Podcasts about Travelzoo

Technology is reshaping travel and hospitality in profound ways. In this episode of Travel Market Life, I am joined by with Andrew Metcalf, CTO of Access Hospitality and a small hotel owner, about how AI is streamlining operations, the challenges of outdated systems, and the impact of industry consolidation. James Clarke from TravelZoo shares their switch to cost-effective off-the-shelf tech, while Claire Steiner discusses how technology empowers neurodiverse talent and young innovators. Will Plummer explains AI's role in preventing fraud.Our conversation tackles big questions: Can independent hotels stay competitive? How do we preserve hospitality's human essence amid advancing tech? It's an honest look at an industry in transformation.Travel Market Life is produced by Urban Podcasts.

This episode features Mai Moore, a dynamic force in leadership and social impact, as she sits down with host Jason Rigby to explore her transition from a 26-year tech career—helping companies like TravelZoo and United Online go public—to founding EYEJ (Empowering Youth, Exploring Justice) and BossMe In. Mai's story is one of courage, authenticity, and a relentless drive to bridge generational and cultural gaps, creating lasting change for underserved communities and corporate environments alike. She dives into the systemic challenges facing youth, the inefficiencies of traditional nonprofit boards, and the urgent need for intergenerational leadership as Millennials and Gen Z prepare to dominate the workforce by 2030. Mai offers a masterclass in bold leadership, emphasizing the importance of self-awareness, humility, and action over endless theorizing. She challenges tech leaders to “open the door” for diverse voices—particularly women and underrepresented groups—by taking immediate, practical steps like inviting new perspectives into decision-making rooms. Her insights on bridging the digital divide, addressing toxic stress in youth, and fostering equity in corporate settings resonate with anyone looking to lead with purpose and impact. This conversation is a must-listen for leaders eager to evolve, connect, and empower in a rapidly changing world. Timestamps with Key Points: 00:01 – Introduction to Mai Moore Jason introduces Mai, highlighting her bold leadership and social impact journey. 01:19 – From Tech to Social Impact Mai reflects on her 26-year tech career and the pivotal moment that sparked her shift to founding EYEJ. 05:06 – Systemic Issues and Nonprofits Discussion on why 27,000 nonprofits in Cleveland fail to address youth mental health and social inequities. 10:38 – Bridging Tech and Youth Leadership Mai explains how to connect underserved youth with tech opportunities and break the “white male Stanford” mold. 14:23 – BossMe In and Corporate Reform Introduction to BossMe In, focusing on intergenerational leadership and corporate change. 22:31 – Advice for Tech Leaders Mai urges leaders to act now—bring diversity into meetings and hire beyond silos. 30:57 – Inspiring the Next Generation Mai shares what excites her about young leaders and their demand for authenticity and harmony. 33:23 – Conversations with Tech Leaders Practical tips for tech executives: act fast, talk money openly, and understand who you serve. Notable Quotes: Mai Moore: “We need to embrace change, be authentic, and say, ‘I have no effing clue' when we don't know something—it's about being human.” Mai Moore: “Just do it today. Bring someone to a meeting, hire someone for that role—stop overanalyzing and act.” Jason Rigby: “It's so awesome to see somebody with courage and boldness also be positive—this is a tough task.” Key Resources and Links: Mai Moore's Website: maimoore.com – Learn more about Mai's mission and book her for speaking engagements. EYEJ: eyej.org – Explore Mai's nonprofit empowering youth for justice. BossMe In: Visit bossmein.com for insights on intergenerational leadership. Related Episode: “AI Ethics and Equity in Tech” – A TARTLE episode on fostering inclusion in technology. TARTLE Blog: “Monetizing Data for Social Good” – How data can drive impactful change. Call-to-Action (CTA): Ready to lead with purpose and bridge worlds for change? Subscribe to the TARTLE podcast, leave a review, and visit tartle.co to join the movement for equity and empowerment. Connect with Mai Moore at maimoore.com to bring her bold insights to your next event!  

El Tourism & Economy Barcelona Summit 2025 ha concluido con un enfoque en la sostenibilidad y la financiación del turismo. José Antonio Santano, secretario de Estado de Transportes, destacó el récord de pasajeros en El Prat y el AVE en 2024, mientras que expertos subrayaron la necesidad de inversión y políticas para un turismo más equilibrado en grandes ciudades como Barcelona.El turismo de cruceros sigue en auge, con un 68% de viajeros ya familiarizados con esta experiencia y un creciente interés para 2025-2026. Según una encuesta de Travelzoo, el itinerario es el factor clave al elegir un crucero, seguido del precio y la diversidad de experiencias a bordo. El norte de Europa se posiciona como el destino más demandado.Para Semana Santa de 2025, los europeos que reservan a través de agencias de viajes optan por destinos de larga distancia, con Japón y EE. UU. como los más demandados. Según RateHawk, también crecen en popularidad Islandia y Arabia Saudí. El gasto medio en alojamiento alcanza los 1.000 euros para estancias de tres noches.Air Europa retoma su operativa al norte de África con el inicio de vuelos semanales entre el aeropuerto de Madrid-Barajas y Marrakech y Túnez. A lo largo de este año, la compañía ofertará conjuntamente más de 40.000 plazas con las que dará respuesta al incremento, en los meses de primavera y verano, de la creciente demanda turística.Los municipios turísticos de sol y playa de España tendrán un papel clave en el SUN&BLUE Blue Tourism Innovation Summit, que se celebrará en Almería en noviembre de 2025. La Alianza de Municipios Turísticos Sol y Playa de España participará activamente en este evento sobre innovación y sostenibilidad en el turismo y ha firmado un acuerdo con Beon Worldwide para impulsar su difusión.

In this episode of Investor Connect, we dive into the world of live entertainment as a service with Jason Seitz of Ticket Rewards. Jason provides an insightful overview of how Ticket Rewards is transforming live entertainment by partnering with brands and venues to offer a seamless, engaging experience for consumers. With a significant inventory of tickets worth half a billion dollars, Ticket Rewards works with major brands like HBO Max, Celebrity Cruises, and United Mileage Plus to drive engagement and retention through exclusive ticket deals and loyalty programs. This innovative approach helps these brands maintain customer loyalty and reduce churn by providing unique, emotionally resonant experiences that tie back to the brand itself. Jason also discusses some compelling case studies, such as the impact of their partnership with Celebrity Cruises, which saw a 40% higher open rate and 20% higher click-through rate for live entertainment emails. Similarly, their collaboration with HBO Max resulted in higher engagement rates and retention. The podcast further explores their revenue streams, scalability, and how they are striving to grow their client base amid increasing interest from new potential partners like Lyft, Travelzoo, and others. Their innovative business model and successful partnerships have helped them make commendable strides in the industry, including finishing the year on a profitable note. Towards the end, Hall T. Martin and his guests delve into the intricacies of term sheets, offering a comprehensive breakdown of key financial parameters and how convertible notes like the 3x in 3 provide a flexible investment option. Hall emphasizes the importance of understanding term sheet dynamics, especially how these agreements can significantly favor either the founder or the investor. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in the intersection of live entertainment and innovative business models, as well as those keen on investment strategies in dynamic startup environments.   Thank you for joining us for the Startup Funding Espresso where we help startups and investors connect for funding. Let's go startup something today. ________________________________________________________________________   For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at:   Check out our other podcasts here:   For Investors check out:   For Startups check out:   For eGuides check out:   For upcoming Events, check out    For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group    Please , share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of .

eDreams Odigeo ha superado los siete millones de miembros en su programa de suscripción Prime, acercándose a su meta de 7,25 millones para marzo de 2025. La compañía destaca que Prime es la séptima mayor plataforma de suscripción en Europa por número de miembros. El Gobierno Vascoha celebrado como una "muy buena noticia" la compra del 29,77% de Talgo por un consorcio liderado por Sidenor, en el que también participan el Ejecutivo autonómico, BBK y Vital, asegurando así su permanencia en Euskadi y el regreso de su sede al territorio. Según el estudio "III Radiografía del viajero actual" de MSC Cruceros, el 70% de los españoles sueña con hacer un crucero por el Caribe. Los más interesados son los jóvenes de 25 a 39 años (77,7%), atraídos por la posibilidad de descubrir varios destinos en un solo viaje. Las aerolíneas que operan en Españaencarecieron un 10,9% el precio de los billetes para volar al extranjero en este mes de enero con respecto a un año antes, mientras que las operaciones nacionales fueron un 5,1% más caras, según datos del Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Según una encuesta de Travelzoo, los viajeros españoles priorizan cada vez más la sostenibilidad sin renunciar a buenas ofertas. El 88% prefiere evitar la temporada alta para reducir la masificación, y el 64% está dispuesto a explorar destinos menos saturados. Italia, Francia, EE. UU., Japón y Reino Unido son los destinos más elegidos. Vueling reforzará su apuesta por Andalucía con la incorporación de dos nuevos aviones en los aeropuertos de Málaga y Sevilla y la programación de más de 5 millones de asientos para la temporada de verano de 2025, un 12,4% más que durante el año anterior.

Are you on the hunt for travel deals in 2025? While rock-bottom prices are hard to find, there are strategies you can use to find cheap(er) flights. Highlighted strategies include being flexible with travel dates, setting alerts on sites like Skyscanner and Google Flights, booking in advance, seeking packages on Travelzoo and Redtag, and following travel agents on social media.Support the Travel Mug Podcast by buying us a coffee! You'll make our day & you'll get access to fun stuff like bloopers and extra content.We have Merch! Shop the Travel Mug Podcast Store Check out our fav items here: Our Favourite Travel ProductsGRAB OUR MASTER PACKING LIST HERE*****************************************We are travel enthusiasts who do not claim to be professionals! Instead, we are two Halifax, NS natives with travel blogs who somehow found one another on the internet and now, we have a podcast!!Join us every week as we talk about our favourite destinations, travel tips, travel fails and all things travel!We have a big passion for travelling and talking about travel so we hope you will listen and join the conversation.You can find us here:Our WebsiteFacebookInstagramJenn's Travel Blog Jenn's YouTube channelMeggan and husband Peter's YouTubeDisclaimer - all episodes are our opinions/experiences, always do your research and make travel plans based on your budget and comfort levels.Support the show

On today's episode of The Destination Marketing Podcast, Adam sits down with Scott Oklin, the new CMO of Visit Anaheim. Scott talks about how he found his way into this role after working at Travelzoo and how he's looking to use that prior experience in his new role. He also touches on his goal to make Visit Anaheim into a lifestyle brand and capitalize on the destination's incredible events and attractions, such as the upcoming Olympics, World Cup, and Disneyland. Later in the episode, Scott discusses some of the big tourism initiatives already in motion at Visit Anaheim, such as their partnership with the Anaheim Ducks and economic development investments like OCVIBE.  "So we're really looking at it, I think, from this 360-degree holistic standpoint...it's nice and sexy to have your patch on a jersey, that's great. But how do you really have the impact of that in a tangible way?" - Scott Oklin Visit Anaheim If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Subscribe to our newsletter! The Destination Marketing Podcast is a part of the Destination Marketing Podcast Network. It is hosted by Adam Stoker and produced by Relic. If you are interested in any of Relic's services, please email adam@relicagency.com or visit www.relicagency.com. To learn more about the Destination Marketing Podcast network and to listen to our other shows, please visit www.thedmpn.com. If you are interested in joining the network, please email adam@relicagency.com.

With so many changes in digital marketing, but the importance of a direct booking strategy - hotels are having to develop a marketing programme that constitutes multiple guest touch points working with an increasing number of third parties.David Ohanjanian details the changes on Google and the impact this is having on marketing spend and activity with the development of Performance Max and EU regulation updates with the Digital Marketing Act that affects the visibility of hotels while making big brands like Booking.com gatekeepers.Nick Hurley provides booking trends from Travelzoo as leisure travellers look for the perfect deal and how hotels can leverage more bookings with half board offerings or experience led stays packages which led to one Cornish hotel improving bookings by 516% without compromising revenue. We also discuss the importance of the local market as the willingness to travel reduces to 2 - 3-hour drive in 2024. Vineeth Purushothaman shares the opportunities for effective distribution and why it's important to look at cost of acquisition and team alignment. Key factors of consideration from hoteliers included:Changes in digital marketing strategies due to evolving technologiesThe impact of AI on search engines and hotel visibilityImplications of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) on hotel marketingBooking trends among leisure travelers and the shift towards experience-led staysImportance of local markets and price sensitivity in consumer decision-makingEffective distribution strategies for business and leisure bookingsDefining the cost of acquistionThe role of guest data in shaping marketing strategiesNecessity for seamless booking processes and technology integrationStrategies for incentivizing direct bookings to enhance revenue retentionThanks to our facilitators; Catt Mcleod (Elegant Hotel Collection), David Ohandjanian (UPhotel Agency), Jon Siberry (Sarova Hotels).Travel Market Life is produced and managed by Urban Podcasts.

La Comisión Europea ha anunciado la apertura de una investigación en profundidad de los 6.000 millones de euros en ayudas de Estado diseñado por Alemania para rescatar a Lufhtansa durante la pandemia, un plan que ya recibió luz verde de Bruselas en junio de 2020 pero que la Justicia europea anuló hace poco más de un año. La transformación de la estación Madrid Chamartín Clara Campoamor, anunciada por Adif, duplicará el vestíbulo a 18.000 m² y contará con 25 vías. Esta ampliación abarca tanto las vías de Cercanías como las de Media y Larga Distancia. Según una encuesta de Travelzoo, más de la mitad de los españoles (52%) prefieren viajes culturales en 2024, seguidos de vacaciones de playa (44%) y escapadas urbanas (34%). Además, un 50% opta por paquetes de viaje completos, y un 81% reservaría viajes adicionales si encuentran buenas ofertas. HBX Group, matriz de Hotelbeds, cerró 2023 con una facturación de 8.400 millones de euros, un 40% más que en 2019. Para 2024, las perspectivas son muy positivas y la empresa prevé salir a Bolsa al final del año. El presidente de Air Nostrum, Carlos Bertomeu, ha destacado una subida de la ocupación en la aerolínea cercana al 5% en lo que va de 2024, al tiempo que prevé un "buena" temporada de verano. El Ayuntamiento de Sevilla propone ampliar la limitación de pisos turísticos y realizar revisiones trimestrales en lugar de anuales. Esta propuesta será presentada al Consejo de la Gerencia de Urbanismo y, si se aprueba, se implementará en el Pleno de julio. Iberia y la aerolínea noruega Wideroe han firmado un nuevo acuerdo interlínea destinado a mejorar la conectividad entre España y Noruega, permitiendo ofrecer conexiones a 14 destinos adicionales dentro del país escandinavo. España recuperó su conectividad aérea antes que Alemania, Francia y Reino Unido, lo que ha sido clave para alcanzar el récord turístico. Según un informe de la patronal europea de aeropuertos, el número de conexiones en España está solo dos puntos por debajo de las cifras de 2019, mientras que en los otros grandes mercados la brecha es de dos dígitos.

