If you travel to a remote island resort, where do the people who work there live? Because of course, if we are traveling to a remote location, it’s highly unlikely that it’s an easy place for hotel staff to commute to and from. Typically on an island resort, staffers are housed in the middle of the island and don’t have access to the beach, the walking paths, or any of the amenities that make these destinations so appealing to travelers.
But there’s a new type of staff housing pioneered by the Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands, which created an entire island for its employees—one where they can also snorkel, swim, relax, eat, work out, and just generally soak in the Maldives. This week’s guest, Sally Kohn, traveled to the resort last year to get a peek at the island and see if it’s really as impressive as it seems. She was surprised by what she found—happy employees included.
Meet this week’s guest
Resources
Be sure to subscribe to the show and to sign up for our podcast newsletter, Behind the Mic, where we share upcoming news and behind-the-scenes details of each episode. And explore our second podcast, Travel Tales, which celebrates first-person narratives about the way travel changes us.
How Maps Reveal the Secrets of our World
Can a Pledge Really Help Cure “Bad Tourists”?
Think Travel Insurance Is Boring? Prepare to Be Dazzled (or Just Financially Protected).
A Skeptic's Guide to Birdwatching
National Parks Are America’s Greatest Idea—and Biggest Problem
Should I Give Money to Panhandlers When I Travel?
Will the "Real" Waikīkī Please Stand Up?
The Promise and Peril of Digital Nomadism
How to Get Airport Lounge Access, Even if You Don’t Have Airline Status
The Secrets to Traveling Well With Children
Summer Replay! The Best Places to Go in 2023
A Flight Attendant's Tips for Flying With Kids—Without Losing Your Mind
Inside Rick Steves’s Self-Imposed Carbon Tax
Rick Steves Wants to Save the World, One Trip at a Time
It's Not Too Late to Plan Your Summer Travels—Here's How
Are You Ready to Hand Over Your Travel Planning to the ChatGPT and AI Bots?
The Making of a Patagonian National Park
How to Make Hard Travel Funny, According to a Comedian
Would You Hike 500 Miles With Your Teenager? Andrew McCarthy Said Yes.
Why Do I Want to Stay for Another Drink? The Subconscious Power of Music in Hotels
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Modern West
Concrete Pastures Podcast
The Atlas Obscura Podcast
Frequent Miler on the Air
Friday Candy The Podcast
پادکست رادیو ماجرا