Society & Culture
In this episode we discuss some of the recent travel related news we found interesting or relevant over the month of January. We break down our favorite different news articles, including: (04:07): https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2021/01/27/china-deploys-anal-swab-tests-to-detect-high-risk-covid-19-cases/?sh=41625fe6e818 (China Deploys Anal Swab Tests To Detect High-Risk Covid-19 Cases) (05:06): https://www.travelpulse.com/news/features/why-you-should-get-ready-to-plan-a-vacation.html (Why You Should Get Ready to Plan a Vacation) (07:44): https://www.travelpulse.com/news/travel-agents/us-travel-association-to-advocate-for-travel-tax-credits.html (US Travel Association To Advocate for Travel Tax Credits) 09:05): https://www.travelpulse.com/news/impacting-travel/world-tourism-organization-calls-for-vaccine-passport.html (World Tourism Organization Calls For Vaccine Passport) (11:04): https://www.travelpulse.com/news/impacting-travel/people-are-faking-covid-19-tests-in-order-to-travel.html (People Are Faking COVID-19 Tests In Order To Travel) (12:43): https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/biden-restrict-travel-south-africa-eu-uk-covid (Biden Will Restrict Travel From South Africa, Reinstates Ban to EU, UK, Brazil) (17:32): https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2021/01/25/covid-travel-restrictions-covid-test-international-flights-us-cdc-biden/6673817002/?itm_source=AMP&itm_medium=UpNext&fbclid=IwAR0Bsaxt3F6akZPDbRsgk3O0HOT37scJrscGvG5yMh164o1Mik0KMvyc9DU (Will travelers need a negative COVID-19 test to board flights within the US? The CDC says it's under consideration) (19:49): https://www.travelpulse.com/news/business-travel/new-research-shows-companies-plan-to-return-to-in-person-events.html (New Research Shows Companies Plan to Return to In-Person Events) (21:50): https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/aditya-singh-chicago-ohare-lived-three-months/index.html (Man 'lived undetected in Chicago airport for three months') Up This Month: Nikola Kostic on photographing cultures in transition Matt Waugh on Exploring Columbia Travel Around Table discussing Travel Etiquette and Mindfulness The Travelers Blueprint is more than just a podcast with consulting services that allow you to Become Your Own Travel Agent! Take a moment to rate us! Screenshot your review, email us the screenshot with your name and address and we will send you a FREE travel sticker! TheTravelersBlueprint@gmail.com FREE Travel Cheat Sheet! Just sign up for all the latest TTB news and guest information at http://www.thetravelersblueprint@gmail.com (www.thetravelersblueprint.com) For Travel Consulting Services w/ Bob: https://thetravelersblueprint.com/travel-consulting (https://thetravelersblueprint.com/travel-consulting) Our Private Community on Facebook is a great way to have your travel questions be heard and speak directly to us. Join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/260677938112800 (The Travelers Blueprint Community) For less than a cup of coffee you can be a major supporter of our time and efforts in producing this podcast. Please consider becoming a Patron by signing up here: https://www.patreon.com/join/thetravelersblueprint (https://www.patreon.com/join/thetravelersblueprint) Follow Us on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/the_travelers_blueprint/ (Instagram) - https://www.facebook.com/TheTravelersBlueprint18/ (Facebook) - https://twitter.com/ttblueprint?lang=en (Twitter) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyB8gPEriEPYP92Q1DHHkbg (YouTube) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Support this podcast