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• Whale kills trainer at Sea World
• Spirit Airways kicks off passenger for trying to get water for his pregnant wife
• Travel agency for toys
• Nippon Airways to offer women only toilets
• Suzi Case Study - Travel Writers Exchange

• Gary - Night Safari Singapore Zoo
• Chris - iPhone app for royal caribbean, Shipmate
• Trisha - 1) Tripit iPhone App, 2) Wikireader
• Jen - WorldHum travel writing workshop

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• Gadling TV launches
• This is my city Podcast, This is my city is looking for locals
• Robert Ried's 76 second travel show
• NYT Travel Show, LAT Travel Show Recap
• David Farley's trip to Vietnam, Richard Stirling
• Travel Agents
• Delta to charge a $50 fee if you use a travel agent
• Hawaii to introduce gambling

• Chris - BetterBidding.com
• Jen - BBuy Ketchup in May and Fly at Noon: A Guide to the Best Time to Buy This, Do That and Go There
• David - Afar Magazine
• Gary - TED.com

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• Missed Last week: BootsNAll makes the Superbowl
• Tarmac delay rules = more canceled flights ( http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-02-16-tarmac-delays_N.htm )
• Kevin Smith is too fat for Southwest ( http://travel-industry.uptake.com/blog/2010/02/14/fly-with-southwest/ )
• Other examples of Southwest kicking people off ( http://www.tnooz.com/2010/02/14/news/silent-bob-strikes-back-southwestair/ )
• TSA strikes a blow against terrorism by making a 4 year old child walk without his leg braces (http://www.boingboing.net/2010/02/16/tsa-forces-travellin.html )
• Business travel is making a comeback (http://content.usatoday.com/communities/hotelcheckin/post/2010/02/marriott-confirms-that-business-travels-starting-to-make-a-comeback/1 )
• Fully body airline scanner violates islamic law ( http://www.freep.com/article/20100211/NEWS05/100211044/1318/Airport-body-scanners-violate-Islamic-law-Muslims-say )

• Gary - Travelfish Angkor iPhone App
• Chris Christensen - iTivo, download TV shows to
• Chris Grey Faust - New Orleans
• Julia - Boston Globe Travel Show

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• Andrew reports from Ushaia, Argentina after 40 days of bus travel from Washington, DC.
• Hawaii may ban laxative fish
• American Airlines Announces $8 Blankets
• Free aiport wi-fi
• Ancillary Fees
• World's Dirty Hotels

• Chris - Visit Jamacia, Meet Locals
• Sean - @Bus2Antarctica</li>
• Andrew - Keep napkins and bags when on a bus, and don't make reservations in advance.
• Gary - Monster Cable, Outlets To Go™ Power Strip - 6 Outlets
]]>Episode 25 - How we travel - iPads, $27,000 suitcases and street foodhttp://thisweekintravel.com/home/2010/2/8/episode-25-how-we-travel-ipads-27000-suitcases-and-street-fo.htmlGary Arndt2010-02-08T09:37:11Z

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This Week's Guest: Jessica Spiegel of the Boots N' All Network. This Week's Stories
• Gaming the luggage system
• Slave Village Opens up at National Park
• BootsnAll - "How I Travel" series
• Mail: Air Passengers Who Refuse A Full Body Scan To Be Barred From Flights
• CNN: The $27,000 Suitcase
This Week's Picks
• Gary - Travel Twitter Lists
• Jen - $2 promo code - LATimes Travel Show, Feb 13-14 Tfun
• Chris - Car rental site, breezenet.com
• Jessica - "An Irreverent Curiosity" by David Farley
]]>Episode 24 - Gary Comes To Us From The Futurehttp://thisweekintravel.com/home/2010/1/31/episode-24-gary-comes-to-us-from-the-future.htmlGary Arndt2010-01-31T12:44:30Z

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This Week's Guest: Kim Mance of TBEX and Galavanting.
• Couches in coach: Air New Zealand plans lie-flat seats - USATODAY.com
• Sky Couch In Coach: Air New Zealand Designs Flip-Up Cushion To Make Bed - The Middle Seat Terminal - WSJ
• Employees to Warm up Your Hotel Bed by Rolling Around in It
• Road Testing the Verizon MiFi
• 201 TBEX to be held at Cantor Film Center, NYU, Greenwich Village, New York City
Picks of the Week:
• Chris - Mifi
• Kim - Colorado
• Jen - jaunted airline inflight wifi guide
• Gary - travelblogsites.com
]]>Episode 23 - The One With Gary, No Without Gary, No With Gary, No....http://thisweekintravel.com/home/2010/1/23/episode-23-the-one-with-gary-no-without-gary-no-with-gary-no.htmlGary Arndt2010-01-23T06:25:29Z

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This Week's Guest: Marylin Terrell @Marilyn_Res the Chief Researcher for National Geographic Traveler magazine and Intelligent Travel Blog.

