The Informed Traveler
The Informed Traveler
Randy Sharman
The Informed Traveler is a weekly travel podcast dedicated to bringing you the latest travel news trends and destination ideas. Each week we dive into the latest travel stories and how they effect you, the traveler. Plus we provide insight traveling to interesting destinations and and useful travel tips to help you along the way.
Orlando’s Halloween Haunts & Frightful Fun
Send us Fan Mail We are on the road this week visiting sunny Orlando, Florida staying at the magnificent Caribe Royale Orlando. We are here to discover the many Halloween activities Orlando offers, from Universal Orlando's Halloween Horror Night's and Disney's Hollywood Studios to Boggy Creek Adventures Terror Tour. And that's only a small slice of the many activities Orlando has to offer. Support the show
Oct 24
35 min
AI Travel Fails & Cruising French Polynesia
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever used AI to plan out a travel itinerary? Turns out some chatbots have given out some bad advice so on this week's show travel expert Onanta Forbes will join me to share some examples of AI assisted travel failures. Then, David Yeskel, the Cruise Guru will join us once again to give us some insight on his latest sailing around French Polynesia onboard Windstar's Star Breeze. Support the show
Oct 17
28 min
Group Travel Made Easy & Victoria’s Arts Month
Send us Fan Mail On this week's show we'll discuss group travel and what you need to know to help things go smoothly if you're planning on getting a group to travel together. Travel Expert Onanta Forbes will join me to offer up a few tips. Plus, I think any month is a good month to visit Victoria, BC but November is Arts and Culture Month in Victoria so we'll find out what that entails. Support the show
Oct 10
28 min
Travel Pet Peeves & A Look Inside Lougheed House
Send us Fan Mail What do you find is the most annoying travel behavior? Air passengers taking off their shoes? Unruly children? People listening to their devices without headphones? There's a lot, in fact there's a new survey out from Saily.com that lists the top travel annoyances, so on this week's show Travel Expert Onanta Forbes will join me to break it all down. Plus, last week I visited Lougheed House, a beautifully restored National and Provincial Historic Site located in the hear...
Oct 3
29 min
Reposition Cruises & Airport Lounge Perks
Send us Fan Mail We've got a bit of a follow from last week's show. if you recall we were talking about the increase in Fall travel with Travel Expert Onanta Forbes and we mentioned reposition cruises so on this week's show we'll expand on that and discuss the pros and cons of doing a reposition cruise. Plus, we also talked about the opening of Calgary's new airport lounge so Patrick Sojka from Rewards Canada will join us to dig further into airport lounge access and credit card loyalty benef...
Sep 26
27 min
Fall Travel Takes Off & Inside YYC’s New Lounge
Send us Fan Mail With Summer coming to an end, Fall travel is showing increasing numbers so on this week's show travel expert Onanta Forbes will join me to discuss the shift towards travelling during over the Fall season. Plus, Calgary International Airport opened a new airport lounge this past week so we'll talk about what it offers guests and airport lounges in general. Support the show
Sep 19
21 min
Bid Your Way to an Upgrade & The Villa Premiere Puerto Vallarta
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever tried a bid upgrade? It's where passengers can offer to pay extra for a chance to move from their current class (like economy) to a higher class. Airlines and cruise lines use it all the time so on this week's show travel expert Onanta Forbes will join me to walk us through the process. Then we'll head to Puerto Vallarta to learn about the Villa Premiere Boutique Hotel. Located in the heart of Puerto Vallarta, just a few blocks from the iconic “El Malecón” board...
Sep 12
37 min
Pan Am 103 Fallout & Rafting in the Kootenays
Send us Fan Mail Have you seen the Netflix series The Bombing of Pan Am 103? It's about the tragedy of Lockerbie, Scotland that happened in Dec. of 1988. On this week's show Travel Expert Onanta Forbes joins me to discuss the tragedy and fallout that Pan Am 103 had on the travel industry as a whole. Plus, we took a short trip to Radium, BC last week and went whitewater rafting with the folks from The Kootenay River Runners. I talked with one of their guides afterwards to get some insigh...
Sep 5
28 min
Cruising Northern Europe & Inside the Fairmont Tokyo
Send us Fan Mail Travel Expert Onanta Forbes was on the last leg of her cruise around Northern Europe last week so we'll get the highlights on this week's show. Plus, travel writer and luxury hotel reviewer Debra Smith will join us to give her take on her stay at the Fairmont Tokyo. Support the show
Aug 29
30 min
Cruising Northern Europe & Hotel Escape Rooms
Send us Fan Mail Travel Expert Onanta Forbes continued her cruise around the British Isles and Northern Europe last week so we'll catch up with her to see what she's been up to. Plus, have you ever thought of doing or have done an Escape Room experience while on vacation? It's a growing trend where hotels are offering that right on site so we'll talk to Laura Hawkins, President of Gamemasters Escape Solutions, the people behind that trend. Support the show
Aug 22
32 min
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