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October 19, 2024Travel demand is slowing down for next summer
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On the Saturday, October 19th edition of The Travel Guys…
In the Travel News, travel demand is slowing down for next summer, for a reason you may not have considered; and we fill you in on a little known Mexican law about the number of electronic gadgets you can bring into the country.
When buying an airline ticket, you have a decision to make, do you pay more for extra space, an aisle seat, boarding early, or take your chances? In our Smarter Traveler segment, Mark explains why a roll of the dice can sometimes work out ok.
Who decides if a cruise ship is clean? The Center for Disease Control. We will tell you which cruise ships made the 10 dirtiest cruise ships list, and you will be surprised at some of the names.
Our odds and ends bucket includes an editorial by Rick Steves and a look at how Californians feel about tourism in our state.
Highlights
These are the 10 dirtiest cruise ships, according to the CDC — including an ultra-luxury vessel
Rick Steves on Travel and Climate Change
Air Travel Rights for much of your European Travels
Renew your US Passport online here
Online passport renewal is now open for most adult Americans
Galapagos Islands Information
Halloween in Salem, MA
Fly Back In Time At America’s Earliest Airports
How to not be deceived by airline seating hanky-panky
When airline passengers can get refunds on non-refundable tickets
Spooky Road Trips
The Poodle Booked It – CCCs of River Cruising
The Poodle Booked It – River Cruising Escapades
The Poodle Booked It – More Information
Trans-Siberian Orchestra | Tour
Check parking lot availability at the Sacramento International Airport before leaving home
Sacramento International Airport Availability Map
Elliott.org – Chris Elliott
...more
45min
October 12, 2024United Airlines expands its route system to Greenland
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On the Saturday, October 12th edition of The Travel Guys…
In the Travel News, United Airlines expands its route system to Greenland, and is bankruptcy for Spirit Airlines just around the corner?
Our Smarter Traveler segment talks about how a phone scam we talked about last week has now spread to the cruise industry. Plus, a buyer beware warning for Spirit Airlines flyers.
When is the best time to buy a cruise, two opinions on airport parking, long distance US train travel and masks on planes. Just a few of your questions we answer in the Mailbag section of the show.
Disneyland Anaheim is going to expand big time. We have details.
Highlights
Renew your US Passport online here
Online passport renewal is now open for most adult Americans
Galapagos Islands Information
Halloween in Salem, MA
Fly Back In Time At America’s Earliest Airports
How to not be deceived by airline seating hanky-panky
When airline passengers can get refunds on non-refundable tickets
Spooky Road Trips
The Poodle Booked It – CCCs of River Cruising
The Poodle Booked It – River Cruising Escapades
The Poodle Booked It – More Information
Trans-Siberian Orchestra | Tour
Check parking lot availability at the Sacramento International Airport before leaving home
Sacramento International Airport Availability Map
Elliott.org – Chris Elliott
...more
43min
October 05, 2024Spirit Airlines appears to be fast disappearing from the skies
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On the Saturday, October 5th edition of The Travel Guys…
In the Travel News, Spirit Airlines appears to be fast disappearing from the skies, and a European airline is getting rid of paper boarding passes entirely and only allowing you to check in online.
Our Smarter Traveler segment highlights a new text phone scam directly targeting travelers. We tell you how to avoid it and protect your money and your private information.
Southwest, the airline that carriers more passengers in and out of Sacramento than any other, is making a lot of changes. How do they affect you and your decisions about who to buy your air travel from?
Our Odds & Ends part of the program addresses two subjects. The importance of arriving at your departure port early when you are cruising; and a couple of behavior tips involving feet and hair on airplanes. That’s right, your feet and hair. Please keep them to yourself!
Highlights
Renew your US Passport online here
Online passport renewal is now open for most adult Americans
Galapagos Islands Information
Halloween in Salem, MA
Fly Back In Time At America’s Earliest Airports
How to not be deceived by airline seating hanky-panky
When airline passengers can get refunds on non-refundable tickets
Spooky Road Trips
The Poodle Booked It – CCCs of River Cruising
The Poodle Booked It – River Cruising Escapades
The Poodle Booked It – More Information
Trans-Siberian Orchestra | Tour
Check parking lot availability at the Sacramento International Airport before leaving home
Sacramento International Airport Availability Map
Elliott.org – Chris Elliott
...more
44min
September 28, 2024Travel expert shares experience on visiting the Galapagos Islands
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On the Saturday, September 28th edition of The Travel Guys…
In the Travel News, the FAA has hired more new air traffic controllers this year than its original goal, cutting into the shortage of people who oversee the nation’s skies.
