
He’s Building Schools Out of Tyres and Tourism Is Funding It
In this episode of I Am Tourism Stories, host Natalia Rosa sits down with James Fernie, the founder of Uthando (Love)South Africa, to explore what it really means for tourism to have purpose.
2 Mar 21min

She Arrived on a One-Way Ticket from Colombia — Now She’s Leading the Charge for Local Storytellers in Tourism
In this episode of I Am Tourism, Angelica Muñoz Cordoba — a Colombian lawyer turned South African tour operator — shares what it's taken to build a life and business from scratch in a country that was...
23 Feb 22min

What 17,000 Trained Guides Taught Anton Lategan About the Future of Tourism
In this episode of I Am Tourism Stories, Anton Lategan, founder of EcoTraining, shares some of the most powerful lessons learned from almost 30 years in conservation tourism.
16 Feb 22min

What Leonardo DiCaprio taught Ron Mackenzie about tourism
In this episode of I Am Tourism Stories, host Natalia Rosa speaks with Ron Mackenzie, entrepreneur, connector, and founder of Small Town South Africa. What began as a simple Facebook group has grown i...
9 Feb 20min

Big Cats, Better Tourism And Why Panthera Africa Needs Us Now
In this episode of I Am Tourism Stories, we chat with Cathrine Nyquist, co-founder of Panthera Africa Big Cat Sanctuary- a leading voice in ethical wildlife tourism. Born from a personal journey that ...
26 Jan 19min

How Bossie Bosman is Turning Hole in the Wall into South Africa’s Next Icon
In this episode of I Am Tourism, host Natalia Rosa speaks with Bossie Bosman, the driving force behind an ambitious plan to transform the Wild Coast’s legendary Hole in the Wall into a world class tou...
27 Okt 202520min

The Food Scientist Changing the Way Tourists Experience Their Morning Brew
In this episode of I Am Tourism Stories, host Natalia Rosa sits down with Buhle Magwentshu, founder of Asmara Coffee, a Johannesburg-based artisanal micro-roastery with a mission to bring quality, cra...
20 Okt 202518min

She Left TV Fame to Save Seychelles from Mass Tourism
Guest: Bernadette Willemin – Director General, Marketing, Tourism Seychelles Host: Lori Cohen – Content Lead, Big Ambitions In this episode of_I Am Tourism, host Lori Cohen sits down with Bernadette W...
13 Okt 202525min



