Resentment is pretty much a universal experience for stepmoms. If you've struggled with feeling resentful on your journey, you're definitely not alone! In today's episode, Beth McDonough and I discuss why resentment is so common for stepmoms and the reason why, steps you can take to identify your triggers, and how to overcome resentment in order to be fully present and engaged in your stepfamily!Beth is a Certified Stepparent Coach, Co-CEO of Stepfamily Magazine, Co-Founder of The Stepmom Summit, and owner of The Inclusive Stepmom, where she takes stepmoms from hopeless to happy.Beth specializes in LGBTQ+ issues, resentment, being a childless stepmom, infertility, dealing with the ex in a small town, and strengthening stepfamilies through focusing on your relationship with your partner.The Inclusive Stepmom blog was named one of the best stepmom blogs of 2020 by Healthline. Her work has been featured in Good Morning America, NPR, Stepfamily Magazine, Stepmom Magazine, SheKnows Parenting, Bustle, Romper, TravelZoo, BabyCenter, Stepmomming, and ParentMap.Links Mentioned: The Inclusive Stepmom: https://theinclusivestepmom.comStepfamily Magazine: https://www.stepfamilymagazine.comStepfamily Circle (affiliate): https://stepmomming--stepmomsummit.thrivecart.com/stepfamily-circle/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theinclusivestepmom/Ready to create a stepmom life you love? Grab my FREE GUIDE 15 Ways to Become a Happier Stepmom Overnight: https://stepmomming.com/happierLet's work together: https://stepmomming.com/quick-links/Join our FREE support group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/stepmommingainteasy

Memes act as our collective memory's transportation system. The instant they are seen or heard, our minds hop to whatever emotion the meme conveys. The use of this brain-hack is as scary as it is impressive. Memes rarely come to us via broadcast media. Instead, they spread organically online. Most of the original uses for these have faded, while the internet has collectively assigned them new meanings.  Our guest was so interested in memes that he came out with a book in 2023 called Marketing Memetics  to explain all that marketers must consider when using them.  Mike Taylor shares content on wider marketing topics, such as AI & prompt engineering, which O'Reilly has commissioned him to write a book that's due to come out in 2024. Experimentation is also a passion; he's run over 8,000 CRO experiments, and he shares the insights he gets on his social channels, and  in courses he has on LinkedIn Learning and udemy.  His love of learning & teaching can be traced back to his studies at Anglia Ruskin University and U of Nottingham, where he obtained his masters degree. But in between his schooling and the present, he was working in the marketing trenches, at places like Candor, SumoMe, ShopStyle, Travelzoo and marketing agency Ladder.io, which has grown from its beginnings with Mike and his co-founders to a team of 50 people. All people and entities mentioned are linked in the episode page on the Funnel Reboot site.   

Las 35 empresas turísticas que pertenecen a la Alianza Turística Exceltur, entre las que se encuentran grandes hoteleras como Meliá, RIU, Iberostar o NH y gigantes del transporte como Iberia o Renfe prevén un verano récord en ingresos, superando en un 11% al de 2019. Los aeropuertos de la red de Aena cerraron el primer semestre de 2023 con 129.447.124 pasajeros, una cifra que representa un aumento del 23,4% con respecto al mismo periodo de 2022 y del 1,2% en comparación con 2019. La Secretaria de Estado de Turismo, Rosana Morillo, representará a España en el Foro Político de Alto Nivel sobre Desarrollo Sostenible, “Turismo para alcanzar los ODS: uniendo países y empresas para orientar la acción urgente”, que celebra Naciones Unidas. En Nueva York, Morillo desgranará los esfuerzos que se llevan a cabo para promover la sostenibilidad medioambiental, social y laboral del sector. Turespaña abre el plazo de inscripción para asistir a la tercera edición de la Convención Turespaña, que este año se celebrará en el Centro Kursaal de San Sebastián, del 23 al 25 de octubre. La cita de este año estará dedicada a la búsqueda de una gestión sostenible de la actividad turística, desde una triple perspectiva ambiental, social y económica. El presidente de Renfe, Raúl Blanco, ha abogado por la internacionalización de la empresa pública española, y ha explicado que se están estudiando nuevas conexiones transfronterizas de alta velocidad entre Barcelona-Tolouse y San Sebastián-Bayonne. Una reciente encuesta de Travelzoo entre sus socios confirma la importancia de la Inteligencia Artificial como herramienta para la planificación de viajes y vacaciones. Además, la encuesta muestra que los españoles (50%) son los que más usan la Inteligencia Artificial para sus viajes, en comparación con ingleses (35%) y franceses (40%). Nueve de cada diez turistas españoles usa moneda extranjera en efectivo en sus viajes fuera de la zona euro, según el estudio sobre hábitos de cambio de moneda elaborado por Sigma Dos para Grupo Global Exchange. Además, el 88% de encuestados a nivel global ve necesario el uso del efectivo como método de pago en países donde tienen una moneda diferente a la de su lugar de origen, y lo utilizan para pagar propinas, regalos, comidas y transporte. La Asociación European Best Destinations (EBD) ha dado a conocer los mejores destinos de Europa para viajar. Tras una votación en la que han participado más de medio millón de viajeros de 178 países distintos, los usuarios han escogido Varsovia como destino ganador entre más de 400 lugares.

The team at Travelzoo is passionate about getting its members out into the world, exploring. And it's the behind-the-scenes partnership and collaboration of the business development and editorial teams that make thousands of travel opportunities possible.  In this podcast episode, Josh Gershenson, head of sales, travel west, and Lily Fu, executive producer, talk about how their teams work in harmony to provide the best service for their clients while simultaneously making the travel dreams of their members come true.

En este episodio Cesar Sar nos da consejos para el viaje más deseado: la vuelta al mundo; y Travelzoo para ahorrar en las vacaciones de este verano.

In the first half of today's show, I am joined by Elissa Garay, Freelance Editor & Writer in Travel & Lifestyle. A modern-day explorer, perpetual seeker, and diligent travel scribe, she's also a champion for sustainable tourism and believes that we can all travel with conscience, for the greater good. With over 20 years' experience in the field, she's worked as an editor at leading travel publications like AFAR, Fodor's,Travelzoo, and ShermansTravel, and has had hundreds of travel and lifestyle articles published in Condé Nast Traveler, Good Housekeeping, Parents, CNN, BBC, and more. She studied journalism at SUNY New Paltz and has since 2016 lived here in our home base of Kingston, NY.Today, Elissa shares her path to writing about sustainable tourism, what sustainable tourism means and tips for the traveler on how to adopt more green travel practices.Following our conversation, I shared a positive story about what has happened locally in my hometown of Olive to better conserve and preserve our natural resources during a time of major development here in the Hudson Valley. The Pacama Conservation Organization has been vital in preserving land near and dear to me.In the second half of the show I am joined by returning guest, Amy Summers, Raising HOPE Program Director. She is responsible for overall management and leadership of Raising HOPE including outreach, recruitment, interviewing, and managing workshops, trainings, and support groups. Amy joined the United Way team in 2019.Before joining Raising HOPE, Amy directed a Big Brothers Big Sisters program at Amherst College, owned Transformations Workshops and Gallery, and taught meditation and Conscious Communication at the Five College Consortium. In 1999, Amy founded the Center for Circles of Empowerment, where she led women's empowerment workshops. Amy is a former resident of Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, she also resided and taught at Centro Creativo, in Costa Rica. She serves on the New Startfor Women Advisory Board (SUNY Ulster) where she also teaches Stress Management. She is an Ulster Leadership Development Institute alumna, a facilitator of women's empowerment circles for the Hudson Valley LGBTQ+ Center, and a graduate of Omega Institute's Women's Leadership Intensive.Amy holds an advanced degree in Women's Studies and is the founder/facilitator of Aquoga® aquatic cardio, yoga and meditation classes. She is a survivor of a near fatal car accident, and brings the unique perspective of someone who healed from 16 assorted broken bones, and relearned how to walk, into her tool box of inspiration.Amy shares about the Benefit Concert for Raising Hope's Scholarship Fund happening on Saturday April 29th at Rosendale Theater. BETTY will be the special guest performer at this special happening! We also talk about their mentorship program and the amazing workshops that they offer on a regular basis. It's always uplifting to hear about the good work happening at Raising Hope.You can purchase tickets to the benefit party at Rosendale Theatre.Here's your New Moon Report.Today's show was engineered by Ian Seda of Radio Kingston.Our show music is from Shana Falana !!!Feel free to email me, say hello: she@iwantwhatshehas.org** Please: SUBSCRIBE to the pod and leave a REVIEW wherever you are listening, it helps other users FIND IThttp://iwantwhatshehas.org/podcastITUNES | SPOTIFY | STITCHERITUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i-want-what-she-has/id1451648361?mt=2SPOTIFY:https://open.spotify.com/show/77pmJwS2q9vTywz7Uhiyff?si=G2eYCjLjT3KltgdfA6XXCASTITCHER: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/she-wants/i-want-what-she-has?refid=stpr'Follow:INSTAGRAM * https://www.instagram.com/iwantwhatshehaspodcast/FACEBOOK * https://www.facebook.com/iwantwhatshehaspodcastTWITTER * https://twitter.com/wantwhatshehas

Hey, stepmom! Today, we have a special guest, my friend Beth McDonough of The Inclusive Stepmom! We discuss a tendency for some stepmoms to "stepsmother" their stepkids and what you should do instead! We also chat about feeling jealous of your stepkids, the shame you may experience around those feelings, and what we can do to resolve it!Beth is a Certified Stepparent Coach, Co-CEO of Stepfamily Magazine, Co-Founder of The Stepmom Summit, and owner of The Inclusive Stepmom, where she takes stepmoms from hopeless to happy.Beth specializes in LGBTQ+ issues, resentment, being a childless stepmom, infertility, dealing with the ex in a small town, and strengthening stepfamilies through focusing on your relationship with your partner.The Inclusive Stepmom blog was named one of the best stepmom blogs of 2020 by Healthline. Her work has been featured in Good Morning America, NPR, Stepfamily Magazine, Stepmom Magazine, SheKnows Parenting, Bustle, Romper, TravelZoo, BabyCenter, Stepmomming, and ParentMap.Links Mentioned: The Inclusive Stepmom: https://theinclusivestepmom.comStepfamily Magazine: https://www.stepfamilymagazine.comStepfamily Circle (affiliate): https://stepmomming--stepmomsummit.thrivecart.com/stepfamily-circle/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theinclusivestepmom/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theinclusivestepmom/Ready to create a stepmom life you love? Grab my FREE GUIDE 15 Ways to Become a Happier Stepmom Overnight: https://stepmomming.com/happierLet's work together: https://stepmomming.com/quick-links/Join our FREE support group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/stepmommingainteasyCraving CONTROL, stepmom? Join our life-changing signature program, Control Freak Collective, before it goes away on November 19th! https://stepmomming.thrivecart.com/control-freak-collective-lite-b/

Links To Give You Life: Catch up on the next-level drama with “Love Is Blind,” which D calls “a trash reality TV show for the masses” (season 3 now streaming on Netflix) Browse subreddits to get fresh inspiration for crochet, knitting, and more Ditch your temperature blanket and participate in the new #shitblanket TikTok trend Choose your next perfect gift—for yourself or a child in your life—from Build-A-Bear Gain unlimited access to more than 180 classes from MasterClass Subscribe to Travelzoo to get ideas for your next dream vacation Sign up for Live Nation's email alerts to get notified when your favorite artists are playing nearby Annas is another classic bakery with a rich history, this time founded in the Östermalm district of Stockholm. They currently make Swedish Thins in three flavors: Original (Ginger), Almond, and Orange. Listen to the end of the episode to hear how C+D rate the Swedish Ginger Thins on a scale from “obsessed” to “broken.” Welcome back to the nook, and we hope you enjoy this episode of the “Currently Obsessed” podcast. Be sure to find us on Instagram @currentlyobsessedclub or clog up our email inbox at currentlyobsessedclub@gmail.com.

On this episode of the podcast Eric Hultgren and Paige Spisak talk with Gabe Saglie about TravelZoo and how it can help not only travelers but destinations reach each other to create a sublime travel experience. 

Tia Interviews Andree Sanquini, Sr. Leader for the US for Travelzoo.

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With the weather getting warmer and summer right around the corner, your mind may begin to wander toward a nice relaxing vacation. However, as you probably know, it is very easy to overspend on vacation, so you may want to consider planning your budget ahead of time. This tip shares some things to keep in mind while planning your dream vacation. Learn more about making a vacation budget Airbnb information: https://www.airbnb.com/ Value Penguin personal finance website: https://www.valuepenguin.com/average-cost-vacation Information on hotel fees: https://www.neamb.com/travel-and-vacations/10-annoying-hotel-fees-and-how-to-avoid-them Travel Zoo website: https://www.travelzoo.com/ Visit Groupon's website for discounts on tickets: https://www.groupon.com/ Like what you heard? Go ahead and share on your social media! Visit trianglecu.org to learn more about how we can serve you and don't forget to follow us on Facebook and Twitter! Transcript:  Welcome to Money Tip Tuesday from the Making Money Personal Podcast.  First, come up with a list of places you'd like to go. Travel can be really expensive, so figure out how you are going to get there. If you plan on going overseas, the only real option you have is to take a plane. Even if you aren't going overseas, but it's still far away, it might be more cost effective and time efficient to take a plane. If you're not going too far and have access to a car, driving might be the way to go. If you go this route, figure out how far you will have to drive and how much gas you will need. Other alternative transportation such as buses and trains are also available and may be cheaper than driving yourself.  When traveling, it can be easy to go over budget. According to ValuePenguin, a personal finance website, the average American family spends 44% of their vacation budget on traveling to and from the destination. When flying, it doesn't help that airlines are constantly pushing more and more expenses to your bill. Things like flight insurance, in-flight meals and beverages, and in-flight entertainment, while nice to have, increase the cost of your travel and aren't necessary. However, some credit cards offer travel rewards, so you may get some money back by using them. Some airlines also have reward programs for flying with them.   Next, decide where you are going to stay. According to ValuePenguin, lodging on average takes up 26% of travel costs domestically and 21% internationally. Hotels and motels are usually the go-to choice, with motels typically being cheaper. Hotels are typically nicer than motels but can have a lot of fees that you may not know about. Hotels often charge for mini-bar and snacks, parking, early check in or late check out, and more. Air BnBs are a newer option, where you can rent someone's house or room. This will give you a homier location, and you can choose which Air BnB is best for your price range. You can choose the location of where you want to stay, what type of housing you'd like, and what amenities you want, which may include a kitchen, and this brings us to our next topic of food.   What and where you are going to eat is important to budget out, too. Do you plan on eating all your meals out at restaurants? This will fill up your budget very quickly. Some hotels and Air BnBs have kitchens included, so you can bring your own ingredients and food to make your own meals. This is a cheaper option and will allow you to budget some money for more fun and exciting activities.   Finally, it's time to plan out what you want to do on this vacation. Are there any national parks to explore? Or maybe a theme park is more your style. Like all the other things, create a budget where you don't overspend, but are still able to do what you want and relax. You may want to check Groupon or Travelzoo to see if they have any deals for your activities. Your local library may also have coupons that you can use on your vacation.   Planning your next vacation can be stressful, but it's better to do it now so you aren't stressed while on your vacation and can be completely relaxed.   If you found this episode helpful, we'd like to hear from you about thoughts on this show or maybe you have some ideas on other topics we should cover, email us at tcupodcast@trianglecu.org. Be sure to subscribe to the Making Money Personal podcast for our full episodes and weekly Money Tips wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Facebook for more great content.  On behalf of the podcast team, thank you to our sponsor, Triangle Credit Union, and thank you, as always, for listening.  Have a great day everyone! 

