Kit Travels

09/27/2026

We were Analog Nomads. Throwback travel post on 2026 World Tourism Day -- 30 years ago, Bob and I left corporate jobs to travel the world in an analog era, backpacking in 18 countries for six months.

"Digital Agenda and Artificial Intelligence to Redesign Tourism" is the 2026 World Tourism Day theme. While technology has and will continue to transform the travel sector, travel's timeless gift of creating human connections remains constant.

World Tourism Day was etablished by the United Nations World Tourism Organization and first celebrated in 1980. Over the years, its annual themes provide insight into how travel unites humanity through shared global goals.

Past themes have included in 1980 “Tourism's contribution to the preservation of cultural heritage and to peace and mutual understanding” and in 1999, "Tourism: preserving world heritage for the new millennium." In 2024 it was "Tourism and Peace," and in 2025, "Tourism and Sustainable Transformation."

However tech transforms travel in the future, let's all keep traveling with these intentions.

09/15/2026

So pleased that my docu-travel series is airing now on Fun Roads TV. Tune in for a truly American road trip travel experience. Thanks for watching. In addition to Saturday (5 PM PST; 8 PM EST), you can also watch my show prime-time on Mondays (4:30 PM PST; 7:30 PM EST), Wednesdays (7:30 PM PST; 10:30 PM EST), and Sundays. (7 AM PST; 10 AM EST).

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Every community has a story worth hearing.

Journalist and photographer Kit Bernardi travels scenic byways, back roads, small towns, and city neighborhoods, meeting the people and exploring the places that shape America today.

📺 Saturdays: 5 PM PST | 8 PM EST

Watch on Fun Roads TV:
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09/02/2026

Good Food. Grand Gardens.Grammy Award-Winning Entertainment. Great Shopping. Get away to Northern Indiana's rural, relaxing Shipshewana Amish Country. Find out all you'll experience on my new show "Kit's Road Trip America" airing now at prime-time on Fun Roads TV reaching 78+ million U.S. households nationwide.

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08/27/2026

Madtown rolled out the red carpet for the 100th OWAA Anniversary Conference this week. From its five lakes and lush woodlands to Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Destination Madison | WI showcased what the only U.S. state capital city built on an isthmus offers to all who love spending time in the outdoors.
Writers, photographers, filmmakers, travel PR pros, gear purveyors, and destination reps from across the USA convened to discuss how to impactfully conserve and protect our country's wild and public lands now and for future generations.
We celebrated the esteemed organization's legacy and its members' powerful storytelling achievements and motivational activism initiatives in circa 1920s flapper and fedora style on awards night commemorating OWAA's founding in Chicago in 1927.
If you have yet to visit Madison, Wisconsin (locals call their beautiful city "Madtown"), well, you're crazy.

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08/13/2026

Elkhart County in Northern Indiana and the Heritage Trail is the perfect first episode for my docu-travel series "Kit's Road Trip America" airing now during prime-time nationwide on Fun Roads TV. Thank you to all the artists, shopkeepers, gardners, guides, culinary pros, and cultural experts for starring in my show.


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See why the scenic route leads to Elkhart County 🏕️

The first episode of Kit's Road Trip America on Fun Roads TV with Kit Travels explores Amish Country in Northern Indiana, following the Heritage Trail through colorful Quilt Gardens, local shops and communities shaped by creativity and craftsmanship.

🔗 Find where you can watch the episode: https://funroads.tv/wheretowatch/
🔗 Plan Your Visit: visitelkhartcounty.com
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08/11/2026

Big News, six years in the making. My docu-travel series "Kit's Road Trip America" is now on Fun Roads TV airing during prime-time slots nationwide in over 83+ million US TV households and more than a dozen streaming platforms including Xumo, Roku, DISH, Sling, Amazon Fire, Spectrum and Xfinity Cable TV STB's.

"Kit's Road Trip America" ("KRT America") shares with viewers untold, authentic stories of diverse communities shaping the ever-evolving American identity. The show features unfamiliar rural and urban places and their distinct cultures' foods, art, celebrations, and outdoor adventures.

My docu-travel series' premier episode is about Northern Indiana's Amish community and the Quilt Gardens, the largest outdoor garden event of its kind. My Emmy Award-winning film crew joined me in Indiana's Elkhart County during the Pandemic to film parts of this episode. Here's Elkhart County CVB's press release announcing their important role in the making of "KRT America" Episode One (See link in bio too): https://www.visitelkhartcounty.com/media/press-releases/elkhart-county-shines-in-the-national-spotlight-in-debut-of-travel-documentary-series/.

Here's where to watch "Kit's Road Trip America" on Fun Roads TV: https://funroads.tv/wheretowatch/.

Stay Tuned for upcoming posts about Northern Indiana's Amish community and how my career has come full circle from my beginnings as a television investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker; then a publicist and marketer for Hilton Hotels and United Airlines; to travel journalist, editor, and photographer; and now back on-air with a nationally broadcast docu-travel series. What an amazing journey and privilege to work with people passionate about where they live and create community.

See you on TV, and down the road. Kit

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08/02/2026

My USA TODAY Co.'s 2026 Hunt & Fish magazine story reports on some Native American Tribes offering through their Fish & Wildlife Departments guided hunting and fishing experiences on their sovereign lands. These special hunts present opportunities to harvest big game and learn from Tribal guides their people's ancestral hunting traditions and cultural practices.

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08/02/2026

My USA TODAY Co.'s 2026 Hunt & Fish magazine story reports on some Native American Tribes offering through their Fish & Wildlife Departments guided hunting and fishing experiences on their sovereign lands. These special hunts present opportunities to harvest big game and learn about from Tribal guides their people's ancestral hunting traditions and cultural practices.

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05/24/2026

For five action-packed days, IPW 2026 inspired and united the nation's travel industry to bring inbound international visitors to the USA. Held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at the new waterfront Broward County Convention Center, IPW welcomed 5,200 delegates from over 70 countries and more than 550 top-tier, earned media journalists and influencers from more than 30 countries to learn more about all the USA offers in visitor experiences. Thank you, IPW and Brand USA, for inviting me to attend again "The Super Bowl of U.S. Travel." I've been coming to this travel trade show for more than 20 years. Can't wait for IPW 2027 in New Orleans.

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05/22/2026

IPW 2026 Media Brunch in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at The Fort, a 10-acre outdoor sports complex.