Erik Hastings (Erik the Travel Guy) is a dynamic public speaker who understands how to connect with individuals in both large and small gatherings. Enthusiastic, funny, and memorable, Erik is passionate about experiential travel and content creation that harnesses a variety of mediums and is the perfect speaker for your next event.
Inspirational, educational and entertaining presentations will meet your audiences needs and exceed expectations.
As the host of "Beyond Your Backyard", a nationally syndicated television series for PBS, Erik brings 25 years of media creation to his public appearances ass well as more than 10 years of travel programming creation. His inspiring “Make It or Die Trying” story of moving to New York City with nothing more than a two month sublet apartment encourages audiences to take risks and add an element of disruption to their own lives and careers.
Erik has created radio programming for more than two decades, working with such notable personalities as Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Scott Shannon and countless others. He’s produced, both in front of and behind the camera, thousands of hours of video programming for television and other digital platforms.
Erik is the founder of Erik Hastings LLC, a publishing company with an impressive client list including Carnival Cruises, World Travel Holdings, Hertz, The Greenbrier, Iberostar and countless destination marketing organizations. He serves as Managing Editor and face of “Erik The Travel Guy”.
Inspirational, educational and entertaining presentations will meet your audiences needs and exceed expectations.
As the host of "Beyond Your Backyard", a nationally syndicated television series for PBS, Erik brings 25 years of media creation to his public appearances ass well as more than 10 years of travel programming creation. His inspiring “Make It or Die Trying” story of moving to New York City with nothing more than a two month sublet apartment encourages audiences to take risks and add an element of disruption to their own lives and careers.
Erik has created radio programming for more than two decades, working with such notable personalities as Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Scott Shannon and countless others. He’s produced, both in front of and behind the camera, thousands of hours of video programming for television and other digital platforms.
Erik is the founder of Erik Hastings LLC, a publishing company with an impressive client list including Carnival Cruises, World Travel Holdings, Hertz, The Greenbrier, Iberostar and countless destination marketing organizations. He serves as Managing Editor and face of “Erik The Travel Guy”.
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Recent Speaking Engagements
Keynote - The Tuckahoe Club Panelist - CruiseOne - Cruises Inc National Conference Speaker - Ocean County, NJ Tourism Meeting Speaker - South Jersey Tourism Corporation Annual Meeting Keynote - Nevada Governors Conference On Tourism Keynote - Valley Forge, PA Annual Meeting Keynote - Michigan Lodging and Tourism Association Panelist - Empire State Bed & Breakfast Association Annual Meeting Panelist - Travel Industry Assoc., Educational Seminar, Minneapolis, MN Panelist - New York Governor’s Conference on Tourism Speaker - eTourism Summit, Las Vegas, NV |
2019/2020 Topics
Looking to attract visitors to your destination?
Everyone is talking about video, but how do we use it? Creating Meaningful Video Campaigns gives leaders proven tools to capture and create videos to tell their organization’s unique value proposition.
Preparing Your Place for the Camera provides practical solutions for preparing key attractions, hotel guest rooms and public areas, and cruise lines' suite of amenities and staterooms for the camera, while maintaining a realistic viewpoint and without breaking a budget.
Videos + Social Media, Feeding The Beast! establishes a thorough platform to help grow one’s online, social community and create an on-going engagement campaign that delivers results.
Not getting the media coverage you deserve? How To Get Media Attention provides an overview of the media, details about what journalists look for and what they consider news, and what executives and marketing leaders can do to gain valuable exposure through news outlets, both online and traditional.
Producing An Independent TV Series for PBS. A look behind the scenes at a scrappy upstart television series (Beyond Your Backyard) and how the series gained organic national attention and market strength through meaningful content produced by dedicated pros.
For scheduling, booking and details:
Kevin Allen
VP. Biz Dev.
1-646-350-0037 (o)
Everyone is talking about video, but how do we use it? Creating Meaningful Video Campaigns gives leaders proven tools to capture and create videos to tell their organization’s unique value proposition.
Preparing Your Place for the Camera provides practical solutions for preparing key attractions, hotel guest rooms and public areas, and cruise lines' suite of amenities and staterooms for the camera, while maintaining a realistic viewpoint and without breaking a budget.
Videos + Social Media, Feeding The Beast! establishes a thorough platform to help grow one’s online, social community and create an on-going engagement campaign that delivers results.
Not getting the media coverage you deserve? How To Get Media Attention provides an overview of the media, details about what journalists look for and what they consider news, and what executives and marketing leaders can do to gain valuable exposure through news outlets, both online and traditional.
Producing An Independent TV Series for PBS. A look behind the scenes at a scrappy upstart television series (Beyond Your Backyard) and how the series gained organic national attention and market strength through meaningful content produced by dedicated pros.
For scheduling, booking and details:
Kevin Allen
VP. Biz Dev.
1-646-350-0037 (o)
