Pink Couch Podcast: Behind the Scenes of the Travel Industry
Aug 13, 2026 · 11 min · 7 segments
Travel industry entrepreneur Ryan McElroy tells Open Jaw’s Nina Slawek why the industry’s annual “pilgrimage” to Virtuoso Travel Week remains such a powerful business investment, and why we should all…
Ryan McElroyGuest
Nina SlawekHost
Ryan, thank you so much for joining the Virtual Pink Couch, uh, from the Cannes or the Fashion Week of the travel industry.
You're at Virtuoso Travel Week, and I wanna get your impressions, Ryan, as to the value of this type of a conference.
What are you seeing going on between the advisors and the various suppliers? How do the suppliers perceive it? Um, and, you know, any, any sort of news that you feel that you garnered, um, in the hallways and, and at the lunches?
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Ryan, thank you so much for joining the Virtual Pink Couch, uh, from the Cannes or the Fashion Week of the travel industry.
You're at Virtuoso Travel Week, and I wanna get your impressions, Ryan, as to the value of this type of a conference.
What are you seeing going on between the advisors and the various suppliers? How do the suppliers perceive it? Um, and, you know, any, any sort of news that you feel that you garnered, um, in the hallways and, and at the lunches?
