Travel Tuesday

This Travel Tuesday episode opens with the show’s high-energy theme song and friendly banter between Rick, Ron, and the team—then quickly shifts into a practical, mission-driven conversation about turning everyday travel into community impact. Rick thanks Ron for launching the Res Life Spring Break Travel Guide and breaks down the big idea: spring break travel spending is massive, and most of it flows to platforms like Expedia, Booking.com, and Priceline—unless organizations choose a different path. The hosts explain how Surge365 and the Vortex allow churches, nonprofits, businesses, and individuals to save money on hotels, cars, cruises, and more—while directing 100% of the savings back to a mission (in this case, Res Life Church and its vision to expand food pantry impact, even toward a grocery-store model). Ron compares the Vortex approach to traditional fundraisers (like exhausting chicken dinners), illustrating how a small number of travelers can generate significant support with far less labor. The episode also highlights additional benefits: travel credits that can be used for emergency lodging support, and career pathways through travel training and specialization—positioning a church-based “travel department” as both a service and a sustainable revenue stream. A standout story features Ron’s real-world missions travel experience with Delta Air Lines for a church trip to Guatemala, including group reservation advantages, logistics support, and problem-solving during a winter storm departure. The conversation wraps with destination ideas, spring break timing tips, and future travel opportunities—from Super Bowl lodging near Santa Clara to river cruises and coach tours—ending on a clear takeaway: travel won’t stop, so you might as well use it intentionally to fund what you believe in.