This Week in Travel: Recent Episodes
Gary Arndt and Jen Leo
A weekly roundtable discussion on travel news and the travel industry with leading travel writers, bloggers, and podcasters.
Mary Jo Manzanares is a lifelong resident of Washington State and has spent decades exploring its highways and byways. She spent 32 years as a flight attendant, eagerly sharing tips and recommendations about Seattle to inquiring passengers. Mary Jo is a frequent speaker at travel industry events, a member of the Society of American Travel Writers, and writes about her beloved Washington State at www.discoveringwashingtonstate.com and about her general travels at www.travelingwithmj.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hjörtur Smárason is the CEO of Visit Greenland. He is a contributor to the new book, Aftershocks and Opportunities 2: Navigating the Next Horizon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SPECIAL GUESTS: Chantal and Chloe Patton We are a Canadian family of 5 who travels the world, visiting 100 countries since 2013. We're documenting our travels to share with everyone on our Youtube channel called Growing Up Without Borders and would love to share our story about our journey, how we're managing to find places to stay, and all the fun experiences we've had. At the moment, we've been in New Zealand since Covid, which has allowed us to fully discover each area of their country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mary Forgione covers outdoors and travel for the Los Angeles Times. She's also editor of The Wild, a newsletter that covers essential outdoor content for Southern Californians. She loves running, hiking, camping and backpacking, and doing anything outdoors -- and always looks for new ways to experience destinations in California and beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
John Argento is an avid traveler who has been exploring the world for the last 35 years. Originally from Canada, John has traveled to nearly 90 countries to date, visited hundreds of cities, towns, and villages around the globe, and currently resides in Amsterdam. . He is now developing a travel concierge business, offering customized tours to European destinations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Steven is the Host of "The One Way Ticket Show" podcast, where he explores with his acclaimed guests where they would go if given a one-way ticket, no coming back. He also chats with his guests about their lives and work. Steven is also the Host of the "IsraelCast" podcast. He speaks with experts about their work in Israel in high tech, medicine, agriculture, water management, the culinary & visual arts, and more.
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Dave Seminara is a writer and former diplomat based in St. Petersburg, Florida. He is the author of four books. Mad Travelers: A Tale of Wanderlust, Greed and the Quest to Reach the Ends of the Earth (June 1, 2021) is a deep exploration of wanderlust, focused around the true story of William Baekeland, a young Brit who conned many of the world’s most traveled people as they sought to reach the planet’s most remote and off-limits places. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fran Golden is an award-winning travel writer whose work regularly appears in Bloomberg, Travel + Leisure magazine, and other leading media outlets. She is the author of numerous cruise and travel books, including “100 Things To Do In Alaska Before You Die” (Reedy Press, 2021). The Alaska book is available at leading booksellers, or order an autographed copy at 100ThingsAlaska.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's guest is Maureen O'Hare. She is is a Northern Irish senior digital producer for CNN Travel, based at the London bureau. She's written about news, travel, lifestyle, and entertainment for some of the world's leading media organizations.
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SPECIAL GUEST: Madeline Jhawar
Madeline Jhawar is an Italy destination expert with a vision. 11 years ago, she set up an online business creating custom Italy vacations for independent travelers that broke all the rules and charged fees instead of commissions. This allowed her to create truly customized trips without worrying about whether the bucket-list destinations she chose also had a commission schedule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Leslie Harvey is a family travel blogger and freelance travel writer. Her blog, Trips With Tykes, chronicles the joys and challenges of travel with young kids. Her travel passions include all things planes and air travel, Disney destinations, skiing, and national parks. Leslie co-hosts two Disney travel podcasts - Disney Deciphered and the Disneyland with Kids podcast. She also co-owns the 23,000 member Disneyland with Kids Facebook group. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chris Christensen is the creator of the Amateur Traveler which is an award winning online travel podcast / blog that focuses primarily on travel destinations. He is also a co-host emeritus for This Week in Travel. https://amateurtraveler.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Melanie Radzicki McManus is a freelance travel writer, speaker, and author of Thousand-Miler: Adventures Hiking the Ice Age Trail. “I’m also The Thousand-Miler. Someone who hikes a lot – 7,200+ miles (11,587 km) and counting – and wants to inspire and encourage everyone to give it a try.”
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SPECIAL GUEST: Xiomara Rodriguez Director of Marketing & Communications at DiscoverPuertoRico.com
Xiomara Rodriguez talks about Puerto Rico’s recent history and current availability as a tourist destination Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Brad Niva is the executive director of Travel Southern Oregon, the contracted tourism management organization representing Douglas, Josephine, Jackson, Klamath, and Lake counties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SPECIAL GUEST: Bruce Poon Tip Entrepreneur, leader, and philanthropist Bruce Poon Tip, is the founder of G Adventures, an award-winning small group adventure travel company and pioneer of community tourism. ... We host 200,000 travelers per year, offer more than 750 tours, and travel to 100 countries — across all seven continents. Bruce Poon Tip talks about his book https://unlearn.travel/ Destination pics of the week: Gary – Alberta, Canada — Wood Buffalo Jen – The Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology https://tyrrellmuseum.com/ Bruce– Japan - outside of big cities. How to get lost in rural Japan. Fishing villages in coastal Japan. Travel tips of the week: Gary – 1.1.1.1 https://1.1.1.1/ Jen – Toca Boca apps for kids of all ages https://tocaboca.com/ Bruce– Vago compression bags https://vago.global/ Find our guest and hosts online: Gary: Everything-everywhere.com Jen: @jenleo, @bitcuriousmom, Bitcuriousmom.com Bruce: https://www.instagram.com/brucepoontip Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Simon Wright is the industry editor at The Economist and recently wrote the publication's "Future of Travel" special report. Simon Wright talks about his report in the Economist, “Return of the Wanderer” https://www.economist.com/special-report/2021-02-13 Picks of the week: Gary – Check on your travel credit cards and do an audit. Check your passport status before you fly again. Jen – https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-25/covid-vaccine-passports-2021-the-golden-ticket-for-international-travel Simon – IATA app. https://www.iata.org/en/youandiata/travelers/iata-travel-pass-for-travelers/ Find our guest and hosts online: Gary: Everything-everywhere.com Jen: @jenleo, @bitcuriousmom, Bitcuriousmom.com Simon: Economist.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SPECIAL GUEST Leif Pettersen: Leif Pettersen is a freelance writer, author, humorist, world traveler, and award-winning travel & tourism marketing professional from Minneapolis, Minn. He has traveled through 57 countries and lived in Spain, Romania and Italy. His latest book, THROWING UP: NOTES FROM 35 YEARS OF JUGGLING, is available on Amazon along with his travel memoir BACKPACKING WITH DRACULA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel – Travel News Podcast. Co-hosts Gary Arndt and Jen Leo
SPECIAL GUEST COREY TARATUTA: Corey Taratuta hosts the Irish Fireside Podcast and IrelandTravel Kit destination guide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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SPECIAL GUEST DON GEORGE: Don George is the author of The Way of Wanderlust: The Best Travel Writing of Don George and of How to Be a Travel Writer. Currently Editor at Large for National Geographic Travel, he has been Travel Editor at the San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle, Salon, and Lonely Planet. In addition to writing and editing, he also teaches workshops and leads tours around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel – Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt and Jen Leo. CO-HOST EMERITUS: Chris is the host of the Amateur Traveler which is an award-winning online travel show that focuses primarily on travel destinations. It includes a weekly audio podcast, a video podcast, and a blog. In 2014, Chris won a Lowell Thomas Award for Travel Journalism from the Society of American Travel Writers and was called the "Best Independent Travel Journalist" by Travel & Leisure Magazine in their annual SMITTY Awards. He has worked for years in technology startups in Silicon Valley. He was formerly the Director of Engineering for TripAdvisor's New Initiatives group and was the EVP Engineering at LiveWorld where his team built and ran online communities and events for companies including eBay, HBO, TV Guide, Expedia, Marriott, A&E, History Channel, the NBA, NBC, ABC, Disney, Microsoft, WebTV, and American Express. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Become a Fan on Facebook | Download This Week’s News: U.S. Optimism About COVID-19 Situation Reaches New High https://news.gallup.com/poll/331832/optimism-covid-situation-reaches-new-high.aspx California says Disneyland and other amusement parks can reopen April 1 https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/disneyland-amusement-parks-california-reopening/index.html Royal Caribbean will offer a 'fully vaccinated' cruise with sailings starting in Israel https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2021/03/01/royal-caribbean-offer-fully-vaccinated-sailing-new-cruise-ship/6871142002/?fbclid=IwAR2L4YzYRtW-RBytlMz7bgpzVaJZhfdJBr_J-JmrOGpA9d_CLIDFz46GxKs Picks of the week: Gary – Mac Book Air M1 https://www.apple.com/macbook-air/ Jen – Universal Yums https://www.universalyums.com/?uy=vuj8wpumb7 Chris – California - all of it, back up your computer! Find Gary: Everything-everywhere.com Chris: AmateurTraveler.com Jen: @jenleo, @bitucriousmom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo, and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest travel writer David Swanson from https://www.100sandiego.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo, Spud Hilton, and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Robert Reid from reidontravel.com who has left travel writing for a variety of reasons and returned to Oklahoma. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel – Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo, and Spud Hilton are joined by this week’s guest: Jen Campbell Boles is the owner and Chief Exploration Officer of Explore More Family Travel, a boutique travel agency Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo, and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Nora Dunn from The Professional Hobo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Spud Hilton, and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Caz and Craig Makepeace from the yTravel blog Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo, Spud Hilton, and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Robert Cole. Robert is a hotel and hospitality consultant at RockCheetah. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel – Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo, and Chris Christensen are joined by this week’s guest: SPECIAL GUEST BIO: Sherry Ott is a long term traveler, blogger, and photographer with one goal in mind - to make you wish you were somewhere else. She writes about her travel lifestyle and around the world adventures on Ottsworld.com and her social media channels. She continues to seek out epic adventures to intriguing places in order to challenge herself and inspire people to overcome their fears and reap the benefits of travel. Where to Go & When ebook - https://bold-grass-4654.ck.page/2d3f7584ec Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SPECIAL GUEST BIO: Anietra Hamper is an award-winning travel writer and photographer with a penchant for outdoor adventure and fishing for some of the largest fish in the world. Prior to writing for travel publications, Anietra spent 18 years as a top-rated, EMMY nominated television news Anchor and investigative reporter. Anietra takes a “boots-on-the-ground” journalistic approach to all of her stories to provide authentic information from actual experiences. Anietra is passionate about adventure. Whether she is fishing for the giant wels catfish in Spain, trekking glaciers in Iceland, breaking angling records in Thailand, rafting Class V rapids in West Virginia, shrimping in Louisiana or hiking the jungles of Cambodia, this is how Anietra prefers to experience new destinations. Anietra currently resides in Columbus, Ohio with her dog Sunny. You can find out more about Anietra’s travels, photography, blog and next extreme fishing adventure at www.threewordpress.com. Anietra tells us her incredible story of being stuck in a remote part of India and her harrowing experience getting home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo, Spud Hilton, and Chris Christensen talk about the Coronavirus Covid-19 and its impact on life, travel, and the travel industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel – Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Chris Christensen, and Jen Leo are joined by this week’s guests: Earl Bridges and Craig Martin, long time philanthropy veterans, globetrotters, and best friends, are co-hosts of the new PBS Travel Series THE GOOD ROAD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo, Spud Hilton, and Chris Christensen talk about 2019 and 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Jen Leo, Spud Hilton, and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Steve Kaufmann who is a retired ex-diplomat, founder of two companies, YouTuber, and polyglot. He spends most of his time on YouTube these days, speaking about language learning (he speaks around 20 languages). He now has an app LingQ. