Doug Wallace

TravelRight.Today

Society EN ↓ 36 episodes

Ten-minute tales from the road from travel pro Doug Wallace offer up travel tips and trends, insider intel on hot hotels and travel essentials, culinary adventure, spa treats, sanity splurges, bucket-list tweaking and city-guide must-do lists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author

Doug Wallace

Category

Society

Podcast website

www.travelright.today

Latest episode

May 25, 2026

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Episodes

#36: Tips About Tipping, Fun in Finland, Wine Tourism Made Easy 25.05.2026

In this episode, we cover the basics of tipping culture all over the world, spin through Helsinki and Porvoo via Finnair, comb the best vineyards for wine tourism and try to get Europe to stop smoking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#35: How to Be a Good Cottage Guest, Riding Mules in Colombia, Serious Sleep Ecosystems 25.04.2026

We make sure you have all the tips for getting invited back to the cottage, take a mule tour in the Colombian coffee hills, highlight a few hot Cartagena hotels and talk about how hotels are kicking sleep up a notch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#34: How to Fit In With the Locals, the Quiet Side of Los Cabos, Niche Travel Trends, Rambunctious Flight Attendants 02.04.2026

We teach you how to fit in more with the locals when you travel, discover the quiet side of Los Cabos and wander the desert, discuss what your new favourite niche travel trend could be and go on and on about rough and tumble flight attendants. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#33: How to Find the Right Cruise for You, Small-Ship Sailing Ideas, Lounging at the Marriott Puerto Vallarta, Swimming With Sea Creatures and What Not to Do at the Airport 02.03.2026

In the sea of cruise vacations, you can find out how to select the right cruise for you, get small-ship sailing ideas, lounge about at the Marriott Puerto Vallarta, and learn how swimming with sea creatures teaches you about their conservation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#32: How to Focus on Niche, Experiential, Insider-Informed Itineraries, Wandering Through Guadeloupe, How to Get the Local Experience on Holiday 01.02.2026

How to focus on niche, experiential, sustainable, insider-informed itineraries and destinations for a more meaningful travel experience. Tales from a press trip to Guadeloupe, and how getting to know the local people when you travel can make your holiday more authentic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#31: How to Pack Lighter Than Ever, On Tour on Kangaroo Island in South Australia, Oceanview Eco Villas, Understanding Regenerative Travel 01.01.2026

How to pack lighter than ever before will shrink your luggage as overhead space shrinks. We wander the shorelines and parkland of Kangaroo Island, check into Oceanview Eco Villas and learn about how permaculture is changing the way we look at sustainable travel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#30: How to Make Multigen Travel Plans, Touring in Belize, Defining the New Luxury 23.11.2025

How to create the best multigenerational travel itinerary is a skill you need to have! We also take a tour of each corner of Belize and work through what real luxury means to today's traveller. See you on the beach! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#029: How to Navigate Connecting Flights, Arosa Gay Ski Week, Engelberg Resort, Small-Ship Cruises 22.10.2025

How to Navigate Connecting Flights gets you to the gate on time. We also spin through Gay Ski Week in Arosa, Switzerland and spend a night in Engelberg. A note on small-ship cruising will match you up with just the right voyage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#028: How To Stay Social When Travelling Alone, the Canary Islands, Best Caribbean Islands, Bad Plan Behaviour 24.09.2025

How to Stay Social While Going Solo gives you tips on managing loneliness. We wander through four of the top Canary Islands and how different they all are. Best winter vacation sunspots get you ready for the sun and sand. Then, more bad behaviour on the airplane—my favourite! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#027: How to Be Travel Vaccine Savvy, Madeira and Savoy Palace, Green Travel, Fidgeting 25.08.2025

How to Be Travel Vaccine Savvy gives you tips on staying healthy while abroad. We then take you to the Atlantic Ocean on a small of tour of Madeira island, ducking into the Savoy Palace. Green travel ideas get you primed for an eco-adventure. Then, what not to do on a plane. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#026: How to Ride Shotgun, Burgenstock Resort and CAAA in Lucerne, Dogs on the Plane 25.07.2025

How to Ride Shotgun proves that the navigator is an essential part of the road trip equation. We take you to Burgenstock, Switzerland, and CAAA restaurant in Lucerne. Let's also talk about unplugging while on vacation and hanging with your dog on the plane. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#025: Washington DC WorldPride Highlights, How to Pack for the Weekend, Europe's Hidden Gems 21.06.2025

WorldPride 2025 in Washington D.C. was a whirlwind of art shows, dance parties, big beers and fabulous meals. We also cover how to pack for your next weekend away and uncover Europe's hidden gems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#024: How to Stay Safe in a Foreign City, Mont-Tremblant Ski Resort in Quebec 17.02.2024

The hits just keep on coming! Find out how to stay safe when visiting a foreign city, how to get the most out of Mont-Tremblant Ski Resort, Montreal's Culinary Delights, and how to keep an eye out for Wellness Washing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#023: How to Plan a Trip, RED Mountain Resort at Rossland BC, Finding the right cruise 24.01.2024

