TTB 123: January Travel Bites w/ Bob and Elliot

In this episode we discuss some of the recent travel related news we found interesting or relevant over the month of January. We break down our favorite different news articles, including:  (04:07): https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2021/01/27/china-deploys-anal-swab-tests-to-detect-high-risk-covid-19-cases/?sh=41625fe6e818 (China Deploys Anal Swab Tests To Detect High-Risk Covid-19 Cases) (05:06): https://www.travelpulse.com/news/features/why-you-should-get-ready-to-plan-a-vacation.html (Why You Should Get Ready to Plan a Vacation) (07:44): https://www.travelpulse.com/news/travel-agents/us-travel-association-to-advocate-for-travel-tax-credits.html (US Travel Association To Advocate for Travel Tax Credits) 09:05): https://www.travelpulse.com/news/impacting-travel/world-tourism-organization-calls-for-vaccine-passport.html (World Tourism Organization Calls For Vaccine Passport) (11:04): https://www.travelpulse.com/news/impacting-travel/people-are-faking-covid-19-tests-in-order-to-travel.html (People Are Faking COVID-19 Tests In Order To Travel) (12:43): https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/biden-restrict-travel-south-africa-eu-uk-covid (Biden Will Restrict Travel From South Africa, Reinstates Ban to EU, UK, Brazil) (17:32): https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2021/01/25/covid-travel-restrictions-covid-test-international-flights-us-cdc-biden/6673817002/?itm_source=AMP&itm_medium=UpNext&fbclid=IwAR0Bsaxt3F6akZPDbRsgk3O0HOT37scJrscGvG5yMh164o1Mik0KMvyc9DU (Will travelers need a negative COVID-19 test to board flights within the US? The CDC says it's under consideration) (19:49): https://www.travelpulse.com/news/business-travel/new-research-shows-companies-plan-to-return-to-in-person-events.html (New Research Shows Companies Plan to Return to In-Person Events) (21:50): https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/aditya-singh-chicago-ohare-lived-three-months/index.html (Man 'lived undetected in Chicago airport for three months') Up This Month:  Nikola Kostic on photograph