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo, Spud Hilton, and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Stephen Harris author of Traveling Through North Korea: Adventures in the Hermit Kingdom and bigbeaverdiaries.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Travel Writer Tim Leffel from PracticalTravelGear.com, PerceptiveTravel.com, and CheapLivingAbroad.com, author of The World's Cheapest Destination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo, Spud Hilton, and Chris Christensen This special episode was recorded live at the TBEX travel blogging conference in Billings Montana and marks the 10th anniversary since the show started. We are joined by this week's guests: Palle Bo from The Radio Vagabond Rick Calvert from TBEX Jesse Guidry from Lafayette Convention and Visitors Commission Alyson Murnion from Visit Billings Caz and Craig Makepeace from ytravelblog.com Tony Price and Jim Scott from Friends That Carry On Nora Dunn from The Professional Hobo Angie and Rachel Orth from Angie Away and the Jet Sisters video series Corey Lee from Curb Free with Corey Lee Susan Bejeckian from Solomon Islands Visitors Colleen Lanin from Travel Mamas Dreya Coleman from @namedtodream Sonja Hoyt from Happy Travel Bug Priya Vin from Outside Suburbia Kerwin McKenzie from Passrider.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Spud Hilton, Jen Leo, and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Chris Haag from theplacesipee.com We talk about Chris and his wife's epic two-year bike journey from Alaska to Argentina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Spud Hilton, Jen Leo, and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Scott Keyes from Scott's Cheap Flights Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo, Spud Hilton, and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: David H. Mould travel writer and author of the recent book Monsoon Postcards: Indian Ocean Journeys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo, and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Sarah Mikutel, travel podcaster at Postcard Academy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo, and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Spud Hilton, former Travel editor and host of new travel podcast from the Inappropriate Traveler - spudhilton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Scott Gaille author of "Strange Tales of World Travel" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Stephanie Chastain Ireland Travel Coach and blogger from Infinite Ireland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Max Hartshorne of gonomad.com. We talks about: Budget skiing in Turkey ($19 a day) Visiting Turkey UNESCO sites and National Parks buying travel sites Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Warren and Karen Binedell from ourtravellingfamily.com who are starting a trip volunteering around Europe with pets and 3 teens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Spud Hilton, former Travel editor of the San Francisco Chronicle - spudhilton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, and Jen Leo are joined by this week's guest travel author Francis Tapon from francistapon.com, and host of the WanderLearn Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Seth Kugel, former New York Times Frugal Travel and author of the new book "Rediscovering Travel - A Guide for the Globally Curious" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Marc Bennett and Julie Bennett from rvlove.com authors of the book Living the RV Life: Your Ultimate Guide to Life on the Road as we talk about full time RV living (interview starts at 28:53 after the news): Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Teddy Wilson from Discovery Canada and Smithsonian's Mighty Trains. We talk about train travel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Oneika Raymond from OneikaTheTraveller.com, travel blogger, Travel Channel web host and recent Lowell Thomas award winner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Travel guide book writer Mark Baker from markbakerprague.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guests, fellow attendees of the TBEX Europe 2018 conference in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Andy Steves, tour company operator and author of Andy Steves' Europe: City-Hopping on a Budget Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: David Swanson - travel writer and president elect of SATW (Society of American Travel Writers) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel – Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt and Jen Leo are joined by this week’s guest: Author and now podcaster Rolf Potts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel – Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week’s guest: Robert Reid from ReidOnTravel.com joins us for a discussion of his recent article Why U.S. Travel Media Won't Tell People to Visit Russia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. This episode was recorded live at the Connect Travel Marketing Leadership Summit in Orlando Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular host Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Carolyn Eubanks, travel author (This is My South) and blogger at carolineinthecityblog.com and ThisIsMySouth.com. Both Chris and Carolyn are part of Universal's Blog Squad (Class of 2018) which is creating content for Universal Resort Orlando. This show was recorded on a press trip centered around the Celebration Harry Potter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Spud Hilton of the San Francisco Chronicle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Marilyn and Matt from Words with Winos (http://www.wordswithwinos.com/) about teaching English as a Foreign Language with a special appearance by Jen's daughter Cora talking about her first travel assignment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel – Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt and Chris Christensen are joined by joined by other attendees of the TBEX Europe 2017 Conference in Kilkenny, Ireland. This episode was recorded on a bus from the TBEX pre-event summit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guests: Mike and Anne from honytrek.com, authors of National Geographic, Ultimate Journeys for Two Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Bhaskar Krishnamurthy, photographer and documentary filmmaker of "Elephants in the Coffee" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Stefan Krasowski from Rapid Travel Chai and ftuniversity.com to talk about travel deals, mileage deals and travel tips Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Lisa Niver, from WeSaidGoTravel http://www.wesaidgotravel.com/ and JetSet TV http://thejetset.tv/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt (and his Alexa), Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: former nomad Sherry Ott of Ottsworld Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guests: Matt and Amie from thetravelingtogetherjournal.com, which is a video blog (vlog) about their road trip to Panama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Max Hartshorne, from GoNomad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by joined by other attendees of the TBEX North America 2017 Conference in Huntsville, Alabama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Brett Snyder from Cranky Flier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Jody Halsted from irelandfamilyvacations.com to talk about Family travel in Ireland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Johnny Jet from JohnnyJet.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This episode was recorded on a press trip to Pacific, California. We have a round table conversation about how press trips work and also about travel surprises our guests have discovered this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Catherine Hamm of the LA Times Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Leon Logothetis - TV Host, Speaker, World Traveler and Author of "Live, Love, Explore" and "The Kindness Diaries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Benny Lewis from Fluent in 3 months - Language Hacking and Travel Tips Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt and Chris Christensen are joined by other attendees of the TBEX Asia Pacific 2016 Conference in Manila, Philippines. Our guests include: Patricia Schultz, - author of 1000 Places to See Before You Die Shane Dallas - The Travel Camel Bret Love - Green Global Travel Palle Bo - Radiovagabond Ivan Man Dy - Old Manila Walks Ivan Henares - Ivan About Town Evo Terra and Sheila Dee - The Opportunistic Travelers Ric Gazarian - GlobalGaz Barbara Weibel - Hole in the Donut Richelle - Adventures Around Asia Rick Calvert - TBEX Chris - Aussie on the Road Michael Aquino - South East Asia Editor About.com Tim Leffel - Cheapest Destinations Blog Betsy and Peter Wuebker - PassingThru.com Amy Trumpeter - Temple Seeker, Globetrotter Guru Izzy Girl Traveler - The Next Somewhere, Vietnam Tourism Scott and Megan - Bobo and ChiChi Nina Ragusa - Where in the World is Nina? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular host Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guests: Jan Petersen from TBEX and travelrave.me
Nicky Omohundro from littlefamilyadventure.com
Bob Rogers from the Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Kathy Stafford from milesgeek.com
Doug Winters from the Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau
This show was recorded at a TBEX Preview trip to Huntsville Alabama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The weekly podcast covering travel, the travel industry, and anything else that tickles our fancy. No guest on this episode as hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen talk about travel news and catch up on previous travels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Spender Spellman from the lifestyle and travel blog Whiskey Tango Globetrot Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Felix Weis, from Bitcoin-Traveler.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guests: Don George – Travel writer, edit and author of The Way of Wanderlust: The Best Travel Writing of Don George and director of the Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference and Johnny Jet from JohnnyJet.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guests from the TBEX North America 2016 at Mall of America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Leif Pettersen who is a freelance writer, humorist, world traveler Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel – Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week’s guest Mary Jo Manzaranes from TBEX
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Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week’s guest:
Corey Taratuta from the Irish Fireside Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest:
Paul Lasley and Elizabeth Harriman from OnTravel.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Sean Keener from BootsNAll and airtreks.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt and Jen Leo are joined by this week's guests:
Mike and Anne from HoneyTrek.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest:
Samantha Brown from Travel Channel and Samantha-Brown.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Mara Gorman of MotherOfAllTrips.com and PassportsWithPurpose.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week’s guests from the TBEX (Travel Blog Exchange) North America 2015 conference in Ft Lauderdale, Florida Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Regular hosts Gary Arndt and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guests from the first TBEX (Travel Blog Exchange) Asia conference in Bangkok, Thailand Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular host Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guests who are on the VikingSocial cruise, a Viking River Cruise on the Douro River in Portugal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt and Jen Leo are joined by this week's guest:
Kerwin McKensie from passrider.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest
Don George - Travel writer, edit and author of The Way of Wanderlust: The Best Travel Writing of Don George Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest:
Casey Schreiner from modernhiker.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest:
Sherry Ott of Ottsworld Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest:
Stephanie Arne, host of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest:
Scott Eddy - Digital Nomad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guests:
Cody and Katie Stevenson from the brand new Big Rigs & Pancakes Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's many guests at the TBEX Europe 2015 travel blogging conference: Stephanie Yoder of Twenty Something Travel Jackie Laulainen of The Budget Minded Traveler Craig and Linda Martin from The Indie Travel Podcast Heather Cowper from Heather on Her Travels Rick Calvert from TBEX and NMX Stephen Oddo of Walks of Italy, New York, Turkey Laurence Norah of Finding the Universe Jessica Turchik of Independent Travel Cats Dylan Lowe from The Traveling Editor Evo Terra and Sheila Dee from the Opportunistic Travelers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest:
Jared Brock: Abolitionist, Filmmaker, Author Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guests:
Captain Chris Staudinger and Tawny Clark from captainandclark.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt and Jen Leo are joined by this week's guest:
Dave and Deb from ThePlanetD.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest:
Emily Westbrooks the author of Delightful Dublin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest:
Wendy Perrin from WendyPerrin.com and TripAdvisor
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This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest:
Paula Froelich of Yahoo Travel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Spud Hilton of the San Francisco Chronicle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen talk about travel news stories, travel in 2014 and travel plans for 2015.
