The Bag Tag Travel Podcast

Introducing our brand-new series, Cleared for Takeover , where we dive deep into the captivating world of airline mergers. But before we take flight with the new series, we’re circling back to a big day we missed: World Tourism Day (01:30) We chat about its role in promoting global peace and cultural exchange, plus share fun ways to celebrate by experiencing new cultures and destinations—even from...

We finally take on the curious case of Emily's seemingly endless French work visa in Emily in Paris . How does she keep staying in Paris without any visa issues? We break down the timeline of her seasons, job changes, and visa extensions, and make some bold predictions for season 5 (spoiler alert!) (01:20) We debate the go-to inflight entertainment options looking at the difference between old sch...

W e're diving into the comforts of flying with Air New Zealand’s Skycouch—a game-changer for long-haul travel (01:30) We debate whether a rookie traveler should first venture domestically or internationally (07:45) Then off we go to our neighbors of the north - Montreal & Quebec City - we breakdown the history, fun facts, and must-do’s in each place (12:12) before we pack our bags (53:05) Fina...

We take off with some hilarious travel content, starting with a TikTok video featuring a crazy 29.5-hour flight from LA to Seattle with a layover in Taipei—seriously, who books that?!(01:15) We also share our thoughts on the challenges of balancing sleep and snacks while flying inspired by "Fall Guy." (06:11) We explore the importance of meaningful travel for students, inspired by a Daily Bruin ar...

We unpack Labor Weekend travel stats and list the best places to visit this fall season (00:00) From the seat pocket, we debate if social media good or bad for travel? (11:59) Then we run through the history of Monterey, California and its top things to do (19:43) before packing Chantel’s bags as she heads there this weekend for a whale watching excursion (48:57) Finally, we find out what’s going...

Labor day weekend is here and with it the end of the crazy summer travel. We breakdown the top labor day destinations, debate whether or not peanut butter is a liquid (08:32) and unpack Wyatt’s biggest weekend on the Utopia of the sea - the boat, the Bahamas (17:21)and what he did right while packing for the bachelor party (44:30) Then we give the Orlando airport an in-depth review (56:22) and wra...

This week we take to the seas to discuss cruise ships! We kick off the show debating expectations and travel limits for bachelor and bachelorette parties (10:22) before discussing the history, fun facts, and opinions about the Cruise vacation style (19:29) as Wyatt packs his bags for the Utopia of the Sea (39:16) We end the show discussing all the new rides and adventures that were just announced...

We know you’ve all been on the edge of your seats to hear about the 2024 Paris Olympics and our adventure to Europe and we’re back to unpack! We start off debating if you can count a layover in a new country as a place you’ve visited (07:57) then we dive deep into the olympics as a whole and our experience attending the games (15:11) We discuss each city’s must do things and what we thought of the...

Brace yourself as we’re going Super Sonic! We kick off the show talking about a women’s unique strategy for dating at the airport (00:00) and debate if trips and vacations are different (06:18) before we jump into Super Sonic Jets with the Concord, Overture, and Boom SuperSonic (13:15) While not supersonic we also discuss the Beluga Airplane (27:18) and the comeback of Pan Am (38:50)  Hosted...

We’re bringing you a special Olympics episode this week as the world is focused on Paris for the 2024 summer games and we're off watching Sailing & Women's Soccer. We talk anti-sex beds in athlete’s village (00:00) debate if the summer or winter olympic games are better (03:38) Chantel competes in Olympic destination trivia (17:25) before we dive into the Paris Olympics new sports, fun facts,...

We're off to the 2024 Summer Olympics in France and packing for this trip became a bit complicated! We kickoff the show debating if you stay or ditch your friend at the airport who doesn't have pre-check (07:14) then we discuss Dublin (11:22) Nice (15:56) Marseille (21:09) and Monaco (29:35) and what exactly to pack for two-weeks including the olympics (42:51) and we wrap up with What in the World...

Today we introduce a new segment called Go Around where we follow up on some previously mentioned topics such as Muddy Buddy v Puppy Chow (00:00). We also chat about raw dogging flights and rewatching LOST. Then we discuss how fast we unpack when we get back from a trip (10:48) and rank US airlines (14:44) We follow with an update on our summer bet (33:58) before the Charlotte airport review (41:1...

How do you recap 3.5 weeks of travel that consists of a weekend trip followed by an extended stay visiting home with a tiny trip shoved within: call that trip-ception! Join us in this packed episode that starts off with a special Mead review (00:00) that was inspired by Wyatt’s trip to Savannah! We then discuss an airline booking dilemma for this week’s seat pocket discussion (08:54) Then we unpac...

We loaded up today’s episode to give all those traveling over the long holiday weekend some extra great content! We have a very intense discussion surrounding The New Yorker article "The Case Against Travel" (31:51) But first, we have our seat pocket debate over buying airline tickets via computer or phone (08:08), then discuss if Flying or Road trips are better (12:27) We discuss the battle betwe...

We start today’s episode chatting about travel tattoo ideas (00:00) before we discuss who gets which armrests while flying on an airplane (05:12) Then we pack Chantel’s bags as she heads out to Minnesota and we dive into summer wedding attire for women (08:05) Get to know one of Minnesota’s smaller cities, Duluth, as pack-ception occurs for the Grandma’s Half Marathon (30:00). We wrap up with a li...

To start off today’s episode, we discuss why cities should have a dedicated song unofficially picked for them by the people (02:49) From one of our follower’s seat pockets: do you walk or stand on the human conveyor belt at the airport? (06:25) We give a short history lesson and some fun facts about Savannah, Georgia (12:57) before packing Wyatt's bags as he heads there to celebrate his book club'...

We start off by discussing the chaos of summer travel that has officially arrived (00:00) before we have a heated debate from the seat pocket: are Biscoff cookies to be enjoyed on airplanes only? (09:10) Plus we follow up from last week’s trip as we unpack the summer wedding (18:00) and discuss our review of MSP terminal 2 (46:20). Then find out what in the world is going on with French Air Traffi...

In today’s episode we’re following up with how many pieces of gum are stuck to the Gum Wall in Seattle (00:00) before pulling from our seat pocket: what do you do when an adult scene comes on your inflight entertainment? (03:07) We discuss our thoughts on destination weddings (08:36) and the rules of Summer Wedding Attire as we pack our bags before heading off to a summer wedding in the land of 10...