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 Learn more...
Aug 25, 2010•56 min•Season 1Ep. 51
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 ...
Aug 18, 2010•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 50
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 - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 03, 2010•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 49
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
Aug 03, 2010•59 min•Season 1Ep. 47
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 - J...
Jul 27, 2010•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 48
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jul 19, 2010•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 46
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 ha...
Jul 02, 2010•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 45
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 Tr...
Jun 16, 2010•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 44
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 C...
Jun 09, 2010•57 min•Season 1Ep. 43
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 * Chr...
Jun 02, 2010•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 42
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 c...
May 26, 2010•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 41
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...
May 19, 2010•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 40
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.co...
May 13, 2010•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 39
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 Learn ...
May 05, 2010•46 min•Season 1Ep. 38
With special guest Amy Widdowson of NileGuide Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 28, 2010•55 min•Season 1Ep. 37
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 Micropho...
Apr 21, 2010•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 36
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 choi...
Apr 14, 2010•45 min•Season 1Ep. 35
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
Apr 07, 2010•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 34
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
Apr 01, 2010•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 33
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 Secr...
Mar 24, 2010•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 32
with special guest Cory Taratuta of the Irish Fireside Podcast (http://irishfireside.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 18, 2010•54 min•Season 1Ep. 31
With special guest Grant Martin from Gadling.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 11, 2010•42 min•Season 1Ep. 30
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.co...
Mar 03, 2010•56 min•Season 1Ep. 29
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 a...
Feb 25, 2010•57 min•Season 1Ep. 28
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-...
Feb 17, 2010•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 27
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-a...
Feb 11, 2010•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 26
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 F...
Feb 04, 2010•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 25
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-ma...
Jan 27, 2010•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 24
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...
Jan 20, 2010•47 min•Season 1Ep. 23
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=4805865...
Jan 13, 2010•58 min•Season 1Ep. 22