Our Smarter Traveler segment addresses two important subjects, passport renewal by mail and a reminder about taking pictures of your rental car.
The Galapagos Islands are on the bucket list of many a traveler. We talk with a travel expert who just returned from the Galapagos with a Sports Leisure Vacations group, and get tips for your future travel there.
Terror Tourism, as in before Halloween, is growing in popularity, not only in October, but year-round. We discuss a short-list of popular scary places around the country.
Highlights
Renew your US Passport online here
Online passport renewal is now open for most adult Americans
Galapagos Islands Information
Halloween in Salem, MA
Fly Back In Time At America’s Earliest Airports
How to not be deceived by airline seating hanky-panky
When airline passengers can get refunds on non-refundable tickets
Spooky Road Trips
The Poodle Booked It – CCCs of River Cruising
The Poodle Booked It – River Cruising Escapades
The Poodle Booked It – More Information
Sorry about your tail buddy
Trans-Siberian Orchestra | Tour
List of California Wine Month Activities
A company with alcohol-free travel packages
JoeSentMe, the home page for business travelers
CHR66A Gold Shield
Sydney’s Albania ideas
What Can I Bring? | Transportation Security Administration
Antarctic Skiing and Expeditions
Rocky Mountaineer
Free Cruises & More for Heroes | Margaritaville at Sea
Find our new Travel Gal here
Pete Buttigieg Reads Angry Airline Tweets
Dig This Las Vegas: Heavy Equipment Playground & Operator School
Choose the Best of Sacramento
An App to Help Vegans and Vegetarians find food and more
Yosemite National Park blasts tourists for gross behavior
How you can find on-time statistics on airline websites
Evacuation Takes a Long Time, Because Everyone Wants to Take Their Carry-on Bags
Check parking lot availability at the Sacramento International Airport before leaving home
Sacramento International Airport Availability Map
Elliott.org – Chris Elliott
How to win your consumer dispute using the Elliott Method
...more
44min
September 21, 2024The Alaska and Hawaiian airlines merger has been approved
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On the Saturday, September 21st edition of The Travel Guys…
In the Travel News, the merger of Alaska and Hawaiian airlines has been approved, with the stipulation that frequent flyer miles not be devalued and some other never-seen-before concessions by the airlines involved. The Grand Prix is coming back to Las Vegas in November. Want to go? Bring your wallet, for sure, ’cause it ain’t gonna be cheap.
In our Smarter Traveler segment, we discuss the difference of buying travel components from a third party (Trip Advisor, Booking.com, etc.) as opposed to booking direct. Mark points out that direct booking is almost always the way to go. Tom suggested sniffing around the third party sites to check out pricing. If you find a deal, you can always go direct to the travel supplier and ask them to match, which they often will. Beware of third party sites that have paid to be at the top of the page when you log on your phone/computer. Also, third party sites may have cancellation/change rules that are different from the actual supplier.
The government is investigating Frequent Flyer programs, something which is long overdue. Chris Elliott, Travel Advocate and Blogger, joins us to discuss why this is happening.
Our Odds and Ends segment shares a list of five things international visitors like about our country and its culture. Plus, a reminder about what type of picture NOT to post to social media while you are on vacation.
