This Week in Travel

By Gary Arndt and Jen Leo

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

Episode Date
Mary Jo Manzanares - Travel to Seattle
Oct 15, 2021
Hjörtur Smárason - Greenland and the Future
Oct 01, 2021
Chantal Patton - Growing Up Without Borders
Aug 06, 2021
Mary Forgione - Outdoors in Southern California
Jul 30, 2021
John Argento - RVing in Europe
Jul 23, 2021
Steven Shalowitz - Traveling to China and Israel
Jul 02, 2021
Dave Seminara - The World's Most Extreme Travelers
Jun 18, 2021
Fran Golden - 100 Things to Do in Alaska
Jun 11, 2021
Maureen O'Hare - CNN Travel Writer
Jun 04, 2021
Madeline Jhawar - Post Pandemic Travel to South Africa
May 28, 2021
Leslie Harvey - Reopening Disneyland
May 21, 2021
Chris Christensen - Galapagos Islands During the Pandemic
May 14, 2021
Melanie Radzicki McManus - Hiking America's Scenic Trails
May 07, 2021
Xiomara Rodriguez - Discover Puerto Rico
Apr 30, 2021
Brad Niva - Southern Oregon Travel
Apr 16, 2021
Bruce Poon Tip - Unlearn: The Year the Earth Stood Still
Apr 02, 2021
Simon Wright - The Future of Travel
Mar 26, 2021
Leif Pettersen - The First (Failed) Travel Food Show
Mar 19, 2021
Corey Taratuta - St. Patrick's Day Special
Mar 17, 2021
Don George - Wanderlust in the Time of Coronavirus
Mar 12, 2021
C-C-C-Changes
Mar 05, 2021
#269 - San Diego and Covid Travel
Nov 14, 2020
#268 - Home in Oklahoma City
Oct 19, 2020
#267 - Take a Schoolcation
Sep 29, 2020
#266 - Sparn Farkle of Podcasts
Sep 06, 2020
#265 - Welcome to the USA
Aug 20, 2020
#264 - The Future of Travel
Aug 11, 2020
#263 - Where to Go and When
Jun 23, 2020
#262 - Stranded in India (#3)
Apr 17, 2020
#261 - Coronavirus
Mar 13, 2020
#260 - The Good Road TV Show on PBS
Jan 29, 2020
#259 - 2020
Jan 20, 2020
#258 - Language Learning
Dec 08, 2019
#257 Travel to North Korea
Nov 13, 2019
#256 - World's Cheapest Destinations
Oct 26, 2019
#255 - 10 Year Anniversary, Live at TBEX in Billings Montana
Oct 05, 2019
#254 - From Alaska to Argentina by Bike
Aug 16, 2019
#253 - Cheap Flights
Aug 10, 2019
#252 - Indian Ocean Journeys
Jul 27, 2019
#251 - Life as an Expat
Jul 20, 2019
#250 - Semiquincentennial - This Week in Travel turns 250
Jun 22, 2019
#249 - Strange Tales of World Travel
May 13, 2019
#248 Planning a Trip to Ireland
Mar 23, 2019
#247 - Skiing in Turkey
Feb 20, 2019
#246 - Family RV Volunteer Travel
Jan 31, 2019
#245 - Travel in 2018 in Review
Jan 02, 2019
#244 - 5 Years In Africa
Dec 19, 2018
#243 - Discovering Travel with Seth Kugel
Nov 15, 2018
#242- Living the RV Life
Nov 09, 2018
#241 - Train Travel
Oct 12, 2018
#240 - Oneika The Traveller
Oct 03, 2018
#239 - Life of a Guide Book Writer
Aug 04, 2018
#238 - TBEX Europe 2018 Ostrava, Czech Republic
Jul 29, 2018
#237 - Budget European Travel
May 16, 2018
#236 - Travel to China, Eclipse, etc
Apr 23, 2018
#235 - Souvenirs, Kitsch, and Tchotchkes
Mar 24, 2018
#234 - A Case for Travel to Russia
Mar 06, 2018
#233 - Connect Travel Marketing Leadership Summit
Feb 20, 2018
#232 - Universal's Blog Squad - Class of 2018
Feb 01, 2018
#231 - Arbitrary 2018 Travel Lists
Dec 31, 2017
#230 - Teaching English Abroad
Dec 02, 2017
#229 - TBEX Buscast - Ireland
Nov 12, 2017
#228 - Couple's Adventure Travel
Sep 28, 2017
#227 - "Eclipses and Elephants"
Aug 27, 2017
#226 - A Bazillion Travel Tips
Jul 29, 2017
#225 - Travel Photography Contest
Jul 20, 2017
#224 - "Off the Road"
Jul 01, 2017
#223 - Epic Road Trip and Vlogging
Jun 15, 2017
#222 - Banned, Threatened or Unclaimed
May 26, 2017
#221 - TBEX Huntsville, Alabama 2017
May 14, 2017
#220 - Cranky Fliers Everywhere
Apr 14, 2017
#219 - Family Travel to Ireland
Mar 05, 2017
#218 - "Joining the Family Travel Club"
Feb 26, 2017
#217 - "Not Specifically Pacifica"
Feb 04, 2017
#216 - 2016 in Review
Jan 02, 2017
#215 - "Live, Love, Explore"
Dec 05, 2016
#214 - "Learning Languages is Awesome!"