In this episode, we talk with the folks from CATSA, the Canadian Air Transportation Security Authority on what you can do to make the process of getting through airport security a little quicker. Plus, we'll learn about Urban River Adventures, who offer glamping experiences located just outside of Edmonton, AB. And Susan Catto from TravelZoo joins us to share what there is to see and do in the Cayman Islands.  Support the show: https://www.theinformedtraveler.org/

In this episode, we talk with the folks from CATSA, the Canadian Air Transportation Security Authority on what you can do to make the process of getting through airport security a little quicker. Plus, we'll learn about Urban River Adventures, who offer glamping experiences located just outside of Edmonton, AB. And Susan Catto from TravelZoo joins us to share what there is to see and do in the Cayman Islands.  Support the show: https://www.theinformedtraveler.org/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

UGH love love talking with the Netchicks: Sara Gretzky and Natalie Buck. We had the best time! On their podcast, Netchicks, Natalie and Sara dive into recent TV/Movies that they watch while also dishing on their personal lives and those of relevant pop culture phenoms. We gossiped about the Kardashians, Selling Sunset, and Bridgerton (HOT AND MY FAVE RIGHT NOW!). PLUS, we get into not letting other people's opinions or judgments of us define our characters! I walked away feeling empowered.    Sara is a Florida-based podcaster and personality who, in 2018, became a recurring co-host on Jana Kramer's podcast The Whine Down. After becoming a fan favorite, she joined The Whine Down Live Tour, where she spoke at live shows in New York, Boston, LA, Nashville, Michigan, and Philadelphia. Natalie is a New York/LA Based actor who has appeared in BLUE BLOODS, SUPERSTORE, and plays a reporter in the Jennifer Lopez movie MARRY ME and an upcoming LIFETIME movie, A Gingersnap Christmas.       This episode is brought to you by Travelzoo, WHOOP, and Macy's.   Travelzoo inspires members to get out and travel to destinations that might not be top of mind. Becoming a member is FREE and simple. Visit www.Travelzoo.com/signup.   WHOOP isn't just another fitness wearable - it's designed to provide personalized and actionable data based on your body. Go to WHOOP.com today and use code WHIT at checkout to save 15% today.   Macy's is here to help style your summer. Their Personal Stylist will help you figure it all out in store or from the comfort of your home. Best of all, it's totally free, so head on over to macys.com/personalstylist to book your appointment today. Produced by Dear Media

One of the many things that I am grateful for when it comes to this podcast is the platform it has become for discussing mental health. Sarah Fay (PhD, MFA) is an activist and author of PATHOLOGICAL: The True Story of Six Misdiagnoses. Her book calls for a new conversation about mental health diagnosis based on rigorous transparency. With exquisite detail and a precise presentation of facts, she digs up her own life at the root to finally ask, Is a diagnosis a lifeline or a self-fulfilling prophecy? We talk about pill shaming, over-identifying with a diagnosis, the possibility of recovering from a mental illness, and more. She writes for many publications, including The New York Times, The Atlantic, Time, and The Paris Review. Currently, Sarah is on the faculty at Northwestern University and the founder of Pathological: The Movement.       This episode is brought to you by WHOOP and Travelzoo.   Travelzoo inspires members to get out and travel to destinations that might not be top of mind. Becoming a member is FREE and simple. Visit www.Travelzoo.com/signup.   WHOOP isn't just another fitness wearable - it's designed to provide personalized and actionable data based on your body. Go to WHOOP.com today and use code WHIT at checkout to save 15% today.   Produced by Dear Media

Jess Hunt is the founder of REFY Beauty and Influencer. From her content to her products, you can find Jess' creative mark all over social media from instagram, to Pinterest and TikTok. In this episode we talk about how she takes and plans her content, her story of launching at Sephora and tips for leveraging social media to launch a brand.   Follow Marianna Follow Jess Hunt   This week's episode is sponsored by:   OLIPOP: 20% off + free shipping at drinkolipop.com/marianna   MACY'S: shop for Mother's Day at macys.com/giftfinder   TRAVELZOO: get a free membership at travelzoo.com/signup   Produced by Dear Media

TIMMY TAKEOVER!! Ugh. I can't express how sick and miserable I've been the past two weeks. Our house keeps getting hit with nasty, and it's rough. I could barely talk, so pod-ing was a no-go for me. Thankfully, my husband and caregiver, Timmy stepped in and took over!! He shared all about our illness saga, from details of our frustrations and symptoms to tips for anyone playing the caregiver role right now. It's not easy. I'm on the mend (BLESS), so will be back with you next time! Enjoy the drama and laughs!       This episode is brought to you by Macy's, Travelzoo, and Whoop.   Head on over to macys.com/giftfinder to make this Mother's Day an especially memorable one with gift recommendations at a range of prices.   Travelzoo inspires members to get out and travel to destinations that might not be top of mind. Becoming a member is FREE and simple. Visit www.Travelzoo.com/signup.   WHOOP isn't just another fitness wearable - it's designed to provide personalized and actionable data based on your body. Go to WHOOP.com today and use code WHIT at checkout to save 15% today.   Produced by Dear Media

Interviewing Norma Kamali was a complete dream. I've admired her and her work for YEARS. Norma is an ICONIC designer who is entirely self-funded with no debt! Norma has been impacting the fashion industry for decades. We talked about her design process, her journey to the fashion industry, aging with grace, and more. She is the vision behind Farrah Fawcett's red swimsuit, Rihanna's sleeping bag coat, and the Carrie Bradshaw dress. You know them all. NOW on top of her fashion empire, she has a book called "I am Invincible," a mantra for women taking them through every decade of their journey and guiding them to live their best, healthiest, and most fulfilling lives.    Use code WithWhit at NormaKamali.com to get 10% off full price items! Thank you, Norma!        This episode is brought to you by Havenly, Just Thrive, Travel Zoo, and Macy's.   Havenly is the #1 online interior design service that makes it easy to create the home you love. Visit havenly.com and use code WITHWHIT at checkout to design your first room for only $99.   Just Thrive's breakthrough, award-winning probiotic is the only product on the market that's proven to turn your gut into an antioxidant factory. Save 15% sitewide at justthrivehealth.com by using promo code: WHIT   Travel Zoo inspires members to get out and travel to destinations that might not be top of mind. Becoming a member is FREE and simple. Visit www.Travelzoo.com/signup.   Head on over to macys.com/giftfinder to make this Mother's Day an especially memorable one with gift recommendations at a range of prices.   Produced by Dear Media

In Folge drei des DZT-Branchenpodcasts steht der britische Markt im Fokus. Großbritannien ist nicht nur einer der wichtigsten Märkte für den deutschen Incoming-Tourismus, sondern auch einer, an dem sich Entwicklungen im digitalen Marketing vorhersehen lassen. Das geschriebene Wort verliert hier an Bedeutung. Der Trend geht zu interaktiven Inhalten, vor allem Videos. Mit Christian Smart, dem Geschäftsführer von Travelzoo Deutschland und dem erfolgreichen Influencer und Content-Creator Kash Bhattacharya bespricht Petra Hedorfer Wege, User durch die Einbindung in Marketing-Inhalte zu einer aktiven Community und damit zu treuen und begeisterten Kunden zu machen. Warum die Authentizität hierbei manchmal eine größere Rolle spielt als ein hohes Budget und weshalb auch Chatbots wichtig sind, hören Sie in „UK als Vorreiter für digitales Marketing im Tourismus“. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter https://www.germany.travel Folgen Sie uns: https://www.facebook.com/ReiselandDeutschland https://www.instagram.com/germanytourism/ https://twitter.com/GermanyTourism https://www.youtube.com/user/germanytourism

Susan Catto, Travelzoo's Resident Travel Correspondent

Judith Briles is a book publishing and book marketing expert and known as The Book Shepherd. She has spoken in 50 states and 20 countries and has coordinated national and international publishing conferences. Judith has personally shepherded more than 1,500 authors and created 500 best-sellers and award-winning books. Her two podcasts, AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing and Author Insights have generated over 5,000,000 downloads since 2015. She's knowledgeable and entertaining and has personally authored 37 books that have earned 50 book awards and have been translated to 17 languages and sold over 1,000,000 copies. TheBookShepherd.comCertified Relationship Coach & Dating Expert, Kelly Smith, is Founder of Be Brave Coaching and a two-time published author. Her memoir, Signs in the Rearview Mirror, Leaving a Toxic Relationship Behind, examines being both the abused as well as the abuser in adult romantic relationships. Her latest book, Out of the Darkness, discusses how to date again, after healing from toxic relationships. www.BeBraveCoaching.org Travelzoo's Senior Editor, Gabe Saglie, is a leading expert on travel deals, tips, and trends. Gabe Saglie is one of the world's foremost experts on helping people get the most from their travel experience. He believes as America and the world re-opens, it is one of the best times to travel for great deals and to escape the ordinary, especially if you're looking to cruise. Gabe is regularly quoted in major publications, like the New York Times, L.A. Times, and Wall Street Journal. He's a longtime wine and food writer, too, and was formerly an anchor and weathercaster for KEYT-TV in Santa Barbara. He has traveled to dozens of countries and is fluent in Spanish and French. www.msccruisesusa.com

Flight delays, crowded airports, hotel reservations, jet lag... Travel is stressful for everyone, but especially people with schizophrenia. Host Rachel Star Withers and co-host Gabe Howard discuss the risks and rewards of traveling while having a serious mental health condition. Laura Motta, editorial director of Lonely Planet, joins to share some tips about staying safe while traveling — and some cool destination ideas. To learn more or view the transcript, please visit the official episode page. Guest Bio Laura Motta is the editorial director of LonelyPlanet.com. Previously, she was leading content teams at ShermansTravel for nine years. Before that, she held positions at Travelzoo, iVillage, and EverydayHealth, and lived in Paris. Follow her travels on Instagram. About the Inside Schizophrenia Podcast Host Rachel Star Withers creates videos documenting her schizophrenia, ways to manage, and let others like her know they're not alone and can still live an amazing life. She has written “Lil Broken Star: Understanding Schizophrenia for Kids” and a tool for schizophrenics, “To See in the Dark: Hallucination and Delusion Journal.” Learn more at RachelStarLive.com. About the Inside Schizophrenia Podcast Co-Host Gabe Howard lives with bipolar disorder and is a nationally recognized speaker and podcast host. He is the author of the book, Mental Illness is an Asshole and other Observations, available from Amazon; signed copies available directly from the author. To learn more about Gabe, please visit gabehoward.com.

Naja chats with her internet Bestie, Beth about queerness, stepmotherhood, and her journey of self-rediscovery. Beth McDonough is a Certified Stepfamily Coach and one of three moms raising one feisty redheaded stepdaughter. She specializes in LGBTQ+ issues, being a childless stepmom, infertility, and strengthening stepfamilies through focusing on your relationship with your partner. She is also growing and learning about the process, pain, and healing of parental alienation. Beth has been featured in Stepmom Magazine, Stepparent Magazine, SheKnows Parenting, Bustle, TravelZoo, BabyCenter, and ParentMap.   Visit Beth online: www.theinclusivestepmom.com @theinclusivestepmom

HolidayPirates was born in 2012 - essentially as a travel hack for people to find cheap air tickets.This came about after co-founder Sebastian Kaatz (now the companys vice president of special products and projects) got increasingly frustrated about the lack of information online for travelers to get secure decent fares.The content site, based in Germany, quickly morphed into a listings service for discounted air tickets and the company has been growing ever since.With a need to add some business muscle to the business, David Armstrong was brought in to the company in 2014 as its chief operating officer and eventually becoming CEO in July 2016.HolidayPirates has taken a unique (in some respects) approach to customer ascquisition, having never bought traffic from Google and relying on some smart social media activity.They join us as the latest guests on How I Got Here.HIGH is a weekly show produced by PhocusWire and Mozio, aimed at getting the inside stories behind startups and innovation in travel and transportation.It's hosted by PhocusWire's editor in chief Kevin May and Mozio co-founder and CEO David Litwak.

