The Informed Traveler

Randy Sharman

4.2 (5)
PLACES & TRAVEL
UPDATED BIWEEKLY

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.

3 DAYS AGO

Hotels Offering Vacation Rentals & DIY Bookings Errors

Send us a textThere's a growing trend with the larger hotel brands who are adding vacation rental properties to their portfolios, creating new options for large groups and families so on this week's podcast Travel Expert Onanta Forbes will join us discuss those options. Plus, did you know that 1 in 3 people who book their own travel make a critical mistake in the booking process? That's the finding from a Flight Centre study so we'll find what those errors are and how to avoid them. And Ken S...

33 min
JAN 11

Travel Need to Knows for 2025 & Visiting Madrid

Send us a textWith a new travel year ahead of us there are a few new things you should know before you go, so on this week's podcast travel expert Onanta Forbes will join me to review some of those new requirements. Plus, we'll learn about traveling to Madrid, Spain. David Brodie, co-host of the Travel in 10 podcast and CEO and founder of the Voyascape Podcast Network will join us to share his recent experience in Madrid. And Ken Stewart from Crowfoot Travel Solutions will be along with a few...

37 min
JAN 4

2024 Travel News Review & What's New in Mazatlan, MX

Send us a textOn this week's podcast Travel Expert Onanta Forbes will join me to review some of the travel stories from last year that still may impact the year ahead. Plus, we'll have a chat with the folks from GoMazatlan to see what new attractions and sites they have to offer. And Ken Stewart from Crowfoot Travel Solutions will be along with a few destination ideas and travel deals with our Weekly Roundup.Support the show

44 min
12/28/2024

Antigua at Christmas & Luxury Travel

Send us a textTravel expert Onanta Forbes has been traveling over the holidays settling in on the Caribbean Island of Antigua so on this week's podcast we'll check in with her from Antigua to see what she's been up to. Plus, we'll talk about Luxury Travel. We're excited to have Rodney George join us, he's the host of the Luxury Traveler's Podcast and is a luxury travel consultant so we'll get some insight and tips on how to plan a luxury vacation. And Ken Stewart from Crowfoot Travel Solution...

40 min
12/21/2024

Destination Ideas for 2025 & Houston, TX - A Trending Destination

Send us a textIt is that time of year again to look ahead into 2025 and with that the people from Frommer's have come out with their list of the top places to go in 2025, so on this week's podcast Travel Expert Onanta Forbes joins me to discuss some of those destinations. And if you don't like that list Booking.com has a list as well of the top trending destinations for the coming year and one of the places on that list is Houston, Texas so Dani Musse from Booking.com will give us some tips o...

29 min
12/14/2024

Travel Blunders & Montreal En Lumiere

Send us a textOn this week's podcast travel expert Onanta Forbes will join me to talk about Travel Blunders, what they are and how to possibly avoid them. Plus, the Montreal en Lumiere Festival takes place from Feb. 27 to March 9, it's an annual festival that involves food, music and all kinds of fun activities so we'll get some insight on Montreal en Lumiere. And Ken Stewart from Crowfoot Travel Solutions will be along with a few destination ideas and travel deals with our Weekly Roundup.Sup...

34 min
12/07/2024

Air Canada's New Carry On Fees & Facial ID and Winter Fun in New Hampshire

Send us a textAir Canada was in the news last week for a couple of reasons, it's new facial ID system and and new carry on fees. So on this week's podcast travel expert Onanta Forbes will join me to break it all down. And it seems to me there's 2 ways to approach winter, one is try and escape it and head someplace warm, the other is to embrace and get out and enjoy the activities winter has to offer. And one place that you might not have thought of is the State of New Hampshire. It has all ki...

40 min
11/30/2024

What Makes a Good Travel Companion & An Update On Jasper, AB

Send us a textWould you consider yourself a good travel companion? According to a recent survey from The Global Rescue Companies there are a number of things that go into being a good travel companion so on this week's podcast travel expert Onanta Forbes will join me to discuss what makes for a good travel companion. Plus, we'll head to Jasper, Alberta and get an update from Jasper Tourism on where they're at as far as recovering from that devastating forest fire last summer. And Ken Stewart ...

27 min

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5 Ratings

Great Energy!

08/24/2023

Ben Camille

This podcast is fantastic! Great vibes, interesting content and Randy’s love of travel really shines through. Highly Recommended! Ben Camille
Enjoying this podcast

05/20/2022

Joy_310

This is a pleasant half hour show each week. The host has a friendly voice. The interviews whet my appetite to do follow up searches on the places and topics that are covered.
Timely

02/10/2020

wapakFranz

Not current or without bias.

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.