You Came to the Right Place, by TravelPulse Canada
Canada’s travel trade doesn’t need more spin — it needs real talk. On You Came to the Right Place, TravelPulse Canada's Natasha Lair and Jen Mallia unpack the news, trends, and tensions shaping the industry, with candid conversations and a distinctly Canadian point of view. Between them, Natasha Lair and Jen Mallia bring more than four decades of media and travel editorial experience to the mic. Ontario-based Natasha, Managing Editor of TravelPulse Canada, is warm, funny and deeply curious - known for finding the human angle and cutting through industry spin with factual, unbiased reporting. Edmonton-based Jen, Senior Editor and travel media expert, brings two decades of travel media experience, along with charm, quick wit and sharp industry insight. Together, they deliver real talk, smart perspective and just enough sarcasm to keep it interesting. Questions or comments? Contact us at mail@travelpulse.com
Episodes
In Episode 9 of You Came to the Right Place, hosts Natasha Lair and Jen Mallia are joined by Chris Austin, President of North America for Explora Journeys. Together, they discuss how Explora Journeys is redefining luxury ocean travel, what's new aboard the highly anticipated Explora III, and why Canadian travellers are increasingly embracing this new style of cruising.
In this episode:
• How Explora Journeys is differentiating i...
Wellness travel is booming, but what does "wellness" actually mean?
And how can travel advisors confidently recommend experiences that deliver more than just a spa treatment?
In Episode 8 of You Came to the Right Place, hosts Natasha Lair and Jen Mallia are joined by Oxana Spivey, Vice President of Wellness Standards and Education at Wellness in Travel and Tourism (WITT), and Lauren Pronger, Founder and CEO of Well Inspired Travels...
In the latest episode of You Came To The Right Place, hosts Natasha Lair and Jen Mallia sit down with Donna Looby, Regional Sales Manager at Brendan Vacations, to discuss the trends shaping travel to the Celtic Isles and the opportunities advisors shouldn't overlook.
You'll learn:
• Why bookings for 2027 are already gaining momentum
• How small group travel is attracting experienced travellers and solo adventurers
• The growi...
In episode six of You Came to the Right Place, Natasha Lair and Jen Mallia sit down with Ian Patterson, Country Manager for MSC Cruises Canada, to discuss what's driving demand among Canadian cruisers, the growing popularity of short sailings and MSC Yacht Club, and how the cruise line is expanding its Fly & Cruise options for Canadian travellers.
Patterson also shares insights on MSC Opera's new Dominican Republic homeport, th...
In Episode 5 of You Came to the Right Place, co-hosts Natasha Lair and Jen Mallia go behind the scenes of the 2026 TravelPulse Canada Readers’ Choice Awards.
Recorded just days after the event at the Four Seasons Hotel Toronto, the episode offers a candid recap of the highs, hilarity and heartfelt moments that made this year’s awards unforgettable. The conversation covers everything from the explosive reactions inside t...
In Episode 4 of You Came to the Right Place, co-hosts Natasha Lair and Jen Mallia sit down with Canadian media personality, travel writer, and parenting expert Kathy Buckworth to unpack one of the biggest trends advisors are navigating right now: multi-generational travel.
Fresh off a trip to Club Med in the Dominican Republic, Buckworth shares what really happens when you put three generations on one vacation—from car seats ...
In Episode Three of You Came to the Right Place, hosts Natasha and Jen sit down with Johanna “Joey” Silver, a travel consultant with Expedia Cruises in St. Albert, Alberta.
With more than eight years in the industry, Joey shares how she found her niche in curated, experience-driven travel, and why those “from-scratch” itineraries are where she thrives. She talks about the growing demand for immersive travel,...
In Episode Two of You Came to the Right Place: TravelPulse Canada’s Podcast, hosts Natasha Lair and Jen Mallia sit down with Ontario-based independent travel advisor Gabi Hradsky.
Hradsky says social media has become the biggest driver of her business, despite starting out as her biggest fear. “I did learn very quickly that social media was where I was getting a lot of my traction,” she says.The conversation explo...
In the debut episode of You Came to the Right Place: TravelPulse Canada’s Podcast, hosts Natasha Lair and Jen Mallia sit down with Alberta-based Go Travel advisor Patrice Beasley to discuss what Canadians are booking right now.
Beasley says she’s seeing more women taking big bucket-list trips, from Bali to Africa. “Single ladies are just being bold and taking those big trips,” she says.
The conversation also...
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