Tag: travel news
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Watch Out for QR Codes! (#133)
#nerdbirds Rachel & Kai provide a travel bites tip for the holidays (and really all year round!). Those near-ubiquitous QR codes have helped to create a touchless environment when eating […]
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Who Gets to Call a Country Dangerous? Bias & Privilege in Travel (#132)
#nerdbirds Kai & Rachel talk about an article from Vivienne Dovi, founder of Melanin Travel. They ponder bias and privilege in travel, and how stereotypes unfairly paint countries or entire […]
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What Will Future Hotels Look Like? (#126)
Co-hosts Kai and Rachel chat about the how hotels are adapting and changing as a result of the pandemic, and what the future looks like going forward for them. Articles […]
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Travel From Your Couch vs. Long-term Workcations (#67)
In this week’s news roundup, #nerdbirds Kai and Jeremy dive into virtual tourism. From Christmas markets to the arts to destination-specific experiences, there’s a virtual tourist attraction for everyone! Afterwards, […]
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The Era of the Pivot: Travel News (#59)
In this Weekly Roundup of travel news, #nerdbirds Jeremy & Kai start off with talk about a recent military study (yet to be peer-reviewed) about how the chances of COVID-19 […]
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Free Money to Travel? And Other News (#57)
In this Weekly Roundup of travel news, #nerdbirds Jeremy & Kai talk about towns in the US that are offering free money to entice travellers to visit, Japan’s new low-cost […]
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Airbus’ Transformative New Aircraft, Thailand’s Bold Tourist Offer, Indulgent Flights to Nowhere, Cruise Industry Relaunch Plans & Traveler Lifecycle: Reflection (#51)
In this Weekly Roundup of travel news, #nerdbirds Jeremy & Kai share details of Airbus’ new zero-emission aircraft plans with their newly-announced ZEROe hydrogen-powered aircraft line, Thailand’s play to welcome […]
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United says sayonara to Tokyo crews; Mexico travel opens up; Italy’s tourism catastrophe (#49)
In the Weekly Roundup of travel news, #nerdbirds Jeremy & Kai share insights on United’s closure of their Tokyo-Narita crew base, JSX’s call to action for customers as the carrier […]