The 2024 reboot of the TravelRight. Today Podcast! Includes How to Plan a Trip, RED Mountain Resort at Rossland BC, and how to give your head a shake when it comes to your anti-cruise behaviour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#022: How to Plan a Road Trip, Best Road Trip Car Snacks, Travel Social Distancing, Cottage Guest Etiquette 11.08.2020

How to plan the best road trip, so there are no surprises. The best road trip snacks to bring along, food tips to get you from A to B and back. Staying safe while flying is a prickly point these days. How to be the best cottage guest this season—no bad guests allowed. (Photo: Blake Wisz) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#021: Hotels Are Opening Up, New Culinary Culture in the Kitchen, Isolation Travel is Trending, Lap-danceless Las Vegas 06.07.2020

How to deal with hotels right now if you have to or want to. How to bring your wishlist destinations into the kitchen with new culinary culture and national cocktails. Isolation travel is the newest niche travel topic of conversation. Las Vegas—why oh why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#020: The New Travel Normal, Columbus "Art After Stonewall" Road Trip Tips, B-List Cities Are a Good Idea, Airport Lounges Post COVID 05.06.2020

Big travel brains weigh in on the future of travel, no they don’t at all, it’s just me spouting off. I take you on a Columbus road trip, too, with a look at Art After Stonewall at the Columbus Museum of Art and plenty of restaurant tips. Why B-List cities are a good idea going forward, when social distancing will be in everyone’s mind. Airport lounges, a post-COVID rant. Hosted on Acast. See acast...

#019: Travel Congeniality, Whistler Pride & Ski Festival, Whistler Culinary Culture, Micro-Tripping & Hotel Gouging 23.02.2020

Top 10 ways to get along with your partner while travelling. We headed to the hills of Whistler Blackcomb for the Whistler Pride & Ski Festival and ate our way around the town. Far-flung weekend-away micro-trips recharge the batteries. Hotel gouging and resort fees have to go. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#018: Your Travel Resolutions, The Florida Keys, Fly to Muskoka With FlyGTA, Airport Lounge Wedding Parties 22.01.2020

These are your Top 10 Travel Resolutions for 2020. We drove a convertible Mustang down Overseas Highway in The Florida Keys to Key West and had a whale of a time. Fly to Muskoka with FlyGTA.com and never set a wheel on Highway 400 ever again. Airport lounge beefs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#017: How to Survive the Holiday Travel Season, The Crane Barbados, the Barbados Food and Rum Festival, How to Hotel Hop, and Airline Awards Redemption Rant 03.11.2019

How to survive the holiday travel season and not lose your mind. The fabulous Crane resort on the south east coast of Barbados. A recap of the Barbados Food and Rum Festival. Moving hotels when you travel lets you see more of the world. Awards points redemption ranting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#016: How to Get Your Snowbird Ducks in a Row, Fogo Island Fun in Newfoundland and Labrador, the Inn at Mallard Cottage in St. John’s, What To Do If You Lose Your Passport, Bad Manners on the Plane 09.10.2019

How to prepare for the long haul south if you're a Snowbird, Canadian or not. Trekking around Fogo Island off the north coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. Mini reviews of Fogo Island Inn and St. John's' Inn at Mallard Cottage. What to do in the event of a travel emergency. Plane etiquette vs. just bad manners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#015: How to Be the Perfect House Guest, Hotel Le Crystal Montreal, Tendresse, Planning a Holiday, Smelly Seatmates 25.08.2019

How to be the perfect house guest so you will be invited back! Montreal's Hotel le Crystal in the Golden Square Mile is chic luxury. Vegan restaurant Tendresse in the Gay Village hits the spot. Are you planning too hard or not enough? And if you're getting on a plane, for Pete's sake wash first. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#014: How to make a travel first-aid kit, Hot Hotels: Whistler's Nita Lake Lodge, Salt Tasting and Germophobia 13.07.2019

How to make a travel first-aid kit or more importantly a pill-aid kit. Whistler's Nita Lake Lodge and Pangea Pod Hotel are well worth the trip. Take a salt tasting with Wales sea salt producer Halen Mon. Airports and airplanes are filthy dirty, but don't worry about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#013: How to pack a toiletry kit, Hot Hotel: St. Regis Toronto and LOUIX LOUIS, Talking Plastic Travel Ban and How to Avoid Overhead Bin Anxiety 15.05.2019

How to properly pack a toiletry kit. The St. Regis Toronto has a new look, and the LOUIX LOUIS restaurant is to die for. A travel ban on plastic in the hospitality industry is long overdue. Overhead bin anxiety is the new travel disorder and it's not going away anytime soon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#012: How to Pack for Europe, Chicago Spotlight: The Robey Hotel Chicago and Coda di Volpe, Don't Be a Vacation-Waster, Bad Hotel Housekeeping Habits 14.04.2019

Amp up your style by packing for Europe with flare, but don't go overboard! Chicago's The Robey Hotel is a little piece of Art Deco magic in Wicker Park. Enjoy incredible Southern Italian fare at Coda di Volpe in Chicago's Lake View district. How not to be a vacation-waster. How hotels need to stop with the bathroom fussiness for good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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