Get Outta Here!

In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” hosted by AP Travel Editor Beth Harpaz, we’ll get advice about starting children on skis from Nate Gardner, Ski and Snowboard School Training Manager at Stowe Mountain Resort in Vermont. We’ll also get advice on how to plan a ski trip, on renting versus buying gear, and tips for saving money.

In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” hosted by AP Travel Editor Beth Harpaz, AirfareWatchdog.com founder George Hobica says that dressing up a bit when you fly could give you an edge when it comes to seat upgrades. We’ll also hear from AP’s former airlines reporter Scott Mayerowitz, who says your outfit is irrelevant and that it’s all about your status with the airline. This episode originally aired Nov. 1, 2017.

Venice, Barcelona, Amsterdam: In many destinations around the world, locals are starting to complain about the impact of too many tourists. The phenomenon is known in the travel industry as “overtourism.” In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” AP Travel Editor Beth Harpaz talks to AP business writer Pan Pylas in London about what’s causing overtourism and what some destinations are doing to control it. We’ll also look at the role of social media in the phenomenon of overtourism, and we’ll talk about how individual travelers can help by looking for off-the-beaten path sites when they travel.

In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” hosted by AP Travel Editor Beth Harpaz, we’ll be talking to Tali Arbel, an AP business writer, about what it was like to take Oscar the cat on a plane. We’ll also talk about how to prepare pets for flying, what it costs and what the options are. And we’ll cover a few hot-button issues in the category of flying pets: emotional support animals and what happens when other passengers have animal allergies.

In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” hosted by AP Travel Editor Beth Harpaz, AirfareWatchdog.com founder George Hobica says that dressing up a bit when you fly could give you an edge when it comes to seat upgrades. We’ll also hear from AP’s former airlines reporter Scott Mayerowitz, who says your outfit is irrelevant and that it’s all about your status with the airline.

In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” hosted by AP Travel Editor Beth Harpaz, AirfareWatchdog.com founder George Hobica offers strategies for making sure you get the best price for your flight. Hobica, along with AP’s former airlines reporter Scott Mayerowitz, discuss everything from which websites to use, to how far in advance you should buy tickets. You’ll also learn whether Tuesday’s really a magic day for flight deals or if that’s just a myth.

In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” AP Travel editor Beth Harpaz talks with Alicia Rovey, founder of the All Fifty Club, about the ways travelers go about achieving the goal of visiting every state in the U.S. Rovey reveals which states are typically the last ones people check off, and offers advice about how to plan your trips. We also hear from a few travelers who checked the states off in unusual ways: by driving a truck around the lower 48, by running marathons in every state, by visiting 50 states in 50 days.

In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” AP Travel editor Beth Harpaz talks about haunted houses with Colin Dickey, author of “Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places.” Whether or not you believe in ghosts, haunted house tours offer a lot more than entertainment or unexplained phenomena. They reveal unsettling chapters of history, telling stories about people who lived tragic lives or who didn’t quite fit in. They sometimes showcase unusual architecture: a Gothic monstrosity or mansion whose owner built lots of strange additions. They also bring needed tourism dollars to fund preservation of historic sites.

Have you ever been offered a gift - tickets to a theme park or a night in a resort - with just one condition: You’ll have to sit through a timeshare presentation. In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” AP Travel editor Beth Harpaz finds out what these pitches are really like from AP’s Marjorie Miller, who sat through one in Atlantic City order to get a promised gift. We also look at the pros and cons of timeshares, including why some people love them and why other people have a hard time getting rid of them.

Where and how can visitors purchase marijuana in places where it’s legal? And since so many places ban smoking, where and how can they consume it? In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” AP Travel Editor Beth Harpaz finds out everything a marijuana tourist needs to know from Kristin Wyatt, who covered the marijuana industry in Colorado for AP before joining the Marijuana Business Daily.

Combine fall foliage and fitness by getting in your steps while enjoying autumn colors. In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” AP Travel Editor Beth Harpaz interviews Bill Kole in AP’s Boston bureau about six great routes to walk or run, one for each New England state. We’ll also hear this year’s foliage forecast and look at a few other ways to enjoy the season. Elktober, anyone?

When your vacation plans are disrupted by a hurricane or other natural disaster, what’s a traveler to do? In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” AP Travel Editor Beth Harpaz talks to travel expert Pauline Frommer of Frommers.com and the famous Frommers travel guidebook series to learn about everything from travel insurance to refunds.

Finding the perfect hotel room can be daunting. How do you make sense of all the reviews online? How do you get the best price? And how do you get the best service? In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” AP Travel Editor Beth Harpaz talks with Anthony Melchiorri, the host of “Hotel Impossible”, who shares his tips on how to get the most out of your hotel experience.

Architects may come and architects may go, but 150 years after the birth of Frank Lloyd Wright, we’re still fascinated by his work. In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” AP Travel Editor Beth Harpaz talks with the staff of the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy about the best places to experience Wright’s work and what makes it so magical to behold. Tours of his buildings draw crowds all over the country, from the Wisconsin prairie where he was born to suburban Oak Park, Illinois, to Fallingwater in Pennsylvania.

Matt Kepnes quit his desk job to travel the world and along the way became the travel blogger Nomadic Matt. In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” AP Travel Editor Beth Harpaz talks with Nomadic Matt about what it’s like to travel for a living. It’s not all hanging out on beaches and taking road trips: He is running a business, after all. Still, you have to know when to ignore emails and just enjoy that glass of wine in Argentina. Kepnes also offers advice on how to travel on a budget and shares some of his favorite places - along with what’s on his bucket list.