Nov 14, 2016
#213 - TBEX Asia Pacific Manila 2016
Nov 09, 2016
#212 - Huntsville, Alabama TBEX Preview Trip
Nov 05, 2016
#211 - "Literally No Guest"
Sep 25, 2016
#210 - "New and Hot, Very Hot"
Sep 09, 2016
#209 - Best Airports and Bitcoins
Aug 07, 2016
#208 - "Of Conferences and Kids"
Jul 10, 2016
#207 - TBEX North America - Mall of America
Jun 01, 2016
#206 - "Backpacking With Dracula"
May 16, 2016
#205 - "Losing Their Airline Virginity"
Apr 17, 2016
#204 - "Kiss Me I'm An American"
Mar 18, 2016
#203 - "A Plethora of Hosts"
Mar 04, 2016
#202 - "Gap Year and Round The World Travel"
Jan 27, 2016
#201 - World's Longest Honeymoon
Dec 24, 2015
#200 - Samantha Brown
Dec 10, 2015
#199 - Passports with Purpose 2015
Nov 15, 2015
#198 - TBEX North America - Ft Lauderdale, Florida
Nov 01, 2015
#197 - TBEX Asia - Bangkok Thailand
Oct 24, 2015
#196 - Viking Social Cruise in Portugal
Oct 11, 2015
#195 - "Jen Leo is Fly Curious"
Sep 21, 2015
#194 - "The Way of Wanderlust"
Aug 31, 2015
#193 - Hikes and Scary Things
Aug 18, 2015
#192 - "Jen Leo's Day Off"
Jul 26, 2015
#191 - "Hippo Poop and Tears"
Jul 05, 2015
#190 - "Will Work for Vacation Money"
Jun 30, 2015
#189 - Small RVs and Big Slip Ups
Jun 04, 2015
#188 - TBEX Europe 2015
May 19, 2015
#187 - Human Trafficking, Sex Tourism and Prayer
May 13, 2015
#186 - "What's The Mile High Club, Mom?"
Apr 26, 2015
#185 - Visas, Denials and Wasp Spray
Mar 28, 2015
#184 - “The Rush of Meerkatting” with Emily Westbrooks
Mar 14, 2015
#183 - "The WOW List" with Wendy Perrin
Jan 31, 2015
182 - "The Death of Skymall"
Jan 25, 2015
#181 - "Good Bandwidth in HEL"
Jan 15, 2015
#180 - Flight Loopholes, Fresh Air and Shame
Jan 08, 2015
#179 - "Study Abroad and Sex Hotels"
Dec 14, 2014
#178 - Passports with Purpose 2014
Nov 28, 2014
#177 - "All the Laughs Are Free"
Nov 09, 2014
#176 - Live from Meteora Greece
Oct 28, 2014
#175 - Dylan Lowe, The Travelling Editor
Oct 05, 2014
#174 - "Professionalism in Travel Blogging" - 5th Anniversary Show
Sep 25, 2014
#173 - "Cheap Living Abroad" with Tim Leffel
Sep 01, 2014
#172 - Earthquakes, Travel with Kids and Other Disasters
Aug 25, 2014
#171 - "Whales Love the Beatles" with Matt Vilano
Aug 03, 2014
#170 - Live from Vegas Baby!
