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In this episode, Despina Karatzias interviews Gary Fog about the impact of technology and innovation on regional tourism.

In this episode, recorded live at the Australian Regional Tourism Convention in Adelaide, Despina Karatzias sits down with Gary Fog of Bookeasy to talk technology, distribution and the visitor economy. Gary shares his 20-plus years across commercial tourism, from the Wyndham Group to a start-up with Beyond a Holiday and how a tap on the shoulder led him to Bookeasy. The conversation covers Bookeasy's recent acquisition by the G'day Group and the capital investment now fuelling its technology, the mission of keeping commissions and bookings local rather than flowing to overseas OTAs, and how the platform helps smaller regional operators digitise and distribute their product. Gary also offers practical guidance for operators weighing up off-the-shelf SaaS versus bespoke software, building a clear distribution strategy and a direct database, and where AI might take the industry next. In this episode: Gary's journey through 20-plus years of commercial tourism and how he landed at Bookeasy Bookeasy's acquisition by the G'day Group and what the capital investment unlocks Keeping it local, why retaining commissions regionally matters alongside the OTAs Helping smaller and newer…

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