The Informed Traveler
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.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 139
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Lynx Air's Demise, Baggage Fee Increases & Queensland, Australia
Lots of news happening on the airline front on both sides of the border so on our podcast this week travel expert Onanta Forbes will join us to discuss Lynx airlines ceasing of operatio…
Secrets Bahia Mita Surf & Spa Resort & TravelZoo's Best Bets for 2024
We've got 5 destination ideas for you on this week's podcast as Susan Cato from TravelZoo will join us to share their Best Bets list for 2024. Plus, we'll check in with Onanta Forbes wh…
Long Stay Tips & Istanbul, Turkey
On our podcast this week we're going to talk about long stays, our resident travel expert Onanta Forbes is doing just that and has been staying in Mexico for the past few weeks and plan…
International Driving Permits & Booking.com's Most Friendly Places
On our podcast this week we talk about International Driving Permits or IDP's. Travel expert Onanta Forbes will join me to discuss why you need one. Then the folks from Booking.com will…
Travel Trends for 2024 & Tulum's New Airport
The folks at Contiki recently came out with their list of the Top Travel Trends for 2024 so on this week's podcast travel expert Onanta Forbes will join me to discuss what those trends …
World's Largest Cruise Ship & Exploring Grenada
One of the big stories literally, from the travel industry this past week was the arrival of Royal Caribbean's new mega cruise ship the Icon of the Seas. Carrying 10,000 passengers and …
When Bad Weather Affects Your Trip & Exploring Montreal
One of the issues that will always affect your travel plans is weather. It can delay flights and bring traffic to a halt. So on this week's podcast travel expert Onanta Forbes will join…
First Time Cruise Tips & Looking Ahead to 2024 with CheapOair
The start of the New Year also marks the start of Wave Season, meaning anyone looking at going on a cruise, now is the time to do that. So, on this week's podcast Travel expert Onanta F…
Onanta on the Viking Sea (Part 2) & The Cruise Guru in Japan
On our last podcast for 2023 we'll check in again with Travel Expert Onanta Forbes who is sailing onboard the Viking Sea over the holidays so we'll get an update on where she is and wha…
Onanta on the Viking Sea, Packing Tips & What's New in Mazatlán
Our resident travel expert Onanta Forbes is traveling over the holidays, sailing onboard the Viking Sea so on this week's podcast we'll check in with her to get an update on where she i…
Holiday Travel Tips & Reno and the Lake Tahoe Loop
Tis the season for holiday travel so in this week's podcast travel expert Onanta Forbes will join us to offer up a few holiday travel reminders to help smooth out the process. We'll als…
Baggage Tracking Devices & Machu Picchu
Air Canada announced last week that they will be offering a new feature for its mobile app that enables customers to track the progress of their baggage so on this week's podcast travel…
Tourism Tax Increases & The Florida Keys
As the saying goes, there's only 2 things certain in life; death and taxes and that includes tourism taxes so in this week's podcast travel expert Onanta Forbes will join us to discuss …
Travels News Update & Booking.com's 2024 Travel Predictions
The airlines are back in the news again so on this week's podcast Travel Expert Onanta Forbes will join me to discuss the good and not so good news that transpired last week. Then we'll…
Safest Travel Destinations & New Resorts at Marriott
A new report from Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection recently revealed what they say are the safest countries and the safest cities to travel to so in this week's podcast travel exper…
Travvy Awards & The Military Museums Calgary
On this week's podcast Travel Expert Onanta Forbes and I will discuss our Mexico experience. And the Travvy Awards were announced this past week. They are like the Academy Awards for th…
Celebrating Day of the Dead in Puerto Vallarta
We were in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for this week's podcast taking in all the sights and sounds of Day of the Dead.
Onanta at the Dreams Los Cabos & Haunted Hotels
Our resident travel expert Onanta Forbes is in Los Cabos, Mexico staying at the Dreams Los Cabos so on this week's podcast we'll check in with her to see how she's enjoying her stay. Pl…
Travel Gadgets and Apps & Post Cruise Rome
Do you have a favorite travel app or a few travel tech gadgets that you can't leave without? On this week's podcast, Travel Expert Onanta Forbes and I discuss a few helpful gadgets and …
Rising Hotel Room Rates & 3 Days in LA
If you were thinking the price of a hotel room will be going down anytime soon, think again. According to a new report from American Express Global Business Travel, hotel guests should …