The Erica James Travel Show

The Erica James Travel Show

The Erica James Travel Show is hosted by travel agent/blogger Erica James. She shares her passion for travel with podcast listeners. This is the best travel podcast for the everyday traveler, the casual traveler and the beginner traveler. Rather than encouraging you to quit your day job and travel full time, the free travel podcast encourages practical travel that makes sense in the real world. From tips about how to pack, reviews of destinations and interviews with experts, Erica James aims to help new travelers as they ease from guided trips and cruises to exploring on their own.

Episodes

April 22, 2024 25 mins

I’ll be talking about my first Baecation. For those who don’t know, I’ve been a travel agent for about 17 years, and I’ve only travelled solo, with other travel agents, or with my friends. This time, I took my first Baecation, and I have some tips for those of you considering taking your own first Baecation. 

Support the show

Contact Erica James

Mark as Played
I’ll be talking about the cruise I recently took to the Bahamas – the first cruise I’ve taken since pre-pandemic. 

Support the show

Contact Erica James

Mark as Played
March 11, 2024 40 mins

I’m joined by Alexis from Have Curves, Will Travel.

She is a plus-size traveler breaking stereotypes, pushing boundaries, and encouraging others to travel regardless of their backgrounds.

Support the show

Contact Erica James

Mark as Played

Join me in this episode as we delve deep into the world of travel packages, uncovering the hidden gems and demystifying the misconceptions. Get ready to change the way you plan your next vacation and interactions with a travel agent.In this episode, Erica James unpacked how vacation packages really work and some other travel misunderstandings that she encounters with customers.

Support the show

Contact Erica James

  • Follow me and ...
Mark as Played

Get ready to embark on a journey like no other with 'Passport to Paradise: Chronicles of a Travel Agent's Fam Trip'! Join me, your friendly Nashville travel agent, as I take you behind the scenes of the exhilarating world of Fam Trips. 

Support the show

Contact Erica James

Mark as Played

In today’s episode, I will be talking to Princess Francois, aka Franny The Traveler, and we are getting into her new book, Support Black Periodt.

By the end of this episode, you will have the tools, resources, and insights so that we can all support black businesses, intentionally.

Support the show

Contact Erica James

Mark as Played

In today’s episode, I will be talking to another one of my clients, Altie, and she is going to tell us about her experience staying at the Royalton White Sands Resort with her husband, two kids, and her brother-in-law and his wife.

None of them have ever flown out of the US or stayed at an all-inclusive resort, and today we are going to get her opinions on all-inclusive resorts versus cruising, and some tips and tricks for when you ...

Mark as Played
December 26, 2022 37 mins

If you’ve been following travel news, you have heard about the increase in unruly passengers that have been causing delays, rerouting flights, and ruining everybody else’s plans and experiences.

In today’s episode, I need to address those unruly passengers and get to the bottom of this.

Support the show

Contact Erica James

Mark as Played

After two years of doing this podcast, I’m changing things up for this episode.

In today’s episode, I will be talking to one of my clients, Pam, and she is going to tell us all about her experience staying at the RIU Reggae All-Inclusive Resort (which was also her first flight trip out of the US, as well as her first all-inclusive resort stay).

Support the show

Contact Erica James

Mark as Played
November 7, 2022 15 mins
In episode 88, I talked about how you can minimize your chances of your luggage getting lost or delayed.

In today’s episode, I will be talking about the things that you can do if your luggage either doesn’t arrive at your destination or arrives a few days later. This happened to one of us in our group when we travelled to Riu Baja California, and it is not the way you want to be starting your vacation.
...

Mark as Played
October 31, 2022 19 mins

Last month, I stayed at the Riu Baja California in Cabo San Lucas for 6 days, and this time I travelled for vacation and not as a travel agent.

 In this episode, I will be going through the experience I had so that you can have the information you may need to decide if you want to stay at this resort on your vacation.

Support the show

Contact Erica James

Mark as Played
October 24, 2022 14 mins

After returning home from a trip in Cabo San Lucas with 9 other people, one person had to wait several days to receive her luggage.

So, today’s episode is going to be about what you can do to minimise your risk of losing your luggage.

Disclaimer: These are not 100% guaranteed to prevent your luggage being lost or delayed. They’re only to minimise your chances.