Jul 22, 2014
#169 - Making Travel Writing Work with David Farley
Jul 13, 2014
#168 - Carry-On Shame with Spud Hilton
Jun 15, 2014
#167 - Volunteer Travel with Shannon O'Donnell
Jun 09, 2014
#166 - "Unseen Africa" with Francis Tapon
Jun 01, 2014
#165 - "Traveler's Tales" with Larry Habegger
Apr 28, 2014
#164 "The Road to Travel Writing" with Dick Jordan
Mar 31, 2014
#163 - "Ireland and RVs" with Corey Taratuta
Mar 24, 2014
#162 - Cheap Travel to Europe Tips
Mar 07, 2014
#161 - "Close Ups, Videos and a Hat Trick" w/ Chris Reynolds
Feb 22, 2014
#160 - Travel with Kids and Putin Topless
Feb 10, 2014
#159 - Travel Blogs Turn 20 Years Old
Jan 29, 2014
#158 - Live from the NMX Conference
Jan 07, 2014
#157 - "Not Country Counting" with Andrew Evans
Dec 08, 2013
#156 - "Family Travel" with Janice Waugh and Mara Gorman
Nov 24, 2013
#155 - "Still Vagabonding" with Rolf Potts
Nov 18, 2013
#154 - "Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Gold Bars" with Catharine Hamm
Nov 07, 2013
#153 - "Awards and Unexpected Infinity Pools" with Tim Leffel and Kash Bhattacharya
Oct 22, 2013
#152 - "Rhymes with Blah, Blah, Blah" with Robert Reid
Sep 22, 2013
#151 - Live from the Airline Passenger Experience Expo
Sep 12, 2013
#150 - "Great Bull Run" (not a repost from 1861) - Lee Abbamonte
Aug 31, 2013
#149 - Travel Illuminate, Festivals and Food Zombies
Aug 26, 2013
#148 - "A Travel Deal You Can't Refuse" with Chris McGinnis
Aug 10, 2013
#147 - "United Airlanes [sic] with Keith Jenkins" from Velvet Escape
Aug 04, 2013
#146 - “Gary is Practically Pointless” w/ Brian Kelly (The Points Guy) in
Jul 21, 2013
#145 - Johnny Jet in "$150,000 Cell Phone Bill"
Jul 14, 2013
#144 - "Fear of Flying Now?" with George and Lisa Rajna
Jul 07, 2013
#141 - TBEX North America Live Keynote
Jun 24, 2013
#143 - "Family Travel" with Sean Keener
Jun 22, 2013
#142 - "TripAdvisor's Favorite Podcast" with Laura Bly
Jun 15, 2013
#140 - “Google Us”
May 27, 2013
#139 - "My Life Will Go On... and On" with Michael Hodson
May 19, 2013
#138 - "Taking the Controls" with Mary Jo Manzaranes
May 05, 2013
#137 - "We are also not Chechnya" with Gary Bembridge
Apr 28, 2013
#136 - Robert Reid in "Plane Crash? There's an App for That"
Apr 14, 2013
#135 - "Viva Vegas!" with Lenore Greiner
Mar 24, 2013
#134 - "That Feeling of Deja Vu" with Corey Taratuta and Mark Peacock
Mar 05, 2013
#133 - "Emotional Support for Flatulence" with Ralph Velasco
Feb 24, 2013
#132 - “New World Discovery due to GPS Error” with Tim Leffel
Feb 03, 2013
#131 - "Dramliner Declared too Young to Smoke" with Mary Jo Manzaranes
Jan 28, 2013
#130 - "Canada is Still Another Country" with Spud Hilton
Dec 30, 2012
#129 - "The Buzz on Passports with Purpose" w/ Pam Mandel
Dec 09, 2012
#128 - Safety Sheep Pluckers with Paul Lasely
Oct 28, 2012
#127 - Volunteer Samurai with Shannon O'Donnell
Oct 24, 2012
#126 - "Food Glorious Food" with Alison Bing
Oct 11, 2012
#125 - "Flying with Horses... possibly in pajamas" with Tom Meyers
Sep 30, 2012
#124 - TBEX EU Keynote
Sep 28, 2012
#123 - "Awards, Murder and Stowaways" Kara Williams and Sean Keener
Sep 17, 2012
#122 - "Don't Press That Button!" w/ Jodi Ettenberg
Sep 03, 2012
#121 - "Google Buys a Guidebook... Company" with Kevin May from TNooz.com
Aug 20, 2012
#120 - “Miniskirts Get Klout” with Jason Clampet from Skift.com
Aug 02, 2012
#119 - "When Pigs Can Fly" with Catharine Hamm
Jul 15, 2012
#118 - "Google Your Flight Attendant" w/ George Hobica and Pam Mandel
Jul 08, 2012
#117 - TBEX 2012 LIve Show
