TBEX Europe 2023: Exciting Second Round of Speakers Announced

The second round of speakers at TBEX Europe 2023 is a collection of 11 highly skilled professionals who will provide travel media – including tourism brands, content creators, influencers and vloggers – with constructive information, tools, and innovative strategies for success in the current travel and tourism space. TBEX’s 25th travel blogger conference in the Peloponnese (Kalamata, Greece) will also provide a wealth of information for industry travel and tourism providers on how to develop an effective online presence and work effectively with content creators.

Brennen Bliss is a US Search Award-winning SEO consultant and principal at the US-based travel and tourism-focused SEO agency, Propellic. The agency forms successful and creative SEO campaigns for its clients. Brennen has a passion for travel and sending more people to incredible places is part of his lifelong mission.

Brennen will give an advanced session on SEO on hidden strategies to compete in search.

Christopher Lau is a full time YouTuber and content creator with a strong background in business and sales. Having worked at companies like Linkedin and Quicken Loans, he has utilized sales and business skills to successfully travel the world full time with his family. Christopher has worked with some of the top of the line award winning resorts and hospitality brands around the world, and helps brands deliver high quality content and experiences on social media.

Christopher will detail how to understand your value when working with brands.

Patrice Averilla also known as Avelovinit is a travel vlogger from the Philippines. She likes to discuss more of the place, itinerary, where to go, where to eat, where to stay and basically everything her audience need to know before visiting a place. Her engaging videos have built her a YouTube audience of approximately 350,000 and subscribers and more than 44 million views.

Patrice will show TBEX Europe 2023 attendees how to evoke emotions through video storytelling.

Martin Solhaugen is a 28-year-old Filmmaker, YouTuber and Photographer from Oslo, Norway. Martin has worked on global projects for Tourism-boards, luxury hotels, and high-profile clients. Martin has been traveling the world for the past 6 years in pursuit for cultural and visual expressions. With a big heart for visual storytelling and a unique eye for detail, Martin has worked on global projects for Tourism-boards, luxury hotels and high-profile clients.

Martin will explain how to engage audiences using trends in video.

Sante J Achille is a Search Marketing Consultant. With 28 years of hands-on experience, he has analyzed and optimized hundreds of websites of all sizes and market segments. His focus is technical SEO and content creation. Sante is a seasoned bi-lingual web marketing consultant with staff offering services in organic placement and search advertising. His motto: Why be normal.

Sante will present a session on how to effectively use GA4 (Google Analytics 4).

Mike & Anne Howard left on their honeymoon in 2012 and never came home. They are the world’s Longest Honeymooners, founders of HoneyTrek.com, National Geographic authors, glamping consultants, and trip coaches. Using Anne’s background as a magazine editor and Mike’s as a digital media strategist and photographer, the Howards started their couples travel blog to share our seven-continent journey and inspire more people to follow their travel dreams.

Mike & Anne will explain how to land brand deals – from start to finish.

Keryn Means has been in the influencer marketing industry since 2011. She has launched three successful blogs, built multiple social media channels, and successfully completed paid campaigns. She’s also worked on the agency side, and has seen both sides of the partnerships between content creators and brands or their agencies.

Keryn’s TBEX Europe 2023 session will explain the art of negotiating in influencer marketing.

Shoug Alshirazi is a Kuwaiti lifestyle and travel influencer, who is a member of the Kuwaiti Travelers Association. I travel the world in a luxurious way and I enjoy sharing the experience with my followers across many platforms. She is also involved in the Arab Media Forum when she moderates a discussion about travel and social communication.

Shough will share her knowledge on luxury travel in the Middle Eastern market.

Jay Jay Maniquis is a native San Diegan and Filipino-American who has hosted for TFC, the most-watched Filipino Channel in the world. His mother was born in Cabuyao, Philippines, and his Dad in Quezon City, Philippines. Jay Jay feels that it is important to learn about your roots and heritage. You may have seen Jay Jay on YouTube on his Travel Channel called Jaycation where he focuses on travel, food, and culture in cities like San Diego, Las Vegas, Barcelona, and Manila! He grew up idolizing the likes of Chef Anthony Bourdain and TV Host Rick Steves. Recently, Jay Jay co-created and co-hosted a 6-Part Docuseries on KPBS in San Diego about Filipino Creativity.

Jay Jay will demonstrate how to represent your hometown or city with video.

Laura Bronner left home in 2010 to travel the world and document it in one way or another along the way on her site Eternal Expat. She is now a full-time travel blogger who has built a successful website that shows people how to get the best out of each destination. Laura also is a YouTube creator who showcases travel guides and living in different countries.

Laura will detail how to create evergreen content for YouTube.

With this second round of compelling speakers added to the already impressive slate of presenters, it’s easy to see that TBEX Europe 2023 – Peloponnese (Kalamata, Greece) is a tourism and destination marketing conference not to be missed this year!