Halloween Around the World

🚌 Landlines - Airplanes for the Ground (01:31)Airplanes for the ground? Aren’t those just cars? Nooooo, that’s crazy! Landlines are buses. More specifically, Landlines are a service offered by American Airlines that opporates like an airplane where you go to the airport, fumble through TSA, stroll down your gate and BAM you board a bus that drives on the tarmac! No, we’re not crazy, just listen to the episode! 👻 Haunted Hotel - an amenity or a deterrent? (09:39)We’re heard the ghost stories of haunted destinations such as a spooky hotel, but when you’re booking a place to stay and see that it’s marked with paranormal activity….are you more eager to book a room or quickly closing the tab and searching for a new place? 🎃 Halloween Around the World (17:11)Candy and witches are staples to us in America, but Halloween around the world looks a bit different. So much so, some countries celebrate it in the summer! From carved turnips and decorated graves, to lantern festivals, we unpack what the spooky season looks like in all corners of the globe! ⛩️ Kyoto’s Expensive Tourist Tax (32:55)Every day there’s a new destination fighting back against overtourism. Kyoto is our primary subject today! After witnessing record numbers this summer, Kyoto is raising their tourist tax but up to 900% in some places. The new tax will be tacked on to all hotel stays in the city and is per person, per night! Yes, it can add up quickly Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.