Jun 16, 2012
#116 - "Sandwiches, Tissues and Other Flying Tricks" with Heather Poole
Jun 09, 2012
#115 - "I've Got the Wrong Virgin" with Mary Jo Manzaranes & Jessica Spiegel
May 25, 2012
#114 - "Don't Eat Yesterday's Pig" - with Pam Mandel and Spud Hilton
May 11, 2012
#113 - "Gold Diggers, Sharks and Pockets" with Scott E. Jordan of Scottevest
Apr 29, 2012
#112 - "Zebras on the Runway" with Debbie Dubrow
Apr 26, 2012
#111 - "Who's Flying the Plane?" with Josh Gates and Sean Keaner
Apr 16, 2012
#110 - "Buying Friends in Ireland" with Corey Taratuta
Mar 25, 2012
#109 - "Let's All Visit Moldova" with Francis Tapon
Mar 17, 2012
#108 - "Mile High with Caviar & Jewelry" with Kim Mance
Feb 27, 2012
#107 - Award Winning Travel News
Feb 13, 2012
#106 - "Costa Concordia Catastrophe" woth Chris Owen
Jan 29, 2012
#105 - "Flying Sharks" with Spud Hilton
Jan 08, 2012
#104 - "Top 10 Lists" w/ Robert Reid of Lonely Planet
Dec 31, 2011
#103 - "Brocast" with JohnnyJet and Alastair McKenzie
Dec 18, 2011
#102 "Putting Some Purpose in Your Passport" with Pam Mandel
Dec 04, 2011
#101 - "Planes, Trains and Kindles" with Michael Hodson and Sean Keaner
Nov 26, 2011
#100 - Anniversary Episode
Nov 04, 2011
#99 - Hug a Pilot on the Tarmac" with Don George and Pam Mandel
Nov 01, 2011
#98 - "21 Gun Salute to the TSA" with JD Andrews
Oct 26, 2011
#97 - "World's Worst Hotel" with Jodi Ettenberg
Oct 18, 2011
#96 - "Without Further Delay" with Sherry Ott
Sep 29, 2011
#95 - "Schooling Tourism on New Media" - Roxanne Darling on
Sep 02, 2011
#94 - "Does Your Travel Insurance Cover Locusts?" with Laura Bly and Stephanie Yoder
Aug 27, 2011
#93 -"Putting the Pee in PR" with Sean Keener and Marybeth Bond
Aug 24, 2011
#92 - "Layover Redefined" w/ Paul Lasley
Aug 12, 2011
#91 - Chris Elliott and Family “Away is Home”
Aug 06, 2011
#90 - JD Andrews (EarthXplorer) and "Underwear Free Travel"
Jul 30, 2011
#89 - "Photography and Google+" w/ Trey Ratcliff
Jul 16, 2011
#88 - "Fly Kids Free" with guest Gene Quinn
Jul 02, 2011
#87 - “Video Tips and Internet Woes” w/ Tim Shisler, Jessical Speigel –
Jun 22, 2011
#86 - "A Cast of Tens"
Jun 11, 2011
#85 - "Crap Souvenirs" w/ Doug Lansky
Jun 06, 2011
#84 - "Texas Standoff" w/ Kim Mance and Sherry Ott
May 29, 2011
#83 - "Don't Travel With Women" with Michael Hodgson and Beth Whitman
May 08, 2011
#82 "Royal Wedding" with guest Sean O'Neill
Apr 30, 2011
#81 - "Kung Fu Airlines" w/ Jeff Jung
Apr 21, 2011
#80 - Spud Hilton, Johnny Jet - "Johnny Jet is Naked"
Apr 12, 2011
#79 "The Quaint Picturesque Episode of Contrasts" w/ Lola (Akinmade) Åkerström
Mar 28, 2011
#78 Pam Mandel and "Bingecations"
Mar 22, 2011
#77 - "New York Times Travel Catch and Release Program" w/ Matt Gross and Jodi Ettenberg
Mar 13, 2011
#76 - Andrew Evens, Jessica Spiegel - "It's Oprah's World"
Mar 07, 2011
#75 - Live from the New York Times Travel Show
Feb 27, 2011
#74 – Chester A. Arthur’s Pants
Feb 21, 2011
#73 - The Travel Blog Game
Feb 14, 2011
#72 - Nazi Golf Cats
Feb 07, 2011
#71 - Protesters, Smugglers and Filth
Jan 30, 2011
#70 - Self-Defence Agains Pirates
Jan 27, 2011
#69 - Bedbug Dogs, Pirates and Mexico
Jan 17, 2011
#68 - Gun Carrying, Coffee Spilling Buffet Terrorists
Jan 07, 2011
#67 - New Year's Predictions
Jan 03, 2011
#66 - All in One Room
Dec 20, 2010
#65 - Cheetahs, Monkeys and Sharks... oh my
Dec 12, 2010
#64 “The Turducken of Baggage”- Holiday Gift Guide
Dec 07, 2010
#63 - TSA's new Durian Sniffers
Nov 28, 2010
#62 - The Power of Granola Compells You!