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This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Paul Lasley of OnTravel.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest:
Mara Gorman of Passports With Purpose, MotherOfAllTrips.com and author of The Family Traveler’s Handbook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest David Brodie from Travel in 10
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This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. This episode was recorded on a press trip to Kalambaka, Greece below the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Meteora. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Dylan Lowe from thetravellingeditor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This special episode of This Week in Travel was the closing keynote at the TBEX (Travel Blog Exchange) conference in Cancun Mexico. It is a discussion on professionalism in travel blogging. This episode celebrates the 5th anniversary of the show which started at the very first TBEX conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest:
Travel Writer Tim Leffel from PracticalTravelGear.com, PerceptiveTravel.com, and CheapLivingAbroad.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel – Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week’s guest:
Dana Rebmann, free lance travel writer from danarebmann.com, Viator and Ciao Bambino Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Matt Villano of Expedia Viewfinder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. This episode was recorded live at the DMAI conference in Las Vegas. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guests: Johnny Jet from JohnnyJet.com Lee Abbamonte from LeeAbbamonte.com, the youngest American to travel to every country in the world. Jaume Marin – the Marketing Director at the Costa Brava Girona Tourist Board. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: David Farley, author of An Irreverent Curiosity: In Search of the Church's Strangest Relic in Italy's Oddest Town Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Spud Hilton of the San Francisco Chronicle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Shannon O’Donnell, blogger at alittleadrift.com and GrassrootsVolunteering.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest:
Francis Tapon author of "The Hidden Europe" and "Unseen Africa"
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This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Larry Habegger from Traveler's Tales Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Dick Jordan from Tales Told from the Road Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Corey Taratuta from the Irish Fireside Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel – Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week’s guest Tom Meyers of EuroCheapo.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Chris Reynolds from the LA Times Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hostsJen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guests Sean Keener from BootsNAll and Jennifer Miller from edventureproject.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest:Jeff Greenwald, the world's first travel blogger and Executive Director of Ethical Traveler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. This episode was recorded live at NMX (New Media Expo).Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guests:• Spud Hilton of the San Francisco Chronicle• Lou Mongello of the WDW Radio Podcast• Mary Jo Manzaranes and Rick Calvert from TBEX and NMX• Gary Bembridge, from Tips for Travelers and Better Blogger’s Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Andrew Evans, National Geographic's Digital Nomad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guests: Janice Waugh of Solo Traveler Mara Gorman of MotherOfAllTrips.com and author of The Family Traveler's Handbook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt and Jen Leo are joined by this week's guest Rolf Potts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Catharine Hamm of the award winning LA Times Travel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guests:• Travel Writer Tim Leffel from PracticalTravelGear.com, PerceptiveTravel.com, and WorldsCheapestDestinations.com• Kash Bhattacharya from BudgetTraveller.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Robert Reid from ReidOnTravel.com (retired from Lonely Planet) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This episode of This Week in Travel was recorded at the Airline Passenger Experience Expo and International Flight Services Association expo in Anaheim California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Lee Abbamonte from LeeAbbamonte.com, the youngest American to travel to every country in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A special live episode of This Week in Travel - Regular hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guests:Jodi Ettenberg from LegalNomads.comDavid Lytle from Fest300Dick Jordan from Tales Told from the RoadDon George from Gadling and Book Passage Travel Writing ConferenceSpud (and Ann) Hilton of the San Francisco Chronicle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Chris McGinnis, travel correspondent & consultant on TV, in print and online at travelskills.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Keith Jenkins from Velvet Escape and iambassador Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Brian Kelly from ThePointsGuy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Johnny Jet from JohnnyJet.com This Week's News: NTSB Apology: Intern Confirmed Racist Names to TV Station Picks of the week: Jen - Manhattan Before8 Chris - urbanbellhop.com Gary - get more passport pages Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guests: George and Lisa Rajna from WeSaidGoTravel.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This special episode of This Week in Travel was the closing keynote for the TBEX North America conference in Toronto Ontario. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Sean Keener from BootsNAll. This week we talk a lot about family travel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Laura Bly formerly from USA Today and now from BlyOnTheFly.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Michael Hodson of Go, See, Write and newly-elected president of Professional Travel Bloggers Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Mary Jo Manzaranes from TBEX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Gary Bembridge, from Tips for Travelers and Travel Blogger's Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Robert Reid from ReidOnTravel.com (retired from Lonely Planet) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Lenore Greiner, freelance travel writer and author of the recent guidebook "Las Vegas by Indie Travel Guides" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guests Corey Taratuta from the Irish Fireside Podcast and Mark Peacock of TravelCommons podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Ralph Velasco, Photographer and Photo Tour Leader from RalphVelasco.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel – Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week’s guest travel rriter Tim Leffel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest - Mary Jo Manzaranes from TBEX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Spud Hilton of the San Francisco Chronicle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Pam Mandel of Nerd’s Eye View and Passports with Purpose Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by
This week’s guest is Paul Lasley of OnTravel.com
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Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Shannon O'Donnell, blogger at alittleadrift.com and author of The Volunteer Traveler's Handbook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Alison Bing, travel author of the recent Lonely Planet book "Food Lover's Guide to the World" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Tom Meyers of EuroCheapo.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This special episode of This Week in Travel is a keynote session from the TBEX (Travel Blog Exchange) EU conference in Girona, Spain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
with guest hosts: Lowell Thomas Award winning journalist Kara Williams of TheVacationGals.com and PracticalTravelGear.com and Sean Keener from BootsNAll Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Jodi Ettenberg from LegalNomads.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Regular hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Kevin May of Tnooz.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest Jason Clampet from Skift.com
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this week's guest Catharine Hamm of the LA Times Travel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Regular hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guests: George Hobica of Airfare Watchdog Pam Mandel of Nerd’s Eye View This Week's News: British Airways Faces Privacy Backlash for Googling Passengers Families finding it tougher to sit together in-flight Court Ruling Gives Europeans Option to Re-Take Vacations If They Get Sick - This Just In Plane 'hijackers' beaten to death by passengers and crew William Shatner's Pants Fall During TSA Check Chub class: Wider airline seat for fat flyers who will get an extra two inches...but slimmer travellers lose space Oracle's Larry Ellison to buy Hawaiian island of Lanai - Hawaii News Now - KGMB and KHNL Picks of the week: Pam - Go to France! Jen - Tnooz.com
George - Be nice to your flight attendents Chris - fuelmyroute.com
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This extra long episode was recorded live at the 2012 TBEX (Travel Blog Exchange) conference. In addition to Gary, Jen and Chris we have a cast of thousands... well maybe tens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's guest is Heather Poole, flight attendent, blogger and author of Cruising Attitude: Tales of Crashpads, Crew Drama, and Crazy Passengers at 35,000 Feet". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
with guests Mary Jo Manzaranes & Jessica Spiegel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
with this week's guests Pam Mandel of Nerd’s Eye View and Spud Hilton of the San Francisco Chronicle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's guest is Scott Jordan, CEO of Scottevest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
this week's guest Debbie Dubrow of Deliciousbaby.com and PassportsWithPurpose.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
with guests Sean Keener from BootsNAll Josh Gates from Destination Truth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
with guest Corey Taratuta from the Irish Fireside Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by: This week's guest Francis Tapon author of The Hidden Europe: What Eastern Europeans Can Teach Us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
with special guest Kim Mance of TBEX and Galavanting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With the award winning travel journalists / podcasters Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
with guest Chris Owen, Editor-in-chief Chris Cruises Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
this week's guest is Spud Hilton of the San Francisco Chronicle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's guest Robert Reid of the BBC (Lonely Planet) and ReidOnTravel.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Regular hosts Gary Arndt and Chris Christensen are joined by guests Alastair McKenzie of travelllll.com and Johnny Jet from JohnnyJet.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week’s guest is Pam Mandel of Nerd’s Eye View. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Regular's Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guests Michael Hodson of Go, See, Write and Sean Keener from BootsNAll Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
GuestsMichael TiesoBenny LewisKara WilliamsChris Grey FaustJen Miner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
with special guests Don George and Pam Mandel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
with special guest JD Andrews Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's guest is Jodi Ettenberg from LegalNomads.comThis week's news: Steve Jobs passing North Korea to finally open 'world's worst' hotel Thailand races to defend Bangkok from floods Japan 'offers 10,000 free trips to foreigners' Tourists warned 'all Kenya resorts at risk from attacks' Charleston wins top Conde Nast Traveler awardThis week's tips: Gary - Galapagos Islands Jen - RVing tips flush toilet don't stand in pee Jodi - Evernote Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Regulars Chris Christensen and Jen Leo are joined by special guest:Sherry Ott of Ottsworld and Meet, Plan, Go Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's guest is Roxanne Darling of Beach Walk with Rox roxanne-darling This Week's News: Drunk Airplane Passenger Performs In-Flight Erotic Dance Astrophysicist shows why it takes so long to board a plane Actress is among heroines surviving fire on Branson-owned island After going for-profit, CouchSurfing faces user revolt Gary - Quantcasat.com Jen - Stitcher, Priceline.com, BiddingForTravel.com Chris - Places in Yuccatan - Luz En Yucatan, Romantic Hotel Santo Domingo Roxanne - store copies of your passport on dropbox, Bistro Casanova Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Show hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guests:Laura Bly of USA TodayStephanie Yoder of Twenty Something TravelThis Week's News: Did the earthquake tilt the Washington Monument? Starwood Hotels rolls out 'pay your birth year' promo BBC News - Mobile phones could soon be 'powered by walking' Paris gets its first 24-hour baguette dispenser – feel le pain United Airlines deploys 11,000 iPads to pilotsPicks of the week: Chris - The Mayan ruin of Coba, near Tulum Mexico Jen - Hurricane iPhone app Stephanie - Mazatlan Mexico Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Regular hosts Gary Arndt and Jen Leo are joined by this weeks guests are:
Sean Keener from BootsNAll and Marybeth Bond from The Gutsy Traveler and National Geographic
This week's news
Movie Star Mortified Depardieu Pees on Air France KLM Plane Airline Sends Tacky Tweets
Attorney Suing Airline for Not Accepting Cash
Top 10 list: What would you take home from a hotel room?
