{"id":7909,"date":"2026-03-15T15:42:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T15:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/global-travel-news\/the-long-runs-virtual-impact-show-2026-returns\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T02:32:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T02:32:36","slug":"the-long-runs-virtual-impact-show-2026-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/global-travel-news\/the-long-runs-virtual-impact-show-2026-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"The Long Run\u2019s Virtual Impact Show 2026 Returns"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"The<\/a>Cape Town, South Africa, March 15, 2026 \/ TRAVELINDEX \/\u00a0 The Long Run will be hosting its third Virtual Impact Show<\/a> on 25 March 2026, bringing together tourism leaders, sustainability experts and impact-driven tourism businesses from around the world to explore how to better accelerate credible impact across its 4C framework, namely Conservation, Community, Culture and Commerce.<\/p>\n

This fully virtual event is free to attend and will offer a rare opportunity for non-members to gain invaluable insights and learnings from properties and experts deep \u201cin the trenches of sustainable tourism\u201d.\u00a0 They will be sharing real-life, unfiltered examples of what works best on the ground, including the operational challenges and solutions, to help and inspire other like-minded hotels, lodges, agents and DMCs to convert their well-intentioned sustainability ambitions and aspirations into meaningful, measurable results.<\/p>\n

This year, there will be two live sessions, running from 09:00\u201312:00 CET and 17:00\u201320:00 CET, carefully timed to be more inclusive and flexible, whilst also accommodating global audiences across multiple time zones. All contributors will present live, with all sessions recorded and later made available to registered participants.<\/p>\n

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Speakers during the day will include carefully vetted, highly respected member properties as well as tour operators, agents and sustainability specialists who are setting the benchmark for impact in their respective regions.<\/p>\n

The line-up so far includes:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Juliet Kinsman \u2013 Sustainable Luxury Expert, Journalist, Founder of BOUTECO<\/p>\n

Dr. Anne-Kathrin Zschiegner \u2013 Executive Director, The Long Run<\/p>\n

Prof. Dr. Willy Legrand \u2013 International University of Applied Sciences \u2013 Bonn.\u00a0 A recognised expert in sustainable hospitality and received the prestigious 2022 Raphael Kavanaugh Champion of Education award from ICHRIE.<\/p>\n

Dr. Molly Clavey \u2013 Client Nature Impact Lead, NatureMetrics.\u00a0 Winner of the Young Science Communicator award and part of the largest DNA-monitoring company in the world.<\/p>\n

Giles Davies, Founder and Chairman \u2013 Conservation Capital<\/p>\n

Delphine Malleret King \u2013 Independent Advisor<\/p>\n

Laura Robinson \u2013 Operations and Sustainability Manager, Shinta Mani Wild, a radical new concept for a luxury camp experience in Cambodia, which came 2nd in Tatler\u2019s Best Hotels 2024.<\/p>\n

Olivier Marchesin \u2013 Founder, Lost Road Travel<\/p>\n

Jo Hendry-Prior \u2013 Founder of Alchemist Travel.\u00a0 Recently named a 2026 Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveller Top Travel Specialist.<\/p>\n

Barry Yee \u2013 Marine biologist and coral gardener at The Datai Langkawi.\u00a0 The first and only hotel in the world certified under the EarthCheck ECO (Silver) for terrestrial tourism in 2019.<\/p>\n

Billie Dumaliang \u2013 Co-founder, Masungi Georeserve.\u00a0 TIME magazine\u2019s 2024 Next Generation leader.<\/p>\n

Lippa Wood Co-Founder, House In The Wild (Collection in the Wild)<\/p>\n

Joy Juma \u2013 Programme Manager, Zeitz Foundation<\/p>\n

Busisiwe Chauke \u2013 General Manager of Thornybush Community.\u00a0 Thornybush Game Lodge won Travel + Leisure World\u2019s Best Awards (2024 & 2025), falling into the category of the top 10 Safari Lodges in Africa and included in the Top 500 World\u2019s Best Hotels.<\/p>\n

Agust\u00edn Rosell\u00f3 \u2013 Director of Projects, Cerro Guido Foundation<\/p>\n

Lars Mathiasen \u2013 Founder of We Travel<\/p>\n

Chiara Mascarucci \u2013 Founder \u2013 Blind Experiences<\/p>\n

Simon Bellingham \u2013 Founder \u2013 Bellingham Safari\u2019s<\/p>\n

Cecilia Mueni \u2013 Assistant Footprint Director, Sasaab (The Safari Collection)<\/p>\n

Galen McCleary \u2013 Pu\u2019u O H\u014dk\u016b Ranch<\/p>\n

Ana Figueroa \u2013 Founder of Adentrando, Argentina\u2019s first woman-owned adventure travel company.<\/p>\n

Silvia Rico \u2013 Founder \u2013 ENIGMA Peru<\/p>\n

Isabel Malaret \u2013 Triple Impact Coordinator \u2013 Glove Travel<\/p>\n

The Virtual Impact Show 2026 is designed as an authentic, engaging showcase of The Long Run\u2019s global member community, with stories spanning destinations from the Philippines to Hawaii and many places in between, across Asia, the Americas, Africa and Europe.<\/p>\n

The format will include:<\/strong><\/p>\n