Kim Gustavsson On Concierge Travel And The Best Places To Take 20+ People

Destination Everywhere

Andy McNeill & Todd Bludworth

Society & Culture, Hobbies, Leisure, Arts, Places & Travel, Food

5 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2022

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

When doing concierge travel, you have to find the right places everyone can enjoy. You will be handling huge groups and organizations, so finding a place that offers a unique experience is key. From the Haciendas of Cuernavaca to the City of New Orleans, many different places around North America can provide something unique.

Join Todd Bludworth as he talks to Kim Gustavsson about travel concierge. Kim has traveled to 86 countries, studied 7 languages, and worked as a Leadership Development and Organizational Transformation consultant. He also owns one of the world's largest LGBTQ cruise and vacation agencies. Learn more about concierge travel and where you can bring people on their next retreat.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Destination Everywhere, with hospitality and travel entrepreneurs, Todd Bloodworth,
0:10.6	and Andy McNeil.
0:12.9	Having traveled to over 100 countries, Todd and Andy bring you unique perspectives with
0:17.7	celebrities in the know, hospitality experts, and native connoisseurs to discover must-do's
0:24.0	and inspirational destinations to plan your next trip for business or pleasure.
0:29.2	So pack your bags and get ready as we bring you Destination Everywhere with Todd and
0:34.8	Andy.
0:37.0	Welcome to this episode of Destination Everywhere.
0:39.5	This is a special spotlight episode, and we are going to talk about the top destinations
0:44.2	for group travel.
0:45.6	And for this episode, we have a wonderful guest.
0:48.1	He is the owner of Concierge Travel, which is one of the largest LGBT travel agencies
0:52.5	in the US and founder and principal of Accendio, which is a consulting firm specialized in
0:58.4	leadership development, as well as what team building and effectiveness.
1:02.8	So, Kim Gustafsen, how are you today?
1:05.2	I'm doing great.
1:06.2	It's good to meet you, Todd, and thank you for inviting me.
1:09.5	Thank you for joining us.
1:10.5	I'm excited to talk to you about a couple of different destinations, more in terms of the
1:14.5	size of the group and then the destinations that you kind of place in some certain areas.
1:19.0	Ground one of your backgrounds is with the American Heart Association, and that's a quite
1:22.9	large organization, and over 55,000 attendees.
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