{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Extraordinary Travel Festival III Update IV\u2013 Ian Cumming - Travel Massive & Orest Zub - NomadMania","description":"Join the Extraordinary Travel Festival in Bangkok, October 22-25, 2026.  Use code BANGKOK to save on your ticket. One of the goals of the Extraordinary Travel Festival is to bring the leaders of the travel industry together.  Why?  We want to make your travels richer and more meaningful.  Hearing from these thought leaders keeps you abreast of changes and benefits that can help you.  We have founders and leaders like Matt Gray of Pangea, Stefan Krasowski of Every Passport Stamp, and Orest Zub of NomadMania and Ian Cumming of Travel Massive with the last two who are joining me on the podcast today. Orest Zub one of the leaders of NomadMania will be partnering once again with the Extraordinary Travel Festival.  During this conversation we speak about updates to the NM regions and their expansion.  NomadMania will be hosting the NM Travel Awards in person Sunday evening on October 25 at the ETF.  It will be an amazing and fun evening.  In addition, Orest will be hosting a panel with some NM power users and how to best benefit from this amazing resource.  And there is still time to join the NM event in Brazil in June. Ian Cumming is the founder of Travel Massive, a network of 80,000 travel insiders and avid travelers.  It is both an online an in-person network.  Travel Massive will be partnering with ETF for its third time - that includes hosting the Travel Massive ETF happy hour meet up on Thursday, October 22.  Ian will be hosting a great panel of travel tech experts including Matt Gray of Pangea, Keith Van of seats.aero, and Joel Olseon 193er and multi-year tech insider.  Travel Massive will be hosting their own event, Travel Massive Asia Conference, in August in Vietnam.  I attended last year and will be returning. Remember to join us in Bangkok at the ETF, please use code BANGKOK to save on your ticket.  (ETF alumni contact me directly to get your special discount.)   The event will be October 22-25, 2026 in Bangkok. On Travel Content Creation Day, we will be screening two travel documentaries ... you will see The Impossible Journey with Thor Pedersen, and What Age Were You Born with Johnny and Maura Ward.  All three will be there in person for the Q&A. I was in Bangkok while Orest was in Brazil and Ian was in Tasmania, please listen in and enjoy. Extraordinary Travel Festival III Update IV\u2013 Ian Cumming - Travel Massive & Orest Zub - NomadMania ","author_name":"Counting Countries","author_url":"https:\/\/globalgaz.com\/counting-countries\/","html":"