Elisa Spampinato

Elisa Spampinato

Email Address elisa@travellerstoryteller.com

Level Full Member (MTS)

Address 20 Elderton road

Phone Number 0 (740) 535-6109

Company Traveller Storyteller

Phone 07405356109

Website Address

Stories

Bio Elisa Spampinato is a tourism consultant specialising in community-led destination development, cultural heritage positioning, and ethical market strategy. She advises Indigenous, rural and urban tourism stakeholders on using tourism as a structured driver of sustainable growth, cultural preservation, and long-term resilience. As Founder of Traveller Storyteller, she works with Community-Based Tourism Enterprises, SMMEs, Tourism Boards, NGOs and private sector partners to embed Community Storytelling into destination strategy and brand positioning. Her approach combines anthropological insight with commercial strategy, ensuring authentic local narratives achieve both cultural integrity and market relevance. Elisa designs and delivers capacity-building programmes that strengthen grassroots storytelling capabilities, enhance visitor experience design, and improve ethical market access. Her advisory work helps destinations articulate measurable social value, increase competitive visibility, and integrate inclusive narratives into mainstream tourism communications. She bridges strategic consultancy with community empowerment, enabling destinations to grow responsibly while generating tangible local impact.