Skift Podcast: Busting the Myths of Bad Travel Advice

Skift Podcast

Compelling discussions with travel industry leaders and creatives who are helping to shape the future of travel.

Common knowledge tells us what day of the week is the best for snagging cheap flights, how far in advance we should book, and how early to arrive at the airport.

What is it about travel that encourages such bad advice from so-called experts? And what is it about the travel industry that makes it so susceptible to confusion?

Fortunately, there is common knowledge and then there is reality. On this episode of the Skift podcast, we welcome some travel experts to help us bust myths, check facts, and answer frequently asked questions about an industry that too often benefits from consumers’ confusion.

Our guests this week are George Hobica, the founder of Airfarewatchdog, who has written extensively about deals, loyalty, and industry trends, and Scott Mayerowitz, the Enterprise Airlines Reporter at Associated Press, where he reports on both airlines and the travel industry at large.

They join Skift podcast host Hannah Sampson and reporter Dan Peltier.

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