The hilarious Jason Matheson – host of The Jason Show on FOX and a 20-year veteran of morning talk radio – joins the show to talk all things travel with Kyle and Gunnar.
Claiming to be Thrifty Traveler’s #1 fan, Jason tells us what Canadian city sparked his love of travel before diving deep into what he loves about Hawaii and Disney. He also tries to sell the guys on cruises and he even reveals his bougiest travel take. Join us for the funniest episode of the Thrifty Traveler Podcast yet!
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Show Notes
- 00:00 – Introducing Thrifty Traveler’s #1 Fan
- 01:02 – We fix CLEAR and put airport speakerphone users on the no-fly list
- 05:35 – The new Delta One Lounge impresses at LAX … but would you eat the sushi?
- 13:00 – Who’s fighting back against AI and “surveillance-based” airfare pricing?
- 18:50 – Jason tells us about the latest flight deal that impressed him and his friends (use promo code TTPOD for $20 off your first year of deals!)
- 20:00 – Jason’s travel story: how Vancouver (& The Fantastic Four) sparked his love of travel
- 22:30 – What’s next on Jason’s travel bucket list? And what got taken off the list because of “critters”
- 23:20 – His long love affair with Hawaii & why Jason loves Oahu the most
- 28:30 – Why everyone needs to go see Susan at the Mai Tai Bar
- 32:15 – Jason’s Delta loyalty – the good, the bad, the ugly, and when he cheats on them with United…
- 38:00 – Jason pitches the guys on (most) cruises
- 41:00 – Why his first Disney Cruise blew him away
- 45:30 – Tips to do Disney for adults
- 51:00 – Why did Jason get into travel and how he became Thrifty Traveler’s #1 fan
- 58:45 – Listener Question: Are flexible points worth the pain? Should you just retreat to Delta SkyMiles?
- 01:02:50 – On the spot: Jason and Kyle’s bougiest travel taste, take, or rule
Produced by Gunnar Olson & Nick Serati
Edited by David Strutt
Show music: “All That” by Benjamin Tissot
Episode #19 – Kyle, I feel ya big time RE: standing in line for security and people are not prepared or act surprised that they need to remove metal, liquids, etc. Hello… what have you been looking at for the last 20 minutes while waiting? Paying attention to your surroundings and taking social cues helps everyone. Phew, exits soapbox! (I think this can apply to the check-out line in the grocery store too! :-))
We loved Oban. We went to Oban by train from Glasgow. We took a boat tour to Mull, Iona, Staffa, and Lunga. We went during puffin nesting season and saw so many puffins. I highly recommend this tour company.
https://westcoasttours.co.uk/tours/tour-mull-iona-and-staffa/
Fellow travel enthusiast from the Midwest here!
Just wanted to share my travel social media username/handle – @TravelSizeBudget on Facebook and Instagram. I attended Thrifty Traveler University a few years ago regularly follow TT’s amazing content. I started @TravelSizeBudget last year to offer my own unique spin on travel – from the usual (points and miles, affordable fares) to the less common (savings and convenience on food, souvenirs and more). Thanks for continuing to inspire me, Thrifty Traveler!
Great podcast! Thanks for all the great information.
Hello Gunnar,
I am enjoying and appreciating all you travel savings information. Would you please help us finding an appropriate venue to get results form lost bag by United? In June last yWe re senior citizens 1K United. Last year in June we checked 6 bags from LAX to HNL. One of the bags never arrived and we filled a claim at HNL. There was lack or no communication from United including corporate. We provided photos and invoices for 4 pro racing high end OZONE kites $12,500.00. The bag never made it “downstairs” after being check at 1K counter at LAX. I wrote countless letters , got a lots of lying and contradicting run around or no responses. Now we found out someone is selling our stolen kites on E-Bay because they all have serial numbers and person who bought one of the kites very ‘cheap” called Ozone co. to ask why is someone selling a $4,000.OO kite for $1,500.00 and the company contacted us since they have record of us paying a full price. E-Bay is not taking any responsibility. Now United finally e-mailed us claiming they do not cover “sports equipment”. Our bags were handed to United employees and they should be responsible. Would you have any suggestions how can we recover our losses? I would appreciate any suggestion you could provide. I know its not what you are about but since you have lots of travel experience maybe you know something that can help us. Keep up the good work.