Most expensive hotel in universe unveiled
http://gettingfrom.com/
Gutsytraveler.com
This week's picks:
Gary - http://code.google.com/speed/page-speed/
Jen - Spirit Airlines in Oakland to Vegas
Marybeth - FuelEconomy.gov shell.us/roadtrip/
Sean - http://writethat.name/
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Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined byThis week's guest is Paul Lasley of OnTravel.comThis week's news JetBlue flier who 'peed' on girl could be axed from US Ski Team 5,700 Britons arrested overseas Cheap flights allow for prostitution at Amsterdam airport The U.S. is already up in arms over the EU plan to charge all airlines for carbon emissions TSA Agents Confiscate Pregnant Woman's Insulin UK Turkey specialist collapses with 12,000 abroadPicks of the week Gary - Kindle Cloud Reader Jen - The RVer's Bible: Everything You Need to Know About Choosing, Using, & Enjoying Your RV Chris - tripadvisor.com/flights/ Paul - Eddie Aikau's restaurant Kohala coast hawaii Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week’s guest: the Elliott family: Chris, Kari, Aren, Iden, Erysse This weeks news Sex on Croatian Yacht Leads to Severed Hand, Missing British Tourist Newly authorized Cuba trips sell out fast, run into controversy Crying woman kicked off plane Airbnb offers $50,000 insurance policy after user’s ‘nightmare’ Hotel snore controls aim to banish sleepless nights Picks of the week Chris Christensen – Snoring apps, Google Earth KLM files Chris Elliott – by low sell hit Jen – TripTrace.com Gary – how to map with Google Earth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's guest is JD Andrews of of EarthXplorerJD Andrews (EarthXplorer)This Week's News: Airbnb burglary victim says company tried to quiet her - Faster Forward On Safety: A Word From Airbnb How The Hell Is This My Fault? Vegas casino warning after Legionnaire's cases Have Facebook, Won’t Travel Google Launches Hotel Search Tool With Room Price Data Jeopardy! host injured after chasing burglar in SF Underwear incident: 'Former model' sues JetBlue 'Free at last': South Sudan is world's newest nation - World news - Mideast/N. Africa - msnbc.comPicks of the week: Gary - Canary Islands Jen - Las Vegas travel deals for Labor Day weekend Chris - USB Pot - recharge your iPod and boil water JD - trover - iPhone app, Google+ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Regulars Chris Christensen and Jen Leo are joined by this week’s guest Trey Ratcliff of StuckInCustoms.com
This Week's News:
New screening method could speed plane boarding
The 19 Most Hated Companies in America - Gus Lubin and Vivian Giang - Business
Jet Blue to the rescue with $4 fares during California's Carmegeddon
Naked Man Arrested Near JFK Airport Fuel Depot
Man jailed for tossing peanuts, pretzels on flight
Feds: Man created 'nonexistent airline' as front for prostitution
Man Tries to Steal Deputy's Gun at Airport
Passenger bound, gagged and flight diverted after violent clash on plane
TSA Agent Stuffs iPad Down Pants, Steals $50K in Electronics
Woman escorted off US Airways flight after snapping photo
Man Arrested for Boarding Plane With False ID, Day-Old Boarding Pass
Picks of the week:
Trey - "don't feel like you need to know everything about your camera"
Jen - iphone, iPad and iPod Apps Magazine
Chris- Email 'n Walk iPhone app
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This week's guest is Gene Quinn co-founder of Tnooz.com joins regulars Jen Leo and Chris Christensen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Regulars Chris Christensen and Jen Leo are joined by this week’s guests:Tim Shisler the photography and video editor for Mountain News Corporationand Jessica Spiegel of Bootsnall and italylogue.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The 3rd live episode of This Week in Travel was recorded at a meetup in British Columbia with attendees of TBEX 2011 (Travel Blog Exchange Conference). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's guest is Doug Lansky of CrapSouvenirs.com and SignSpotting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's guest are:Kim Mance of TBEX and Galavanting.comSherry Ott of Ottsworld and Meet, Plan, Go Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
with guests:Beth Whitman of Wanderlust and LipstickMichael Hodson of Go, See, Write Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's guest is Sean O'Neill from Budget Travel and geatawayvehicle.comThis week's news: * The Royal Wedding discussion * Bombing in Morocco- 14 dead * Former Miss USA feels 'violated' by TSA pat-down * New rules for U.S. citizens traveling to Cuba * An end to classic cars rumbling across Cuba?Picks of the week * Gary - Ljubljana * Jen - Christoper P. Baker's, Cuba Classics: A celebration of vintage American Automobiles * Chris - Grandville Island in Vancouver or Whistler * Sean - Plnnr.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's guest is Jeff Jung of CareerBreakSecrets.comThis Week's News: * Delta's Rodent Problem: Droppings 'Too Numerous to Count' Found On Plane * TSA Gives Pat Down to 6-Year-Old Girl in New Orleans - AOL Travel News * Hong Kong Airlines' Flight Attendants Take Mandatory Kung Fu Training * Air-traffic controller suspended for watching a DVD on duty * Gov't wants airlines to repay fee after losing bag - Yahoo! News * Richard Simmons on Air New Zealand Safety Video * Child free flights from October 2011Picks of the week: * Jen - FleeWinter.com * Jeff - AirBandB.com * Chris - @TodayatWDW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
with special guests Spud Hilton and Johnny Jet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's guest is Lola (Akinmade) Åkerström. Official photoblogger for Sweeden.se Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's guest is Pam Mandel of Nerd's Eye View. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's guests are Matt Gross, New York Time's Frugal Traveler emeritus, and Jodi Ettenberg of legalnomads.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's guests are Andrew Evans of National Geographic and Jessica Spiegel from Boots N' All.This week's news: * Overheard locker tot outrage * Thai mystery hotel death toll jumps to four * Thais doubt seaweed killed Sarah Carter * Shipping vs. Checking: Which would you rather do? * Canadian Tourist Arrested For Giving Nazi Salute Outside Reichstag * Gunman Flees Las Vegas Casino with $32,000 in Chips * Egypt lures tourists with discounts, history in the making...and Oprah? * Is Michelangelo's Statue of David Threatened by New High-Speed Train?Picks of the week * Gary - The Island of Lanai * Chris - Cinq.tunaverse.com * Jen - Gasbuddy.com * Andrew - Buy your beads online for Mardi Gras * Jessica - How to travel around the world on $40/day Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's news
China plans 45 new airports as travel booms
Las Vegas to get two new Mob museums
Airline apologizes for carrying pork on Israeli flight
IndiGo Airlines Passenger Refuses To Fly With Female Pilot
Hostel Bookers Survery
Picks of the week
Gary - Stocking hat
Jen - Born Wild by Tony Fitzjohn, How to open a wine bottle with your shoe
Chris - Metropolitan Museum of Art
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This week’s guest are:David Farley, author of An Irreverent CuriosityRobert Reid of the BBC (Lonely Planet) and ReidOnTravel.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's guests are Sheila Scarborough and Jessica SpiegelThis week's news: * Top 10 most-ordered hotel movies in 2010 * Hottest Flight Attendants: Virgin Atlantic Tops In Survey * 77-Year-Old Woman Dies After Riding Disney Carousel * Travel: 'Sesame Street' creates new museum near D.C. * Travel Blog: The Game * Sarkozy Asks Ministers To Take Vacation In France * Talk on Egypt * Manila police accused of tourist scam * Tourism CurrentsPicks of the Week: * Jen - Houston to London, $421 round trip * Sheila - Outrigger Hotels * Jessica - ifitweremyhome.com * Chris - My Shot Lists iPhone App * Gary - Zip Line, Toro Verde Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's guest is Mike Baresh of Galdling.comThis Week's News * Discussion on Egypt * Airlines offer free in-flight Facebook * Rudest city in the USA? Hint: It's not what you're probably thinking * Nazis' Ukraine HQ to become a museum; Hitler tour in Germany draws criticism * Antarctica Cruise Ship Runs Aground * Man sues tour operator for failing to let him shoot an elephant * Man puts wife on no fly listPicks of the week * Gary - When Should I Visit * Chris - DamnYouAutoCorrect.com, 360Panorama iPhone App * Jen - Other travel guides - Eat London by Peter Prescott * Mike - Don't kill pizza delivery man, Ice Breaker ClothingSuper Bowl PredictionsJen - Packers 27-14Chris - DoritosMike - Packer 27-17Gary - Packers 52-3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's guest is Sean O'Neill, senior editor at BudgetTravel.com
This Week's News:
Social media and revolution: Egypt protests mimic those in Tunisia
Unsurprisingly, Woman Fails To Smuggle 44 iPhones Into Israel
TripAdvisor's 2011 Top 10 Dirtiest Hotels
Airport security officials brand three inch toy gun "firearm" (From Bournemouth Echo)
Picks of the week:
Sean - iPhone app JotNot for scanning
Jen - Logging on: Britain's cutest log cabins
Chris - Ask Arthur Frommer: And Travel Better, Cheaper, Smarter, Evernote Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's guest is Pam Mandel of nerdseyeview.comPam MandelThis Week's News: * No U.S. airline fatalities in 2010 * Pirates take record 1,181 hostages in 2010 * Report: Cruise ship blasted pirates with sonic weapon * Monk caught with nun's skeleton at airport * Spanish Judge Nixes 'Unfair' Airline Fee * Marriott Bans Porn In Hotels * Large hotel chain to start phasing out porn in 2013 * Passenger Punches Flight Attendant Over Beverage Cart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's guest is Tim Leffel
This Week's News
A New Breed of Guard Dog Attacks Bedbugs
Southwest Airlines pilot holds plane for murder victim’s family
Can you name the countries mentioned by the New York Times less than Paris Hilton?
