This Week in Travel #31 – Happy Saint Patrick’s Day… Doug

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This Week’s Guest: Cory Taratuta of the Irish Fireside Podcast

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News Items this Week

• Cities Replace Guidebooks with Twitter Concierge Services
• One million volunteers register for free Disney tickets
• New York cabbies caught overcharging passengers – 1.8 million times
• Thai Political Protests
• In Mexico, 13 killed in Acapulco area, 11 others elsewhere in Guerrero
• All aboard! New rail travel perk launched for seniors visiting Ireland
• Denny’s ad causes uproar
• Queen to make first visit to Ireland

Picks of the Week

• Gary – Benny the Irish Polygot, Fluent in 3 months
• Chris – Hong Kong
• Corey – Guiness Pub Finder App
• Jen – Johnny Jet’s Twitter Person of the Week