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Visit website →Send us Fan Mail We're doing something a little different on our show this week, a number of different destinations from Florida plus the folks from Visit Florida were in Vancouver last week each promoting their specific area of Florida so I got the
Send us Fan Mail If traveling to South America is on your radar in the coming year you'll want to hear our chat with Adam Booth, Sales and Marketing Representative in the US and Canada for Explora, a company that’s been named the World’s Leading Expe
Send us Fan Mail On our show this week we'll discuss Luxury Travel Upgrades, my co-host Travel Expert Onanta Forbes joins me to share which ones are worth it and which ones you might want to skip. Plus, have you ever wondered what goes on behind the
Send us Fan Mail On this week's show we'll catch up with my co-host, Travel Expert Onanta Forbes who is sailing on the Sapphire Princess along the Mediterranean. We'll see what she's been up to and where she's been. Plus, Patrick Sojka from Rewards C
Send us Fan Mail My co-host, Travel Expert Onanta Forbes is sailing on the Sapphire Princess stopping at various spots along the Mediterranean, so we'll catch up with her on this week's show to get the highlights. And then we'll dive into the world o
Send us Fan Mail My co-host Travel Expert Onanta Forbes was finishing up her long stay in Sicily last week before moving on to her next adventure so we get the highlights. Then we'll head to Bromont, Quebec to learn about the new opening of the Resid
Send us Fan Mail Travel expert Onanta Forbes was exploring Mount Etna in Sicily and sampling some of Sicily's tasty food last week, so on this week's show Onanta will join us to share her experience. Then we'll head over to Valencia in Spain to learn
Send us Fan Mail Travel Expert Onanta Forbes has been touring around Sicily this past week so we'll get the highlights and insights from her on this week's show. And if your mom, daughter, sister, aunt or even yourself (if you're a female) has been h
Send us Fan Mail Travel Expert Onanta Forbes switched long stay locations from the Canary Islands to Sicily this week so Onanta will join us from Ortigia, Sicily to give us her first impressions of Sicily. Then we'll keep with a European theme and he
Send us Fan Mail From dogsledding to ice skating, there's still a lot of places to go and things to do this winter in Canada so on this week's show Travel Expert Onanta Forbes will join me to share some unique winter experiences across Canada. And Pa
Send us Fan Mail Travel Expert Onanta Forbes continued her winter stay in the Canary Islands last week which as she quickly found out is a popular stop for cruise ships so on this week's podcast we'll talk about cruising to the Canary Islands. Plus,
Send us Fan Mail Travel Expert Onanta Forbes continues her winter stay in the Canary Islands, so on this week's podcast we'll get an update on the many activities you can do while staying in the Canary Islands. Then we'll head to Southern Alberta and
Send us Fan Mail Travel Expert Onanta Forbes has been in the Canary Islands the past couple of weeks so we'll get some insight from her on what it's like to do a long stay there, escape the winter and blend in with the locals. Then we'll chat with th
Send us Fan Mail We've probably all witnessed it to some degree or at least seen it on social media; examples of bad behavior by tourists. Travelpulse Canada recently had a write up on it called Travel Fails: Lessons From 2025's Worst Behaved Travele
Send us Fan Mail Travel Expert Onanta Forbes continued her cruise down the west coast of Africa last week so we'll get an update from her on this week's show. Plus, what is the best travel rewards credit card? We'll find out when Patrick Sojka from R
Send us Fan Mail Travel Expert Onanta Forbes has been doing what she loves best for the past few week's and that is travelling. She began her journey in Barcelona so on this week's show we'll catch up with her to see what adventures she's been up too
Send us Fan Mail So where will you travel to in 2026? If you're looking for some destination ideas, travel expert Onanta Forbes will join me on this week's show to review the 12 Best Places to Travel in 2026. That's at least according to Trafalgar To
Send us Fan Mail Only a few week's now until we turn the page from 2025 to 2026 so on this week's show Travel Expert Onanta Forbes joins me to look back on the year and review some of the top travel stories of 2025. Then we'll head to the state of Te
Send us Fan Mail Tis the season for holiday air travel so on this week's show travel expert Onanta Forbes will pop by to offer some holiday air travel reminders. Then we'll head to the west coast of BC and talk with the GM of Squamish Canyon, an area
