The Jet Set (also known as ''Jet Set TV'') is an American travel-themed nationally syndicated television series which is broadcast weekly. The show debuted with hosts
Bobby Laurie
Robert Laurie (also known as Bobby Laurie) is a journalist, television travel expert, the co-host of The Jet Set as well as a traffic anchor and reporter at iHeartMedia and ABC7.
Career
Laurie started his career in the travel industry in 2005, w ...
, Jessica Reyes and
Gailen David
Gailen David is an American former flight attendant, labor activist and entrepreneur. He is best known for '' Take Off! with The Savvy Stews'', ''The Jet Set'' and his appearance in the film, ''Miami Shakedown''.''
Background
David began his ca ...
. In 2018 Nikki Noya replaced Jessica Reyes and in 2019 Gailen David left the show. The travel and lifestyle show started in 2016 and has been running for 5 seasons so far. The show is produced by On it media where the production studio is located at
Washington DC
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.
Episodes and Broadcast
The first episode of the Jet Set was broadcast on 5 March 2016. Since then total of five seasons of the show has been filmed with each season having more or less 40 episodes each. The show is broadcast on different networks including
AMGTV
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,
Z Living
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,
STARLITE
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,
ABC
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ABC or abc may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting
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** Disney–ABC Television ...
,
NBC
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and
CBS stations. The historical episodes are watchable from the website of the Jet Set Tv. The show is available over on demand video services like
Amazon fireTV,
Roku
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The first Roku model, developed in collaboration with Netflix, was introduce ...
,
Apple podcast
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etc. as well.
While the main language for the talk show is English, it has a corresponding text based news service portal 'TJS Espanol' delivering news and information in the same domain, which is available only in spanish language.
Receptions
The show is known for providing travel related information, guides and advising on dos and don't with emphasis on flights and air travel .
During January 2018, a news story reported by Jet Set TV attracted considerable media attention where a female traveler along with her '
emotional support
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' peacock was prohibited from being onboarded by
United Airlines
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Newark airport
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. The event, as reported triggered a lot of commentaries and remarks both in favor and against the existing policies and regulations about the 'emotional support' animals on flight. As the repercussion due to the news and its associated commentaries, United Airlines was compelled to change its policy on 'emotional support' animals.
References
External links
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English-language television shows