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Everyone from Euripides to Dr. Seuss has framed travel as a kind of education. Travel provides kids with a sense of connectiveness, fueling wonder, empathy, and creativity, while making memories that last longer and go a lot farther than just whatever is on the tablet. Joining us for some insight on traveling with your children are Family Travel Association Director of Research Peter Bopp, and Shannon Jones, author of the acclaimed series of children’s travel books, “KeeKee's Big Adventures.”
Host: Louisa Horn | Guest Speakers: Peter Bopp and Shannon Jones
Peter Bopp serves on the Board of Directors of the Family Travel Association, and works on our consumer research and insights. He has managed our annual family travel research partnership with Dr. Lynn Minnaert of NYU’s Tisch School of Hospitality since it’s inception in 2015. This annual study provides valuable insights into parents behaviors and attitudes regarding family travel to our member organizations.
Outside of his FTA association, Peter is the President of the Leadership Strategy Group, an executive coaching and leadership development firm. Peter specializes in coaching senior level executives in consumer-oriented businesses, with a focus on leadership, business management, marketing, sales, finance and product development functions. Peter enjoys working with senior leaders and their teams to develop and sharpen their leadership vision, values, and impact.
Peter is an enthusiastic traveler. Among his favorite journeys was on sabbatical from American Express, when he extensively traveled through Australia and New Zealand. He also took great joy in planning his extended family’s annual reunion trip each summer in Bermuda and upstate New York.
Shannon’s love of travel began at a young age when her mom was a flight attendant. It opened her eyes and ears to the world. Her idea for KeeKee’s Big Adventures was born while living in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, with her husband Paul and real-life calico kitty KeeKee. After twenty-five years in marketing for global brands like Starbucks, Shannon launched the family travel-entertainment brand, KeeKee’s Big Adventures. The mission? Spark curiosity and inspire an appreciation for the people, places, and cultures of our great big wonderful world with KeeKee, the globetrotting kitty!
