This Week in Travel

Gary Arndt and Jen Leo•thisweekintravel.com

A weekly roundtable discussion on travel news and the travel industry with leading travel writers, bloggers, and podcasters.

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Episodes

#231 - Arbitrary 2018 Travel Lists

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

Dec 31, 2017•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 231

#230 - Teaching English Abroad

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

Dec 02, 2017•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 230

#229 - TBEX Buscast - Ireland

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

Nov 12, 2017•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 229

#228 - Couple's Adventure Travel

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

Sep 28, 2017•46 min•Season 1Ep. 228

#227 - "Eclipses and Elephants"

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

Aug 27, 2017•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 227

#226 - A Bazillion Travel Tips

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

Jul 29, 2017•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 226

#225 - Travel Photography Contest

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

Jul 20, 2017•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 225

#224 - "Off the Road"

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

Jul 01, 2017•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 224

#223 - Epic Road Trip and Vlogging

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

Jun 15, 2017•50 min•Season 1Ep. 223

#222 - Banned, Threatened or Unclaimed

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

May 26, 2017•55 min•Season 1Ep. 222

#221 - TBEX Huntsville, Alabama 2017

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

May 14, 2017•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 221

#220 - Cranky Fliers Everywhere

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

Apr 14, 2017•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 220

#219 - Family Travel to Ireland

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

Mar 05, 2017•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 219

#218 - "Joining the Family Travel Club"

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

Feb 26, 2017•59 min•Season 1Ep. 218

#217 - "Not Specifically Pacifica"

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

Feb 04, 2017•56 min•Season 1Ep. 217

#216 - 2016 in Review

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

Jan 02, 2017•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 216

#215 - "Live, Love, Explore"

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

Dec 05, 2016•50 min•Season 1Ep. 215

#214 - "Learning Languages is Awesome!"

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

Nov 14, 2016•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 214

#213 - TBEX Asia Pacific Manila 2016

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 ...

Nov 09, 2016•2 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 213

#212 - Huntsville, Alabama TBEX Preview Trip

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 m...

Nov 05, 2016•38 min•Season 1Ep. 212

#211 - "Literally No Guest"

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

Sep 25, 2016•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 211

#210 - "New and Hot, Very Hot"

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

Sep 09, 2016•52 min•Season 1Ep. 210

#209 - Best Airports and Bitcoins

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

Aug 07, 2016•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 209

#208 - "Of Conferences and Kids"

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

Jul 10, 2016•49 min•Season 1Ep. 208

#207 - TBEX North America - Mall of America

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

Jun 01, 2016•1 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 207

#206 - "Backpacking With Dracula"

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

May 16, 2016•59 min•Season 1Ep. 206

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