Peak Travel
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
You Can Visit All Seven Continents. But Should You?
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For many travelers, Antarctica is a bucket-list destination, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to touch all seven continents. In 2023, a record-breakin...
Why Petra Needs Its People
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For centuries, members of the B’doul Bedouin tribe lived in the caves around the ancient city of Petra, Jordan. Then, in the 1980s, the government f...
How a Destination Goes Viral
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever opened Instagram to see a bunch of people posting from the same place — Lisbon? The Amalfi Coast? Charleston? Japan? It’s no coincid...
Salem and the Small-Town Tourism Trap
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Salem, Massachusetts is best known for the Witch Trials of 1692. That history turned the small town into a Halloween destination, with more than 1 mil...
Bhutan’s Radical Approach to Overtourism
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many places allow tourists to visit with little restrictions. But Bhutan is different. Nestled in the Himalayas, this tiny, land-locked country has im...
Alaska’s Risky Bet on Cruises
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cruises are coming to dominate the tourism industry, offering accessible and affordable vacations. And many local economies rely heavily on them to st...
How Rwanda Reinvented Itself
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many westerners associate Rwanda with the brutal genocide that overtook the country 30 years ago. But since then, Rwanda has made a huge investment in...
Rick Steves: America’s Favorite Tour Guide
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re an American who likes to travel, you’ve undoubtedly been influenced by Rick Steves. He’s known for his guidebooks about visiting Europ...
The Tourism ‘Crisis’ in San Andrés
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When two budget airlines collapsed in Colombia, tourism to the small island of San Andrés suddenly dropped. The travel industry makes up 90 percent o...
The Fine Art of Tailgating
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With an estimated 100,000 tourists heading to New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX, we’re exploring a classic American pastime: the tailgate. Most people ...
Peak Travel Season 2 Trailer
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Travel can do amazing things: broaden horizons, build relationships, and rejuvenate the soul. But often, those experiences come at a cost. Welcome ba...
Bali, Under The Influence
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Social media has turned Bali’s shrines and temples into a playground for disrespectful tourists, but residents are fighting to preserve the island’...
The Nashville Bachelorette Party Industrial Complex
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nashville has become the bachelorette party capital of the United States, and residents worry the influx of loud, visible tourists threatens the city’...
The Disneyfication of Barcelona
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The transition of Barcelona’s historic La Boqueria market from a place filled with fishmongers and specialty mushroom vendors to chain cafés and sm...
The High Cost of Cheap Rentals in Mexico City
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A partnership between the Mexican government and Airbnb forces generations of families out of the most desirable neighborhoods in Mexico City.SHOW NOT...
Why Can’t Africans Travel in Africa?
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Because of inequities in passport and visa systems, Europeans and westerners can visit Africa with ease — but Africans themselves face hurdle after ...
The Missed Opportunity of Trains in the U.S.
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While other developed countries have invested in their rail systems, the U.S. has leaned into more individualistic ways of getting around. In this epi...
You Don’t Want to End Up Like Venice
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Venice has long been considered the poster child for overtourism in Europe. As ever-growing waves of tourists aboard boats and cruise ships jeopardize...
The Porters of Machu Picchu
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Peru’s tourism industry is best known for Machu Picchu, a wonder of the world, where adventurers go for a once-in-a-lifetime hike. But the porters w...
The Paris Olympics: What Happens When The Circus Leaves Town?
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Olympics bring a burst of excitement to host cities, but in places like Rio de Janeiro, Sochi, and Atlanta, they often leave behind a legacy of di...
Hawaii: Please Don’t Come Here
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After wildfires ripped through Lahaina in August 2023, the Hawaiian government had to decide if and when to welcome tourists back to Maui — and forc...
Trailer: Peak Travel
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Travel can do amazing things: broaden horizons, build relationships, and rejuvenate the soul. But often, those experiences come at a cost. This is Pe...