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TOURS BY LOCALS - Interview with Paul Melhus

Episode 69 of the Talking Travel with Wendy podcast, hosted by Wendy Payne/Paul Melhus, titled "TOURS BY LOCALS - Interview with Paul Melhus" was published on November 19, 2021 and runs 29 minutes.

November 19, 2021 ·29m · Talking Travel with Wendy

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Send me a text, I'd love to hear from you! Join me today for an interview with CEO and Founder, Paul Melhus of ToursByLocals. Paul is fantastic and shares so much in this interview. From the inspiration behind the vision to the fruition of a company with almost 5000 local guides in 200 countries around the globe. ToursByLocals gives the traveler an opportunity for an authentic experience by seeing the destination through the eyes of their local guides. ⏱TIMELINE⏱ 1:00 Intro to Paul 2:...

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Send me a text, I'd love to hear from you!

Join me today for an interview with CEO and Founder, Paul Melhus of ToursByLocals. Paul is fantastic and shares so much in this interview.  From the inspiration behind the vision to the fruition of a company with almost 5000 local guides in 200 countries around the globe.

ToursByLocals gives the traveler an opportunity for an authentic experience by seeing the destination through the eyes of their local guides.

⏱TIMELINE⏱
1:00 Intro to Paul
2:04 Guides around the World 🌎
4:43 How are people booking NOW?
5:38 Scotland INFO 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
6:38 Inspiration and vision for ToursByLocals
10:15 Building a platform
11:26 Creative COVID pivot
14:02 Tours available including customizing
15:32 Tours in Alabama - SELMA!
16:10 What you can't find on Google!
18:28 Want to be a guide? Here's how...
22:07 5 ⭐️ Service
24:10 New developments on the horizon
26:33 Flexible cancellation policy

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