Special Episode: The Art of the “Free” Luxury Trip

Keith is a lifetime adventurer, a licensed wildlife guide and the CEO of wilderness safaris, the largest safari operator in Africa. Smash the subscribe button and if you listen on apple podcasts, would be amazing if you could rate and review the show! The gram he explained here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CL9qRtPs6WY/ Follow me on social: https://linktr.ee/ianagrimis

Marc served 26 years at the CIA as an operations officer and later in leadership of the Senior Intelligence service. He's recruited spies, been a spy, and had an amazing host of life experiences you can't make up. Some of what we covered: -Why you won’t find a lot of intelligence officers hanging out with Iranian or Russians in their free time -Why he felt his job was the ultimate adventure travel job -How his Greek family never knew where he worked until he retired -What it was like to learn the art of espionage -What it was like to be woken up every morning by rockets exploding on his base in Afghanistan -Why he’d love to go back to Iraq but will probably skip on revisiting Afghanistan -The approach to evaluating information he learned at the agency that he wishes the general public would take incorporate into every day life. -The Intelligence community’s frequent flyer sub-culture Smash the subscribe button and if you listen on apple podcasts, would be amazing if you could rate and review the show! Find Marc on twitter here: https://twitter.com/Mpolymer Follow me on social: https://linktr.ee/ianagrimis

John spends more time in Antarctica than a lot of penguins as the CEO of Polar Latitudes, an Antarctic expedition company. What we discussed: -What he learned from spending 30 minutes alone on Antarctica away from other people -Why it takes an extremely motivated traveler to visit Antarctica -What kind of person gets the most out of an Antarctica travel experience -How he found a ship to launch his company -His wife’s first time stepping onto an Antarctic beach and being surrounded by penguins -What it’s like to see an 11 mile long ice berg roll over -Why ice bergs are an interesting problem for antarctic cruise vessels -Why camping on shore is a very loud experience -Why they vacuum the velcro on every guests coat before they can get off the boat -How the US dept of state overseas their Antarctica operations Smash the subscribe button and if you listen on apple podcasts, would be amazing if you could rate and review the show! See more about Polar Latitudes here: https://www.instagram.com/polarlatitudes/?hl=en Follow me on social: https://linktr.ee/ianagrimis

Kenn Ricci is an aviation entrepreneur, the chairman of Flexjet, winner of the living legends lifetime aviation entrepreneur award and a passionate jet owner. Smash the subscribe button and if you listen on apple podcasts, would be amazing if you could rate and review the show! Follow Kenn on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kennricci/ The gram he explained: https://www.instagram.com/kennricci/ Follow me on social: https://linktr.ee/ianagrimis

Peter Greenberg is the Travel editor for CBS News, the host of several travel shows including Travel Detective and the Royal Tour and was inducted into the US Travel Association’s hall of leaders. Smash the subscribe button and if you listen on apple podcasts, would be amazing if you could rate and review the show! Follow Peter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PeterSGreenberg The 'gram he explained: https://www.instagram.com/p/BkoGqNpA86y/?igshid=rrp2rbtphlj5 Follow me on social: https://linktr.ee/ianagrimis

Peter Lind is a Fighter Jet Pilot on the F-15 Strike Eagle. He has served in the Middle East where he conducted air superiority missions during his last deployment to the region. Some things we talked about: What it was like to realize his childhood dream of becoming a fighter pilot How pilots go to the bathroom on long flights What his first time refueling mid-flight was like What pulling a ton of Gs does to your body How weird it is to travel with airlines after becoming a fighter pilot How military members get amazing added benefits from credit cards A story about landing his jet with no brakes Smash the subscribe button and if you listen on apple podcasts, would be amazing if you could rate and review the show! Find Peter on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/boone_lind/ Follow me on social: https://linktr.ee/ianagrimis

Pete Bryant is the founder and CEO of Steller, a travel community of passionate travelers with a story to tell. Some things we talked about: How Steller became Apple’s app of the year The explorers and travelers who have inspired him His extremely classy morning routine How Steller is supposed to be a community instead of a social network What he’s learned from working with all sorts of travel influencers How they make sure they showcase all the “cool shit” on the platform Find Pete on Steller here: https://steller.co/s/apple-in-the-ABEZjasneGh Don't forget to subscribe and if you listen on apple podcasts, would be amazing if you could rate and review the show! Follow me on social: https://linktr.ee/ianagrimis

To watch the video we discussed, click here: https://youtu.be/fGSWBAzjsHo In this special episode of Up in the Air, I sat down with my buddy Garrett to discuss how we traveled to Doha, Qatar and challenged ourselves to use airline miles, hotel points, and credit card perks to cover every single expense for the trip. Listen along to understand how we did it and how you can too! Don't forget to subscribe and if you listen on apple podcasts, would be amazing if you could rate and review the show! Follow me on social: https://linktr.ee/ianagrimis

Kevin Jackson is the founder of EXP Journeys, an ultra high-end boutique travel agency that coordinates and executes inimitable travel experiences worldwide. What we covered: How EXP started as a rock climbing Groupon experience in San Diego How they built an amazing race style event for a NYC financial firm How they develop narratives for all of their experience storylines What a custom 007 experiences would look like for a client adventure The insane logistics and planning that goes into a custom fantasy world experience How the pricing and budgets work for these crazy events What it’s like to lead a travel company personally and professionally Don't forget to subscribe and if you listen on apple podcasts, would be amazing if you could rate and review the show! Follow Kevin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/BlZkzxzh--R/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Follow me on social: https://linktr.ee/ianagrimis