Fort Worth, Texas; Reefsleep, Queensland; Ayers Rock, NT; Loire Valley, France and Andra Pradesh, India

• Geoff Harrison chats with Fort Worth, Texas tourism executive Jessica Dowdey.

• Ren Zwiers has all the details on the return of Reefsleep (see image above).
• David Gordon of Travelbites Radio in northern Ireland talks with charity fundraiser Reece Hamilton who is calling in from Ayers Rock, in the heart of Australia.
• Hosts of our California-based affiliate Around the World, Arthur von Wiesenberger and Martha Bull feature studio guest Steve Hyslop of Santa Barbara (CA) who talks about his recent adventures in the Loire Valley, France.
• Geoff Harrison wraps up the show by interviewing Chandana Kahn who promotes the Andra Pradesh region of India.

Big wet stops Birdsville Races (but the fun goes on)

On this week's radio show Emily Eklund joins an aerial tour from Brisbane to Lake Eyre and Birdsville (on annual race day, which was cancelled due to flooding of the Birdsville race track). Onboard the Dash 8 aircraft she interviews tour operator Graham Reid and then one of the Birdsville Races revellers, Leanne. John Crook meets Rodney Twist at Glenelg (Adelaide) and discusses transport options for visitors in the South Australian capital. Frances Beasley delights us with some camembert cheese. The US team, Arthur von Wiesenberger and Martha Bull chat with British journalist Patrick Weaven about the Loire Valley (France). Listen to podcast