Send us Fan Mail Travel expert Onanta Forbes is in Jamaica this week as she was invited to the Sandals-hosted BackToJamaica2025 event at Sandals Dunns River Resort. So on this week's podcast we'll check in with her and special guest CJ Smith from San
Send us Fan Mail U.S. News & World Report, recently released its 2026 Best Cruise Lines rankings. So on this week's show travel expert Onanta Forbes will join me to discuss some of the findings and to offer some cruise tips in general. Then we'll get
Send us Fan Mail This week's show is all about the area of Puerto Vallarta and the Riviera Nayarit, Mexico as travel expert Onanta Forbes is in Puerto Vallarta, so we'll check in with her to see what she's been up to. Then we'll chat with Israel Urbi
Send us Fan Mail You might have heard a few Black Friday sale ads in the last few days and you can be assured that you'll hear more in the coming days and weeks. There no shortage of them when it comes to the travel industry either so on this week's
Send us Fan Mail In the wake of the devasting hurricane in Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean, when is it ok to head to those places who rely so much on tourism. In other words, how soon is too soon to visit after a disaster? Travel Expert Onan
Send us Fan Mail According to a new survey from Globus Travel guided tours are becoming more and more popular. So on this week's show Travel Expert Onanta Forbes will join me to discuss the advantages of taking a guided tour versus doing it yourself.
Send us Fan Mail With Halloween coming up travel expert Onanta Forbes will join me on this week's show to share some spooky travel ideas and spooky destinations to visit not just this time of year but at anytime. Plus, I think we can all recall someo
Send us Fan Mail A recent survey from Skyscanner highlights everything from emerging travel behaviors to the top 10 trending and best value destinations. So, on this week's podcast travel expert Onanta Forbes will join to me to share what those behav
Send us Fan Mail There was a lot of different announcements from Westjet in the last few days from new cabin configuration to baggage fee increases and more so on this week's podcast travel expert Onanta Forbes will join me to share what it means for
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever used AI to plan out a vacation itinerary? Sounds simple, you just input where you want to go, what you want to see and when and poof, in seconds you have your vacation all planned out. Turns out that itinerary may be fu
Send us Fan Mail Guess who's offering to pay for those multi generational family vacations? If you said grandma and grandpa you would be correct. That's at least according to a recent survey from FlightCentre. On this week's show travel expert Onanta
Send us Fan Mail Our show this week is all about Charleston, SC where we just returned from spending 4 nights learning about the history and culture while enjoying the southern charm of the area. Highlights included interviews with the Charleston Pla
Send us Fan Mail Travel Expert Onanta Forbes continued her travels through Eastern Canada last week which included a stop in Montreal so we'll catch up with her once again to get the highlights. Plus, we'll talk about the growing problem of anti-tour
Send us Fan Mail Our weekly guest, Travel Expert Onanta Forbes is traveling throughout NFLD so we'll catch up with her on this week's show to learn what she's been up to and get some tips on traveling to NFLD. Then we'll chat with the CEO of TROBBU B
Send us Fan Mail Have you heard of the term "slow travel"? Maybe you've been doing it all along and didn't realize it. Either way, on this week's show travel expert Onanta Forbes will join me to discuss what slow travel is and the benefits to a slowe
Send us Fan Mail The recent labour dispute with Air Canada and its flight attendants caused all kinds of chaos for travelers and the ripple effect is still being felt. But how will their latest settlement affect future labour negotiations. And will a
Send us Fan Mail One of the great things about travel is trying news things and enjoying new experiences and that includes food. But there are a few things you should be aware of before you take that first bite and a few things you should just avoid
Send us Fan Mail We've got a special guest joining us this week as Lisa Willey from Explora Journey's will join travel expert Onanta Forbes and I to talk about cruising with Explora Journeys. Then we'll head to Vancouver to chat with one of the manag
Send us Fan Mail There's been a lot of different news stories this past week in the travel world from the rising cost of domestic travel to airfare myth's. So, on this week's show travel expert Onanta Forbes joins me to break it all down. Then we'll
