The Ethics of Travel

Описание: On November 17, we welcome the next edition of the Ethic Series with a conversation on the Ethics of Travel. With people beginning to travel again what ethical and social factors should be considered?
Can the choices we make as travelers make a difference?

We will hear from: Stuart MacDonald (independent business advisor and investor) and Emily Tsui (Toronto-based lawyer). The conversation will be moderated by Rev. Don Gibson (Co-Chair of Massey's Ethics Series).

The discussions are open to the public – we invite everyone to join and take part in what will be a very informative online discussion. Participants are invited to submit questions to the speakers in real-time via the Chat function to the right of the screen.

Panelists bios:

Stuart MacDonald is an independent business advisor and investor, with a focus on online and web-enabled businesses and loyalty. His Clients and Investee companies range from online start-ups through to Canada’s largest media and telecommunications organizations, primarily at the Senior Executive and Board level.

Prior to this, Stuart was Founder of Expedia.ca, starting in his home and growing that business into both the most successful online travel company in Canada and the most successful local Expedia unit in the world and one of Canada’s largest and most profitable online ventures. Stuart went on to serve as SVP Packages and Chief Marketing Officer of Expedia.com, based in Seattle, WA.

Stuart had key sales and marketing roles in the leisure and corporate travel industry, both on - and off-line. Stuart led the on-line initiative for Signature Vacations, at the time Canada’s leading national Tour Operator, where he held various senior management positions in both Sales and Marketing. He has worked in several senior sales roles with the Rider-BTI Travel Group (now HRG), one of Canada’s leading corporate travel management companies. Additional and international experience includes various roles in other industry areas, including chemicals with Monsanto and international trade finance with De Lage Landen in Holland.

Stuart is also in his third term as Chair of the Nominating Committee of CIRA, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority, the body charged by the Government of Canada to operate the .ca domain.
Born in British Columbia and raised in Nova Scotia, Canada, Stuart maintains a home in Toronto with his wife and two young daughters. Stuart graduated with a B. Comm. from Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, NS, Canada.


Emily Tsui is a corporate lawyer practicing New York law in Toronto working on cross-border transactions. She graduated from the University of Toronto's JD/ Master of Global Affairs and International Relations programs, where she developed a deep love for travel and the Northern regions. She has traveled to over 50 countries, including a trip overland from Argentina to Alaska by mostly Couchsurfing and hitchhiking during her gap year between her undergraduate and graduate studies. She has also worked in the Hague and Singapore, and spent half a year living in Ghana working and studying remotely. She loves hiking, camping, diving, and visiting small towns when traveling, where she has seen both the benefits and harms that tourism has on the environment.


Reverend Don Gibson has been a United Church Minister for over 40 years serving congregations in Montreal, Halifax and the Toronto area. He has a degree from Concordia and did his graduate work at McGill. Don served in various roles at local and national levels of the church. In 2022, he retired from Runnymede United in Bloor West Village. He is currently a Voluntary Associate Minister at Uganda Martyrs United Church where he is the educational supervisor for their minister.
He lives in the west end of Toronto with his wife Brenda who has been a school administer in the Peel Board. They have three adult children and two grandsons. He is an avid gardener, biker, golfer and hiker.


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