Topics Discussed:

Haiti dominated the news so much, it's hard to think of anything else.

Here's an interesting angle, the story about the cruise line that continued its plan to dock in Haiti with vacationers. Pros & cons: seems insensitive, but it's a acutely needed form of income for Haiti citizens as well.

Should Cruise Ships Go To Haiti? In Defense of Royal Caribbean

Legal limbo: Disney could go after you for posting vacation videos online

Tattle on TSA with New iPhone App | CheapOair

Nudists urge airline baggage fee payback-14 January, 2010

Amtrak Takes Aim at Air Travel With Comedic O'Hare Ads

News of the Weird: Mexican immigrant needing help evading the Border Patrol? There's an app for that!]]>Episode 22 - Something in the Water... or the Airhttp://thisweekintravel.com/home/2010/1/16/episode-22-something-in-the-water-or-the-air.htmlGary Arndt2010-01-16T05:00:00Z

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This Week's Guest:

David Lytle - Editorial Director for Frommers.com


Robert Reid - US Travel Editor for Lonely Planet

Topics Discussed This Week: 

• Passenger in Oregon to Hawaii air incident faces charges (don't fly crazy)
• Man threatening Jews taken off Detroit-bound flight (or stupid)
• Airlines ground two flights due to disruptive passengers (or drunk)
• The Miami Herald is reporting that Carnival Cruise Lines will no longer host cougar-themed travel groups
• Buy a Condo on Luxury Ocean-liner Utopia, Travel the World
• NBA players in Oklahoma City defend their city from critics
• Google takes new approach to China
• Is Southwest Airlines about to start charging for checked luggage?
• Delta, Continental RAISING bag fees. USA Today poll says 27% are opting for car on trips they would have flown
• 76-Second Travel Show: "Manhattan Bridge’s 100th birthday party"
• Win a Free 2 Week Trip to Costa Rica

Picks of the Week

• David: foursquare
• Robert: long underpants
• Jen:
  • Millennium Alaskan Hotel Anchorage
  • LA Times Travel Show - Feb 13 & 14
  • Travel Channel redesigned
  • pegshot - what's happening where you are?
• Chris: Kodak Playsport Waterproof Video Camera
]]>Episode 21 - Predictions and Cavity Searcheshttp://thisweekintravel.com/home/2010/1/14/episode-21-predictions-and-cavity-searches.htmlGary Arndt2010-01-14T21:22:40Z

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This Week's Guest: Sean Keener of BootsNAll.com

Topics Discussed This Week: 

• the TSA backs down
• Favorite destinations from 2009
  • Sean: New Zealand and Singapore
  • Chris: Prague in the Czech Republic and Oaxaca, Mexico
  • Jen: Charleston, South Carolina
  • Gary: Oman and Italy
• New Media Cruise / Podcamp@Sea
• Predictions for travel in 2010
• Plans for 2010
  

Picks of the Week

• Sean: coming soon... new writer's platform
• Jen: Case study on creating a travel blog
• Chris: Google Nexus One phone
• Gary: Yasawas archipelago in Fiji
]]>Episode 20 - TSA goes after terrorists....and bloggershttp://thisweekintravel.com/home/2010/1/1/episode-20-tsa-goes-after-terroristsand-bloggers.htmlGary Arndt2010-01-01T16:42:32Z

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This Week's Guests: Johnny Jet of JohnnyJet.com

Topics Discussed This Week: 

• US security tightened after failed terror plot
• 'Keep Your Hands Where We Can See Them,' Demands New TSA Flight Rules
• Full text of my subpoena from the Department of Homeland Security
• TSA plays hardball with airline blogger over security directive
Picks of the Week
• Jen: Travel Resolutions for 2010 - flyoveramerica
• Johnny: Biddingfortravel.com, ScotEVest
• Chris: resolution: location independently, L'Escalade festival, Geneva, Switzerland
• Gary: Flying to Europe via Iceland, Security expert Bruce Schneier
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