Travel Genius, a New Show From Bloomberg

What’s the most sure-fire way to get a flight upgrade? How can you find the best, secret local restaurants by asking just one question? What's the first thing you should do when you get into a hotel room? On Bloomberg's new podcast Travel Genius, we'll give you those answers—and plenty more—as hosts Nikki Ekstein and Mark Ellwood quiz the world’s most experienced globetrotters for their tried-and-true travel hacks. Listen weekly, and even your work trips will go from a necessary evil to an expert art form. Plus, you'll be padding out your bucket list with dreams of amazing future vacations. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hello, I'm Mark Ellwoods and I'm Nikki Eckstein. Where the
hosts of Bloomberg's new podcast, Travel Genius. Yes we are,
and we are excited to share this new podcast, which
is all about the joy of travel. Each week on
Travel Genius, you'll hear from veteran jet setters as they
stop by to share their favorite travel tips, tricks, and hacks,

(00:21):
like TV Travel hosts Samantha Brown on the one thing
in every hotel room that she says is so overlooked
but can be used in so many different ways, the
ironing board. I mean, it sits in the closet, it
never comes out, no one wants to use it. But
here's where it's really amazing. We always run out of
counter space when we're in a hotel, and it's four

(00:42):
ft of counter space. A lot of people now are
working at desks standing right, standing desks is the new trend.
It's a standing desk. We'll also cover the hottest topics
and news within the travel world to help make you
a more informed, savvy traveler. I never wonder if there's
the right time to buy a plane ticket it or
maybe how companies are trying to make vacations appeal to teenagers, Well,

(01:04):
we've got you covered, and you'll also hear some incredible
travel stories along the way, like from Philippe Cousto and
the time he was chased through the streets of Port
Moresby and Papua New Guinea and I ran around another
corner and literally bumped into three cops, and they had
an USY on one shoulder and a shotgun on the other.
Each of them and the guys chasing me stopped dead

(01:24):
in their tracks and looked at the police and looked
at me. The cops looked at me, looked at them,
and then looked at me and just kind of smiled,
and they were like, you are lucky, So I've come
along for the adventure. Travel Genius launches November fourteen on
Apple Podcasts, Pocket Costs, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.