<description>Finishing up 19 years of thinking way too much about travel, I indulge in a little bit of nostalgia and talk about my personal travel philosophy. But before that, we compare three Mid-South river cities -- Nashville, Louisville, and Memphis -- talk about the recovery of business travel, and enjoy a full listener mail bag.&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Check out this episode's show notes for a transcript of the episode and links I mention &lt;a href="http://travelcommons.com/2024/05/23/podcast-200-wrapping-up-the-travelcommons-journey/"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Finishing 19 years of podcasting where I've been thinking way too much about travel, I indulge in some nostalgia and talk about my personal travel philosophy

Wrapping Up the TravelCommons Journey

<description>Using my face as my boarding pass to get on a flight to Oaxaca, Mexico and then as my passport to get back in the US got me thinking about how facial recognition has permeated the travel experience. To help us understand where this is going, we talk with two travel industry experts, Dr. Sheldon Jacobson and Henry Harteveldt. But before that, we talk about eating grasshoppers, an EV experience with Avis, and a couple of my travel tips that need to be revised.&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Check out this episode's show notes for a transcript of the episode and links I mention &lt;a href="http://travelcommons.com/2024/02/28/podcast-198-london-vacation-rental-woes-hertzs-ev-retreat/"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Future trends in the use of facial recognition to improve security and efficiency in air travel; abandoned Avis EV rental; eating grasshoppers in Oaxaca	

Smile for Security: Facial Recognition in Travel

<description>I walked by Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre after a weekend of wrestling with Booking.com and TravelNest‘s service agents, trying unsuccessfully to not let them screw up my London vacation rental. The Macbeth soliloquy about a tale “full of sound and fury, signifying nothing” pretty much summed up my experience — lots of talk that yielded nothing. But before that, we catch up on Hertz’s EV reversal, Sioux City, Iowa’s embrace of their SUX airport code, and a flash-in-the-pan airport delay betting app.&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Check out this episode's show notes for a transcript of the episode and links I mention &lt;a href="http://travelcommons.com/2024/02/28/podcast-198-london-vacation-rental-woes-hertzs-ev-retreat/"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;</description>

London vacation rental market is broken and Booking.com is no help; Hertz's EV retreat; Sioux City embraces SUX airport code; airport delay crypto betting app

London Vacation Rental Woes; Hertz's EV Retreat

<description>It’s the sustainability episode of the TravelCommons podcast, talking about my experience renting a Tesla from Hertz and my road-tested list of Christmas gift suggestions for the frequent traveler(s) in your life. I also talk about some new TSA biometrics equipment I faced (literally) in Nashville and yet another update on the EU’s ETIAS system and the US’s Real ID.&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Check out this episode's show notes for a transcript of the episode and links I mention &lt;a href="http://travelcommons.com/2023/11/07/podcast-197-renting-a-tesla-2023-traveler-gift-guide/"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Renting a Tesla from Hertz; 2023 Traveler Gift Guide; new TSA biometrics in the PreCheck line; another ETIAS delay for the EU; pushing travelers again to get Real IDs

Renting a Tesla; 2023 Traveler Gift Guide

<description>In this beer-focused episode, John Holl, editor of All About Beer, gives us his take on beer tourism and tips on how to beer travels. I talk about my experience planning my Asheville, NC taproom visits with ChatGPT. We also dive deep into the new JD Power Airport Satisfaction Survey and do a quick update about the EU's delayed ETIAS system.&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Check out this episode's show notes for a transcript of the episode and links I mention &lt;a href="http://travelcommons.com/2023/09/29/podcast-196-cheers-to-beer-tourism-and-travel/"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;</description>

John Holl, editor of All About Beer, talks about beer tourism; travel planning with ChatGPT; JD Power Airport Satisfaction Survey; EU's delayed ETIAS system

Cheers to Beer Tourism and Travel

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