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As domestic travel restrictions ease, many families are ready to get back to normal. With summer on the horizon, naturally, that means family travel.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released guidance for domestic travel during COVID-19, which states that people who are fully vaccinated can travel safely within the United States. If this is you and you're looking to plan a road trip and get back to traveling, a travel podcast is a great way to find out what's out there and to help you plan. Here are the 9 best travel podcasts you should be listening to right now.
Why listen to a travel podcast?
Podcasts are ideal for busy parents who can only manage a few minutes to themselves at a time. Research states that the number of moms who regularly listen to podcasts is increasing, according to a Moms and Media Study in 2020.
"We’ve seen a slow but steady rise, particularly with monthly and weekly listening,” Melissa DeCesare, Vice President of Edison Research, told Inside Radio. “Nearly four in ten moms have listened to a podcast in the last month and about a quarter of moms report listening to one in the last week. Overall, 57% of moms have ever listened to a podcast.”
1. Podcasts are great for listening to on the sly.
There's just certain content your kids don't need to hear. The Making the Magic: Universal and Disney Travel Planning Podcast offers travel tips and travel planning advice for the most magical place on earth, perfect if you've got a surprise Disney trip up your sleeve.
2. A good travel podcast will keep you informed and prepared as travel conditions change.
Safety is key when it comes to travel and the TravelPulse Podcast provides up-to-date information to help you make informed decisions. For example, if you have concerns about travel after Covid-19, the TravelPulse Podcast should be in your travel podcast rotation.
Best travel podcasts for family vacations
3. A travel podcast can inspire your next family adventure.
A digital nomad herself, Erin Elizabeth Wells helps digital entrepreneurs level up in their business. As a mom to a 4-year-old who is pregnant with her second daughter, podcasts fit perfectly into her busy schedule. Wells enjoys listening to The Extra Pack of Peanuts Podcast.
"Travis and Heather do a great job of giving both 'Destination Diaries' that go deep in a specific place that they’ve traveled — most recently with their two little kids — as well as some great 'list' episodes that spark my attention for possible places to research or consider adding to our future travels," she told Mom.com. "We’re actually planning a 4-month visit to Wilmington, NC soon partially because of their episodes talking it up."
4. Podcasts offer advice and resources you need.
Lily and Magnolia: The Autism Travel Podcast helps families plan travel that takes into consideration the challenges they may face when traveling with someone with autism.
5. Get up-to-date on travel apps and digital resources.
In the Vacation Mavens Podcast, hosts Tamara and Kim provide inspiration and travel planning advice for families covering everything from travel tech to how to keep the kids occupied on long road trips.
6. Get tiny living travel inspiration.
If you've watched all the van life videos and recreational vehicle walk-throughs and are ready to hit the road for your own family travels, RV Miles is a travel podcast that provides the ins and outs of life on the road with kids.
7. Learn how to have the best of both worlds when traveling with kids.
Emily Krause provides parents with family travel tips and tricks as well as destination planning advice for families who 'don't want to choose between settling down and exploring the world,' through her Travel With Kids Podcast.
Just for mom: podcasts to help you plan the ultimate girls trip
Solo female travel is on the rise, many women aren't waiting around for someone to travel with anymore. Similarly, after the year we've had, that mom getaway girls trip weekend is starting to sound like the best thing ever. If you're ready to head out solo or plan the ultimate girlfriend getaway, begin your plotting with a travel podcast.
8. While it may just be a bucket list item for now, you can travel solo.
Lisa Eldridge provides tips, ideas, and inspiration for the solo female traveler in her travel podcast, Girl About the Globe.
9. Know what you need to bring when traveling alone.
Despite what the name implies, the two sisters who run Travel Babies Podcast, in addition to family travel inspiration, offer solo travel packing tips and best destinations to visit without the kids.
So, the next time you have a few minutes to yourself or need to drown out all the noise while you cook dinner, pop in those earbuds — or at least one earbud, because kids — and dream, plan, and be inspired with a travel podcast.