Highlights
How to not be deceived by airline seating hanky-panky
When airline passengers can get refunds on non-refundable tickets
Spooky Road Trips
The Poodle Booked It – CCCs of River Cruising
The Poodle Booked It – River Cruising Escapades
The Poodle Booked It – More Information
Sorry about your tail buddy
Trans-Siberian Orchestra | Tour
List of California Wine Month Activities
A company with alcohol-free travel packages
JoeSentMe, the home page for business travelers
CHR66A Gold Shield
Sydney’s Albania ideas
What Can I Bring? | Transportation Security Administration
Antarctic Skiing and Expeditions
Rocky Mountaineer
Free Cruises & More for Heroes | Margaritaville at Sea
Find our new Travel Gal here
Pete Buttigieg Reads Angry Airline Tweets
Dig This Las Vegas: Heavy Equipment Playground & Operator School
Choose the Best of Sacramento
An App to Help Vegans and Vegetarians find food and more
Yosemite National Park blasts tourists for gross behavior
How you can find on-time statistics on airline websites
Evacuation Takes a Long Time, Because Everyone Wants to Take Their Carry-on Bags
Check parking lot availability at the Sacramento International Airport before leaving home
Sacramento International Airport Availability Map
Elliott.org – Chris Elliott
How to win your consumer dispute using the Elliott Method
...more
43min
September 14, 2024A bag of dropped Cheetos has a dramatic impact on Carlsbad Cavern National Park
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On the Saturday, September 14th edition of The Travel Guys…
In the Travel News, numbers show that the Taylor Swift tour of Europe moved the economic needle MORE than the Paris Olympics, and we explain how ONE bag of dropped Cheetos dramatically impacted Carlsbad Cavern National Park.
Avis Car Rental says they were recently hacked, with everything from addresses and phone numbers, to social security credit card numbers exposed. Is it really safe to be giving your personal info to travel companies (among others)? What guarantee do we have that they are really protecting that information?
The Department of Transportation is FINALLY going to open an investigation of Airline Frequent Flyer programs. Will they hold the airlines to some sort of standards? Chris Elliott joins us to discuss.
Travel Gal Sydney is on hand to talk about her favorite subject, River Cruising. She has some tips on cruising, plus a deal on a European River adventure you might want to check out.
Highlights
The Poodle Booked It – CCCs of River Cruising
The Poodle Booked It – River Cruising Escapades
The Poodle Booked It – More Information
Sorry about your tail buddy
Trans-Siberian Orchestra | Tour
List of California Wine Month Activities
A company with alcohol-free travel packages
JoeSentMe, the home page for business travelers
CHR66A Gold Shield
Sydney’s Albania ideas
What Can I Bring? | Transportation Security Administration
Antarctic Skiing and Expeditions
Rocky Mountaineer
Free Cruises & More for Heroes | Margaritaville at Sea
Find our new Travel Gal here
Pete Buttigieg Reads Angry Airline Tweets
Dig This Las Vegas: Heavy Equipment Playground & Operator School
Choose the Best of Sacramento
An App to Help Vegans and Vegetarians find food and more
Yosemite National Park blasts tourists for gross behavior
How you can find on-time statistics on airline websites
Evacuation Takes a Long Time, Because Everyone Wants to Take Their Carry-on Bags
Check parking lot availability at the Sacramento International Airport before leaving home
Sacramento International Airport Availability Map
Elliott.org – Chris Elliott
How to win your consumer dispute using the Elliott Method
...more
44min
September 07, 2024New survey tells us what benefit flyers consider to be the most value
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On the Saturday, September 7th edition of The Travel Guys…
In the Travel News, wildcat hotel strikes in California and Hawaii have mostly ended without an agreement; and a new survey tells us what one benefit flyers consider to be the most value. Can you guess what it is?
Tipping is a touchy subject and travelers face situations where tips are requested (or expected) often. But there is one set of people Mark always leaves a little something for. He shares his thoughts in our Smarter Traveler segment.
September is California Wine Month. There are a ton of special events and activities…including one at a Livermore winery where you can catch a falconry demonstration. How do falcons help wineries? You’ll hear the story and it’s a fascinating interview.
Our odds and ends segment features frequent complaints by hotel guests. If you are the person slamming you door at 1am, there is a special place in “Traveler Heaven” for you…ok, maybe not heaven.
