The Travelers

Get $20 off Tortuga Backpacks! Fred was nice enough to put together an exclusive promo code for listeners of The Daily Travel Podcast. Through the end of June, get 10% off at Tortuga Backpacks with discount code DTP514. Get your backpack here! Thanks Fred! They're currently sold out but expecting more in mid-June. On a 2-week trip to Germany with his best friend, Fred Perotta had an ah-ha moment. After heaps of research and no help from retailers, Fred couldn’t find the right bag for travelers. He couldn’t understand why most travelers use outdoor ‘hiking’ backpacks, rather than one made specifically for ‘traveling.’ That is, until he realized the solution he wanted — a front-loading backpack, rather than top-loading, that fits into an overhead compartment — didn’t exist. So, he decided to solve his own problem. Today, he’s a world traveler, entrepreneur, startup marketer and co-founder of one of Entrepreneur magazine’s 100 Brilliant Companies List in 2012, Tortuga Backpacks. Fred’s a shining example of how