Nov 21, 2010
#61 - Kung Pao Guinea Pig
Nov 05, 2010
#60 - Crocodile on a Plane
Oct 31, 2010
#59 - Mexican Pirates
Oct 29, 2010
#58 - The House Always Wins
Oct 13, 2010
#57 - Terrorists, Baggage Fees and Death Rays
Oct 06, 2010
#56 - Frequent Flyer Makeover
Oct 01, 2010
#55 - Bad Review, Expell You
Sep 23, 2010
#54 - The Man Cave
Sep 14, 2010
#53 - The Virtual Hair Salon
Sep 13, 2010
#52 - The Virtual Girlfriend
Sep 01, 2010
#51 - Chris Elliott Strikes Back
Aug 25, 2010
#50 - One Year Anniversary
Aug 18, 2010
#49 - All About Walt Disney World
Aug 03, 2010
#47 - Is that a Monkey In Your Girdle...?
Aug 03, 2010
#48 - The Titanic Episode
Jul 27, 2010
#46 - Life Without Chris
Jul 19, 2010
#45 - Maggots on a Plane
Jul 02, 2010
#44 - Do You Know Where Your Children Are?
Jun 16, 2010
#43 - A Peak into the Cockpit
Jun 09, 2010
#42 - "iPads make your kids seem smarter" and other link bait
Jun 02, 2010
#41 - Travel news and a whole lot of TBEX
May 26, 2010
#40 - Bangkok is Burning
May 19, 2010
#39 - The Ugly Girl's Union
May 13, 2010
#38 - "Worst Pick-up Line Ever"
May 05, 2010
#37 - In a word... "boobquake"
Apr 28, 2010
#36 - Eyjafjallajökull: sounds like its spelled
Apr 21, 2010
#35 - Jen Leo... you are the weakest link
Apr 14, 2010
#34 - Spirit Air and Ryanair compete to suck most
Apr 07, 2010
#33 - The Victory Lap
Apr 01, 2010
#32 - This Week in Travel embraces life
Mar 24, 2010
#31 - Happy Saint Patrick's Day... Doug
Mar 18, 2010
#30 - The Lost Episode... nearly
Mar 11, 2010
#29 - Travel Writer Sex Change
Mar 03, 2010
#28 - The one without Anthony Bourdain
Feb 25, 2010
#27 - The one where some airline kicks someone off for some reason
Feb 17, 2010
#26 - Jen is gone, Gary is in his underwear, Sean is in boots and Andrew is in buses
Feb 11, 2010
#25 - How we travel - iPads, $27,000 suitcases and street food
Feb 04, 2010
#24 - Gary Comes To Us From the Future
Jan 27, 2010
#23 - The one with Gary, no without Gary, no with Gary, no...
Jan 20, 2010
#22 - Something in the Water... or the Air
Jan 13, 2010
#21 - Predictions and Cavity Searches
Jan 06, 2010
#20 - TSA goes after terrorists... and bloggers
Dec 30, 2009
#19 - Ladies Night
Dec 16, 2009
#18 - Meet the Social Media Gurus
Dec 09, 2009
#17 - This Episode is brought to you by Hilton….Spud Hilton
Dec 02, 2009
#16 - A Toast to Big Trips, Big Ideas and Big Passengers
Nov 25, 2009
#15 - Gary is adrift (literally and figuratively) without Jen and Chris
Nov 19, 2009
#14 - #FightWithMeAtSea
Nov 11, 2009
#13 - "What happened to the horses?"
Nov 04, 2009
#12 - The episode not about Bratislava
Oct 28, 2009
#11 - prettiest travel bloggers at TBEX, er I mean, towns in America
Oct 21, 2009
#010 - What Happens in Vegas...
Oct 14, 2009
#09 - Fisticuffs at 30,000 Feet!
Oct 07, 2009
#08 - The Ken Burns Effect
Sep 30, 2009
#07 - Lemons, Limes and Kiwis
Sep 23, 2009
#06 - Sex, Drugs and Violence
Sep 16, 2009
#05 - iPhone Bills and Ukuleles
Sep 09, 2009
#04 - Travel and Other Tips
Sep 02, 2009
#03 - Morally and Socially Loose
Aug 26, 2009
#02 - $19 Hotels... If you camp by the pool
Aug 19, 2009
#01 - This Week In Travel - Take Off
Aug 12, 2009