Amateur Traveler Podcast episode 90. Today the Amateur Traveler goes to Brazil.

I got my bags packed and on a roll heading out there and I'm ready to go.

Looking real good in my passport photo.

15 hour flight, oh, I don't think I'll ever be coming home.

You know I love it.

I got to see one more cathedral.

I got to sit in one more cafe. I know that I should be heading home, but maybe not maybe not

today. Welcome to the Amateur Traveler. I'm your host, Chris Christensen. I'm your host, Chris Christensen. I have two news stories for you today. The first one I found very

interesting coming from the Springwise newsletter, which is a travel

newsletter. Air France, J-A-L, Singapore Airlines, and Virgin Atlantic are all experimenting with adding

in-flight language instruction to that interactive console at the back of the seat in front of you.

Air France, J, A.L, and Singapore have added program by Berlitz, which allows you to learn and

practice the basics of 23 different languages in forming lessons, numbers, dates, words, and dialogue

so that you can brush up on your language as you get ready to arrive in a foreign country.

The second news story is about our Canada. arrive in a foreign country.

The second news story is about Air Canada and comes from USA Today.

This is an interesting story about a different way to buy airline tickets for frequent travelers.

And I'll just read you the first two paragraphs from this story.

For his frequent trips to Canada, Tom Burke, a Dallas-based consultant,

no longer worries about sky-high charges for changing his airplane reservations,

booking too close to his trip, or booking during a peak travel

season. Burke last week paid Air Canada a flat $6,858 for 20 flights between Eastern Canada and many of the 53 U.S. cities where the carrier

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