TSA Worker Gets 2 Years for Planting Logic Bomb in Screening System
Safety in Mexico
Snake Lost on Train in Boston
Report: Pirates pursue cruise ship in Indian Ocean
Picks of the week
Gary - Delta iphone app
Jen - Airfare watchdog $582 to London with 7 day stay LAX/London
Chris - Sit on luggage
Tim - nPower Peg
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This week's guest is Sean Keener of BootsNAll.com
This Week's Stories * Spilled Coffee Caused United Plane To Divert * Hijacker Overpowered on Norway-Turkey Flight * Four Planes At JFK Have Long Waits On Tarmac * Man boards plane at IAH with loaded gun in carry-on * Al Qaeda threat involving hotels buffets 'credible,' report says * Man Tries to Bring Turkey On Plane * Four Planes At JFK Have Long Waits On Tarmac * Virgin Atlantic blames weather, dodges compensation * American Airlines slams Expedia for fare display snub * Drunk Man Kills Shark By Jumping On Head * Tampa Airport Affected by Earth's Moving Magnetic Pole…Huh?This Week's Tips * Gary - Photoshop CS5 * Jen - Atlantis Resort, Bahamas * Chris - WorkSnug, The Geography of Bliss * Sean - Have a positive outlook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's guest is Johnny Jet from JohnnyJet.com
This Year's Predictions
Gary - 1) Google will keep moving into travel, as will Apple, 2) TSA will pull back, 3) Big year for travel bloggers
Chris - 1) American will come back to Expedia and Orbitz, 2) Liquids ban will go away, 3) Will still make big cruise ships
Johnny - 1) Airlines remove from booking sites like Expedia, 2) More airlines will move staff on Twitter, 3) More hotels offer free internet
Jen - 1) There will be a rise of a middle luxury industry, 2) Spirit and Ryan Air will keep annoying people, 3) More travel website startups
Favorite Places of 2011
Gary - South Africa, Spain,
Chris - Egypt, Colorado
Johnny - Estonia, Bora Bora, Oman
Jen - Lake Como, Namour, Belgium
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With today's Guest Spud Hilton of the San Francisco ChronicleNational Geographic / Linblad ExpeditionHero Helmet CamOlympus LS10 Lumix LX 3Blue Yeti MicrophoneSn Francisco Chronicle 2010 Geography Quiz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week's Guest:
Kim Mance of TBEX and Galavanting.com
Jodi Ettenberg of LegalNomads.com
Worst Moments in Travel SmarterTravel.com
Enhanced Pat Downs
Ryanair takes people to wrong island….and leaves them there
Spirit Air's "Oil on our Beaches Sale"
Disguised Passenger Boards Plane, Changes Face
American Airline's 'Your Choice' Seating
Steven Slater, JetBlue
Standup Seating
Ryanair's Pay-Per-Pee Toilets Scheme
Spirit's Pilot Strike Communication
British Airways Accidentally Terrifies Passengers
Spirit's Carry-on Bag Fee Is Good For You!
Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull
Airline Survey
Google Places blocked from using TripAdvisor reviews
Shark kills German tourist at Egyptian resort
Sorry for the delay we're having problems loading the cheetah, says Qantas
Picks of the Week
Gary - Instagr.am
Chris - Friendly iPad App
Kim - Hulu Plus
Jodi - Safety whistle
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This week’s guests:
Kara Williams of TheVacationGals.com and PracticalTravelGear.com
Trey Ratcliff of StuckInCustoms.com
Jen
DVD: An Idiot Abroad
TekCharge MP1800
Ultimate Memory Foam Neck Pillow
Sephora clear makeup bag
Kikkerland Travel Scale
Kara
Reusable Nylon Shopping Bag
Kangaroom Personal Media Pouch
Klutz Travel Activity Books
Book: Step Back From The Baggage Claim
Modular Hauler 3 System
Chris
iPad Photo Kit
Canon Rebel T1i
OnePassword
Audible Audible Books
MacBook Air
Trey
Green Cube
Lomography Camera, Super Sampler
HyperAlbum
iPhone Camera Apps
HyperMac Battery
Gary
Tripit Pro/li>
Bose Noise Reducing Headphones
Ocean Pack Waterproof Bags
Universal Sink Stopper
Laptop Cable Lock
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With guest Paul Lasley of OnTravel.comTSA: Full Body ScannersTSA: Traveling with Food or GiftsPlane makes emergency landing after passenger strips naked | Metro.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's guest Sean Keaner of BootsNAll.comThis week's news: * TSA pat down uproar o Security protest could disrupt Thanksgiving travel o The Uproar Over Pat-Downs o Myths and Facts about Pat Downs from TSA o Sanford Airport to opt out of TSA screening * American Airlines to try 'in-flight happy hour' * How to Delay a Flight with a Granola Bar - Travel Blog Exchange * PhoCusWright o hipmunk.com o OffAndAway.com o BootsNAll blogThis week's tips * Jen - Prince William gets engaged in Kenya * Sean - * Chris - Egypt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's guests are Jodi Ettenberg of LegalNomads.com and Jessica Speigel of WhyGoItaly.com.
This Week's News:
Europe issued warning over A380 plane engine
TripAdvisor slaps Red Badge on hotel for writing own reviews
Odd Goings-On : Camelot Castle TripAdvisor Reviews
Mt Everest now has cell phone service
Hotel death undiscovered for two weeks: do not disturb
Italian women face 500 euro fine for wearing miniskirts
EU to Italy: Clean up Naples trash or face fines
Traffic accidents are top killer of U.S. travelers abroad
Gary - Kodak PlaySport Camera
Chris - Tamron Lens 18-250mm
Jessica - Naples, Italy
Jodi - Lima, Peru
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This week's guest is Kevin May of TNooz.com
This week's stories:
Competitors Claim ITA Acquisition Would Give Google an Unfair Advantage in Travel Search
Woman faces three months in jail for stealing hotel towels - USATODAY.com
Escaped crocodile causes plane crash | News | Breaking Travel News
Bed Bug Registry - Check Apartments and Hotels Across North America
McDonald's getting into the wedding business
This week's tips:
Kevin: ask for an upgrade, Gen-Y Collective
Jen: Mashable.com
Chris: Avalon River Cruises
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Show notes October 20 This week's guests are Rolf Potts and Robert Reid.
JetBlue flight attendant Slater pleads guilty in meltdown incident
Does JetBlue’s All You Can Jet Pass Fill You Up? Users Respond
"All of Mexico" Travel Warning Could Affect Texas Tourism 10/18/10
Whisper Facebook password to get free Internet at Affinia hotels this month
It’s time to say “no” to the TSA’s full body scanners
Picks of the week
Gary - Find My iPhone
Jen - Wanderfly.com
Robert - Ian Frazier, "Travels in Siberia"
Rolf - New Zealand
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This week's guest is Hunter Hillegas of RateVegas.com and the Vegas Mate iPhone app.
This week's news:
SATW Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Winners
Will Mendocino County become the Napa Valley of marijuana?
Reinventing the Suitcase by Adding the Wheel
Celeb watch — Virgin America woos Wi-Fi crowd with free People
Free meals on planes fly into the sunset
What's new in Las Vegas? Hotels, bars, shows
Picks of the week:
Gary - CardMuch.com
Hunter - Instapaper.com
Jen - iPhone Boarding Pass,
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This week's guest is Brett Snyder of CrankyFlier.com.
