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Dr. Jess Carbino discusses impact of travel on relationships on Conversations LIVE · Cyrus Webb's tracks

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  Speaker 1: Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Conversations Live. I'm your host,
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  Speaker 1: Cyrus Webb. Glad you all could join us once again
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  Speaker 1: you all could be with us as well. This is
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  Speaker 1: part of a music and news segment here at WYED,
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  Speaker 1: and today we're talking about something a little bit different.
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  Speaker 1: We're talking about love and travel and the stresses that
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  Speaker 1: can sometimes come Traveling with someone can reveal a lot
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  Speaker 1: about a relationship, from how you handle money and compromise
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  Speaker 1: to how you deal with travel mishaps. Newbooking.com research shows
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  Speaker 1: that one in five travelers have abandoned a trip because
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  Speaker 1: of their companion. Here to tell us more is relationship
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  Speaker 1: expert and sociologist, Dr. Jess Carbono.
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  Speaker 2: Dr.
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  Speaker 1: Carbono, thank you so much for the time. I really
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  Speaker 1: appreciate it. Hi, Cyrus.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you so much for having me.
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  Speaker 1: Well, look, this is such an interesting topic, and as
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  Speaker 1: a happily single guy, this is kind of amusing to
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  Speaker 1: me in a sense, that my travel plans could be
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  Speaker 1: interrupted because of relationships. But I think this is so interesting.
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  Speaker 1: How can travel reveal whether two people are compatible, though?
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  Speaker 2: It truly is, and I think it translates to both
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  Speaker 2: friends and romantic partners. I am very excited to team
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  Speaker 2: on this with Booking.com. They're inviting travelers to test their
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  Speaker 2: compatibility through the turbulence test. These are experiences at nine
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  Speaker 2: partner hotels across the U.S. because travel really acts as
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  Speaker 2: a relationship accelerator. In everyday life, couples and friends can
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  Speaker 2: avoid certain conversations or move around each other's habits. But
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  Speaker 2: when you're navigating an airport or sharing a hotel room,
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  Speaker 2: those differences become so much harder to avoid.
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  Speaker 1: That's a really good point. And I love the fact
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  Speaker 1: that you did mention even for friends, it can be
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  Speaker 1: definitely an issue as well. How many people see travel, though,
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  Speaker 1: as a way to test a relationship?
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  Speaker 2: So many. Booking.com found that 69% of travelers would take
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  Speaker 2: a trip to test their relationship compatibility, which shows that
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  Speaker 2: many people recognize how revealing travel can be. The stakes
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  Speaker 2: can also become very real very quickly. 35% of travelers
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  Speaker 2: say they have discovered a companion was incompatible with them
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  Speaker 2: after a trip, and 21% say they've abandoned a trip
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  Speaker 2: mid-trip because of their companion. So That doesn't mean every
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  Speaker 2: travel disagreement signals the end of a relationship, but it
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  Speaker 2: does show how quickly a vacation can expose those underlying incompatibilities.
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  Speaker 1: I love that. Well, communication is so important, I think,
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  Speaker 1: for either a romantic relationship or even for friendships. What
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  Speaker 1: should people discuss before they book a trip together?
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  Speaker 2: Absolutely. Discuss the issues that are likely to create the
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  Speaker 2: most tension, the pace of the itinerary, sleeping arrangements, and
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  Speaker 2: how they want to handle unexpected expenses. Money is particularly important.
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  Speaker 2: Nearly 6 in 10 travelers would hesitate to travel again
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  Speaker 2: with someone who expects everyone else to pay. And 42%
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  Speaker 2: say that surprise upgrades or activities create the most tension.
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  Speaker 2: Money conflicts during travel are often really not about the money.
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  Speaker 2: They're about whether people feel respected and everyone's boundaries are
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  Speaker 2: being considered.
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  Speaker 1: This is such good information, especially this time of year
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  Speaker 1: where some people are traveling and preparing for travel, even
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  Speaker 1: around the holidays of the carbon era. So what advice
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  Speaker 1: do you have for someone who is about to take
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  Speaker 1: their first trip, either with a partner or a friend?
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  Speaker 2: Yes, the holiday season is right upon us and especially
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  Speaker 2: ripe for these types of conversations, which are really important
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  Speaker 2: to start before you leave. Talk about your budget, your priorities,
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  Speaker 2: and what a successful trip looks like to each of you.
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  Speaker 2: And build in flexibility. You don't need to spend every
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  Speaker 2: minute together or follow the itinerary perfectly. And pay attention
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  Speaker 2: to how you handle small problems. A delayed flight or
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  Speaker 2: a missed reservation does not need to define the trip.
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  Speaker 2: The real question is whether you can solve the problem
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  Speaker 2: together in a respectful way.
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  Speaker 1: Again, great information. I'm so glad to have you on
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  Speaker 1: and be able to share this with our audience. Where
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  Speaker 1: can travelers experience the turbulent test stays and find out
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  Speaker 1: more information?
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  Speaker 2: Booking.com is offering limited-time turbulence test packages at nine partner
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  Speaker 2: hotels across the U.S. Each stay is designed to put
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  Speaker 2: travel compatibility to the test in a fun and low-stakes way.
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  Speaker 2: The experience is distinct because the prompts and games are
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  Speaker 2: built around the actual travel behaviors U.S. travelers flagged as
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  Speaker 2: the most polarizing, from in-flight etiquette and hotel hygiene habits
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  Speaker 2: to money disagreements and road trip flashpoints. So guests are
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  Speaker 2: working through real compatibility tension points in a setting where
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  Speaker 2: it's fun rather than frustrating. Travelers can go to booking.com
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  Speaker 2: slash turbulence test, for more information.
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  Speaker 1: Well, make sure they link that up as well. Thank
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  Speaker 1: you again, Dr.
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  Speaker 2: Jess.
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  Speaker 1: Really appreciate this information for sharing it with our audience.
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  Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to having you back on the program again.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you so much for having me, and me too.
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  Speaker 1: Hey, thank you. I appreciate that. And we thank your
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  Speaker 1: audience for tuning in to another great segment of Conversations Live. Again,
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  Speaker 1: Until next time, I'm your host, Cyrus Webbing. As always,
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  Speaker 1: enjoy your day, enjoy your life, enjoy your world. Thank
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  Speaker 1: you for being with us here at Conversations Live, and
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  Speaker 1: let's go make today amazing. Take care.