TravelCommons podcast

TravelCommons

By Mark Peacock. Discovered by Player FM and our community — copyright is owned by the publisher, not Player FM, and audio streamed directly from their servers.

The Frequent Traveler's Podcast. The voice of the frequent traveler -- more about the journey than the destination

45 episodes available. A new episode about every 382 days averaging 24 mins duration .

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148 — Travel Potpourri for $200, Alex24:26

6d ago24:26

24:26

Strategies for flying home during the polar vortex; Kondo-izing my old suitcases; Cash is king in Laos but not Sweden; 1-day vacations on flight layovers; why all the airport airtrains?By mpeacock@travelcommons.com (Mark Peacock).

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147 — Holiday Travel Tips; Notes from Santa Fe27:42

2M ago27:42

27:42

Holiday travel tips; flying on Thanksgiving, losing and recovering my tablet from United; Las Vegas with 50,000 Amazon Web Services users; Santa Fe, New MexicoBy mpeacock@travelcommons.com (Mark Peacock).

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146 — Rental Demolition Derby; Traveler Gift Guide30:08

3M ago30:08

30:08

Maximizing credit card benefits; UK rental car scrape finally paid off by Chase Visa; Wall Street Journal's US airport rankings compared to Skytrax's international scores; my Christmas gift guide for frequent travelers.By mpeacock@travelcommons.com (Mark Peacock).

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145 — Restaurant Karma; Hotel Breakfasts23:07

4M ago23:07

23:07

Dodging Hurricane Florence; tight connection thru Amsterdam; odd concierge lounge rules; hotel breakfasts; balance of visiting good and not-so-good restaurant townsBy mpeacock@travelcommons.com (Mark Peacock).

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144 — Outside Airports; Hospitality Mentality25:47

5M ago25:47

25:47

Traveled to Copenhagen, Brussels, and Scotland; California outside airports; hospitality mentality common in hotels but not restaurants: European perspectives about ChicagoBy mpeacock@travelcommons.com (Mark Peacock).

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143 — How Bad is Business Travel For Your Health; Make Layovers Fun30:04

6M ago30:04

30:04

Regional jet delays; effects of "de-hubbing" on airports; frequent business travel -- poor health choices and the need for "mindfulness;. time needed for a fun layover tour; my Chicago restaurant and taproom recommendationsBy mpeacock@travelcommons.com (Mark Peacock).

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142-Sleeping in Business Class; Changes from Chinese Tourists23:18

8M ago23:18

23:18

Another last-minute international trip, this time to Frankfurt; United and Lufthansa business class seats; changes driven by Chinese tourists; new smart bagBy mpeacock@travelcommons.com (Mark Peacock).

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141-When You Think the TSA is Bad...; Expired Money25:47

9M ago25:47

25:47

A last-minute trip to Pune, India provided material for this episode: a visa dash, very hands-on airport security, worthless rupee notes, flight disruptions. We read obits for smart bag companies and hear why MSP's T2 isn't so ghetto after all.By mpeacock@travelcommons.com (Mark Peacock).

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140-Travel Tech Gets Physical; Pay Attention to the Safety Briefing26:10

10M ago26:10

26:10

Talk about physical travel technology rather than latest phone app; TSA K9 screening; new Lyft gadget; TravelCommons now on Alexa; National Business Travelers Day; dingy terminals in Detroit and Minneapolis, and flight attendants' safety demonstrations have become a bit more strident.By mpeacock@travelcommons.com (Mark Peacock).

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115-A Decade of TravelCommons30:40

4y ago30:40

30:40

Looking back over 10 years of TravelCommonsBy mpeacock@travelcommons.com (Mark Peacock).

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74-Looking Back Over Four Years of TravelCommons24:54

10y ago24:54

24:54

The fourth year anniversary episode of TravelCommonsBy mpeacock@travelcommons.com (Mark Peacock).

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40-Looking Back Over The First Year28:00

12+ y ago28:00

28:00

The first year anniversary episode of TravelCommonsBy mpeacock@travelcommons.com (Mark Peacock).

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27-Best of 200522:34

13y ago22:34

22:34

The best of the 2005 episodes of TravelCommonsBy mpeacock@travelcommons.com (Mark Peacock).

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TravelCommons Promo2:30

13+ y ago2:30

2:30

A Taste of TravelCommons - Telling travel stories from hotel bathrooms around the countryBy mpeacock@travelcommons.com (Mark Peacock).

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