Support the show

Contact Erica James

  • Follow me and tag me on Instagram ...
Mark as Played

As you heard in Episode 86, I spoke about my stay at Impressive Premium Resort, Punta Cana. After leaving Impressive Premium, I took a taxi down the road to stay at Secrets Royal Beach, Punta Cana.

In this episode, I will be giving you the downlow on what to expect if you decide to stay at this AAA-rated All-Inclusive resort.

Support the show

Contact Erica James

Mark as Played

Since the last episode, I’ve been staying at various resorts so that I can give you suggestions, advice, and insight into staying at these resorts during your travels. Even though some resorts invite me to stay there, I will always be keeping it real for my clients, so you will hear the good, the bad, and the ugly.

In this episode, I’ll be talking about my stay at Impressive Premium Resort, Punta Cana.

Support the show

Contact Erica J...

Mark as Played
October 3, 2022 32 mins

In this episode, I talk to Brian Noggle, co-founder of Frankie Dean® Dream Blankets™. We are going to be talking about traveling with family - as y’all know, I’m single with no kids, so I invited Brian to share his tips for keeping family travel fun for those of you who want to get into travel with your kids.

Support the show

Contact Erica James

Mark as Played
September 12, 2022 14 mins

I took some time off, and I really felt like I needed to address this.

Many people told me not to bring attention to my hiatus and to just continue releasing episodes from where I left off, but things have happened in the last few months and I feel that I need to talk about how travel has helped me get back to where I want to be.

Support the show

Contact Erica James

Mark as Played
September 5, 2022 63 mins

Welcome to episode 83! Today, I’m joined by writer and body image advocate, Laura Delarato.

Today, we’re getting into all things self-love, sex, and travel. Being comfortable with has a big influence on both your sex life and your travel, and we are going to dive deep and talk about ways that you can become more comfortable with yourself so that you can live your best sex and travel life.

Support the show

Contact Erica James

  • Foll...
Mark as Played

Today, I have a good friend of mine, podcaster, music festival connoisseur, traveller, Johnny Mclean.

This episode is going to be so good. For the past few episodes, we’ve dedicated them to specific niches of travel, and today, we’re getting into Music Festival Travel.

Everybody loves music. If you love music AND travel, you may want to merge the two, and music festival travel is the perfect way to do that.

Support the show

Contact Eri...

Mark as Played
April 4, 2022 24 mins
Do you remember when we would travel somewhere and we would always get the question, “business or pleasure?”

When I first graduated college, I would travel for my first job, and that was business travel. We didn’t have social media, so no one was taking advantage of all the opportunities that we now know exist. If I knew about bleisure travel, believe me, I would’ve been living my best travel life a long ti...

Mark as Played

It’s episode 80, y’all!

I feel like we know each other well enough now, right?

Today’s episode is going to be all about cannabis tourism, and because we know each other so well, I’m going to be calling it weed as well.

It is March 28th, which is National Weed Appreciation Day (not the kind of weed we’re talking about today), and that gave me the idea to find out everything I could about cannabis and touri...

Mark as Played

Popular Podcasts

    Does hearing about a true crime case always leave you scouring the internet for the truth behind the story? Dive into your next mystery with Crime Junkie. Every Monday, join your host Ashley Flowers as she unravels all the details of infamous and underreported true crime cases with her best friend Brit Prawat. From cold cases to missing persons and heroes in our community who seek justice, Crime Junkie is your destination for theories and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you're a seasoned true crime enthusiast or new to the genre, you'll find yourself on the edge of your seat awaiting a new episode every Monday. If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people. Follow to join a community of Crime Junkies! Crime Junkie is presented by audiochuck Media Company.

    24/7 News: The Latest

    The latest news in 4 minutes updated every hour, every day.

    Stuff You Should Know

    If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

    The Bobby Bones Show

    Listen to 'The Bobby Bones Show' by downloading the daily full replay.

    Latino USA

    Latino USA is the longest-running news and culture radio program in the U.S. centering Latino stories, hosted by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Maria Hinojosa Every week, the Peabody winning team brings you revealing, in-depth stories about what’s in the hearts and minds of Latinos and their impact on the world. Want to support our independent journalism? Join Futuro+ for exclusive episodes, sneak peaks and behind-the-scenes chisme on Latino USA and all our podcasts. www.futuromediagroup.org/joinplus

Advertise With Us
Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.