Christina Beckmann of Tomorrow's Air

06/29/23 • 34 min

Meet Christina Beckmann in the latest episode of WYSE Travel Confederation's Ask Us Anything podcast.
Christina is one of the creators of Tomorrow’s Air, a sustainable travel venture of the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA). Tomorrow’s Air is a global collective of travel organizations investing in carbon removal technology. The collective connects travel businesses and travellers to climate action through its educational activities and accessible contribution model. ATTA is a trade group bringing together destinations, travel advisors, operators, suppliers and other stakeholders of the adventure travel industry.

Together ATTA and Tomorrow’s Air are supporting WYSE Travel Confederation’s New Horizons survey of international youth and student travel. Christina will explain the positive impact both of their organisations receive through this WYSE research study of young travellers.

You’ll also learn about a major change currently underway in the way we think about climate change action - a shift in mindset from carbon offsetting to carbon removal.

Christina is open, funny and dedicated to her work. It might sound silly, but she is devoted to educating people about air... and finding a new way for travellers and travel organizations to face climate change without, as she says, “travel shaming” and “pious finger-wagging”.

Have a listen.
Recorded June 2023

Learn more about WYSE Travel Confederation, the international travel trade association for organisations specialised in youth, student and educational travel.

You’ll also learn about a major change currently underway in the way we think about climate change action - a shift in mindset from carbon offsetting to carbon removal.

Have a listen.
Recorded June 2023

Learn more about WYSE Travel Confederation, the international travel trade association for organisations specialised in youth, student and educational travel.

Previous Episode

Sascha Dimitriewicz and Raphaela Böck, Wombat's City Hostels

In this episode of Ask Us Anything, we talk to Sascha Dimitriewicz and Raphaela Boeck, a father-daughter team at Wombat’s City Hostels, about the past and future of youth travel. Sascha is co-founder of Wombat’s and his daughter Raphaela is currently head of sales for the hostel’s four properties located in Vienna, London, Budapest and Munich.
The Wombat’s philosophy is based on the belief that hostels are ideal places for cultural exchange, that travelling and bringing people together is valuable for our learning and world view.
You'll hear Sascha's founder’s story, which is based on his own youth travel experience backpacking in Australia. We also discuss how the Wombat’s business has managed to grow as a reliable, but unexpected brand in the international youth travel space since 1999. You’ll also hear how Raphaela is thinking about the future of youth travel and hostels and how the two approach their unique relationship as father and daughter at work.
Have a listen... we’ve included some live action from Wombat’s Vienna in this episode of Ask Us Anything.
Recorded February 2023.

Learn more about WYSE Travel Confederation, the international travel trade association for organisations specialised in youth, student and educational travel.

Next Episode

Greg Bows of African Impact

We talk to Greg Bows of African Impact about the evolution of international volunteer travel and winning this year’s Global Youth Travel Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
You’ll hear how African Impact works with the SDGs and Greg’s personal story of how he ended up in a career in volunteer travel. Plus, Greg shares his views on the where things are headed for impact-driven travel programmes and the value of failure.
Recorded October 2023.

Learn more about WYSE Travel Confederation, the international travel trade association for organisations specialised in youth, student and educational travel.