Billionaire Tourism

An encore episode of Under The Influence.... one of our favourites.This week, I ask a dozen of the top creative directors in the advertising business to tell me the best “demonstration commercials” they have ever seen.Because there is nothing more powerful than a dramatic product ...  Show more

This week, we open the show up to our listeners, and answer your very interesting questions.Ever wonder why gas station prices always include decimal points? Well, we’ll tell you why.We’ll listen to some memorable commercials starring kids, and play “Where are they now.”And we’ll ...  Show more

For most people travelling abroad by plane, the airport experience can feel fairly nondescript - something to be endured rather than enjoyed. But for those with certain credit cards, a luxury experience awaits. Around the world, card issuers are spending large amounts of money bu ...  Show more

Billionaires are privatizing space tourism and arguments over the classification of the passengers on their rockets and whether or not they should be considered astronauts. 

Summer is here and crowds are getting booed in some places in the world. Host Carmel Crimmins looks at the economic trade-offs at play in mass tourism as backlash grows in places like Spain and Japan. Listen to Charlie Devereux, in Madrid and John Geddie, in Tokyo, as they examin ...  Show more

Coming Tuesday 29th August...

The podcast that finds out how the richest people on the planet made their billions, and then judges them for it. Are they good, bad, or just another billionaire? Each episode BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist and podcaster Zin ...