This Week in Travel

By Gary Arndt and Jen Leo

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

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This Week in Travel episodes:

April 21, 2011 #81 - "Kung Fu Airlines" w/ Jeff Jung
This week's guest is Jeff Jung of CareerBreakSecrets.com

This 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 2011

Picks of the week:

    * Jen - FleeWinter.com
    * Jeff - AirBandB.com
    * Chris - @TodayatWDW

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44min
April 12, 2011 #80 - Spud Hilton, Johnny Jet - "Johnny Jet is Naked"
with special guests Spud Hilton and Johnny Jet

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1h 2min
March 28, 2011 #79 "The Quaint Picturesque Episode of Contrasts" w/ Lola (Akinmade) Åkerström
This week's guest is Lola (Akinmade) Åkerström. Official photoblogger for Sweeden.se

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37min
March 22, 2011 #78 Pam Mandel and "Bingecations"
This week's guest is Pam Mandel of Nerd's Eye View.

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46min
March 13, 2011 #77 - "New York Times Travel Catch and Release Program" w/ Matt Gross and Jodi Ettenberg
This week's guests are Matt Gross, New York Time's Frugal Traveler emeritus,
and Jodi Ettenberg of legalnomads.com

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57min
March 07, 2011 #76 - Andrew Evens, Jessica Spiegel - "It's Oprah's World"
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

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1h 2min
February 27, 2011#75 - Live from the New York Times Travel Show
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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1h 5min
February 21, 2011 #74 – Chester A. Arthur’s Pants
This week’s guest are:

David Farley, author of An Irreverent Curiosity
Robert Reid of the BBC (Lonely Planet) and ReidOnTravel.com

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51min
February 14, 2011 #73 - The Travel Blog Game
This week's guests are Sheila Scarborough and Jessica Spiegel

This 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 Currents

Picks 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

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1h 7min
February 07, 2011 #72 - Nazi Golf Cats
This week's guest is Mike Baresh of Galdling.com

This 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 list

Picks 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 Clothing

Super Bowl Predictions

Jen - Packers 27-14
Chris - Doritos
Mike - Packer 27-17
Gary - Packers 52-3

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57min

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The podcast currently has 291 episodes available.