In this episode, first published in 2016, we feature Geoff Harrison on a London cruise, chat to a prolific Tripadvisor reviewer and meet up with Gabe Saglier from Travelzoo.amongst other contributors. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, we'll talk about what travel will look like post-COVID with TravelZoo and discuss how travel has and will continue to change post-pandemic and some of the travel trends that have emerged due to COVID-19. Plus we'll head to Aspen Crossing, located just SE of Calgary to see what it's like to stay in a Caboose Cabin plus we'll find out about all the other things that they offer. And there's been a steady increase in the interest of Indigenous Tourism in recent years so we'll talk about Indigenous Tourism and learn about a few of the places to visit around Alberta with Indigenous Tourism Alberta. Support the show: https://www.theinformedtraveler.org/

In this episode, we'll talk about what travel will look like post-COVID with TravelZoo and discuss how travel has and will continue to change post-pandemic and some of the travel trends that have emerged due to COVID-19. Plus we'll head to Aspen Crossing, located just SE of Calgary to see what it's like to stay in a Caboose Cabin plus we'll find out about all the other things that they offer. And there's been a steady increase in the interest of Indigenous Tourism in recent years so we'll talk about Indigenous Tourism and learn about a few of the places to visit around Alberta with Indigenous Tourism Alberta. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Budget is often cited as a top reason why families don't travel. Given how many of us are having our budgets squeezed right now, how can we start to save for a future trip? This week we talk to Danielle Desir from The Thought Card podcast and get some insights on turning your dream vacation into a reality. About Danielle Desir Danielle Desir, and she is an author, blogger, podcaster and Founder of The Thought Card, which is an award winning affordable travel and personal finance blog and podcast, empowering financially savvy travelers to make informed financial decisions, travel more, pay off debt and build wealth. She's also the co-producer of Millennial Wealth Builders, a three time grant funded audio docu series highlighting women of color building wealth. Follow Danielle on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. You can also subscribe to her podcast, The Thought Card or purchase either of her books:  Affording Travel: Saving Strategies For Financially Savvy Travelers Planning Local Trips During A Pandemic  Tips for How to Save for Travel Start with creating a monthly household budget so you are tracking how much you spend (and how much you can spend) in different categories Sit down at least quarterly and review your budget to see where you might need to adjust Create a wants versus needs list and see what you can take off of your wants list and do without Streaming services, gym memberships, ordering in using delivery services...these are common expenses that can be reduced Create a separate bank account that will be your travel fund, so you it isn't intermingled with money that you use to pay bills or daily spending Look for a bank account that you can open with little or no money to start, that doesn't charge a lot of fees or have a lot of restrictions, such as with Charles Schwab or Ally online banking See Danielle's tips on why you need multiple bank accounts Take a look at your top three expenses. Usually you can't reduce your housing expenses but can you reduce your transportation expenses (especially now when more of us are working from home) or food expenses (avoiding expensive delivery services, cooking more, etc.) Automate as much as possible using direct deposit, including contributions to your travel fund Danielle recommends the Digit app. It will automatically take a set amount out of your account everyday and put it into different funds that you set up for different expenses (such as travel) Have your family buy into your savings plan and name your bank accounts for that specific trip you are saving for to give everyone an incentive to save for that purpose Make sure you educate your kids about how to manage a budget and talk about spending decisions Think about what you value when you travel to determine where to spend your money. For example, do you prefer to have a better hotel experience or more money to spend on activities but you don't need a luxury air experience To find affordable airfare, Danielle recommends SecretFlying.com for finding cheap deals online Signing up for airfare deals emails lets you establish a baseline of flight costs to particular destinations, so you know whether or not you are getting a deal when you are ready to book, as well as helps you find those special deals that you can jump on when available TheFlightDeal.com and The Points Guy also offer daily flight deal emails. For hotels or package combination deals with flights, hotels and activities, Danielle recommends TravelZoo. TravelZoo is especially good when looking for deals to China. They have a Wednesday top 20 list Gate 1 Travel also has a weekly deal list every Monday and they do both independent travel and packaged group trips You can often find good deals even in expensive locations if you travel off season Lisbon and Mexico are very affordable international destinations Traveling locally is also a great way to travel now and you can save money on transportation If you are using an Airbnb or vrbo now, be sure to start looking about 4-5 months earlier. Fees and rates have increased recently because of demand and cleaning costs Local hotels, especially in towns/cities that don't usually cater to leisure travelers are very affordable right now For those traveling locally, be sure to check each state's travel and quarantine restrictions Full Episode Transcript [00:00:00.120] - Kim Here's some tips for filling up your piggy bank for your next trip.   [00:00:15.730] - Announcer Welcome to Vacation Mavens, a family travel podcast with ideas for your next vacation and tips to get you out the door. Here are your hosts, Kim from Stuffed Suitcase and Tamara from We3Travel.   [00:00:30.550] - Kim Tamara, we are fast forwarding through 2021. Some of us knew it wouldn't be a big reawakening. But I can't even believe that we're in February. So have you been thinking about travel? Do you see hope on the horizon? Are you making any plans yourself?   [00:00:48.580] - Tamara Well, I'm definitely thinking about it. It's kind of all I can think about because otherwise I'm just so bored. You know, the other day was Groundhog Day and it feels like that. Like every day one of my friends had texted me and saying, like, how are you doing? And I'm like, you know, same old, same old.   [00:01:05.290] - Tamara She's like, pretty much like work, work out, cook, eat, TV, sleep, repeat. But I'm starting to think about it. I've started to look into a couple of things I think I have mentioned before that like our Greece trip, but I doubt it's going to happen.   [00:01:19.900] - Tamara So I'm trying to come up with other kind of backup plans and we're still kind of hoping that we can go look at some colleges this spring. So we're looking into that and booking things tentatively. Everything is like, if things are going well, so I guess it's written in pencil, not in pen.   [00:01:39.940] - Kim Yeah. I felt all excited. We, you know, attended a conference recently, virtually, of course. So our listeners don't get shocked. But it was just nice to talk about travel again. But it really it made me excited and I would love to plan a trip for spring break and do something. But I'm kind of torn on, you know, will California like, we've done the road trip to California, a few spring breaks and it's always such a nice trip and I'm tempted to do that again. However, California right now doesn't want people from out of state and even people in state are not supposed to go without like 100 some miles from their house.   [00:02:21.400] - Kim And so I'm kind of torn on do I make plans or because I'm kind of tired of canceling stuff, it's it's almost discouraging. So I'm almost in a holding pattern.   [00:02:31.000] - Kim I thought about booking a Lake Front Cabin or something on Airbnb, where for spring break we could just go and relax and bring Sophie and just kind of get out of our space. But we you know, we have this nice backyard now and some of our space, we live on a lake. And so, I mean, we're not on the lake, but we're, you know, very close.   [00:02:52.510] - Kim So it seems kind of stupid to spend money to go have kind of a lifestyle that we already sort of have. And yeah. So I'm just torn. I guess I don't really want to cancel anything. I don't know what to book. I don't I still don't know. I probably need to just make a tentative plan of doing something in state, even if it's a weekend getaway, just kind of having a hotel stay again. It was so nice when we did that for Christmas. We went to one of our local hotels and did a shopping trip and just kind of stayed in the hotel. And it was it was nice. It was nice just to get out of our house for a little while. But yeah, I guess the cancellation is holding me back.   [00:03:27.910] - Tamara I brought that up to Hannah recently. Like, what about doing like a staycation at a hotel? And she's like, well, it's like dumb to spend the money. And part of me feels like, yeah, you know, I would like to save it for like real travel. But on the other side of the coin, like, I do know that it's just been so long that you forget. But I do know that every time we have gotten away, you know, even for a weekend, we always look at each other and we're like, we feel like we're so far away. Like we feel like everything changed so much. Like, you know, it's just so nice to have that change of scenery. So I do think we're all craving it right now. But it is definitely a cost consideration, right.   [00:04:06.580] - Tamara Because like you said, do you want to still do those fun things when they come up? And I know the episode we're talking about today with Danielle is all about how to save for a trip. And so spending on things you don't need is probably not the advice, but sometimes mentally you do need it. But I mean, as we're looking into different things, I'm definitely seeing like a trend in terms of pricing. Like we're looking at doing this road trip to visit some colleges. And there we would be staying close to the college and, you know, more like in a city or small town kind of thing.   [00:04:41.230] - Tamara And those hotels are actually really affordable because there's just not a lot of that kind of tourism happening right now, you know?   [00:04:49.750] - Tamara So I've even been like, well, if we do this, I want to book a suite because I want to have space. Like, I don't want to feel like we're on top of each other, but I also want to have a place where we can bring food in and eat because, you know, it's still going to be cold.   [00:05:02.920] - Tamara And so we're not really doing outdoor dining, but we're not going to want to do much indoor dining unless something has a very low capacity, you know?   [00:05:10.810] - Kim And a place where the microwave is helpful because we are in a hotel that had a. And it was nice to get the food and take out and bring it back, but, you know, every once in a while you'd want to heat it up and we didn't have it.   [00:05:22.040] - Tamara So, yes, I found that actually for what I thought would be the cost of a regular room, I can get a suite, so that's good. But then when it comes to summer, I'm looking at doing something that feels more resort, like more, if we can't go to Greece, I would like something. I know it's not going to be Greece, but can it be something like nice? And I think you know me. You know that I don't really love the big high rise hotels and that type of thing because I want something a little bit more intimate, more personal, has more character or whatever.   [00:05:56.410] - Tamara and also like now in times of covid, like, I don't want to have to always be in an elevator, in a hallway or a crowded pool area or like any of that kind of stuff, like I want more like open air. So I found a couple of places that I absolutely fell in love with in the Florida Keys. But oh my God, the price like it is insane. So it was one of those moments where I've always told Glenn, don't show me things that I can't afford. I don't want to look at houses that I can't afford, and I want to look at cars that I can't afford. I don't want to look at clothes that I can't afford.   [00:06:27.220] - Tamara And there's also some things where it's like even if you could afford it, like there are times where I've gone to, like, shopping for a store and I'm like, I'm sorry, but I am not spending 100 dollars on jeans.   [00:06:37.840] - Tamara It's just not like I grew up so frugal that it's like really hard for me to, like, spend on certain things. And I am more willing to do it on like travel. And I look at it, I said, look, I want something special. Like we gave up, you know, our special trip last year. We're probably giving up this year. I still want to do it in the future.   [00:06:55.240] - Tamara But can we have something special like not just we went away for like four days, but like, can it be to a special place, you know, to try to find that in an environment that feels safe, knowing that this summer is still, you know, all the protocols are still going to be in place. Like whether or not we will be vaccinated is still a big if. And so they're still going to be a lot of travel and safety concerns. And, you know, I wanted to feel special, but I can't spend two thousand dollars a night. I mean, it's just insane.   [00:07:24.850] - Tamara Every time I look at things, I'm like, are there really that many rich people in the world like? And then I realized, there are.   [00:07:32.320] - Kim yeah, obviously. So I mean, I'll never forget the time that I spent five hundred dollars for one night at a Disneyland hotel and I thought that was just stupid. I felt like an idiot then. But it was important for me to have the extra hour and make the most of our time and stuff.   [00:07:46.960] - Tamara I feel like sometimes I'm willing to do it like it gives you enough pleasure. It it provides something that you're really looking for, you know, and I would I would even spend, you know, a good amount more than that, but not two thousand dollars a night.   [00:07:59.810] - Tamara And then have to buy food, you know, food and drink and everything else on top of that. And so all I can say is if anybody just won the lottery, look up little Palm Island in Florida and you'll be very happy. And I found another place that looked really good, too. It's called Bungalows Key Largo. They look pretty good.   [00:08:15.970] - Tamara It's like an adult, only all inclusive in Florida because we're just trying to stay where can we get that tropical feel without necessarily leaving the country and having to deal with, like, all the bubbles and testing and, you know, just all the kind of hassles for a fairly short trip.   [00:08:31.280] - Tamara So anyway, I'm still searching and maybe using some of Danielle's tips will help me, you know, continue to save, although I don't think I'm saving quite that much.   [00:08:42.160] - Kim Yeah, well, maybe she'll inspire you to realize that you don't need the 2000 night hotel that you know. I know. But now I've seen it. I definitely think that Florida is probably attracting a lot of those kind of, you know, snow escapers right now. So I'm not surprised to hear that there.   [00:09:01.240] - Tamara This is because I'm looking for July, everybody's making plans. Everybody wants to make it now. Well, and I think the other tip is like, you really do need to plan in advance. The reason I want to book something now is because for those things that if you want what you want, like, so does everyone else.   [00:09:18.670] - Kim I think that's a good tip. Well, let's talk to Danielle and hopefully she can inspire us all to put away a little bit of savings so maybe we can splurge on something that's safe and fun for this summer.   [00:09:28.780] - Tamara Sounds good.   [00:09:38.030] - Tamara So this week, we're here with Danielle Desir, and she is an author, blogger, podcaster and Founder of the Thought Card, which is an award winning affordable travel and personal finance blog and podcast, empowering financially savvy travelers to make informed financial decisions, travel more, pay off debt and build wealth. She's also the coproducer of Millennial Wealth Builders, a three time grant funded audio docu series highlighting women of color building wealth. Welcome, Danielle.   [00:10:03.950] - Danielle Thank you so much for having me.   [00:10:06.230] - Tamara We're always excited to talk to another podcaster here. And we focus so much on family travel that sometimes we forget we need to get out of our little family travel bubble and talk to some new people, too. So I know you have a very interesting, back story when it comes to paying off debt, building wealth and traveling while you're doing it.   [00:10:26.220] - Tamara And I think this is a time, especially so many families are struggling right now, given everything we've all been dealing with for the past year and trying to afford a vacation when the time is right is definitely a challenge. I think now is the time maybe to start thinking about strategies and ways for that. So that's why we want to talk to you today. But before we jump into that, can you tell us a little bit more about your own personal journey?   [00:10:51.200] - Danielle Sure. So I would say that I have a love for travel at a really young age. And I also grew up in a family where money was talked about all the time. So it wasn't a secret. My mom was very transparent about how to save, how to spend. I even remember seeing her student loan with so many zeros at the end, like a really young age, so that that love of travel and that love of, I guess, the love of money or appreciating money and understanding, using it as a tool came early on. Now, my family, every summer we would go to Haiti.   [00:11:28.010] - Danielle That's where my family's from. And that's where I would spend all summer there with my grandparents running around with the chickens and the farm and learning the culture, the food, speaking the language. So, I mean, since I was like five years old, so I was about 15 when it kind of became uncool to, like, leave your boyfriend back home for the summer. So that's really like my back story of like how travel has been a really big, integral part of my life since I was really young.   [00:11:53.990] - Danielle And money, again, was talked about all the time. Now, I would say when I got to high school, I started to see travel as being uncool. It was taking me away from my friends.And like I mentioned, my boyfriend at the time. And I was I was really hanging out with my friends and I was really friend focused. So I gave up travel. It really just the left it alone until I got to college and travel emerged again.   [00:12:21.530] - Danielle But now it was like, it's the cool thing to do. Everyone was going on spring break trips and, you know, study abroad programs. And unfortunately, at the time my study abroad, I couldn't study abroad on a financial aid package. I had a ton of scholarships that helped to put my costs down for school, but they weren't going to cover studying abroad. So I had asked my mom, I said, Mom, listen, I would love to go to spend a semester in Paris. Is that possible? And she was like, of course I would do anything that I can. And that was great. But the back stories that we were losing our home to foreclosure. So a part of me felt so guilty that my mom couldn't even keep the lights on. Right. We're about to lose our house. And here I would be gallivanting off in Paris.   [00:13:08.480] - Danielle So I made the decision that I wasn't going to study abroad, but I made also the vow to myself and a promise to myself, which ultimately has helped me become the traveler I am today, that once I graduated from college, graduate from grad school, I would work really hard to be able to save and prioritize travel in my life. So that vow now, like almost ten years later, has been something that kept me grounded. I went on my first trip in 2014. My had graduated in 2011, so it took me three years to, like, get out to save enough funds.   [00:13:46.280] - Danielle But it started off with saving twenty five dollars every two weeks when I actually did get a job so that twenty five dollars every two week transformed into a week long trip to Paris in 2014. And then every single year I just try to learn more about being a savvy traveler, saving more money, you know, going on more trips. And here we are in twenty, twenty one.   [00:14:09.470] - Tamara That's nice. It makes me think of like growing up, we really didn't do any travel and we were just visiting family and I had such a passion for travel and stuff like travel posters on my walls. And my first real trip was to Mexico with like a school class in high school. And I think my mom, like, actually cashed in an insurance policy so that I could go on that. So, yeah, I've had my own little journey to being able to travel, but it means so much and you can make it happen.   [00:14:38.240] - Kim I agree. I was kind of in the same situation. My family did not have a lot of money growing up and there was travel wasn't really anything a part of it. The most I traveled was for like a softball tournament to a nearby city. And I think I went from Kansas, Oklahoma once for a tournament. And then I remember taking one epic trip to visit family in Southern California in like fifth grade. And that was kind of a big you know, that was a big deal for me.   [00:15:02.270] - Kim But once I got married, I was like, OK, travel is going to be a part of our life. And so I kind of started planning and getting into it more. But it's interesting how it can, you know, like you have this passion even if you didn't experience it as a kid.   [00:15:15.770] - Danielle So, yes, I totally agree. One of my dreams when I was a little kid was to go to Disney World, I'm sure, as a lot of kids have that goal. And it wasn't until I was, you know, 22, 23 that I actually ended up going to Disney. And I make fun of my mom now. I was like, mom, like, you never took me to Disney. We could laugh about it now. But I'm at the point now where it means so much more to me that I can take my mom and Disney when I have the finances to do that.   [00:15:45.200] - Danielle So I think sometimes when you are growing up and you may not have the ability or maybe maybe like for me, I was going to Haiti every single summer, which was a part of travel, but I also did dance lessons. I also did like so many extracurricular activities. So I think when it comes to like family saving and prioritizing and travel, there are a lot of other things that may come before travel. So as an adult, I feel so much like more equipped to to make it work.   [00:16:15.680] - Kim Yeah, exactly. Well, I know that there's probably a lot of people right now and then in in the grand scheme of things that feel like they can't afford to travel. I know I've had people say to me, like, how do you afford to take so many trips? And of course, being a travel writer now, they don't ask that as much. But when we first started traveling all the time, they would ask that all the time.   [00:16:35.390] - Kim So what do you think are some top budgeting tips that you would give for people who, you know, want to travel but don't see how they could financially do it?   [00:16:45.650] - Danielle So I know that budgeting is a bad word for a lot of people. It's the B word that everyone tries to avoid. But I definitely see budgeting as empowering because who set your budget? You do, right? Like, of course, we all have limitations based off of our income, but we have the ability to dictate how our money is moved around and where it gets allocated to. So no one seeing your budget as a tool that's going to be that you're going to use to really determine what your future is going to look like.   [00:17:16.160] - Danielle Another thing I want to say is that when it comes to budgeting, I really like to sit down, I would say on a quarterly basis, especially after and during the pandemic, like right now, it's a good time to reassess and to do of wants versus needs list. So out of all of your expenses for the month, what are the things you absolutely need to survive versus the things that are nice to have?   [00:17:38.450] - Danielle And the easiest place, if you're looking to save more for travel is to reduce from the wants list. So things that maybe maybe nice, maybe not. Maybe you have Hulu, Netflix and HBO. Maybe you don't need all three. Right? Maybe you just need one of them. So that that needs versus wants list is really, really powerful and it can help you to remove some unnecessary expenses. Like for me, I've been doing a lot of jumping rope at home, which has significantly reduced my gym costs. But I was paying for my gym for like the last six months because I just kept it on autopilot.   [00:18:15.260] - Danielle So this is the time to go through. What are you spending your money on and what are things that, OK, I no longer need. Maybe that was my old life and now I can move on and and make sure you capture that and put it towards your travel savings.   [00:18:28.940] - Danielle So my third tip is to create a travel fund. So a travel fund is simply a separate account that's devoted solely to your travel savings.   [00:18:37.430] - Danielle There's a number of reasons why you want to do this, because no one at a glance you can see undistracted how much money you have available to go on a trip. That is very empowering. And also you're not commingling with other funds. So just being able to see it separately is really helpful.   [00:18:54.950] There are a lot of online banks right now, for example, like if you're in the U.S., Ali or Charles Schwab, actually have a blog post on my Web site that recommends about three different big accounts that where you could open up a bank account for no money, you know, little to no money compared to brick and mortars, a lot of them have like maintenance fees and minimums and and it has all these and restrictions.   [00:19:20.360] - Kim So, yeah, I was just chiming in again, one of those tips of those online, don't they? Also, a lot of times the ATM cards work well, like overseas and things. There's not fees on those as well. So that's another like travel perk. If you have your travel fund in a in one of those, then it also works for helping you get cash if you're overseas. Sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt. I just wanted to add that is another little thing.   [00:19:46.550] - Danielle And also, realistically speaking, like you're not necessarily going to be needing to run over to your brick and mortar to take out money on a consistent basis when it comes to your travel fund. It's usually going to be maybe a couple of times a year. So an online bank is just a great way to have some buffers and a little bit of a boundary and a space from just being able to go to your brick and mortar and take money out like willy nilly whenever you need to.   [00:20:09.800] - Danielle So I definitely think a travel fund is just a just a great budgeting tip.   [00:20:14.450] - Danielle And last but not least is to really take a look at your top three expenses. So for a lot of people, that's shelter like your housing costs, which is primarily fixed, like if you can't house hack or anything like that, like your housing is fixed. Transportation is another category that I've seen that I have significantly reduced since the pandemic. I'm not commuting as much. I'm not really driving that much. So that has been a place where I can funnel money into my travel fund and other goals and food.   [00:20:45.200] - Danielle Food is a huge category, especially if you're like using insta cart, which I've become addicted to recently. So those are my my budgeting tips that's to get you started, really prioritizing, figuring out the things that you need versus the things that you want and try to funnel as much money as you can toward your travel savings.   [00:21:09.860] - Tamara I mean, I love that you have these concrete tips because just the idea of putting it in a separate fund and watching that grow, it's such an incentive. You know, like when you see something, whether it's like in your business or whatever it is, when you see it growing, it's just I don't know. It's almost right now Kim knows this. I'm like lacking for positive, like a feedback loop in my life right now.   [00:21:32.480] - Tamara And so even like a little thing like watching my bank account grow would be like, yeah, I'm doing it and feeling good. So I love that. I was also just thinking that my credit card expires or will renew, you know, next month. So I need to sit down with my bill and go through and see what's automatically billed every month, because you know how I will then stop being automatically billed, because your expiration date came up and I thought this is going to be a good time for me to look at it and figure out what things do we really not need.   [00:22:01.760] - Tamara You know, because sometimes just looking at that bill, you skim it. But, you know, if you're not looking at every line item and realizing how much that that adds up, it's a good exercise to kind of go through every now and then just to say, hey, do I really need this? Do I really need that? But, you know, those are some great budgeting tips.   [00:22:18.710] - Tamara But I'm wondering when it comes to actually saving for travel, do you have any other ideas? You know, how do you take the budget and make it a reality?   [00:22:29.030] - Danielle So once you've identified areas where you can start funnelling into your travel fund, I would highly recommend to automate as much as possible. And I think you referred to this year, like, I just want to set it, forget it and just watch it grow.   [00:22:42.470] - Danielle And that's so powerful, being able to dictate where money is going to go and not having to actually think about it. So I try to best as possible. I have a direct deposit automation since I have a 9:00 to 5:00 employer. Even if you're a freelancer, you can still do like a bank transfer every so often except the frequency. But that's been really helpful. So throughout the entire pandemic, I've been fortunate enough where I did not even touch that automation at all. So now I have a stash of cash to pull from to go on that bigger, bigger trip one day when we can travel because it's been automated. So automation really allows you to just kind of let things happen in the background.   [00:23:27.260] - Danielle Now, one of my favorite apps to help me save a little bit extra cash for travel is digit. So digit is a auto saving app. There is a small monthly fee, but for me, it's been able to pay like it's paid for itself, just one little automation it's been able to pay itself. But what it does is that every single day it takes maybe a little bit like a couple of cents out of your account to a couple of dollars out of your account every single day.   [00:23:56.720] - Danielle Or you could also say whenever you're swiping your card, you could really determine how frequent you want it. And it just stashes it for you and you could determine what type of goals you want to have. So I have a mini travel fund goal. I have a mini shopping spree goal. So all of these automation's happening in the background is actually in twenty nineteen. When I went to Disney for a week, I didn't even look at my travel fund because I just pulled from digit. I was like, oh there's just all this cash sitting there like I did even I literally did not even feel it. And if you're worried like oh my gosh, are they going to overdraft my account? They do have stops in place, which prevents that from happening. So and you could even say, listen, pause this until X, Y, Z, which is helpful.   [00:24:41.780] - Danielle So in addition to my travel fund, I also have like this digit stash I pull from, which has been been awesome. And then the last tip I have when it comes to money saving tips for travel is having family buy in. So getting your family involved in the process of planning a trip, saving for travel from start to finish, getting them involved as early as possible. One of the things that I like to do is I like to name my bank accounts with my with my husband. And that allows us to both say, OK, what is it that we're both really excited about for our next trip?   [00:25:20.870] - Danielle And we named that account and we we both collectively try to work on that goal together. And then when we're going to plan the trip, all that hard work we can celebrate. I just think it's really great to not only the practical tips, but also just getting your family involved as much as possible with the planning process.   [00:25:39.000] - Kim We've always kind of said that with family travel, especially like with getting kids involved in it and, you know, excited about the destination, giving them a little control over it. And I think when people you know, when you when you combine the enthusiasm and the focus, it can make a difference. And I think that's a good tip. And that digit sounds really cool. Like I remember in the old days I don't remember which bank account would let you round up. So every time you would swipe your card, it would round up and that money would go into a savings account for you. And so it's really it's a really clever way of just kind of I think automating it, like we've mentioned, is a huge factor so that you're not feeling like it's costing you something to put the money away.   [00:26:20.850] - Tamara It makes me feel like going and looking at how much is in there would be like when you find the 20 dollar bill in your pocket, they forgot you had there, you know.   [00:26:29.310] - Danielle Or like when you're doing laundry and then you find that money in your pocket, like, oh, my gosh.   [00:26:35.970] - Kim And I think my girls have experienced that recently, you know, that we have savings accounts for them. And I started giving them the savings account like their statements and then being able to see that, like, interest does add up, even though it's so minimal now. But that's, I think, seen how interest accruing and all that works is very motivating for a lot of people.   [00:26:56.730] - Tamara And I feel like even when you make a decision, like I know I always try to talk to Hannah about things like when I'm making a decision, I'm like, well, you know, I just feel like that's too much money to spend. And I'll explain why, you know, kind of explain the rationale behind it.   [00:27:10.260] - Tamara And you know why making the choice that I am and maybe what that then allows us to do, you know, versus if we did, you know, X, Y, Z all the time, you know. So I think having those conversations, like you said, Danielle, like your mom was very open with you, I feel like it's really important to kind of it's an education, too. And it's really important to educate our kids about how to manage their money.   [00:27:31.560] - Kim Yeah, I totally agree. So, Danielle, do you have any, you know, top you mentioned digit is one of your favorite apps, but do you have any other tips or apps for finding travel deals? So once you've saved money, maybe, how can you get a good deal on your vacation?   [00:27:47.010] - Danielle Yes, this is my favorite part about both parts of my favorite parts, because that's what I think makes up a financially savvy traveler, is not only being able to accrue enough money to go on a trip, but also to be able to spend it as wisely as possible. But value based spending.So it's really like, what are you valuing and making sure that your spending aligns with that versus just spending frivolously.   [00:28:12.960] - Danielle So just to just to really think back in terms of what is a financially savvy traveler for me, prior to the pandemic, I was I was cornering the cheap flights market like that was that was me that I was finding the cheapest deals ever.   [00:28:31.980] - Danielle And it was just so exciting. And this goes back to the Value-Based Spending Idea, because for me, I just want to arrive safely at a destination. I don't really care that much for luxurious comforts in the air, but everyone is different, right? If you prioritize your your flight experience and you may not necessarily prioritizing your hotel or accommodation. So everyone has something that they're prioritizing. For me, it was not airfare. So that's where I focus my energy on trying to maximize like just spend as little as possible.   [00:29:04.830] - Danielle So some of the sites that I I look at when I'm thinking about cheap flights and I'm going to also offer some sites as well, that's more general travel planning because a lot of people are not flying right now. One of my favorite is secret flying. So secretflying.com is a free website which offers daily flight deals every single day, which is really helpful from all over the world. So I would sign up for their free newsletter and everyday they will send you a couple each day.   [00:29:35.160] - Danielle And this is important because it's helping you to establish a baseline for your flight costs, which is important because you want to be able to know when you're maximizing and when you're finding a really good deal. Not everything that comes across your desk is a good deal. But how are you going to know that if you're not using data, making a data driven decision?   [00:29:54.120] - Danielle So I would use websites like Secret flying to just really understand, like, OK, to Europe baseline, how much do I expect to spend? And then I'm always looking for like that below average costs. So secret flying is a good one.   [00:30:07.620] - Danielle The flight deal is fantastic they are another free web site that again offers you daily deals, which is helpful. I really like to keep an eye on. The PointsGuy also has been really helpful. They have a daily deal section. Those are more for like the flights now.   [00:30:25.440] - Danielle I really love Travelzoo. So Travelzoo dot com. They have a weekly Wednesday top twenty list now prepandemic make those deals were amazing.   [00:30:36.510] - Danielle Those deals were amazing. And I'll give you like a quick example of the deal that I found there. The deal, one of the deals that I will never forget is I found a 299 dollar deal, a ten, ten day all expenses like flights, hotels, some food to China, China.   [00:30:53.980] - Kim Yes, I saw that my my husband and father in law did that deal.   [00:30:58.980] - Danielle Yes. I mean, there there are some pros and I believe that's its own episode. There's a lot of with that.   [00:31:03.600] - Danielle There you go. Yes, you're right. It is. It's own episode. It's its own episode. We'll put an asterisk on that for everyone who also wants to go book that there's an Asterix.   [00:31:12.090] - Danielle Yes, there's a lot of Asterisk on that. But it was a deal that I spotted through Travelzoo, which is incredible. So Travelzoo not only offers flights, but sometimes they offer hotels or combined packages. So that's a free newsletter that I highly recommend to.   [00:31:28.620] - Kim Some other hotel deals are amazing, unlike luxury, you know, nice four and sometimes five star resorts. They they offer some great deals.   [00:31:36.660] - Danielle Exactly. Exactly. And then the last website that I really like is gate one travel. So gate one travel. They have not only independent trips where they pretty much like book your flight and they book your hotel, but they also run tours, too. So you could have like the full fledged experience where you have a tour guide and all of that and they have a weekly deal list every Monday, which they've actually reinstated since the pandemic. And it's just good to see like they have frequently like a thousand dollar deals to Dubai or other other really cool destinations. So I'm really all about signing up for all the free newsletters and keeping an eye out to see what's happening.   [00:32:17.370] - Danielle And then, you know, being able to not only couple that with the finances and then book it and go and love that, especially it does.   [00:32:26.010] - Tamara When you see a lot of those deals, you kind of get a sense for not just like what that base price, you know, is what is a good deal, but also just. What are some of the destinations that come up a lot for deals, because there are certain places that you'll see pop up like kind of over and over and you're like, OK, so I know if I want to go there, I'm going to be able to find a deal. I just need to hold out and wait for it. You know what I mean? And I really like your point about prioritizing. It's one of the things that Kim knows that we really like to enjoy local food. We're kind of foodies. And so we will spend a lot more on food when we're in a destination than some other people.   [00:32:59.600] - Tamara So it's one of those things when I'm looking at, you know, like my overall budget, I'm like, well, we spent this, but you may not need to, you know, like, there are other options. So like you said, it all depends on what is important to you. So it sounds like you probably have found a lot of your kind of budget trips through some of these deals and such.   [00:33:21.250] - Tamara But through your travels, have you found some destinations that you feel are more, you know, kind of favorite budget destinations, like places where people kind of should keep an eye out? Because if you're looking for a budget deal, you're apt to find one?   [00:33:35.920] - Danielle Yeah, I think it depends on the time of year. So I would frequently go to Ireland. I've been to Ireland twice in January because I found years apart the same or similar price deals to go to Ireland, to go to Dublin. So I it's funny because Dublin in Ireland is not necessarily the cheapest, the cheapest places to go do. And it's interesting because I the places I love to visit are actually some of the most expensive in the world. So Iceland. I love Iceland, I love Bermuda, I love Ireland.   [00:34:08.500] - Danielle These places are not necessarily cheap, but again, it's all about like the expenses and how you spend there. But in terms of my own personal experiences, I found Lisbon, Portugal to be affordable, especially as a European destination. I found that pretty affordable. I also found Mexico to be affordable as well, which has been really helpful. And let's see if there's any other. China was also very affordable as well.   [00:34:39.690] - Kim Tamara and I were in Lisbon and, you know, so that's great. And we were actually been in Ireland together, too.   [00:34:46.060] - Kim So I can remember in Lisbon, we had that like five euro lunch. That was a lot of food.   [00:34:51.340] - Tamara Yeah, I was thinking of that. I think Tamara and I both realized that in some ways Lisbon is extremely affordable as a European destination. Like even there are tourist attractions that you go to are still like priced fairly well.   [00:35:06.550] - Danielle Yes, there's a couple, actually, a family, a family that they're on YouTube. They're called Our Rich Journey. And they recently moved to Portugal after retiring early and being financially independent. And it's just really interesting to hear why. Like, why did they pick Portugal out of all the places in the world? So, yes, definitely. I definitely agree. Lisbon has really great food beaches. So many great things to do at a at a really good price.   [00:35:35.320] - Kim So we've covered, you know, kind of some big destinations and definitely places for a lot of our listeners that they would be putting off right now. But, you know, one of the hot topics I think right now for a lot of us is kind of local travel, you know, sticking around your own backyard or maybe, you know, around your own region. Do you have any tips for families that might be thinking of exploring around them that you think could, you know, be beneficial from a savings standpoint?   [00:36:03.040] - Danielle Yeah, last summer was, for me, the Great Awakening, because I realized, like, OK, travel's changed completely for me. I'm no longer flying. So I did a lot of more road trips and I live in the Northeast. So I visited towns or cities like between four and five hours away from home. One of the things I personally think that's important is to really think about if you prefer to stay at a hotel right now or if you prefer to stay at an Airbnb, each of them have their own pros and cons.   [00:36:37.780] - Danielle If you want to be necessarily like, let's say, secluded or you prefer to be like in a more remote location, then you have a lot of more options with Airbnb. Now, the problem with Airbnb is that there's so much more expensive now. A lot of hosts actually have higher fees, the cleaning fees. That has been astronomical. So if you are thinking about going on a, you know, more local trip or road trip, definitely start looking at Airbnb early. I would say anything from like four to five months early just to start to see, OK, what are price trends? Is it even affordable to stay at an Airbnb or do I prefer to stay at hotels? Now, in the countryside, a lot of hotels are offering really deep discounts. So a lot of financially savvy travelers are telling me that staying at a luxury hotel is like the most affordable it's ever been, right, because the capacities are down. The demand is down, which means prices are down, which is really helpful. So that I think is is number one is really great.   [00:37:45.970] - Danielle I think for the majority of all the money saving tips and ideas I was sharing before are all relevant, like using digit and making priorities in your budget and and getting your family involved. These are all things that regardless of the destination or the type of travel they could, still going to be beneficial.   [00:38:05.050] - Danielle Some other tips I would just share for those who are thinking about local travel. The thing about it right now, especially what I've discovered from last summer, is that each state has its own restrictions. Each state has its own quarantine. Or I mean, there's 50 states and each state is different. So really making sure that before you set out and go looking at what the state requirements, not only the state that you want to visit, but also your state as well, because some states are actually fining folks if you're not like being compliant. So that that's really helpful. And I would also say look at the tourism board website.   [00:38:42.560] - Danielle So tourism boards are going to keep you up to date with what's going on. And that's one of the places I actually look for for the most important information.   [00:38:51.520] - Tamara And sometimes they have deals to like sometimes they might have like a pass or, you know, sometimes some of their attractions. If you book online, you get a little discount. So Kim and I always talk about like looking at the tourism board website. And it's amazing. Kind of the I don't know, it's very helpful just to figure out what's there, but it's just helpful, you know, also finding some of those little deals and things that you may not have known about, like which restaurants offer kids eat free or which, you know, might have a Monday half price wine night or something like that, you know?   [00:39:23.500] - Tamara Well, you've given us a lot to think about. And I love that a lot of your tips have given us some apps and things, too, that we haven't necessarily talked about with some of our other guests. But we do have a question that we ask all of our guests, and that is, what do you wear when you travel? Do you have a favorite brand? You know, any particular go to travel outfit?   [00:39:43.750] - Danielle I would say I'm more of obsessive over footwear, so I really, really want to make sure that I have something comfortable with my feet. So I usually go to with vans. I like that their slip on that they're super comfortable and that I can just be more relaxed in them. No high heels for me, no high heels.   [00:40:04.210] - Tamara I'm with you there.   [00:40:05.470] - Kim Yes. So Danielle, why don't you tell our listeners where they can find you online?   [00:40:11.500] - Danielle Well, thank you again so much for having me. It was really fun chatting all about traveling money. You could head over to thought car dotcom. That's my affordable travel website. I also have the thought card podcast, which is my Affordable Travel and personal finance podcast. And I actually have two books that I think would be relevant to today's conversation. So the first book I have is called Affording Travel Saving Strategies Financially Savvy Travelers. And another book I published recently is planning local trips during a pandemic. So I think those two books would be really great to take the next step.   [00:40:52.810] - Tamara So thank you again for being on and chatting with us and looking forward to following your future travels. And I need you to tell me which luxury resorts in the Northeast are offering discounts, because I'm telling you, all the ones I've been looking at are way beyond my price range.   [00:41:07.360] - Danielle You know, it's so funny. I've been sticking to Airbnb, so I've been hearing rumors that they're cheaper. But I just prefer Airbnb out. They have been out in the cabin. So the countryside   [00:41:18.280] - Tamara We've done some of that. So I'm looking at something for the summer. I'm like, oh, man, I know the hotels are hurting, but these prices are outrageous. So I'm going to keep dreaming on that one for a bit. Keep dreaming and keep saving.   [00:41:31.000] - Kim Now, if you keep saving, maybe something, then sign up for some emails. You never know what I'll fall.   [00:41:34.690] - Danielle You never know. You never know.   [00:41:37.390] - Kim Thanks so much, Danielle. It was great chatting with you.   [00:41:39.490] - Kim Thanks so much as always. Thanks for joining us. For another week of vacation mavens next time, which is two weeks away, we're going to be celebrating something big. It's our fifth year anniversary of Vacation MAVEN's. We are five years old, so we are celebrating in a manner that, you know, truly is fitting for Tamara and I, for those of you that know us, we are going to be talking all about wine tasting and wine tasting tips.   [00:42:05.410] - Kim So I hope you will join us in two weeks and we will talk to you again soon   [00:42:10.510] - Tamara Come raise a virtual glass with us to celebrate and look forward to it and send us a picture. Yeah, definitely. Say cheers to us.  

