Laura Whitmore | The Game-Changing Hack for Affordable 5* Hotels
Tue Jan 13 2026
The wonderful TV presenter, model and actress Laura Whitmore joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week.
In this episode, Laura unpacks her first work trip flying to Los Angeles to interview Coldplay, recalls her epic 14-day road trip across America and shares her hack for booking cheap 5* hotel rooms…
Plus, Laura discusses her love of her home country of Ireland and tells the story of how she found her favourite restaurant ever in Bali during monsoon season!
Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube.
Places mentioned:
London, England
Dublin, Ireland
Wicklow, Ireland
Kerry, Ireland
The Merrion Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
Ballyfin, Laois, Ireland
The K Club, Kildare, Ireland
Niagara Falls, Canada
Pale Hall Hotel, Snowdonia, Wales
San Francisco, California, United States
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Reno, Nevada, United States
Lake Tahoe, Nevada, United States
Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, United States
Wyoming, United States
Bali, Indonesia
Mozaic, Ubud, Indonesia
Cape Town, South Africa
Majorca, Spain
Marrakesh, Morocco
Thailand
Los Angeles, United States
Chapters
00:00 Intro
03:53 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to
08:10 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience
11:13 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience
15:04 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling
21:16 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip
28:28 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip
31:11 Secret 7: Special travel photograph
34:37 Outro
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The wonderful TV presenter, model and actress Laura Whitmore joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Laura unpacks her first work trip flying to Los Angeles to interview Coldplay, recalls her epic 14-day road trip across America and shares her hack for booking cheap 5* hotel rooms… Plus, Laura discusses her love of her home country of Ireland and tells the story of how she found her favourite restaurant ever in Bali during monsoon season! Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: London, England Dublin, Ireland Wicklow, Ireland Kerry, Ireland The Merrion Hotel, Dublin, Ireland Ballyfin, Laois, Ireland The K Club, Kildare, Ireland Niagara Falls, Canada Pale Hall Hotel, Snowdonia, Wales San Francisco, California, United States Boston, Massachusetts, United States Reno, Nevada, United States Lake Tahoe, Nevada, United States Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, United States Wyoming, United States Bali, Indonesia Mozaic, Ubud, Indonesia Cape Town, South Africa Majorca, Spain Marrakesh, Morocco Thailand Los Angeles, United States Chapters 00:00 Intro 03:53 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 08:10 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 11:13 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 15:04 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling 21:16 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip 28:28 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip 31:11 Secret 7: Special travel photograph 34:37 Outro