LISTEN: Viking Sky Rescue, Summer Travel Tips and More on the TravelPulse Podcast

TravelPulse founder Mark Murphy is back with an all-new episode of the TravelPulse Podcast following yet another busy week in the industry.

In episode 32, the travel expert discusses last weekend's dramatic Viking Sky evacuation and how travel agents can quell any fears travelers might have moving forward as a result.

"There are different places around the world where you can cruise. For instance, the number one cruise market in the world is the Caribbean and virtually any time you go out and sail the Caribbean it's literally like a lake," said Murphy. "You'll never have that experience. But if you're going to places where you're in the open ocean or in areas that experience high wind and high seas based on the time of year, a travel agent can advise you of that and say 'you know what, maybe that's not the itinerary for you.'"

"They'll give you great, unbiased advice and that's the beauty of it."

Later, Murphy dives into some of the most recent headlines in travel, including Virgin Voyages' new music experiences, a new tool to find you cheap flights around the world, a woman's viral Twitter thread about an "airline creep" and a naked passenger at Chicago's O'Hare Airport.

Finally, Murphy gives an honest assessment of Mexico's decision to scrap tourism promotion in favor of the controversial Mayan Train project before fielding questions from listeners and sharing his top travel tips ahead of summer.

"All you need is some bad news to come out that really misrepresents what's going on in Mexico and then what are you going to do? How are you going to respond? Are you going to expect a fragmented group of private sector folks to just suddenly coalesce and make it happen?" Murphy asked. "The world is very competitive and there's a limited amount of travel dollars."

Listen to episode 32 of "TravelPulse: The Intersection of Travel—Where Politics, Finance, and Travel Meet" in its entirety below:

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