Send us Fan Mail There's some increasing concern about fake booking sites in the travel industry which can be added to the growing list of travel scams so on this week's show travel expert Onanta Forbes will join me to discuss some of those fake book
Send us Fan Mail Multigenerational travel is on the increase for a number of reasons but there are a some important things to consider so on this week's show travel expert Onanta Forbes will be here to offer up some tips to plan a successful multigen
Send us Fan Mail On this week's podcast travel expert Onanta Forbes will join us to share her recent journey to Comox Valley on Vancouver Island. It's a beautiful area of BC to spend a few days at and that's exactly what Onanta did a few weeks ago so
Send us Fan Mail Canada is the place to visit this summer for a number of reasons including the Canada Strong Pass that the government introduced a few weeks ago. It lets you enjoy free or discounted admissions throughout the country — from museums t
Send us Fan Mail With all the crazy things going on in the world right now, would you know how to effectively handle a travel disaster or emergency? Travel expert Onanta Forbes offers up some tips on what you should do before you leave and what to do
Send us Fan Mail We spent 5 fantastic days in Chicago last week attending the US Travel Association and Brand USA's annual IPW travel conference. While there I met up with Lisa Nucci, Chief Marketing Officer with Choose Chicago to discuss the sites w
Send us Fan Mail According to a recent poll from Flight Centre 7 in 10 Canadians are rethinking their travel choices due to concerns about Overtourism. So on this week's podcast Travel Expert Onanta Forbes will join me to discuss the growing problem
Send us Fan Mail Are you caught up on all the latest travel lingo? A lot of new phrases are out there to describe various aspects of travel so on this week's podcast travel expert Onanta Forbes will join us to introduce the latest travel vocabulary.
Send us Fan Mail The WestJet Group officially completed its integration of Sunwing Airlines this past week, so what does that mean for you, the consumer? Better prices, more selection? Travel Expert Onanta Forbes will join me to sort it all out. Then
Send us Fan Mail Safe to say, everyone likes free stuff so on this week's podcast we're going to talk about free stuff. Travel Expert Onanta Forbes will join me to talk about the many free offers that are out there when you travel from free Wi-Fi to
Send us Fan Mail One of the questions that comes up when taking a cruise is; is it worth the money to add a beverage package before sailing. So on this week's podcast Travel Expert Onanta Forbes will be here to talk about the pros and cons of beverag
Send us Fan Mail According to the group Roch Dog some hotels who call themselves Pet Friendly aren't necessarily so for the money they charge. So on this week's podcast Travel Expert Onanta Forbes will join me to discuss Pet Friendly Hotels. Then the
Send us Fan Mail According to current trends, rail travel is gaining significant popularity in 2025 with data indicating a substantial increase in demand compared to previous years. So on this week's podcast travel expert Onanta Forbes will join me t
Send us Fan Mail One of the rising trends we're seeing in the travel industry is the popularity of Women-Only Travel, so on this week's podcast travel expert Onanta Forbes will join me to discuss the increase in the interest of Women-Only Travel. Plu
Send us Fan Mail On this week's podcast we salute and remember our good friend and colleague, Ken Stewart from Crowfoot Travel Solutions who passed away suddenly last week. Plus, Travel Expert Onanta will join us to share her experience in South Afri
Send us Fan Mail Travel Expert Onanta Forbes has returned from her semi world cruise and I have returned from last week's Travel South USA Global Week Conference in Louisville. Kentucky so on this week's podcast we'll get caught up on the latest trav
Send us Fan Mail Last week we continued our road trip from Louisiana to Louisville, Kentucky. We spent 3 days in Louisville to attend the Travel South USA Global Week Conference. While we were there we got to experience the culture, music and food Lo
Send us Fan Mail For this week’s podcast we are coming to you from Southwest Louisiana, a region bursting with a vibrant culture, fantastic cuisine, lively music and southern hospitality. Over the past few days we’ve been hosted by our friends from V
Send us Fan Mail It's all about cruising on our podcast this week. We'll check in travel expert Onanta Forbes who's been sailing onboard Holland America's Zuiderdam for the past month. Plus, we'll also get some insight on what it's like to cruise wit