Gabe Saglie is a senior editor at Travelzoo. he shares how hotels are finding new customers through the program as well as current travel consumer sentiment and what hoteliers can be doing to gain trust with potential customers. Plus, Hospitality Hero April Largent who was caught in the middle of the Christmas Day Nashville bombing. We hear her story of how she saved the day at the Moxy Nashville Downtown.

Gabe Saglie is a senior editor at Travelzoo. he shares how hotels are finding new customers through the program as well as current travel consumer sentiment and what hoteliers can be doing to gain trust with potential customers. Plus, Hospitality Hero April Largent who was caught in the middle of the Christmas Day Nashville bombing. We hear her story of how she saved the day at the Moxy Nashville Downtown.

Big City Energy, Global Travel, Manhattan 101, and Cruises Selling OutFrom Carnival in Rio to Skydiving in Dubai, meet a true New Yorker, Travel Zoo Executive Ryan Craven. Tune in as we discuss his life as he travels the world, Manhattan 101, Painting vs. Selling, the perks of a social influencer, an empty Times Square, a $200 flight to China, and where to go for the world's best nightlife.

In this episode, just because you can't travel much now doesn't mean you can't plan for next year, Susan Catto from Travelzoo joins us to share their Best Bets for 2021 The Dreamers Edition. Then we'll learn about a new hotel that will open up in a few weeks in Revelstoke, BC, the Basecamp Resorts Revelstoke and Professional Travel Blogger Leigh McAdam founder of HikeBikeTravel.com will join us to talk about her recent blog “87 Fabulous Things to do in Canada in Winter”.  Support the show: https://www.theinformedtraveler.org/

In this episode, just because you can't travel much now doesn't mean you can't plan for next year, Susan Catto from Travelzoo joins us to share their Best Bets for 2021 The Dreamers Edition. Then we'll learn about a new hotel that will open up in a few weeks in Revelstoke, BC, the Basecamp Resorts Revelstoke and Professional Travel Blogger Leigh McAdam founder of HikeBikeTravel.com will join us to talk about her recent blog “87 Fabulous Things to do in Canada in Winter”.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we chat with Gabe Saglie from Travelzoo who shares amazing travel ideas, tips and deals for anyone looking to venture out this fall and winter.

In this episode; we'll chat with the folks from TravelZoo who recently polled their members and found that more than 60% are hoping to take at least one local getaway this fall. So we'll discuss that among other things. Plus we'll head to Victoria, BC and learn about the new renovations that took place at the Inn At Laurel Point and we'll visit Métis Crossing near Smokey Lake, AB, the first major Métis cultural interpretive centre in Alberta.  Support the show: https://www.theinformedtraveler.org/

In this episode; we'll chat with the folks from TravelZoo who recently polled their members and found that more than 60% are hoping to take at least one local getaway this fall. So we'll discuss that among other things. Plus we'll head to Victoria, BC and learn about the new renovations that took place at the Inn At Laurel Point and we'll visit Métis Crossing near Smokey Lake, AB, the first major Métis cultural interpretive centre in Alberta.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Right before the foXnoMad Podacst goes on a short summer break, I talk about why the break is happening plus a look back on the first 9 months of the podcast. We also explore some common travel cliches and the science on whether or not travelers are more tolerant people, how TravelZoo's cancel-anytime refund policy really works, and I respond to some questions about contact tracing apps. A fascinating map of the world's most and least racially tolerant countries https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2013/05/15/a-fascinating-map-of-the-worlds-most-and-least-racially-tolerant-countries/ 5 insights on the racial tolerance and ethnicity maps, from an ethnic conflict professor https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2013/05/17/5-insights-on-the-racial-tolerance-and-ethnicity-maps-from-an-ethnic-conflict-professor/ My Very Personal Taste of Racism Abroad https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/travel/racism-travel-italy-study-abroad.html International tourism, number of departures https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/ST.INT.DPRT?view=map For a More Creative Brain, Travel https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/03/for-a-more-creative-brain-travel/388135/ How Privacy-First Contact Tracing Works https://ncase.me/contact-tracing/ - Music by: Particle House Ooyy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All is not lost for summer, 2020! Susan Catto, Travel Expert with Travelzoo, spoke to FLY about Ontario road trips, staycation and weekend ideas, and why, when the time is right, we need to start exploring Canada. Susan will also talk about some of the incredible deals out there. Save now, travel later! FLY Travel Radio can be heard every Sunday at 1pm EST at CIUT 89.5FM and www.ciut.fm. Complete FLY Travel Radio collection can be heard on https://soundcloud.com/fly-melissa-rodway/tracks.

