Why You Need to Listen to THIS Podcast before you visit Belize: The Belize Travelcast

Belizing.com is proud to present it's latest content platform: The Belize Travelcast

The Belize Travelcast is a new audio and video podcast series created by Belizing.com, a brand that is passionate about telling authentic stories, promoting sustainable tourism, and traveling in Belize. Each episode is an engaging conversation that delivers authentic travel experiences, useful travel tips and advice, as well as relevant updates on the Belize tourism industry and important issues affecting the environment, culture, and economy of Belize. 

This new content distribution channel allows Belize tourism industry stakeholders a unique opportunity to speak directly to travelers with highly relevant, personal, and informative content via a medium that continues to increase in popularity throughout the world, and especially on mobile devices. The podcast platform continues to grow in influence, and research shows that over one-third of the population in Belize's major target markets listen to podcasts, and about half of podcast listeners do so while traveling. The Belize Travelcast is the first of its kind destination-focused podcast in Belize as well as the Caribbean and Central America region for the travel market.

The Belize Travelcast will explore the people, places, events and experiences in Belize from a local perspective. Each episode will highlight a unique aspect of Belize that will resonate with travelers as they decide where to vacation or what to do in Belize when they visit.

Host Javier Gutierrez brings many years of experience in the Belize tourism industry and is a well-known personality throughout the country as a tourism professional as well as from his appearances on broadcast television and radio. Each guest will bring a unique perspective on what makes Belize a curious place, and Javier’s own experience will complement each interview with anecdotes from his vast knowledge of Belize. In each 30-45 minute episode, Javier interviews local travel insiders and visitors to share the curiosities of Belize with the world.

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The Belize Travelcast launched with five episodes and will continue to add new episodes each week starting in January 2020. It is available on most major podcasting services such as Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spotify, and others.

Download the first episode to hear from Jim Scott, owner of the 501 Hub restaurant in Belize City and well-known local tourism industry professional as he discusses his personal journey to Belize in 1987 and what made him stay after coming as a Peace Corps volunteer. Jim also recorded an extended interview where he talks about the importance of hospitality training to enhance the visitor experience in Belize and uplift the people and economy of Belize. We also have two episodes with the wonderful ladies from the Belize Raptor Center, a bird rehabilitation center in Santa Elena, Cayo that cares for birds of prey and will soon open a full clinic dedicated to medical care and rehabilitation of the  beautiful birds of Belize. 

In addition to having an authentic local perspective on all things Belize, the show will also present the visitor's perspective on what they have done and plan to do while in the country. Download episode 5 to hear the story of Mayke Moraes, a backpacker traveling all over the world with a goal to backpack through 100 countries. Belize was country #70 on his journey. Mayke has published a book about his experience and is working on his second book. His first book is a bestseller on Amazon in Brazil, and he has a huge social media audience that eagerly follow his journey throughout the world. Listen to why he plans to come back to Belize and what he will write about Belize in his second book.

Each episode is also supported by show notes available on BelizeTravelcast.com that provides a synopsis of the show, a video recording, and additional information from the guests and show sponsors.


Stay tuned for more episodes launching in January 2020!