Send us Fan Mail Travel expert Onanta Forbes continued her semi world cruise onboard Holland America's Zuiderdam last week so on this week's podcast we'll get another update on where she's been and what she's been doing. Plus, we'll head to the Carib
Send us Fan Mail On this week's podcast we'll continue our game of where's travel expert Onanta Forbes as she sails onboard Holland America's Zuiderdam so we'll find out where she's been this past week. Plus, both Air Canada's Aeroplan and Westjet Re
Send us Fan Mail On this week's podcast we're going to play the game of where's travel expert Onanta Forbes. We know she's cruising on Holland America's Zuiderdam so we'll find out where she's been this past week. Plus, we'll talk with Exoticca, a co
Send us Fan Mail Our resident travel expert Onanta Forbes continued her semi world cruise onboard Holland America's Zuiderdam last week so we'll catch the highlights from her on this week's podcast. Plus, we'll head to Ottawa to learn all about the M
Send us Fan Mail Our resident travel expert Onanta Forbes is still traveling around the South Pacific, this week finds her onboard Holland America's Zuiderdam so on this week's podcast we'll get an update from her. Plus, based on over 360 million ver
Send us Fan Mail Our resident travel expert Onanta Forbes continues her adventures in Australia so on this week's podcast we'll get an update on what she's been up to and where she's been. Plus, we'll head to the UK and chat with Paul Ullson, he's th
Send us Fan Mail Our resident travel expert Onanta Forbes is down under in Australia so on this week's podcast we will check in with her to she what she's been up to and where she's been so far. Plus, Universal Orlando will be opening their Epic Univ
Send us Fan Mail I've been seeing more and more complaints from visitors to Cancun about the taxi drivers at the Cancun Airport. How aggressive they are, and some of the scams they have been involved in. So on this week's podcast, Travel Expert Onant
Send us Fan Mail There'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
Send us Fan Mail With 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 traveli
Send us Fan Mail On 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 attracti
Send us Fan Mail Travel 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 Luxur
Send us Fan Mail It 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 so
Send us Fan Mail On 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 f
Send us Fan Mail Air 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
Send us Fan Mail Would 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
Send us Fan Mail Tis the season for holiday travel so on this week's podcast travel expert Onanta Forbes shares some holiday travel reminders. Plus, Florida Keys chef Paul Menta joins us to offer up some personal insight on visiting the Keys and taki
Send us Fan Mail On this week's podcast we're going to talk about using Wi-Fi while you're traveling so travel expert Onanta Forbes will join me to discuss some of the options available. Plus, travel photographer and author Autumn Carolynn is going t
Send us Fan Mail Travel expert Onanta Forbes is back from her group cruise sailing in the Caribbean onboard Holland America's Rotterdam, so on this week's podcast we'll check in with her to get the highlights. Plus, festival season is about to begin
Send us Fan Mail Travel expert Onanta Forbes is currently sailing in the Caribbean onboard Holland America's Rotterdam, so on this week's podcast we'll check in with her to see how her group cruise is going. Plus, the Caribbean island of Dominica has
Send us Fan Mail We often talk about group travel on our podcast, in fact travel expert Onanta Forbes is getting set to lead a group on cruise so on this week's podcast we'll talk about the benefits of traveling as a group and some tips on smoothing
Send us Fan Mail Hard to believe we only a few months away from 2025 but Expedia Group has come out with their list of noteworthy travel trends for the coming year so on this weeks podcast travel expert Onanta Forbes will join me to discuss what some
Send us Fan Mail If you had 96 hours in NYC what would you do? I'm thinking 96 hours wouldn't be enough to take in everything I'd want to do but travel expert Onanta Forbes just spent 96 hours in NYC so on this week's podcast we'll get the lowdown on
Send us Fan Mail We took our podcast on the road for a fabulous 4 day tour of the Lake Tahoe Loop in Nevada which included stops in Reno, Carson City, and Virginia City. So coming up on this week's podcast we've got 3 interviews for you from represen