Joining me for today's interview, “How to be Interesting…and Interested” is longtime friend, colleague, and one of the most interesting people I know – Dr. Michael Hertz. Michael is a Senior Leader with Progeny Systems, and co-founder of Empowering Haitians, a non-profit that seeks to create economic opportunity, social independence, self-sufficiency, and sustainability solutions in Haiti. In this interview we cover: * What makes a person interesting* How to become interesting* How to be interested* How to work a room – even a virtual one* How to develop confidence* The greatest impediment to confidence* Secrets to a success work and personal life Resources A few resources (among many) for expanding your worldview to become a more informed / interesting / interested / person: * NY Times* Washington Post* Reddit.com* Fool.com* Gizmodo.com* BGR.com* theweek.com* Travelzoo.com* Google travel* http://historical-sites.find-near-me.info/* thoughtco.com/* getpocket.com* ceoexpress.com Tags #howto #interesting #interested #confidence #leadership #workaroom #zoom #success #personal #lifeadvice #advice #wisdom #travel #covid19 #covid-19 #pandemic Music Credit Track: Memories — INOSSI [Audio Library Release]Music provided by Audio Library PlusWatch: https://youtu.be/GePAKPB6vQY Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/Memories Photo Credit Lucas Sankey

Travelzoo’s Senior Editor and a leading expert on travel deals, tips and trends. Gabe appears regularly on highly-rated networks, including NBC, CNN and Fox News, as well as affiliate stations in top TV markets around the country, including New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and San Francisco. Find out Gabe's Travel Style! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/support

Having the right mindset is a popular topic no matter what you’re trying to accomplish. When it comes to travel, the two main mindset issues people often have are lack of time and lack of money. Our guest today has developed strategies to make travel a priority. She talks about her techniques for intentional budgeting and saving for travel. We also talk about how to find the best flights and deals, the difference between a trip and a vacation, and why travel can be so rewarding. We are joined by Danielle Desir. Danielle is the author of  the book Affording Travel: Saving Strategies for Financially Savvy Travelers. She’s a personal finance writer, a blogger, and the host of The Thought Card Podcast. She has managed to pay off $63,000 in student loan debt, buy a house at 27, and travel to 27+ countries all while working a full-time job.  Danielle is a financially savvy traveler who is passionate about travel and money. Today she shares how we can also be financially savvy travelers, and how we can plan and save for travel and also pay off debt at the same time. She even throws in some quick tips for finding the passion and will to pay off those student loans. She is a pure delight and you’re going to love her as much as we did.  Show Notes: [02:01] Danielle started traveling at a young age. As a child, she spent every summer with her grandparents in Haiti.  [02:39] She grew up with a mother who was really conscious of saving money. She opened her first retirement account at 15 and started putting money away right away. [03:31] In college, she wanted to travel more, but money was an issue. That's when she made it a goal to find creative ways to make travel a priority in her life. [04:42] She's made travel a priority, and it shapes all of her decisions. [05:24] She started her blog in 2015 in order to document her trips. [06:03] She started her The Thought Card Podcast in 2018, because she wanted to create a more intimate connection with her audience. [08:04] Danielle recently launched her book, Affording Travel: Saving Strategies for Financially Savvy Travelers. [08:17] One of the first things when you want to start saving for travel is to think about your mindset and is there anything holding you back. People often complain that they don't have the time or they don't have the money. [08:38] In Danielle's book, she really tackles the money aspect and the first chapter is about adjusting your priorities. [09:16] She makes saving for travel a priority by treating travel expenses like a bill. Saving for your travel expenses will bring richness to your life. [10:30] Danielle created a separate bank account for her travel fund. Seeing your travel savings grow is a quick win. [12:31] Danielle uses a virtual envelope system by having multiple bank accounts. [16:05] She discusses how her student loan interest was accruing every day as the clock ticked on.  [17:03] Emotion is a good indicator of passion.  [18:05] Danielle wanted to have the financial freedom of not having student loan debt. So she stayed at her mom's house and made sure to pay extra principal every day and month until the debt was paid off.  [20:09] Be creative and look at things as challenges as opposed to obstacles. [21:07] Her reward was a yearly trip. [22:50] She saved and found great deals when she had to spend. [23:57] At the beginning, she would choose destinations according to deals. She's more intentional now. [24:52] A trip is about the external experience. A vacation is more relaxing. Based on your travel style choose the destination. [26:43] Define what you want to experience and find good deals based off of that. [29:01] Automation can help your saving systems operate in the background. [30:12] Danielle gives us great resources for cheap flights like Secret Flying and The Flight Deal.  [32:24] She also likes the deals from Travelzoo. [33:24] She's been to more than 27 countries. [34:00] You can get her book on Amazon to find the best deals and money saving travel tips. [35:02] Her top three favorite places include China, Bermuda, and Iceland.   Links and Resources: Fly with Chris and Di on Facebook Fly with Chris and Di on Twitter Fly with Chris and Di on Instagram Fly with Chris and Di on Pinterest The Thought Card The Thought Card Podcast Danielle Desir on Twitter Danielle Desir on Instagram The Thought Card on Facebook Affording Travel: Saving Strategies for Financially Savvy Travelers Secret Flying The Flight Deal Scott’s Cheap Flights Thrifty Traveler Travelzoo   For pictures, tips and more, be sure to check out our Fly with Chris and Di Facebook page and signup to download a copy of The Best City for You. Please take a moment and subscribe to our podcast and leave a review. Become a Fly Insider and get the inside scoop, behind the scenes photos, and exclusive travel deals.

In this episode, it's all about romance so we're going to talk about the relationship between travel and romance with the folks from TravelZoo, who recently came out with the results of a survey they did about romance and travel. And what goes better with romance than a little wine? So we'll visit the Best Western Plus Kelowna Hotel and Suites who recently announced their partnership with Wicked Wines Tours. And we'll speak with the folks from the wine country of Sonoma County to get some ideas about doing a romantic getaway there. Support the show: https://www.theinformedtraveler.org/

In this episode, it's all about romance so we're going to talk about the relationship between travel and romance with the folks from TravelZoo, who recently came out with the results of a survey they did about romance and travel. And what goes better with romance than a little wine? So we'll visit the Best Western Plus Kelowna Hotel and Suites who recently announced their partnership with Wicked Wines Tours. And we'll speak with the folks from the wine country of Sonoma County to get some ideas about doing a romantic getaway there. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you still go to family reunions? Is that a thing of the past? Our news topic of the day: burning wood fireplaces in winter. What the AQMD has to say. Guests include Rebecca Cooper and Patti Edwards of Childhelp.org, “The Healthy Gut Girl” Kitty Martone on intermittent fasting, Gabe Saglie of Travelzoo gives us a preview of the “Rise of the Resistance” ride at Disneyland and Amalfi Estates broker Anthony Marguleas shows us around an amazing equestrian estate in Brentwood! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beondtv/support

The final episode of our inaugural season of the Brand InnerActions podcast will not disappoint.  We are pleased to finish Season 1 with guest Lisa P. Oswald of Travelzoo. Lisa is the Senior Vice President of Global Customer Service, in support of Travelzoo’s members and clients worldwide. She is a customer strategy and operations executive responsible for leading Travelzoo’s customer service efforts and nurturing a company-wide commitment to customer satisfaction and quality.   Lisa promotes a high-performance culture by harnessing the power of her people to push the brand forward. The Brand InnerActions Podcast is brought to you by InnerView Group and hosted by Jon Gaul.  To learn more about InnerView or to obtain a transcript, please go to innerviewgroup.com.  Make sure you subscribe to get the latest episodes.         P

Gabe Saglie, senior editor of Travelzoo, talks all about fall and winter getaway ideas, Ireland's Halloween tradition, and the new vegan menu throughout the Disney parks

This week we’re featuring two fun interviews to help you better plan your next trip. Gabe Saglie, Sr. Editor at Travelzoo shares the best Fall/Winter travel bargains, deals and tips. Also joining us is Helen Fanthorpe from Rough Guides to tell us all about their new book featuring the 100 Best Places on Earth.

Today is Friday, August 2, and we’re looking at HotelTonight vs. TravelZoo.

Halifax to ditch drive thru's, would you? (1:30); Are these 'unlimited' data plans offered by some of the big cell phone companies REALLY unlimited? (5:20); Saskatoon man pays for an $800 canoe with Canadian Tire money​. What have you saved up for? (15:45); Winnipeg Humane Society wants the zoo to shut down the stingray exhibit (21:35); Denver culling its geese population and feeding it to the hungry (28:55); What is The Manitoba Tomorrow Project? (33:10); Planning a trip with your dog? TravelZoo has some tips for a 'pawsome' experience! (41:45); Is Hudson's Bay Company shutting down the Downtown Winnipeg store? (49:40); Lyme disease is on the rise as ticks thrive (1:00:30).  

In this week’s episode we’re joined by Travelzoo Senior Editor Gabe Saglie, who shares his insider tips, how to find the best travel deals and what’s hot in the travel industry.

With Google's recent core update, the travel industry is seeing big transitions, redefining the major players and how the game is being played. What are the latest trends shaping the future of the online travel marketplace? SEO strategist Jordan Koene and Ben Shapiro of Searchmetrics take a deep dive into travel, looking at who is winning and losing, and why. You’ll learn: How are brands like Marriott and Hilton positioning their online content? How are TripAdvisors and other content-centric players winning with user-generated content reviews and guides? How are the online travel agencies like the Travelzoo and Expedia weathering the transition? How is location-based content like maps impacting the mobile experience and rankings? Show NotesConnect With: Jordan Koene: Website // LinkedIn Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn // Twitter

Verena Keimer calls herself a travel enthusiast. She's always been fascinated by the travel industry. Stepping into various jobs in her life always adapting to new environments she knew that the key is exchanging with people and learning from these chapters. That's what brought her to where she is now - an inspiring woman for young talents of the industry.

Fit, Fun, & Fabulous Date Night Ideas to Share With Your Partner Episode 2: Glamour & Gains podcast. Eve Dawes & her husband attending a charity event. We know everyone likes to consume their media differently so you can read, listen, or watch this article and every article posted on the Glamour & Gain Blog on FitnessbyEve via this blog section, the Glamour & Gains Apple podcast, or on YouTube. All linked here and also at the bottom of this blog post. Date nights often revolve around eating and drinking, and lets be honest, most of us tend to go all out rather than nibbling on a salad and drinking water, especially when you're in a long term relationship. Let's change it up and do something different with our partner! That’s still fun but doesn’t come with eaters remorse or a hangover. I’m not saying don’t go out to eat ever or enjoy your wine! We will. If you eat healthily 90% of the time and workout, 1 meal out isn’t going to kill you, but try getting out of a rut and trying a few other fun things that don’t involve eating. It’s easy to just do the same thing so here are some healthier activities that you can do together. I want you to have long term success with your goals and be in optimal health. GO TO A SHOW I know some shows can be expensive but there’s so many options, whether it’s a concert, play, ballet, community theatre, comedy, magic show, or jazz club there’s normally something going on wherever you live or you can always make it a day out to your closest city. Plus, it’ll give you something to talk about after the show besides your day at work, the weather, or what you ate. Have fun getting dressed up for each other, enjoying not cooking, and a change of scenery. 2. TRY A NEW (FITNESS) CLASS TOGETHER It can be daunting going to a new class for the 1st time so why not pick something you’ve both never done before. Not only do you get to experience something new together but burn a few calories in the process! Or you could share the class one of you loves and the other hasn’t done before to show them why you love it and maybe even create a new habit for you both that you can do together. Not feeling like doing a fitness class, there’s painting and craft classes popping up everywhere right now. 3. GO FOR A HIKE If you’re not lucky enough to live close to a national park or hiking trails, if it’s winter wrap up or in Summer throw on a hat and SPF, and head to your local park. It doesn’t have to be an epic hike but most of us spend so much time inside working, watching TV, doing housework, etc, it’s nice to grab some fresh air, hold hands, and put life on hold. Without other distractions such as TV, your phone, or work, you can actually get to talk! Enjoy the whole process from planning your route, breathing, slowing down, and holding hands. 4. MAKE A CULTURAL VISIT Whether it’s a museum, exhibit, or zoo, get your culture fix either locally or you could take a road trip. When you share experiences you have new topics of conversation and get to create memories together. Another bonus is that many museums and monuments are free to visit. 5. ADRENALINE RUSH Go ski-ing, to the range, book a track day, or whatever you’ve always wanted to try. Stuck for ideas? Groupon and Travelzoo have some great deals and will give you ideas on whats available in your area or even in a new area you’re visiting. You can also pick up day passes to new gyms for free in most places so you don’t have to skip workouts if you’re away from home. 6. SPA TIME There’s nothing quite as romantic as either going to the spa or calling therapists out to you for a couples massage (or whatever your favorite spa treatment is) and then having a post massage bath or hot tub together to unwind, destress, and set the romantic mood. Light some candles, play your favorite music, you can even have a cup of detox tea in the bath instead of champagne for the ultimate lymph and digestive boost so you both wake up feeling light and fabulous. Wholefoods and David’s Tea make some yummy caffeine-free detox teas such as Yogi tea that taste more like dessert than something you’d rather not be drinking and come with cute quotes on the tea bag label! If you like your tea sweeter just add liquid stevia for a calorie free sweet bump that won’t spike your sugar levels especially if it’s in the evening. Luxuriate in bubbles that awaken your sensual side. What’s both of your favorite scents? Pick one you both love and evokes certain feelings for you. Meal Swaps When Eating Out If you do go out and want to moderate what you eat you can always ask for no bread, swap buns for lettuce, ask for dressings and sauces on the side, drink soda water instead of soda as a mixer, and you don’t have to clear your plate! Whatever you choose to do for your date night, take the time to slow down and appreciate your partner and the life you have together or in getting to know your new date. What are your favorite non-dining out things to do as a couple? Comment below, we love trying new things. …and it’s also ok to cheat on your nutrition once in a while! We’re human and some cake and cocktails are too good to say no to. About your host: Eve Dawes is a fitness professional, WBFF Pro Diva, NASM & REPS certified trainer, Founder of Dawes Custom Cosmetics an all-natural, cruelty-free cosmetic line and FitnessByEve.com. Prefer to listen? Please rate, subscribe and follow: Glamour & Gains Apple Podcast Glamour & Gains Stitcher Podcast Listen on Spotify Instagram GlamourAndGainsByEve & Dawes Custom Cosmetics Facebook

Stage and Screen star Sutton Foster talks about her role with the 15th annual Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Broadway and television star, Kristen Sieh, who plays Iris in "The Band's Visit" discusses her role as a new mom in the show. Senior Editor of Travelzoo, Gabe Saglie, introduces us to their holiday travel guide, where to splurge and where to save this holiday season. Cristina Rodriguez, Coors Light Líder of the Year; President and Co-Founder, Mind & Melody, Inc. talks about how important music is for young kids and the elderly.

Michelle talks with Kristi Gorinas, Mompreneaur and founder of the Go With Me Chair, Defendables and more. She helps women make their business idea a reality. Lee Abbamonte, the youngest person to visit the youngest person to visit every country in the world plus the North & South Poles, talks to us about his choice of credit card for maximizing travel rewards. Gabe Saglie, senior editor of Travelzoo discusses fall travel tips, shoulder season deals and talks about the destinations that are hot right now. Gus Cavalcanti, financial advisor, gives us some tips for saving for our child's college education.

