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✈️ Travel Tales, Talk & Tips

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Fri 15-Nov-24

ℹ️ This is the #travelcast where we chat all things #travel

💬 Talk about your trips, discuss adventures and enjoy the world's delights!

• Where have you been, and where would you like to go?
• Post pics/vids, articles, tips, news and anything else related to travel
• Tag #leotravel and join the LeoTravel community

Bon voyage! 🧳 🛫

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Happy Friday and welcome to today's TravelCast! Share all your adventures and travel shenanigans right here...

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Yesterday's edition:

https://inleo.io/threads/view/adambarratt/re-leothreads-2fcypmgee

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AI travel influencers are here. Human travelers hate it.

AI accounts like “Emma” and “Sena” are sharing travel tips on Instagram. But can you trust a guide who's never been anywhere?

Article via Washington Post

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Urgent holiday warning to anyone with flights booked in the coming months

A travel guru has issued an urgent warning to anyone with a holiday booked in the coming months, as they could be in for a 'nasty shock' at the airport.

As we move on into winter, you may think that they [low-cost airlines] may not place so much importance on luggage sizing, and indeed on what you carry onto the planes as well."

Article via Daily Express

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Travel Light With These 34 Carry-On Packing Tips

That checked luggage fee can now be earmarked for "vacation gelato" instead.

Article via BuzzFeed

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Spirit, the Worst Airline That Holds Some of My Best Travel Memories, is Reportedly Bankrupt. Could This Be The End?

It’s long been my humble opinion that whoever first said “Life is about the journey, not the destination” never flew Spirit. The budget airline, which is reportedly on the brink of bankruptcy after its merger talks with Frontier collapsed, is known for being…well, not necessarily the gold standard of air travel.

Article via Vogue

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The Personal Travel Agents takes 24 top sellers to Jamaica

The Personal Travel Agents, part of Your Co-op Travel, took 24 top-performing agents on a luxury trip to Jamaica recently to recognise their selling success.

Article via Travel Weekly

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Travelsphere and Just You achieve 28% boost in trade sales

Last week of October was best of calendar year, brands say.

Article via Travel Weekly

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'Set-jetting': How on-screen locations are becoming travel destinations

Increasing numbers of travellers are seeking out the real-life filming locations of their favourite shows, even if the reality of life there is very different than how it's portrayed.

Article via BBC Travel

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We’re entering a new golden age of luxury train travel

Over the coming months new rail experiences will launch in Britain, Italy, Norway and Central Asia.

Article via The Telegraph

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What is Travel Tuesday – and what are the best travel deals?

We’ve all heard of the bumper Black Friday weekend – but pay attention, there’s a new day in the deals arena specifically for those seeking their next travel fix.

Article via The Independent

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'Fairy-tale' castle in Scotland wins luxury travel guide Award for Excellence

A 'fairy-tale' castle in the Highlands is the only Scottish hotel to feature in a global travel guide's 2025 Awards for Excellence.

Article via The Herald

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Is it safe to travel to Bali right now? Latest travel advice after the volcanic eruption

Here's the latest travel advice on flights and travelling to Bali after Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki's eruption on November 3.

Article via TimeOut

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Freedom Pass: cost of free travel for older Londoners 'will soar to £500m a year'

London Councils warns that cost of providing free travel concessions to pensioners is becoming 'unsustainable'

Article via Evening Standard

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Travel industry news - Travel agents need training before selling holidays – TTG poll

Most respondents to a recent TTG poll agreed agents new to the industry need training, but what form should it take – and should someone certify it? Ilaria Grasso Macola explores the debate.

Article via TTG

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Complex processes ‘putting people off’ gifting travel for Christmas

Travel companies risk losing a festive boost to revenues due to consumers being frustrated by complex processes, a new survey claims.

Article via Travel Weekly

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Tenerife local issues urgent warning to anyone travelling to hotspot this winter

Many Brits travel to Tenerife during the winter months in a bid to catch some winter sun, but there's something holidaymakers need to be aware of. The issue, according to the local, is pickpockets. While other areas of Spain calm down throughout the winter, business in the Canary Islands goes "through the roof".

Article via Daily Express

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Sabre launches new tool to simplify bookings for travel consultants

Sabre Red Launchpad is now being rolled out after success pilot phase. GDS and travel technology provider Sabre has announced it is launching Sabre Red Launchpad to simplify booking travel.

Article via Travolution

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https://inleo.io/threads/view/brennanhm/re-leothreads-hskrb9pp

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📍 Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦

👉 What to do in the capital of Ontario?

🎞️ Trip Xtreme YouTube channel give their top 10 tips!

CHAPTERS:

• 0:00 Intro
• 1:26 City Hall & Nathan Philips Square
• 2:11 Wander through St. Lawrence Market
• 3:17 Tour Casa Loma
• 4:03 See the Animals at the Toronto Zoo
• 4:48 Catch a Show or Dine in the Entertainment District
• 5:43 Day Trip to Niagara Falls
• 6:48 Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO)
• 7:35 Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
• 8:28 Visit the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)
• 9:08 See the View from the CN Tower

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📍 Auckland, New Zealand 🇳🇿

👉 What to do in NZ’s largest city?

🎞️ Before You Go YouTube channel give their top 10 tips!

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Top 10 Places To Visit in New Zealand - Travel Guide | Ryan Shirley

More in replies...

• 0:00 - New Zealand Intro
• 0:29 - Cathedral Cove
• 1:21 - Hot Water Beach
• 1:48 - Hobbiton
• 2:45 - Three Sisters & Elephant Rock
• 3:13 - Egmont National Park
• 4:02 - Ferry to South Island & Marlborough Sounds
• 4:19 - Wharariki Beach
• 4:52 - Lake Tekapo
• 5:11 - Mount Cook & Lake Pukaki
• 6:31 - Roy’s Peak
• 7:25 - Nugget Point Lighthouse
• 7:55 - Milford Sound
• 9:15 - Outro

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New Zealand Holiday Itinerary — Travel Costs, Things To Do & Best Places To Visit | Daneger and Stacey

• 00:00 Introduction
• 00:28 Reveal NZ Series
• 00:44 5 Things We'll Cover
• 01:02 NZ Travel Guide
• 01:24 Transport
• 02:24 Timings & Seasons
• 03:26 Our Route Decisions
• 03:46 Video Sponsor
• 05:09 Recommended Route
• 06:55 Where To Go: North Island
• 09:59 Where To Go: South Island
• 21:48 Travel Expenses & Costs
• 22:12 Transport Costs
• 22:56 Accommodation Costs
• 23:39 Activity Costs
• 25:38 You Made It!

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15 reasons why New Zealand is the best country in the world | The Geography Bible