The Best Podcasts about Luxury and Business Travel

Love to travel? Us too! Have to travel? Yep, we do, too. Lots of us are frequent travelers, whether it’s because we thrive on wanderlust or because we have jobs and professions that demand it. Either way, there’s a huge community of experts out there who can help us make the most of any upcoming trip. For example, here’s how to find the best travel podcast to subscribe to. Our correspondent Abbie Martin Greenbaum has curated a list of 12 of the best podcasts about luxury travel and business travel right now. Whether you’re looking for a voice that’s smart, sophisticated or sassy, there’s a perfect podcast out there for you.

traveling for business or leisure? or both?

Traveling is one of our favorite things in life. At least, most of the time. When we’re off-duty and heading for a luxury destination of our own choosing, there is nothing in the world quite like the excitement and anticipation. Exploring the world, getting to meet new people, sampling delicious foods. And having experiences we might never get a chance to have anywhere else. The hardest decision? Where to go next. 

Of course, sometimes our travel is all about business. Which means it’s all about efficiency: how to pack light, which travel tech will actually work when we really need it, and where to go if we have a few precious hours to ourselves while on a work-related trip in a fantastic city. That’s when having a like-minded Road Warrior who can share tips and practical advice would be a godsend.

Enter the podcasters. The best luxury and business travel podcasts are ideal whether you’re looking for ideas for your next big adventure. Or trying to pack for your next business trip. Even if you’re just longing to jump on a place with no immediate plans to do so, the right podcast can help fuel your wanderlust until the next trip is here.

Whether its learning more about a potential destination, soaking up somebody else’s stories and wisdom, or just having a good laugh, here are ten great luxury travel and business travel podcasts to check out. One of them is sure to fill your voyager void.

12 of the best podcasts about luxury travel and business travel

1. Skift

From the travel professionals’ website Skift comes a terrific series of travel news and information podcasts, including both a short daily briefing and a longer weekly episode. This podcast offers the most frequent content updates of any we’ve found. You can stay up-to-date by listening to them daily and never miss a thing.

Skift brings on experts to discuss everything from food to flights. If part of what you’re looking for in a travel podcast is a crash course in the way travel trends fits into the world at large, then Skift may be the podcast for you.

2. Jetset Genius

Jetset Genius is one of the best podcasts for business travelers. Their episodes are practical and surprising, covering topics you might not have even realized you wanted more information about. And that other podcasts generally don’t talk about.

The interviewers ask the hard but important questions, like whether or not you should prepay for gas when you rent a car while traveling, and how to ward off germs mid-flight. More than any other podcast, they aim to provide solutions to problems that travelers face, and they do so in a way that is quick and easy to absorb while you go about your daily life.

3. Bloomberg Travel Genius

What’s the most sure-fire way to get a flight upgrade? How can you find the best, secret local restaurants by asking just one question? What’s the first thing you should do when you get into a hotel room?

In the almost 40 episodes of Bloomberg Travel Genius, hosts Nikki Ekstein and Mark Ellwood interview some of the world’s most experienced travelers for their tried-and-true travel hacks.

4. Women Who Travel

Condé Nast Traveler editors Lale Arikoglu and Meredith Carey dissect the realities of traveling as a woman today in their two-year old podcast Women Who Travel.

They cover food, hospitality, adventure, and travel journalism, and conduct interviews with truly inspiring women. For example, the most recent episode focuses on Jessica Nabongo, the founder of boutique travel company Jet Black and who in 2019 became the first black woman to visit every country in the world. The vibe on this podcast is one we really love – in the hosts’ own words, it’s about “celebrating all the reasons why we refuse to stay home.”

5. Adventure Sports Podcast

With close to 600 episodes, Adventure Sports is a resource for from trekking to biking to base jumping, dog-sledding and summiting.

Each show features an in-depth interview with an adventure sports expert. Their stories are riveting and a great way to find inspiration for your next big trip. 

6. Citizen Femme

Citizen Femme is a website that is all about luxury travel for women. And like many websites, they also have a podcast.

In their great show Passport To, they consult experts, give packing advice, and discuss sustainability as it relates to travel. The episodes are very high quality, containing in-depth and intelligent conversations, and are released sporadically everywhere that you listen to podcasts.  

7. Up Close Travel Show

Luxury travel podcast Up Close Travel Show has a particular niche interest: boats. That means they focus on travel options like the Ritz Carlton cruising experience, luxury raft trips, and every other variety of unique or special boating experience.

If you are someone who is interested in learning more about trips that may be singular, once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, this would be a great podcast to check out.  The episodes are short and sweet, and you can find even more information on their home website.

8. Miles Away

Many of us have experienced this dilemma: we’ve racked up hundreds of thousands of frequent traveler points – and we have no idea how best to use them when it’s time to plan a fabulous vacation for ourselves, our families and our friends.

Enter The Points Guy (TPG), and their year-old podcast Miles Away. Hosted by Editor-at-Large Zach Honig, Miles Away is about both the right destination and how to get there. Preferably by using up all those frequent flyer miles and frequent stayer points from your preferred hotel.

Each episode explores either an off-the-beaten-path region or a popular, must-see travel hot spot through first-hand accounts. Then and expert from TPG explains the best options for using points and miles to get there. How cool is that?

9. Wander Woman

Wander Woman is a relatively new podcast launched in 2019 by the editor of Wanderlust magazine, Phoebe Smith. There are currently six episodes – each just under one hour – and they’re each a mix of field recordings of her round-the-world adventures and interviews with conservation and travel celebrities.

She also does gear testing and product recommendations. You’ll definitely want to hit the road after listening to one of these.

10. On She Goes

On She Goes (OSG) is a digital platform developed in 2017 by women of color to encourage and empower other women of color to travel more confidently.

Its podcast – which is now close to 50 episodes – features travel tips and discussions with the OSG team and their guests about topics as varied as immigration, ancestry, road trips, and outdoor adventure.

11. Coffee Break

Radio Lingua and the Coffee Break series is ideal for those who already know or who want to learn how to communicate in the local language when they’re on the road.

The free podcast episodes are available in French, Spanish, German, Italian and Mandarin Chinese. Episodes are about 15-20 minutes long, ideal for a coffee break. There are different proficiency tracks so even if you’re not an absolute beginner there’s still plenty to learn here. 

12. The Big Travel Podcast

Hosted by Lisa Francesca Nand, travel journalist, presenter, writer and filmmaker, The Big Travel Podcast features both celebrities and ordinary people who tell the story of their lives through the travels they’ve taken.

It’s an exploration of what it is about travel that inspires us and moves us. The episodes are sophisticated and entertaining, and you’ll learn a lot, too.

the best podcasts about luxury travel and business travel

There you have it! Our picks for the top 12 best podcasts right now that are covering issues related to luxury travel and business travel in a smart, informative and entertaining way. What’s your top pick?

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Abbie Martin Greenbaum grew up in New York City and currently lives in Brooklyn, where she drinks a lot of coffee and matches roommates together for a living. At Oberlin College, she studied English and Cinema, which are still two of her favorite things, along with dessert and musical theater. She believes in magic.

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