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A funny, raw and honest chat with traveller and writer Anna Hart. A Vicar’s daughter from Belfast, Anna’s adventurous spirit was ignited by her childhood in the back streets of Singapore and been untameable ever since. She’s seen Shakespearean scenes amid gorillas in Rwanda, lived as a digital nomad in Bali, New Zealand and California, been transformed by a shamanic haircut in LA and even been an ice road trucker. For Anna, travel has the power to heal and transform, fuelled not only by wanderlust but also seasonal depression when life lacks adventure and sunshine. Unmissable.     On this episode we cover   Coming from Margate by way of Belfast Her work at FHM, The Guardian, Conde Nast Traveller, Stylist, Grazia Why writing broadly can make better writers How this dream job came about Her university newspaper in Glasgow Being happier as a writer rather than an editor The tough decision of going freelance The freedom of being flexible and freelance Moving to Singapore age 5 The culture shock of moving back to Belfast in the 1990s Growing up with the troubles and a curfew in Northern Ireland The wall of heat and humidity in Singapore Falling in love with the sights, smells and sounds of Singapore The good and bad of International School How International School and living abroad makes you good at faking confidence Going to school with everyone from ambassadors to bank robbers Being a vicar’s daughter The bible college her father taught at in Singapore Mistakenly believing Northern Ireland would feel like home Being excited at ‘cows in the wild’ Why teenagers don’t like school (and is Lisa a sociopath?) Teenager anxiety and angst Moving to Warsaw, Poland age 17 Developing a lifelong love of Eastern Europe along with posh tastes in Poland William Sutcliffe’s book – Are You Experienced Not affording to go backpacking Eventually going backpacking to Bangkok and onwards Lisa’s experience of not backpacking either (getting to Amsterdam and Belgium) How there are many different ways to go travelling if you can’t afford to backpack How jobs and other commitments can get in the way of travel Gorilla trekking in Rwanda and Uganda Being a wildlife and safari nut The life-changing experience of watching Shakespearean gorilla melodrama Was gorillas shagging should be high on Tripadvisor Her book Departures – about 13 trips that changed her life Loving adventure travel and emerging destinations How travel changes people How we can have adventures anywhere How to get maximum bang for bunk – emotionally Learning to dive Dancing at full moon parties with cute Australian boys How travel can heal a broken heart. How travel has fixed her Feeling vulnerable as a solo female traveller How to thrive as a solo female traveller Staying safe abroad How bonding with strangers can transform a trip The importance of interacting with people when travelling How even a meal out can be an opportunity for adventure Being a social adventurer Driving the ice roads through the Canadian arctic Being an Ice Road Trucker! Just after learning to drive. In Hackney. Not losing sight of how lucky she is Phoning her dad to say she’s in Namibia or wherever Fighting to keep the definition of adventure broad Dive bars with strangers met in a bar in Madrid Ray Mears and Bear Grylls Emotional adventures in art galleries The adventures in your own town Being a digital nomad Lisa and Anna struggling with grammar Leaving her job as features editor at Sylist Struggling the seasonal affective depression every winter Wanting to base herself somewhere sunny in the winter Trying to stay of antidepressants Not expending jet fuel Not being able to afford to travel unless working Being more of an ethical consumer, travelling more sustainably Immersing herself in the culture Co-working spaces abroad Getting an Airbnb in Barcelona for three weeks rather than a weekend in a hotel Travel writing and journalism not paying well How freedom is her asset Writing about the modern mystic scene and hipster witches in LA for Conde Nast Traveller Crystal healers and Shamens How everyone in LA has a Shamen. Not to be confused with The Shamen Having a chakra cleanse combined with a haircut Changing your inner life along with your hair How a haircut made her feel like a warrior Hooking Lisa up with white witches Hubud co-working space in Ubud in Bali Swapping Hackney for Bali Yoga Not being able to afford a holiday but affording to work somewhere different How she should Airbnb her flat How Instagram has changed travel The digital nomad life-style being a mixed bag Messing up her work life balance getting stressful emails late at night Social media giving people FOMO Not being a Bitcoin media How social media is a double edged sword How small independent tour operators and hotels can benefit from social Redistributing tourism wealth Influencers levelling the playing field The pressure to document everything rather than enjoying themselves People judging each other by follower numbers People running business from their phones How woke teenagers think Instagram and Facebook are naff Having fingers in lots of pies Simon Calder’s view that it’s the best and safest time to travel Being a wide-eyed hippy How responsible execute travel has the power to change the world The power of travel for good Being a big believe in solo travel Some surprising stats about solo travel from a Travelzoo survey How solo travel is increasingly the chosen way to travel Auditioning to do her own audio book How Roam by the B52s saved her a lot of tears  

Orlando is known for its world-class theme parks and great shopping but we also have great resort hotels. Many of these resort hotels have spas attached to them and there are great coupon sites (TravelZoo, Groupon, etc) that have great deals for spa services. In this episode we talk about our experiences at resort spas in Orlando. We’re joined again this week by Cheryl. Brian and Cheryl break down their experience at Blue Harmony Spa at Wyndham Bonnet Creek’s . (2:35) We cover everything from the valet experience to the great service provided by the staff at the spa. Brian breaks down the spa coupons currently available at the time this episode was recorded. There are some great deals, including a deal at Orlando’s only AAA Five-Diamond resort… listen in to get the details! (25:10) We chat about the Ritz-Carlton Spa at Grande Lakes and how wonderful their facilities are - especially their adult only pool attached to the spa! (28:15) Brian shares a tip about the Gym and Spa membership at the Hyatt Regency on International Drive. For $150 a month you receive access to the 24/7 gym as well as one massage per month included. Listen in for the full details! (31:50) We talk about MC Nail Spa in Dr. Phillips again - because it’s that good! This nail salon is not your average strip-mall nail salon. Cheryl also shares her experience at nail salons in Atlanta. (34:40) Shout out and thank you to Orlando Weekly for featuring us on their website as one of 25 Orlando Instagram accounts locals should follow! (39:50)

George's 'house' story with no punchline... Whatsapper not recognised... why we can't quit Facebook... a new dating term... rude or not rude... choosing a house to buy... Hala get laid into AGAIN!!!... emails to the show... George's Travelzoo interview... Do they have to do a Snapchat video... Robin gets abused by Hi FM's sales guys...George unplugs the radio station... Engineer Jish and his mic' technique... sleepless jobs... saving the planet... the Swedish Chef... AGS school and the teachers nicknames... toddler saved... Robin's true radio story about demo' tapes... guy from Salam Air comes in and tries to bribe the team... replying to the email scam man... weatherman gets blown away... another new dating term... are you still reading this?... yes???... you SADDO!!!

TRA-2511: Geoff Harrison chats with Winston Defreitas from Bateaux London Cruises. 2: Graeme Kemlo interviews Stuart Bell who is one of Tripadvisors leading review posters (Travel Writers Radio). 3: Ren Zwiers presents this month's Aus Travel News. 4: The team in Santa Barbara feature guest Gabe Saglie, Travelzoo's senior editor, who calls in from Arizona (Around the World Radio). 5: Kirstie Bedford chats with Tourism New Zealand's Rene de Monchy (Travel Writers Radio).

Lifestyle and entertainment editor for Travelzoo.com Lesley Nagy stops by the studio to talk about her love of travel and her sweet gig.

In this episode, John Federico (twitter: @gadgetboy), Craig Calder (twitter: @ccalder), Ken Gellman (twitter: @kengellman) and Steve Hatch (twitter:@shatch) opine about: Craig was featured in articles on Forbes.com and AdAge.com representing TravelZoo Craig’s team at TravelZoo won the SAMMY Award (MediaPost’s Social Media Award) for The Top Branded Twitter Campaign beating out MadMen and M&M Mars. Congratulations to Craign and the TravelZoo team! Audible.com is still hiring developers. You get to work with Steve Hatch! (Trust me, that’s a good thing. – jf.) Breaking News! Twitter has new avatars! Twitter will add geo-location as a built-in feature. Don’t worry, it will be opt-in. John is using a combination of BrightKite, FourSquare and GoWalla for location-based status updates. Twitter doesn’t want to have to deal with subpeonas - after 14 days, the location metadata associated with your tweets is expunged. “Project Retweet” is an effort to redesign the user experience of retweets - this time, officially by twitter as opposed to the community. Tweetie already supports the Project Retweet API extensions John has decided to add video to the mix during ODM recording sessions. They’ll be posted in the show notes on occassion. Steve equates the retweet with FriendFeed’s and Facebook’s “Like” feature and that it will ultimately morph into the same nomenclature and user experience. Craig believes that retweet etiquette requires the retweeter to add value in some way to the retweet. (The value IS the retweet! It’s “retweet-worthy!”) Mashable asks if people are ready for the features of Project Retweet. Justine Bateman wasn’t as the change caused some confusion until she realized what was going on - and she’s Twitter-savvy. What about people who aren’t? Apparently her BlackBerry Twitter client (UberTwitter) already supports the Project Retweet API extensions as well. Justin Timberlake has signed on to appear in the movie “The Accidental Billionaire” based on the book of the same name. 27% of people access twitter through dedicated applications. How could a company like comScore track that? Do they track API calls? Do people in their panel note the fact that they use Twitter apps? Craig will ask and report back. Twitter just raised $100 million to support the build-out of all these service updates - at an approximate $1 billion valuation! Jason Fried’s Satirical post about the 37Signals “$100 Billion valuation” pokes fun at Twitter’s recent funding and valuation Where’s our Audible sponsorship, damnit?! Jonathan? Are you listening? Livestream launches Livepack - the world’s first solution for wireless live streaming at HD quality Craig rediscovers TweetDeck…and loves it. A random tweet of his was included in an IgniteNYC presentation. (With attribution, of course.) John wil be speaking at Web2Open at the Web 2.0 Expo New York on Social Media Hacks Craig shares a Social Media Hack that will make its way into my presentation! Send any social media hacks, tips or tricks you have to comments@odmcast.com Google Sidewiki was released for FireFox and IE browsers - it’s a distributed commenting/social discussion system Remember ThirdVoice? It was the original distributing commenting system that was launched - and died - during the dotcom boom. Danny Sullivan used Sidewiki in a unique way (http://bit.ly/3bbzUY), commenting on Seth Godin’s post about Squidoo’s “Brands in Place” service. Not sure why people were so ruffled by Brands in Place. In a way, it’s not much different than allowing anyone to create a space on GetSatisfaction.com. Google introduces Google Frame for IE Browsers, bringing the standards compliant Webkit rendering engine to Internet Explorer - and a 10x increase in speed. Surprise! Microsoft doesn’t like it. We hope it will push Microsoft to make IE much better than it is currently. Mike Abundo from 901am writes about The Delusions of Carol Bartz. Comparing Yahoo’s decline with AOL’s decline. Yahoo is selling off Yahoo Small Business AOL’s decline was hastened by the rise of broadband. Yahoo’s decline was hastened by lack of focus and competing services. Looking for a new gig? You can probably make a difference at Yahoo or AOL - and they’re hiring. iRex announced the DR800SG with global 3G downloads and partnerships with Barnes & Noble for eBooks, wireless connectivity through Verizon and retail sales through Best Buy. AT&T finally allows MMS on the iPhone Newspaper publishers divide over paid content - too bad their consumers aren’t! Only a small fraction said they would pay 2 cents per article. OneForty.com is an app store for Twitter. Congratulations to Laura Fitton (@pistachio) Our music is Democracy from Alexander Blu. Send us email to comments AT odmcast DOT comor call our comment line and leave a message: 775-860-2263. You can also find us on FaceBook - visit us and “become a fan.” Be sure to stop by http://www.odmcast.com to complete our listener survey - we’d really appreciate it. For partner or sponsor information, contact jaf AT newrules DOT com. If you weren’t able to download the latest episode, you can always catch it by calling our Podlinez number (818) 688-2754 from any telephone. (Long distance charges or cellular minute usage may apply. Blah, blah, blah.)

In this episode, John Federico (twitter: @gadgetboy), Chia-Lin Simmons (twitter: @zeropts), Craig Calder (twitter: @ccalder) and Steve Hatch (twitter:@shatch) discuss chat about current news and events: Craig is at TravelZoo and headed to the FocusRight conference in December John will attend the September meeting of the New York Social Media Club Opinion: The New York Times will print only on Sundays, be digital all other days - for a fee Let’s make an eReader. All the cool kids are doing it. THE mass market eReader needs to be $99 or less We belabor the issue of the iPhone battery life. Again. Craig just finished listening to The Accidental Billionares, the book about Facebook - “Highly Entertaining.” Apple announced new products: iTunes 9, iPhone OS 3.1, a revised iPod nano with video capture, a revised iPod Touch and…the iLiver! Outlook for Mac is coming John thinks all iPod hardware needs wifi. It would be a boon for media sharing worldwide. iTunes 9 brings the social! Facebook and Twitter integration. Apple offers five times the entertainment titles than the combined number of titles for Sony and Nintendo portable game machines, Got kids? Got an iPhone or iPod Touch? Get Trace. Free in the App Store. Chia-Lin believes that Android needs 4 million handsets in the market before it reaches a tipping point. Craig: “Apple’s true [iPhone] competitor has yet to be revealed.” “The Treo is the 8-track of handsets.” Android is the open source equivalent of Windows Mobile in the sense that it shares similar challenges. Craig digs the DigiDay conferences. Is Apple the new Big Brother? Motorola announced the Android-based Cliq with the MotoBlur interface Palm released the Pixi, a cheaper, candybar qwerty without a slider. “AT&T is the Dick Cheney of telecom.” Our music is Democracy from Alexander Blu. Send us email to comments AT odmcast DOT comor call our comment line and leave a message: 775-860-2263. You can also find us on FaceBook - visit us and “become a fan.” Be sure to stop by http://www.odmcast.com to complete our listener survey - we’d really appreciate it. For partner or sponsor information, contact jaf AT newrules DOT com.

Tourism marketing needs to be targeted and trusted, but how can you achieve that balance? We talk with Many Gresh, National Manager for Travelzoo in Canada about how to offer a trusted source of travel deals. {audio}ptb17.mp3{/audio}Download the podcast (right click and save-as)

Tourism marketing needs to be targeted and trusted, but how can you achieve that balance? We talk with Many Gresh, National Manager for Travelzoo in Canada about how to offer a trusted source of travel deals. {audio}ptb17.mp3{/audio}Download the podcast (right click and save-as)

PR Veteran Jocelyn Brandeis discusses her work on one of her newest projects like durable dog toy Doggy Tug, plus her work in writing articles for such publications such as TravelZoo.