episode, Samantha Smits discusses the concept of opportunity cost in tourism.
Sustainability often feels like an extra project that busy owners simply don't have time for. In this episode, Samantha Smits explores how to find the right expert to help you take the leap. Learn why you should avoid th
In tourism, you are rarely a one-person show. Your success depends on a supply chain of drivers, guides, lunchbox providers and many more. In this episode, Samantha Smits explains why you are judged by your weakest partn
The European Union is clamping down on greenwashing, and it is going to affect you even if you are thousands of miles from Europe. In this episode, Samantha Smits discusses the 'Empowering Consumers Directive' and why yo
Looking back at the Responsible Tourism Track sessions from ITB Berlin 2026, Samantha Smits shares her insights from the world's biggest travel trade show. Learn why sustainability is becoming the bare minimum for the in
Samantha Smits moves from the 'diagnosis' of a one-time check to the 'permanent cure' of a digital system. Learn how to take the blindfold off by tracking hard numbers, stop paying the 'Guesswork Tax', and discover why a
In tourism, we often brag about how little sleep we get during the high season. Samantha Smits explains why this 'glorified burnout' is actually an expensive operational failure. Learn how to stop paying the 'Exhaustion
Hiring is difficult, but stopping your best people from quitting is the real challenge. Samantha Smits breaks down why star employees leave when they feel they are 'failing' or overwhelmed due to a lack of systems. Disco
Many tourism leaders think they are 'too busy' for systems during the high season. In this episode, Samantha Smits explains why hiding behind being busy is actually holding your business down. Learn how sustainability lo
Everyone tells you to get certified, but without a strategy, that green sticker is a trap that wastes your time and money. Samantha Smits breaks down the hard truth: a logo won't magically bring you clients if your back-
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The Sustainability Edge: Your Tourism Podcast is hosted by Samantha Smits. The show is categorised under business (management) and has published 23 episodes.
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