Send us Fan Mail According to a new study from Flight Centre Canada, 82% of Canadian travelers have faced some form of travel disruption. Whether it be in the form of flight delays or lost luggage. So on this week's podcast travel expert Onanta Forbe
Send us Fan Mail So where did you go for your summer vacation this year? The folks from tour company Viator recently when through all their booking stats from June to August of this year and came up with the answer to the question of where people wen
Send us Fan Mail Travel expert Onanta Forbes wrapped up her trip to Portugal last week spending some time in the Azores and Medeira so we'll hear the highlights and get some tips on visiting there. Plus Dani Musse from Booking.com will join us to tal
Send us Fan Mail On this week's podcast we learn more about what it's like to experience an Avalon Waterways river cruise in Portugal with travel expert Onanta Forbes. Plus we'll chat with the folks from Chihuahua, Mexico, home to an area known as Co
Send us Fan Mail Ever wonder what it's like to go on a river cruise? On this week's podcast we'll get some answers from travel expert Onanta Forbes who is doing a river cruise in Portugal sailing with Avalon River Cruises. And, Ken Stewart from Crowf
Send us Fan Mail How would you rate your latest customer service experience involving travel? For many it hasn't been a very good experience at all so on this week's podcast travel expert Onanta Forbes will join us to discuss customer service or lack
Send us Fan Mail Hard to believe that Fall is just around the corner, so where are people looking to travel to this Fall? On this week's podcast travel expert Onanta Forbes will join us to share some of the travel trends and destinations people are l
Send us Fan Mail According to the Human Traffic Institute there are approximately 25 million victims of human trafficking around the world. A recent study reveals only 46% of Canadians are aware of HELP signals, and only 21% know how to proceed once
Send us Fan Mail Not only were the homes and businesses in the town of Jasper, Alberta devastated by last week’s wildfire, but it is also having an impact on the tourism industry unaffected by wildfires. So on this week's podcast travel expert Onanta
Send us Fan Mail With all the things happening in the airline industry these days, the last thing they needed was an IT failure last week. Hopefully you weren't someone who got caught up in the mayhem of airline cancellations. So on this week's podca
Send us Fan Mail On this week's podcast we talk about traveling with your pets, in particular your dog. Some changes are coming to the regulations about taking your dog with you to the US. So travel expert Onanta Forbes will join us to discuss those
Send us Fan Mail The term "overtourism" has been used quite a bit recently in the travel industry and according to some, it's leading to another term called "tourism-phobia" where locals are blaming tourists for their deteriorating quality of life. A
Send us Fan Mail Between airline strikes and hurricanes it's a good time to remind you again of the importance of trip interruption and cancellation insurance so in this week's podcast travel expert Onanta Forbes will join us to give some tips and ad
Send us Fan Mail On our podcast this week we're going to talk about Car Rental Insurance. Should you go with the car rental companies insurance, your credit card insurance - if you have it or your own personal car insurance? Travel Expert Onanta Forb
Send us Fan Mail Here's a question for you. Are you the type of vacationer who enjoys going back to the same place or do you like to visit different destination? Travel expert Onanta Forbes will join us this week to discuss Vacation Repetition. We've
Send us Fan Mail Up for discussion on our podcast this week is retirement havens. It came to mind from our travel expert Onanta Forbes who has returned from her adventures in Central America and while she was there she discovered a number of expats i
Send us Fan Mail Travel expert Onanta Forbes continued her adventures in Central America last week so in in this week's podcast we'll catch up with her in Panama to see what she's been up to. Plus, we'll have our monthly visit with Dani Musse from Bo
Send us Fan Mail On this week's podcast we'll catch up with travel expert Onanta Forbes who was in Colombia this past week, so we'll hear the highlights of where she's been. Also, June 6th marks the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landing in Normandy,
Send us Fan Mail Travel Expert Onanta Forbes is traveling the world again, last week she was in Ecuador and was cruising along the Amazon River so we'll catch up with her to hear about her adventures. Then we'll head to Nova Scotia and visit the Fox