European Travel Warnings Issued as Terrorism & Security Concerns Grow
Scottevest ad rejected by Delta Airlines for trying to help passengers avoid baggage fees
Attendants' in-flight Lady Gaga dance becomes Web sensation
Mobile Phones Should be Allowed on Airplanes
Vdara hotel 'death ray' claiming victims in the Las Vegas Strip
Are guidebooks facing extinction?
Gary - Schwartz's Deli
Chris - TopGuest.com
Jen - Footprint Travel Guides
Brett - EU Airline Blacklist, Flight Aware
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Show Notes September 30
This week's guest is George Hobica of Airfare Watchdog.
Southwest Buys AirTran
Ryanair boss aims to axe 'unnecessary' co-pilots
'Playboy centerfold' tries to jump from JetBlue flight in midair
Unruly passenger forces Delta flight's return to Seattle
Gels, liquids may be allowed back onto planes by 2012
Cuba travel bill put on hold
Gary - Back up your photos
Jen - Angkor Wat
Chris - Plane Finder AR
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With guest Spud Hilton Travel Editor of the San Francisco Chronicle
SkyRider airplane seats lack legroom, resemble saddles
Dutch Police Arrest Two Passenger Suspects of Preparing Terrorist Attack In Amsterdam
Erroneous Crash Landing Alert Terrifies British Airways Passengers
Will guests turn against hotel brands that charge for Internet?-01 September, 2010
Marriott to drop Internet fee at more hotels
On-time rates, flier complaints both on rise in July 7
http://www.facebook.com/SpudontheRoad
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This week's guests are Pam Mandel and Melanie Waldman.
This week's news:
Disgruntled JetBlue flight attendant gets reality TV show offer
The Funded’s Adeo Ressi Arrested After Virgin America Flight Incident
Asthmatic hotel guest fights $250 Hyatt Regency smoking charge
Airline Lets Passengers Pay for Checked Bags With Miles
Travel industry uses Facebook and Twitter to reach customers
Picks of the week:
Gary - Lightroom 3
Jen - Have the credit card used when purchasing ticket when picking them up
Pam - Avidtrips.com/blog
Melanie - Don't wait to use frequent flyer miles.
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This week's guests are Sherry Ott and Jessica Spiegel.
This week's news:
Legal hookers and hash bars in Vegas?
Resort Attracts Men With Virtual Girlfriends
Maldives Hotel Offers Underwater Bridal Suite
The bear truth: men traveling with teddies
Amsterdam Schiphol’s Airport Library
Meet, Plan, Go
Gary - Gowalla Highlights
Chris - Locals vs Tourists photo maps
Sherry - Brenthaven Backpack
Jessica - Rolf Potts traveling without luggage, Lighten Your Load contest
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Show notes, August 25
This week's guest is travel consumer advocate Chris Elliott.
This week's news:
Southwest attendant takes baby after slap from mother
JetBlue brings back 'All You Can Jet' passes
Good airline fees? Some are worth the money
Some hotels offer to pay fliers' bag-check fees
http://onyoursi.de/
Rolf Potts Around the World no luggage challenge
Picks of the week:
Jen - InsideTrip.com
Gary - Quebec City, Quebec
Chris Christensen - GetHuman.com
Chris Elliott - TruPrice.net
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This week's guest is photographer Jeff Pflueger.
This week's news:
Book Passage Conference Wrap-up
Steven Slater is a folk hero
NYPD becomes recruiting ground for JetBlue flight attendants
Spirit Airlines considers fee for talking to an airport employee
Colombian airliner crashes on landing
Survey: More travelers willing to bare all on 'nakations'
Picks of the week:
Gary - Forums.Everything-Everywhere.com
Jen - NationalTrustCottages.co.uk
Chris - Rent a flat in London
Jeff - American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP.org) Best Business Practices Book
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This week's guest is Lou Mongello of the WDW Radio Podcast.
This week's news
Lonely Planet eBooks
Hawaii marine park granted World Heritage status
Humpback whale found pinned to front of Princess Cruises ship in Alaska
A bag the airlines should not have lost
Picks of the week
Gary - Carousel of Progress
Jen - Top 10 secluded beaches in US
Chris - Jungle Book Cruise
Lou -
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United flight: 'If you didn't have your seatbelt on, you got hurt' Man Arrested Smuggling 18 Monkeys in Clothing Huffington Post Travel PHOTOS: The Best Nude Beaches In The World Whale CRUSHES South African Yacht...See The Amazing PHOTOS AGAIN?! Turbulence Diverts Flight, Attendant Hospitalized YUM! Pink's Hot Dogs Opens At LAX Norwegian Epic is a titanic flop Spud Hilton's TBEX pictures Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's guest is Doug Lansky of the Titanic Awards and SignSpotting.com.
This week's news
House Committee Votes to End Cuba Travel Ban
Thin flier: Southwest booted me for overweight teen
The 10 Most Hated Airports In The World
Flying Pasties: Patches Cover Up Unmentionables For Airport Full Body Scanners
J.D. Powers 2010 hotel survey: Hotels guests more satisfied with hotels during downturn
Titanic Awards
SignSpotting
Sign Shaker iPhone App
Picks of the week
Gary - TopGuest, CardStar
Jen - Jaunted list of full body scanners, Google Chrome
Chris - Spaceship Campervans NZ
Doug - IndiaNIC.com, Couchsurfing
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This week's guests are Pam Mandel of Nerds Eye View and Amanda Pressler of Lost Girls World. This Week's News:
World Cup Final
Libya Is Ready for Tourists
47% live out of suitcase during hotel stays, poll says
47% live out of suitcase during hotel stays, poll says
10 Worst Cities in America for Bedbugs
Picks of the week:
Gary - FlightTrack Pro
Jen - Offandaway.com
Amanda - woweeone.com Speaker
Pam - Book: Appetite for America
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This week's guest is Jodi Ettenberg of LegalNomads.com
This Week's News
TBEX wrap up
FDA report reveals airline food could pose health threat
Summertime, and the maggots are easy
Southwest Finds Shipment of Heads on a Plane
Flight attendant helps land plane when first officer falls ill
Luggage box an alternative to toting bags
Baggage services now catering to budget travelers
Virgin America Offers Free Flights to Twitter Influencers
Picks of the week
Gary - Gowalla.com
Jen - HSBC Bank Account has travel insurance
Jodi - Backupify.com
Chris - iPhone 4 bumper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's guests Don George from Gadling and Book Passage Travel Writing Conference and Jessica Speigel from BootsnAll.comNews Stories this week: * Delta apologizes for sending separate kids to the wrong cities * Romanian stowaway survives flight from Vienna to Heathrow * Airline credit cards dangle perks to lure new customers * New airline rules may lead to peanut ban * US teenage sailor Abby Sunderland found in Indian OceanTips: * Gary - Netflix iPod app, Google Earth for iPad * Jen - AOL Travel will pay $1000 for destination guides * Don - All of the Map by Laura Fraser * Jessica - Bootnsall Traveler's Connect facebook application * Chris - iPhone 4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week's Guest is Joe d'Eon of Fly with MeThis Week's News * J.D. Power survey shows rising customer satisfaction with airline service * Airlines get long ground delays under control; Hawaiian, Alaska, US Airways top on-time ratings * Five things you don't know about your airline ticket * Easyjet to pioneer ash cloud detectorPick's of the Week * Joe - Gate Guru iPhone app * Jen - Cockpit landing videos on YouTube & Tourism Marketing Consulting * Chris - Canon EOS Rebel T1i (and T2i) and Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 IS Telephoto Zoom Lens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week's Guest is Ben Abramson, Online Travel Editor of USAToday.comThis Week's News * Pushy fliers may show up on TSA's radar * Airline Gives Osama Bin Laden a Boarding Pass * Gulf fights for tourists in wake of spill * VisitFlorida.com * Most dangerous places in Mexico — and where it's still safe to travel * Bumped fliers could see higher compensation * Jetstar airline to trial iPad hire with passengers * USA Today Travel Tips by Demand Media Pick's of the Week * Gary - Kayak iPad app * Chris - World Touristiness Map * Jen - ooh.com * Ben - Contact your mobile provider for a retroactive data plan if you used too much data. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's guest is Kim Mance of Galavanting.TV and Travel Blog Exchange.This Week's News * And the world’s top airline is … * Ryanair Fined 3 Million Euros for Abandoning Passengers * Gun Taken From Suicidal JetBlue Pilot in Crew Lounge * Holiday Inn to test smartphone as hotel-room key; some guests prefer to skip front desk * TBEX Talk Picks of the Week * Jen - California parks have campsites available * Gary - MotionX-GPS HD * Chris - Foursquare * Kim - TBEX Lounge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Guests are Greg Jourgenson of Bangkok Podcast and Kevin May of Tnooz.comThis Week's News * Violence in Bangkok @vaitor @legalnomads * High Court blocks strike by British Airways cabin crews * More Volcano News * Apple travel app in the future? * Google might buy ITA * Tnooz.com Picks of the Week o Chris - Tuscony augmented reality o Gary - legalnomads.com, iPad o Kevin - Social media in travel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's guests are Jessica Spiegel and Spud HiltonThis Week's News * More Ash Clouds * British Airlines Strike * $10 Jet Blue Flights * Portland hosts the SATW Editors Council * Continental CEO apologizes for 'ugly girl' comment * Accountant becomes first person guilty of posting 'menacing' Twitter message after threat to blow up airport * T-Mobile and Orange team up to name company with same name as travel blogPicks of the Week * Spud - zipcar.com * Jessica - http://www.francetravelguide.com/ http://www.lasvegaslogue.com/ http://www.spaintravelguide.com/ http://www.travelgearblog.com/ http://www.australiablog.com/ http://www.eyeonitaly.com/podcast/ * Chris - Getty Museum * Jen - StayHip iPhone App * Gary - Basque Country Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's guest is Betty from Betty in The Sky With Suitcase.
