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About the destination expert

Lassi Pensikkala — With four decades in the travel industry, economist Lassi Pensikkala has worked as a professional travel guide, destination management entrepreneur, and international travel consultant, serving 700+ B2B clients from 55 countries. He is polyglot and his experience spans global mega-events (Formula 1, football world championships, international trade fairs, and congresses) as well as incentives, themed group tours, and tailor-made cultural journeys. This expertise is built over 40+ years as the founder and operator of a destination management company in Germany, Europe and Latin America. He is the author of 37 Europe travel guides, 60 USA and 20 Latin America destination guides, and a growing collection of multilingual Travel Destination Magazines EN ES DE SE FI on AmerExperience.com. Learn more