Erfahrungen mit Reiseunternehmen: Ein Interview mit Sylvia Live

Heute möchten wir Ihnen unser Interview mit Sylvia Moran von SylviaLive.com. Once again, our colleague Alex shared the inspiration behind Vibe Adventures’ travel company and some of the experiences he has faced. Stay with us and learn more about us in this great interview!

Interview

Sylvia: Willkommen bei Sylvia Live. In dieser Folge treffen wir Alex von Vibe Adventures, einem etwas anderen Reiseunternehmen. Alex, herzlich willkommen zum Podcast. Schön, dich heute kennenzulernen.

Alex: Hallo, Sylvia. Schön, hier bei Ihnen zu sein. Ich danke dir.

Sylvia: You’re from a very interesting company, Vibe Adventures, a travel company with a difference. I have a passion for travel, and I always have, so I’m so excited today to hear your story and hear about einige Tipps, die Sie uns für Reisen geben können. Can you tell us, firstly, where you’re from? And secondly, what is your travel company, Vibe Adventures?

Alex: Yeah, first of all, thanks for having me here, Sylvia. It’s a great pleasure. I’m originally from Belarus, Eastern Europe, but life gave me a lot of opportunities to experience studying, working, living in other countries, and actually discovering the world.

That’s my main passion. At some point, I arrived in Mexico. It was almost five years ago, and that’s when Vibe Adventures was born.

Again, it is out of my personal interest to discover the world and find it in a more authentic, off-the-beaten-track way, avoiding commercial activities that sometimes don’t really provide the real face of the destination.

Also, ja, basierend auf dem, was ich studiere, weil auch mein Hintergrund ist und von meinen Reisen und Erfahrungen, versuche ich, das Beste, was ich konnte, zu integrieren und einfach das Reisen anders zu machen.

Sylvia: Und Ihr Unternehmen hat sich nun in Mexiko. You have an office there, you take bookings from people. I’m just curious, about your travel company, we were just talking before the interview about who has been the youngest traveler you’ve had in your tours and who has been, more interestingly, the oldest traveler that you’ve had in your tours.

Alex: There were all kinds of ages. I think the youngest were almost newborn kids who were traveling with their parents, I guess. And the oldest probably in their late ’80s, some American friends. We have a group of American friends, but they were pretty strong ones, I would say.

Sylvia: It’s fantastic that people in their 80s travel. And what difference do you notice between those who travel and those who maybe are not so lucky and haven’t traveled as widely?

Alex: Ich würde sagen, der Hauptunterschied, und das merkt man fast sofort, wenn man sich unterhält, ist, dass Menschen, die die Möglichkeit hatten zu reisen, viel aufgeschlossener sind.

Sie neigen dazu, weniger Stereotypen und mentale Barrieren bei verschiedenen Themen zu haben.

And yeah, you feel that the vibe is just completely different. It’s much more accessible, much more energetic, and so on.

Sylvia: Your company, Vibe Adventures, offers tours both to the tourist locations in many places I’m sure across Mexico and beyond, but also to those unknown locations that only locals know of, which we all dream of discovering because we don’t want to be near the crowds a lot of us. Welche Tipps würden Sie also denjenigen geben, die zum ersten Mal reisen und einen etwas anderen Urlaub verbringen möchten?

Alex: I would say there would be some general tips that I would give to any person who would like to travel. First of all, the one that was helpful for me, was when I actively started traveling when I was a teenager and then later in the university, one of the most active years of my travel, was not waiting for anyone because very often we get things planned, we agree with our friends, with our family, and then somebody doesn’t go and we need to change our plans and we feel frustrated because of not following our dream, following our passion.

The first tip is don’t wait for everyone. Just follow your inner inspiration and follow your dreams. If some country or some place calls you, you just go. It means Das Leben bereitet etwas für dich vor, etwas, das du lernen kannst. Ich habe keine Angst, allein zu reisen. Ich kenne einige Leute haben unterschiedliche Vorlieben, aber es gibt viel zu lernen und viel zu entdecken.

Der zweite Tipp wäre wahrscheinlich, sich gut vorzubereiten, sich über das Reiseziel zu informieren, was es zu sehen gibt, was man ausprobieren kann, wohin man gehen kann und wie man sich während der Reise schützt, was ebenfalls sehr wichtig ist.

Sylvia: You mentioned solo travelers there and I know there are a lot of people who want to travel, but they’re on their own and they don’t have somebody to go with. I know particularly for females who would love to discover and travel to new locations, but they’re concerned maybe about safety and all the rest of it. Welchen Rat können Sie geben für Alleinreisende?

Alex: Yeah, I would say it will probably be similar. Prepare well, and avoid this because there are always opportunities. Some people can feel a little bit at some point, bored or alone, but it’s an internal feeling. We might have it with people or without people.

Sometimes, when we travel alone, we can discover parts of ourselves we never knew before. So, I would say, first of all, we shouldn’t be afraid of being alone. When we talk about safety, I would say preparation, some investigation, and some homework are großartig.

Talking to locals and meeting local people is always great, whether it’s having a tour guide in a specific area or just knowing locals. Fortunately, there are a lot of places where we can meet people.

There are Facebook groups for solo travelers where you can catch up with some people who do the same route, for female travelers, international travelers, and so on. There are some websites, for example, couch surfing, one of the most famous ones, where you can not only be hosted but also host people. Yeah, it’s always like a community. You can check the comments and reviews of people, but you can also go to local events.

Zusätzlich,

Man kann Einheimische treffen und sich mit anderen Reisenden austauschen, so dass die Dinge viel unterhaltsamer und sicherer werden.

Sylvia: And that was- I don’t know- my question regarding budget-based traveling. Most people have a budget in mind, and I’m wondering where your company, Vibe Adventures, fits into that. So, what tours do you offer? Your offices are located in Mexico. Is it just your focus in Mexico, oder gehen Sie mit Ihrem Unternehmen über Mexiko hinaus?

Alex: Unser Büro befindet sich in der Tat in Mexiko-Stadt. Wir konzentrieren uns in erster Linie auf Mexiko und die Region, aber derzeit sind wir dabei, uns als Reisebüro zu etablieren. We are also onboarding tours by other local tour organizers with whom we share values and type of work, mainly focusing on small group and private tours because we believe that being in a huge class of 50 people with one guide, ever seen hour-by-hour, that’s not the way we like to travel and we don’t focus on this. Es gibt also verschiedene Arten von Touren.

Ich würde sagen, dass die meisten von ihnen preislich im mittleren Segment angesiedelt sind. Wir konzentrieren uns hauptsächlich auf ausländische Reisende, die nach Mexiko kommen, hauptsächlich Nordamerikaner, Europäer, Briten und Iren.. But due to the distance you need to cross the Atlantic, they’re definitely less than Canadians and Americans.

Aber Mexiko wurde, vor allem während Pandemien, zu einem viel beliebteren Reiseziel, weil es nie geschlossen war. Es war immer offen.

Also ja, wir bieten verschiedene Arten von Touren an. Es gibt Gruppenreisen, die definitiv einen niedrigeren Preis haben, und es gibt auch private.

Wenn man also mit einer Gruppe von drei, vier oder fünf Personen reist, gibt es viel mehr Möglichkeiten und Vorteile, und das zum fast gleichen Preis. So wird das Reisen viel intimer und familienorientierter.

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