This Week's News
Arizona Travel Boycott
Hudson crash raises safety concerns
Airline investigated after Times Square bomb suspect taken off Emirates plane
Man sues airline for not looking at his scrotum
Climbers may be banned from Uluru
Airline merger between United/Continental
Picks of the Week
Chris - PixPal, QuickPod
Betty - Airplanes flying on synthetic bio fuel
Gary - El Prado, Renia Sophia
Jen - hotel chatter wifi review
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With special guest Amy Widdowson of NileGuide Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
show notesThis Week's Guest Pauline Frommer from Frommers.com WOR710.com Frommers.com/Pauline Bing Travel@paulinefrommerThis Week's News * Volcanos are blowing up all over * Media and Social Media Coverage * KLM Shows How to Use Social Media During Ash crisis, and Air France How Not to * Norway's Prime Minister runs country from an iPad * Johnny Jet's Volcano Info * Year Without a Summer * Alaska cuts fees on cruisesPicks of the Week * Gary - Street Food in Bangkok * Chris - Blue Mickey Microphone * Jen - Google Mobile App * Pauline - Guatamala-------------------------------------------------Gary ArndtEverything-Everywhere.com - The Internet's most popular travel blogFacebook: http://Facebook.com/EverythingEverywhereBuzz: http://google.com/profiles/garndtTwitter: http://Twitter.com/EverywhereTrip/---------------------------------------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week's Guest is travel blogger Matt Kepnes, aka Nomadic Matt.This Week's News * Arthur Frommer says "Avoid Thailand" * The Jingle of Change in Europe * Man falls asleep on Air Canada flight, wakes up on empty plane in a hangar * TripAdvisor adds another paid-for service – tourist board pages * No lines at Walt Disney World? Theme park tests new 'queue-less' wait systemPicks of the Week * Gary - Sea to Summit * Chris - Roku * Jen - Secret London * Matt - Momondo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With guest Sheila Scarborough - Thinking about tourism and the social Web at Sheila's Guide To The Good Stuff (http://www.sheilasguide.com/), BootsnAll Family Travel Guide (http://www.familytravellogue.com/) and Perceptive Travel Blog (http://perceptivetravel.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With special guest Robert Reid of the 76 second travel show... oh yeah and he is also the USA Editor of the Lonely Planet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Our special guest Julie Schwietert. Julie is a bilingual writer and editor who's always interested in stories about overlooked people and places--especially when they're in Latin America. She is a contributing writer to Fodor's Puerto Rico and Fodor's Caribbean, and is a writer and the managing editor of MatadorNetwork, the world's largest online travel magazine.
This Weeks News
Google Testing Hotel Prices in Google Maps
Hotel managers monitor online critiques to improve service
Travelocity Secret Hotels
UpTake heads down ultimate travel content aggregation route
Uptake Travel Gems
Lindsay Lohan banned from India ?
Matador U
Picks of the Week
Gary - WP-Super Cache
Jen - Live Life, Don George's LP Guide to Travel Writing
Chris - Passport Day, March 28, 2010
Julie - Flyebaby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
with special guest Cory Taratuta of the Irish Fireside Podcast (http://irishfireside.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With special guest Grant Martin from Gadling.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
with Special Guest Trisha Miller from travel-writers-exchange.comTrips for your toyshttp://www.watoday.com.au/travel/travel-news/oddball-travel-agency-offers-trips-for-your-toys-20100219-ojze.htmlTrainer Killed by Whale at SeaWorld in Orlando | Peter Greenberg Worldwidehttp://www.petergreenberg.com/2010/02/25/trainer-killed-by-whale-at-seaworld-in-orlando/Spirit Airways lowers the bar, kicks man off flight for asking for water for his pregnant wife | The Titanic Awardshttp://www.titanicawards.com/2010/02/16/spirit-airways-lowers-the-bar-kicks-man-off-flight-for-asking-for-water-for-his-pregnant-wife/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With a return appearance special guest David Farley (@davidfarley) from http://www.dfarley.com/Delta Air Lines charges extra fees for passengers who use travel agentshttp://www.consumertraveler.com/today/delta-air-lines-charges-extra-fees-for-passengers-who-use-travel-agents/Gadling TV's "Travel Talk," 001: Carnival, flight cancellations, Somaliland, airfare blunders, and more! | Gadling.comhttp://www.gadling.com/2010/02/17/gadling-tv-001-carnival-flight-cancellations-somaliland-ai/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
with Gary Ardnt and Chris Christensenwith guest Julia Dimon - TV host, Travel Writer and hard-core Travel Junkie. I've traveled around the world four times, across 80 countries, through six continents.and special pinch hitter Chris Gray Faust filling in for a sick Jen Leo - Editrix of Chris Around The World, travel blogger; social media butterfly. Former travel editor of USA TODAYtoday's discussions - • Kevin Smith is too fat for Southwest ( http://travel-industry.uptake.com/blog/2010/02/14/fly-with-southwest/ ) • Missed Last week: BootsNAll makes the Superbowl • Other examples of Southwest kicking people off ( http://www.tnooz.com/2010/02/14/news/silent-bob-strikes-back-southwestair/ ) • Tarmac delay rules = more canceled flights ( http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-02-16-tarmac-delays_N.htm ) • TSA strikes a blow against terrorism by making a 4 year old child walk without his leg braces (http://www.boingboing.net/2010/02/16/tsa-forces-travellin.html ) • Fully body airline scanner violates islamic law ( http://www.freep.com/article/20100211/NEWS05/100211044/1318/Airport-body-scanners-violate-Islamic-law-Muslims-say ) • LAT Travel Show recap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Andrew of @Bus2Antarctica *Sean Keaner of BootsNallHawaii may ban laxative fishhttp://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/health/2010/01/29/dnt.laxative.fish.law.khon?hpt=T2Travel Tip Tuesday : American Airlines Announces $8 Blanketshttp://mymelange.net/mymelange/2010/02/travel-tip-tuesday-american-airlines-announces-8-blankets.htmlFree aiport wi-fihttp://www.usatoday.com/travel/columnist/baskas/2010-02-10-free-airport-wi-fi_N.htmAncillary Feeshttp://www.usatoday.com/travel/columnist/grossman/2010-02-09-ancillary-fees_N.htmDirty Hotelshttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/09/business/09road.html?ref=travelhttp://www.tripadvisor.com/DirtyHotels Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
with guest Jessica SpiegelTravel WriterItaly Travel Guide - www.italylogue.comBootsnAll Travel Network - www.bootsnall.comGaming the luggage systemhttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/31/travel/31praccarryon.html?ref=travelSlave Village Opens up at National Parkhttp://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2010-02-02-monocacy-slave-village_N.htm?loc=interstitialskipBootsnAll - "How I Travel" series (http://www.bootsnall.com/howitravel/)Mail: Air Passengers Who Refuse A Full Body Scan To Be Barred From Flightshttp://www.27clouds.com/red.cfm?id=4161CNN: The $27,000 Suitcase (Amusing, I might use as tip if we don't mention)http://www.27clouds.com/red.cfm?id=4153 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Our guest this week is Kim Mance of TBEX and Galavantinghttp://www.travelblogexchange.com/http://www.gogalavanting.com/ Couches in coach: Air New Zealand plans lie-flat seats - USATODAY.comhttp://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-01-25-lie-flat-seats-new-zealand-coach_N.htm?csp=travelSky Couch In Coach: Air New Zealand Designs Flip-Up Cushion To Make Bed - The Middle Seat Terminal - WSJhttp://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2010/01/25/sky-couch-in-coach-air-new-zealand-designs-flip-up-cushion-to-make-bed/ Employees to Warm up Your Hotel Bed by Rolling Around in Ithttp://matadornights.com/employees-to-warm-up-your-hotel-bed-by-rolling-around-in-it/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MatadorNetwork+%28Matador+Network%29&utm_content=TwitterRoad Testing the Verizon MiFihttp://blog.amateurtraveler.com/2010/01/26/road-testing-the-verizon-mifi/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
with guest Marylin Terrell @Marilyn_Res the Chief Researcher for National Geographic Traveler magazineHaitiHaiti dominated the news so much, it's hard to think of anything else. Here's an interesting angle, the story about the cruise line that continued its plan to dock in Haiti with vacationers. Pros & cons: seems insensitive, but it's a acutely needed form of income for Haiti citizens as well. http://www.boingboing.net/2010/01/18/cruise-ship-docks-at.htmlShould Cruise Ships Go To Haiti? In Defense of Royal Caribbeanhttp://blog.amateurtraveler.com/2010/01/19/should-cruise-ships-go-to-haiti-in-defense-of-royal-caribbean/Legal limbo: Disney could go after you for posting vacation videos onlinehttp://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/01/19/legal-limbo-disney-could-go-after-you-for-posting-vacation-vide/Tattle on TSA with New iPhone App | CheapOair http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2hNpFb/blog.cheapoair.com/news/tattle-on-tsa-with-new-iphone-app.aspx/r:tNudists urge airline baggage fee payback-14 January, 2010http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1140411.php?mpnlog=1&m_id=_rvbT_T_dAmtrak Takes Aim at Air Travel With Comedic O'Hare Ads http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Amtrak-Takes-Aim-at-Air-Travel-With-OHare-Ads-81696142.htmlNews of the Weird: Mexican immigrant needing help evading the Border Patrol? There's an app for that!http://news.yahoo.com/s/uc/20100117/od_notw/nwx100117xml Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
