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Bobby Laurie is one of two television travel correspondents with actual, hands-on travel industry experience and now he's co-hosting TV's first travel themed talk show, The Jet Set. His background in the travel industry dates back to November 2005 when he was initially hired as a flight attendant.
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Travel Industry Background
Laurie's background in the travel industry dates back to November 2005 when he was hired as a flight attendant for Republic Airlines. After a four-month stay at the company where he was based at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport he moved to Phoenix, Arizona to work as a flight attendant for America West Airlines who had recently merged with US Airways. After flying for six months Laurie had started his move up the corporate ladder and held various positions within the company before u...
Connecting Travel to the Media
In 2009 Bobby Laurie created the travel blog Up Up & A Gay. The website was designed to collect and journal the experiences Laurie encountered while working as a flight attendant. In 2010 a collection of his most popular articles and journals were published into a book titled Planely Speaking: Inflight Insight from Thirty Thousand Feet. Later that year, Laurie posted an article to his website about an outburst from a flight attendant at JetBlue Airways, Steven Slater, which gained national at...
Savvy Omnimedia
Savvy Omnimedia, formed in 2011, is a joint venture between Laurie and business partner Gailen David. The company was created because of the increased fascination with flight attendants after the jetBlue Steven Slater incident. The duo branded themselves as "The Savvy Stews" and had been appearing on various talk shows nationwide providing travel tips based on their extensive industry background, and later, formed Savvy Omnimedia as a production company and content provider to translate their...
Talk Shows
Over the years, Laurie has appeared in over 75 different morning talk show segments. The following shows were pivotal to his career: 1. Daytime: The first television talk show to book Laurie after his initial media attention was Daytime (TV series), a national lifestyle and entertainment show filmed out of Tampa, Florida. Laurie first appeared on Daytime October 2010 offering travel tips based on his experience as a flight attendant. Since then Laurie has appeared on the show monthly providin...
Where to Watch
Bobby Laurie appears regularly on television as a Travel Correspondent, Expert and Host.
Planely Speaking: Inflight Insight from Thirty Thousand Feetwas published by Savvy Omnimedia on July 18, 2010. The book is a collection of Laurie's stories from his blog, an autobiography of how he began his career as a flight attendant and offers tips to getting hired in the field. The publication is available through LuLu.com and Amazon.com.
In 2014, Laurie was nominated and won a Telly Award in the TV Program/Segment - Travel Tourism category for a Daily Buzz segment he hosted and executive produced in Mazatlan, Mexico
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Bobby Laurie is the only TV travel expert with actual hands-on industry experience. Currently Bobby Laurie serves as co-host of the nationally syndicated travel & lifestyle show “The Jet Set” and as a freelance contributor to Conde Nast Traveler and FodorsTravel.
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In addition to the regular cast, actor Hugh Laurie made his second appearance in the series, the first being "One If by Clam, Two If by Sea"; Laurie lampooned his role as House protagonist Gregory House. Actors Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Bobby Lee of MADtv and Nana Visitor also guest star in the episode.
Bobby Laurie is a television travel expert, host and journalist. Currently, Bobby Laurie serves as co-host of the nationally syndicated travel & lifestyle show "The Jet Set," and as a contributor to Conde Nast Traveler and Fodors Travel.
