This week's guest is Doug Lansky of the Titanic Awards and SignSpotting.com.

This week's news:

• House Committee Votes to End Cuba Travel Ban
• Thin flier: Southwest booted me for overweight teen
• The 10 Most Hated Airports In The World
• Flying Pasties: Patches Cover Up Unmentionables For Airport Full Body Scanners
• J.D. Powers 2010 hotel survey: Hotels guests more satisfied with hotels during downturn
• Titanic Awards
• SignSpotting
• Sign Shaker iPhone App

• Gary - TopGuest, CardStar
• Jen - Jaunted list of full body scanners, Google Chrome
• Chris - Spaceship Campervans NZ
• Doug - IndiaNIC.com, Couchsurfing

This week's guest is Johnny Jet.

This week's news:

• United flight: 'If you didn't have your seatbelt on, you got hurt'
• Man Arrested Smuggling 18 Monkeys in Clothing
• Huffington Post Travel
• PHOTOS: The Best Nude Beaches In The World
• Whale CRUSHES South African Yacht...See The Amazing PHOTOS
• AGAIN?! Turbulence Diverts Flight, Attendant Hospitalized
• YUM! Pink's Hot Dogs Opens At LAX
• Norwegian Epic is a titanic flop
• Spud Hilton's TBEX pictures

This week's guests are Pam Mandel of Nerds Eye View and Amanda Pressler of Lost Girls World.

This Week's News:

• World Cup Final
• Libya Is Ready for Tourists
• 47% live out of suitcase during hotel stays, poll says
• 47% live out of suitcase during hotel stays, poll says
• 10 Worst Cities in America for Bedbugs

Picks of the week:

• Gary - FlightTrack Pro
• Jen - Offandaway.com
• Amanda - woweeone.com Speaker
• Pam - Book: Appetite for America

This week's guest is Jodi Ettenberg of LegalNomads.com

This Week's News

• TBEX wrap up
• FDA report reveals airline food could pose health threat
• Summertime, and the maggots are easy
• Southwest Finds Shipment of Heads on a Plane
• Flight attendant helps land plane when first officer falls ill
• Luggage box an alternative to toting bags
• Baggage services now catering to budget travelers
• Virgin America Offers Free Flights to Twitter Influencers

• Gary - Gowalla.com
• Jen - HSBC Bank Account has travel insurance
• Jodi - Backupify.com
• Chris - iPhone 4 bumper

This week's guests Don George from Gadling and Book Passage Travel Writing Conference and Jessica Speigel from BootsnAll.com News Stories this week:

• Delta apologizes for sending separate kids to the wrong cities
• Romanian stowaway survives flight from Vienna to Heathrow
• Airline credit cards dangle perks to lure new customers
• New airline rules may lead to peanut ban
• US teenage sailor Abby Sunderland found in Indian Ocean

• Gary - Netflix iPad app, Google Earth for iPad
• Jen - AOL Travel will pay $1000 for destination guides
• Don - All of the Map by Laura Fraser
• Jessica - Bootnsall Traveler's Connect facebook application
• Chris - iPhone 4

This Week's Guest is Joe d'Eon of Fly with Me This Week's News

• J.D. Power survey shows rising customer satisfaction with airline service
• Airlines get long ground delays under control; Hawaiian, Alaska, US Airways top on-time ratings
• Five things you don't know about your airline ticket
• Easyjet to pioneer ash cloud detector

• Joe - Gate Guru iPhone app
• Jen - Cockpit landing videos on YouTube & Tourism Marketing Consulting
• Chris - Canon EOS Rebel T1i (and T2i) and Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 IS Telephoto Zoom Lens

This Week's News

• Pushy fliers may show up on TSA's radar
• Airline Gives Osama Bin Laden a Boarding Pass
• Gulf fights for tourists in wake of spill
• VisitFlorida.com
• Most dangerous places in Mexico — and where it's still safe to travel
• Bumped fliers could see higher compensation
• Jetstar airline to trial iPad hire with passengers
• USA Today Travel Tips by Demand Media

• Gary - Kayak iPad app
• Chris - World Touristiness Map
• Jen - ooh.com
• Ben - Contact your mobile provider for a retroactive data plan if you used too much data.

This Week's News

• And the world’s top airline is …
• Ryanair Fined 3 Million Euros for Abandoning Passengers
• Gun Taken From Suicidal JetBlue Pilot in Crew Lounge
• Holiday Inn to test smartphone as hotel-room key; some guests prefer to skip front desk
• TBEX Talk
Picks of the Week
• Jen - California parks have campsites available
• Gary - MotionX-GPS HD
• Chris - Foursquare
• Kim - TBEX Lounge
]]>http://thisweekintravel.com/home/rss-comments-entry-7827946.xmlGary ArndtMon, 24 May 2010 20:45:27 +0000http://thisweekintravel.com/home/2010/5/24/episode-40-bangkok-is-burning.html408320:4466115:7766696Greg Jourgenson of Bangkok Podcast and Kevin May of Tnooz.com

This Week's News

• Violence in Bangkok @vaitor @legalnomads
• High Court blocks strike by British Airways cabin crews
• More Volcano News
• Apple travel app in the future?
• Google might buy ITA
• Tnooz.com
Picks of the Week
• Chris - Tuscony augmented reality
• Gary - legalnomads.com, iPad
• Kevin - Social media in travel
]]>http://thisweekintravel.com/home/rss-comments-entry-7766696.xmlGary ArndtMon, 17 May 2010 15:17:47 +0000http://thisweekintravel.com/home/2010/5/17/episode-39-the-ugly-girls-union.html408320:4466115:7699400Jessica Spiegel of BootsNAll.com and Spud Hilton, travel editor of the San Francisco Chronicle.

This Week's News

• More Ash Clouds
• British Airlines Strike
• $10 Jet Blue Flights
• Portland hosts the SATW Editors Council
• Continental CEO apologizes for 'ugly girl' comment
• Accountant becomes first person guilty of posting 'menacing' Twitter message after threat to blow up airport
• T-Mobile and Orange team up to name company with same name as travel blog
Picks of the Week
• Spud - zipcar.com
• Jessica - new BootsnAll writers on WhyGo France, WhyGo Las Vegas, WhyGo Spain, WhyGo Australia, & Travel Gear Blog - and Eye On Italy podcast
• Chris - Getty Museum
• Jen - StayHip iPhone App
• Gary - Basque Country
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