hosts: Jen Leo, Chris Christensenguests: David Lytle - Editorial Director for Formmers.comRobert Reid - US Travel Editor for Lonely Planetstories:One story I found hilarious was the idea of whether BASKETBALL TRAVELERS WILL BE THE NEXT TRAVEL WRITERS? On ESPN, NBA players in Oklahoma City defend their city from critics -- 'it's real chill,' 'it's perfect -- I live across from the farm,' but 'selection of women' isn't 'off the charts.'Link: http://m.espn.go.com/general/page2/story?storyId=4805865A new approach to China (not quite a travel story)http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-approach-to-china.htmlThe Orient Express reaches the end of the linehttp://news.carrentals.co.uk/the-orient-express-reaches-the-end-of-the-line-3428320.htmlAirlines ground two flights due to disruptive passengershttp://www.ajc.com/news/airlines-ground-two-flights-270917.html?cxtype=rss_news_128746Passenger in Oregon to Hawaii air incident faces charges (don't fly crazy)http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/01/08/oregon.unruly.passenger/index.htmlPolice: Man threatening Jews taken off Detroit-bound flight (or stupid)http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-01-07-flight-disruption-detroit_N.htm?csp=TravelThe Miami Herald is reporting that Carnival Cruise Lines will no longer host cougar-themed travel groups.http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1420681.htmlCondo on a cruise ship.Buy a Condo on Luxury Ocean-liner Utopia, Travel the Worldhttp://www.justluxe.com/travel/cruise/feature-279298.phpIs Southwest Airlines about to start charging for checked luggage?http://www.elliott.org/blog/is-southwest-airlines-about-to-start-charging-for-checked-luggage/Delta, Continental RAISING bag fees. USA Today poll says 27% are opting for car on trips they would have flown. Any plans to NOT fly this year?http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-01-11-air-hassles_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-01-11-air-hassles_N.htm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
with guest Sean Keener of BootsNAll.com best trips of 2009 predictions for 2010 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
US security tightened after failed terror plot
'Keep Your Hands Where We Can See Them,' Demands New TSA Flight Rules
Full text of my subpoena from the Department of Homeland Security
TSA plays hardball with airline blogger over security directive
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Guests: Pam Mandel (NerdsEyeView.com) and Jessica Spiegel (BootsNAll.com)Passports With Purpose http://PassportsWithPurpose.comCity Center Las Vegas OpensSouthwest gains market share by not charging for checked bagshttp://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-12-13-southwest-checked-bags_N.htmAnti-germ devices for travelershttp://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/15/novel-anti-germs-devices-for-travelers/British Airways Strikehttp://www.tnooz.com/2009/12/15/news/british-airways-strike-consumer-panic-sends-web-traffic-soaring-rivals-benefit/Picks of the WeekJen - Gadling Gift Guide, bestkidsapps.comJessica - BnA, Paid Writing Program, http://www.bootblog.org/introducing-a-new-paid-writing-program-at-bootsnall.htmlPam - HomeAway, http://www.homeaway.com/Gary - Monument Valley, AZ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TSA can't redact documents properly, releases s00per s33kr1t operations manualhttp://www.boingboing.net/2009/12/06/tsa-cant-redact-docu.html AirBus near disasterhttp://www.airliners.net/photo/SATA-International/Airbus-A310-325-ET/1615692/L/Does Spirit Airlines's new fare sale ad poke fun at Tiger Woods?http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=620002980.blog&csp=TravelThe Greatest Social Media Adventure in the Worldhttp://thegreatestsocialmediaadventure.com/Goodbye to USA Today...And All of Thathttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-gray-faust/goodbye-to-usa-todayand-a_b_378914.html Leaving LiveWorld – Time to Stand on My Ownhttp://chris2x.com/2009/12/08/leaving-liveworld-time-to-stand-on-my-own/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Man Tracks Down And Gets Prosecuted Baggage Handler Who Stole His Camera, Delta Still Won't Refundhttp://consumerist.com/2007/02/man-tracks-down-and-gets-prosecuted-baggage-handler-who-stole-his-camera-delta-still-wont-refund.html * UPDATE: Delta Finally Refunds Man Who Tracked Down And Got Prosecuted Baggage Handler Who Stole His Camera http://consumerist.com/2007/03/update-delta-finally-refunds-man-who-tracked-down-and-got-prosecuted-baggage-handler-who-stole-his-c.htmlMatadorU http://bit.ly/1XLwhx (Chris's affiliate link) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- The brouhaha about the #FollowMeAtSea which raised questions about green travel, cruising and different styles of travelhttp://blog.amateurtraveler.com/2009/11/08/how-green-are-cruises-by-the-numbers/http://www.nancydbrown.com/journal/2009/11/5/environmental-impact-of-cruise-ships.htmlhttp://matadorchange.com/should-travel-writers-care-about-their-environmental-impact/http://myitchytravelfeet.com/2009/11/10/whats-a-travel-blogger-to-do/http://www.cruiseindustryfacts.com/environment/regulations-and-compliance/ http://www.bootsnall.com/articles/09-11/stupid-travel-arguments-and-why-we-should-stop-having-them.html American Airlines worker fired for replying to web user complainthttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/6531610/American-Airlines-worker-fired-for-replying-to-web-user-complaint.html* (duh) - Hawaiian Airlines repeats as nation's most punctual carrierhttp://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20091109/BREAKING03/91109065?source=rss_breakingTarmac delay hall of shame: Delta, American — please take a bow!http://www.elliott.org/blog/tarmac-delay-hall-of-shame-delta-american-please-take-a-bow/Afraid of Flying? There’s an App for That (Kinda)http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/06/afraid-of-flying-there-an-app-for-that-kinda/US Travel Industry to Add 90K American Jobs in 2010http://www.docstoc.com/docs/15120146/US-Travel-Industry-to-Add-90K-American-Jobs-in-2010British Airways to Lay Off Thousandshttp://www.smartertravel.com/blogs/today-in-travel/british-airways-to-lay-off-thousands.html?id=3810343&source=ss_twitterMany tour firms 'facing collapse'http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/6513301/Many-tour-firms-facing-collapse.htmlhttp://twalk.in/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Northwest flight 188:
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Long tail of travel. Biggest destinations account for smaller % of visits:
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TSA actually comes out looking good from mommy blogger accusation:
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The TSA Blog: Why We Screen Wheelchairs Part II:
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Chris Elliott advocates getting rid of alcohol on flights:
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video - comic Louis CK on Conan
Everythings amazing nobodys happy
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Our guest Kim Mance
Las Vegas/Blog World Recap
TBEX '10 - New York City Here We Come!
AMERICA'S PRETTIEST TOWNS
Travellers could be sued for leaving negative hotel reviews
Mexico to debut the largest underwater museum in the world
A “Functionaly Shy” Person’s Guide to Vegas and BlogWorld / New Media Expo 2009
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I'd like to talk about the Lowell Thomas Awards.
Kinda lowbrow but funny - Video of fight on a SF Muni Bus between two
crazy women - a great contender for Mystery Science theatre:
Detroit, the next major cruise hub?
Colorado offer snow virgins a 3 month trip
Las Vegas tips Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Clashes erupt in Jerusalem after group of tourists enters Al-Aqsa
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Air India pilots, crew come to blows at 30,000 ft
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Air India says mid-air scuffle no threat to safety
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 16 CFR Part 255 - Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
World Savers Congress 2009 by Conde Nast Traveler
Twiter Conference
National Parks
Hyatt shows how to damage a brand
Airline Employees Call Police On Angry CEO Who Chewed Them Out - funny Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
guest: James O'Reilly - publisher of Travelers' Tales (more than 100 titles of non-fiction travel anthologies and single author travel memoirs)With the 9/11 Anniversary and airline safety BLOOMBERG: Mexico Hijacking Ends After God-Inspired Suspect Is Detainedhttp://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601116&sid=aQi9._F8ebB0 What is Secure Flight?TSA: Secure Flighthttp://www.tsa.gov/what_we_do/layers/secureflight/index.shtm LA TIMES: American Airlines to start collecting full name, gender and date of birth info from passengers http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/american-airlines-to-5370/ FARE COMPARE, RICK SEANEY: Don’t Get Stopped at Security: Guide to New TSA Rules http://rickseaney.com/2009/09/15/dont-get-stopped-at-security-guide-to-new-tsa-rules/ Tourists no longer welcome in cannabis-selling coffee shopshttp://www.nrc.nl/international/article2354008.ece/Tourists_no_longer_welcome_in_cannabis-selling_coffee_shopsDanish Video Stirs Outragehttp://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/danish-video-stirs-outrage/ Tourist decapitated taking train photo in Austriahttp://ow.ly/pmArgeneral discussion on tourists putting themselves in danger, Disneyland deaths, etc Sexually-charged 'cougar cruise' on deck for Carnival shiphttp://www.usatoday.com/travel/cruises/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=68499038.blogtheme cruises, humorous
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Poorly performing hospitals found near travel hot spots - USATODAY.com http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2009-08-30-travel-hospitals_N.htm?loc=interstitialskipFAA gives Southwest until Dec. 24 to repair planes - Today In the Sky - USATODAY.com http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/2009/09/faa-gives-southwest-until-dec-24-to-repair-planes.htmlAirlines take precautions to protect fliers from swine flu - USATODAY.com http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-08-31-airlines-swine-flu-precautions_N.htmCarrot-toting tourists making Arizona burros obese - USATODAY.com http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2009-08-31-oatman-arizona-burros_N.htm http://AnIrreverentCuriosity.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Continental Flight 2816 and their 8 hour imprisonment on the runway
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"Confessions of a Travel Writer" aftermath.
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Nobel Prize Winner Suu Kyi requesting people not to travel to Burma. (Myanmar)
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Ben Southalls performace after winning the Greatest Job in the World contest
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Woman books entire business-class section so she can fly with dog
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Clothes for rent - the new vacation trend Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices