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
Onanta in Mexico & The Golden Skybridge
Our two regular weekly guests have been travelling this past week. Travel expert Onanta Forbes is in Playa del Carmen, Mexico this week, so we’ll check in with her and Ken Stewart fro…
Would You Rather... (Travel Version)
On this week’s podcast we’re going to have a little fun by playing the game “Would you rather”. I’m sure you’ve heard of it. It’s a good conversation starter where you ask the question,…
All-Inclusive Plans vs EP's and Visiting El Paso, TX
So which do you think is better value for your money, staying at an all-inclusive resort or using what is known as an EP or European Plan? We’ll discuss the pros and cons of both in thi…
Air Passenger Rights & Visiting Barbados
You may have heard about some of the changes to Canada’s Passenger Rights legislation this past week. In this week's podcast we’ll try and make sense of it and try to figure out if the …
Travel Scams & Death Valley National Park
Have you ever been the victim of a travel scam of some sort? I hope not. There’s certainly lots out there so in this week's podcast we’ll rundown a few examples of travel scams and how …
Travel Freebies & Credit Card Travel Insurance
Are you into finding out where to get some freebies when it come to your travel adventures? We’ll run down a few ideas on where to find a few free things while traveling. And we’ll dive…
All Inclusive Cruising and Other Cruise Trends and Antigua/Barbuda
A new cruise survey from Travel Market Report shows that 7 out of 10 travel advisors say that their clients prefer all-inclusive cruise pricing, so on this week's podcast we’ll discuss …
Traveling During Labor Unrest & Disneyworld Travel Tips
If you been watching the news lately traveling to Europe might be a bit dodgy with labor strikes and other examples of civil unrest happening. Which begs the question, what happens when…
Using a Travel Agent and Exploring San Antonio & Fredericksburg, Texas
Representatives from Travel Texas were in town this past week so I got the chance to chat with several Texas destinations and learn a bit more about them. So in this week’s podcast we’l…
Vacation Sticker Shock & The Seven Wonders of Oregon
On our podcast this week we’ll discuss sticker shock when it comes to planning your next vacation. Like everything else, the cost of getting away is going up. Plus, we’ll discover the S…
Remembering MH370 and Celebrating Vienna
This past week marked the 9th anniversary of the mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Flight 370 so travel expert Onanta Forbes will look at some of the theories on what happened. Also …
Roaming Fees & Occitanie, France
Roaming Fees & Occitanie, France
On our podcast this week, travel expert Onanta Forbes gives us some ideas on avoiding those roaming charges when traveling abroad. Plus, we’ll learn abou…
Onanta in Hawaii & San Francisco Travel
On our podcast this week, Travel Expert Onanta Forbes will join us from Hawaii where she's visiting the Big Island. So we’ll get some insight on where’s she’s been and what she’s seen. …
Unruly Passengers, plus MSC Cruises & Virgin Voyages
In this episode, Travel Expert Onanta Forbes and I discuss unruly passengers. Plus, the Cruise Guru himself, David Yeskel joins us to talk about his experience on MSC Seascape's inaugu…
Resort Fees and Other Hidden Fees, Lynx Air to Phoenix plus Visit Mesa
On this week's podcast Travel Expert Onanta Forbes and I discuss Resort Fees and other hidden fees. Also, last week I got the opportunity to fly on Lynx Air’s inaugural flight from Calg…
Lost Luggage Tips and TravelZoo's Best Bets for 2023
On our podcast this week we talk about lost luggage and get some tips from travel expert Onanta Forbes on how to prevent it and what to do if it does happen. Plus, the folks from Travel…
Cruising Tips and Dream Yacht Charters
It's Wave Season so in this episode we'll discuss cruising and get some tips on booking a cruise vacation. Plus we'll learn about cruising on a private yacht with Dream Yacht Charters. …
Airline Service Cuts and Discovering Dominica
In this episode travel expert Onanta Forbes discusses the recent announcements of airline service cuts. Plus we'll explore the Caribbean Island of Dominica and Ken Stewart from Crowfoot…
Travel Chaos and Exploring Jasper in January
In this episode we chat with Travel Expert Onanta Forbes about the recent flight cancellations and delays and get some tips on what to do if you're stuck in that situation. Plus we visi…