Highlights
List of California Wine Month Activities
A company with alcohol-free travel packages
JoeSentMe, the home page for business travelers
CHR66A Gold Shield
Sydney’s Albania ideas
What Can I Bring? | Transportation Security Administration
Antarctic Skiing and Expeditions
Rocky Mountaineer
Free Cruises & More for Heroes | Margaritaville at Sea
Find our new Travel Gal here
Pete Buttigieg Reads Angry Airline Tweets
Dig This Las Vegas: Heavy Equipment Playground & Operator School
Choose the Best of Sacramento
An App to Help Vegans and Vegetarians find food and more
Yosemite National Park blasts tourists for gross behavior
How you can find on-time statistics on airline websites
Evacuation Takes a Long Time, Because Everyone Wants to Take Their Carry-on Bags
Check parking lot availability at the Sacramento International Airport before leaving home
Sacramento International Airport Availability Map
Elliott.org – Chris Elliott
How to win your consumer dispute using the Elliott Method
...more
44min
August 31, 2024Learn which airports in the country have the most TSA complaints
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On the Saturday, August 31st edition of The Travel Guys…
In the Travel News, we tell you which airports in the country have the most TSA complaints (and all ten of them are on the east coast); plus the late Tammy Faye Bakker has made it to Broadway. The show named for her premieres at the Palace Theater in The Big Apple in October.
COVID is back in the news for two reasons in recent weeks, so we’ll take a few minutes to remind travelers how to protect themselves and all listeners the importance of considering the newly released vaccine.
Joe Brancatelli is one of our favorite online bloggers. He pens Joe Sent Me each week for paid road warrior subscribers online (Including Mark). This week, he wrote a column titled Travel Sucks Right Now. We invited him to share details about his obviously strong feelings on the show with us.
Mark was in Seattle with one of his tour groups last weekend, and he has a few dining and sightseeing tips from the Emerald City.
Highlights
JoeSentMe, the home page for business travelers
CHR66A Gold Shield
Sydney’s Albania ideas
What Can I Bring? | Transportation Security Administration
Antarctic Skiing and Expeditions
Rocky Mountaineer
Free Cruises & More for Heroes | Margaritaville at Sea
Find our new Travel Gal here
Pete Buttigieg Reads Angry Airline Tweets
Dig This Las Vegas: Heavy Equipment Playground & Operator School
Choose the Best of Sacramento
An App to Help Vegans and Vegetarians find food and more
Yosemite National Park blasts tourists for gross behavior
How you can find on-time statistics on airline websites
Evacuation Takes a Long Time, Because Everyone Wants to Take Their Carry-on Bags
Check parking lot availability at the Sacramento International Airport before leaving home
Sacramento International Airport Availability Map
Elliott.org – Chris Elliott
How to win your consumer dispute using the Elliott Method
...more
44min
August 24, 2024Southwest adds to the growing number of red-eyes to the east coast
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On the Saturday, August 24th edition of The Travel Guys…
In the Travel News, Southwest adds to the growing number of red-eyes to the east coast, and if you know someone who wants to come to the US for the world cup in 2026, warn them they need to apply for a visa now.
On our Smarter Traveler segment we share the results of a survey among airline travelers. What are the six worst things you can do on an airline, according to the survey? We have these lists often, but this one really cuts to the chase.
It’s mailbag day! We dig into the mailbag and answer your questions on everything from charges for charging your car to a complaint about disappearing hotel rewards points.
On our Odds and Ends segment we talk about Mystery Tours. What are they? Would you pay a tour operator a pile of money without knowing where you are going? Hint…these adventures are growing in popularity!
Highlights
Sydney’s Albania ideas
What Can I Bring? | Transportation Security Administration
Antarctic Skiing and Expeditions
Rocky Mountaineer
Free Cruises & More for Heroes | Margaritaville at Sea
Find our new Travel Gal here
Pete Buttigieg Reads Angry Airline Tweets
Dig This Las Vegas: Heavy Equipment Playground & Operator School
Choose the Best of Sacramento
An App to Help Vegans and Vegetarians find food and more
Yosemite National Park blasts tourists for gross behavior
How you can find on-time statistics on airline websites
Evacuation Takes a Long Time, Because Everyone Wants to Take Their Carry-on Bags
Check parking lot availability at the Sacramento International Airport before leaving home
Sacramento International Airport Availability Map
Elliott.org – Chris Elliott
How to win your consumer dispute using the Elliott Method
...more
44min
August 17, 2024Albania is one of Europe’s best kept secrets
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On the Saturday, August 17th edition of The Travel Guys…
In the Travel News, West Jet of Canada had nearly two dozen planes suffer damage in a hail storm in Calgary, and some of the planes will be out of service for a while (if you are flying in Canada on a Delta flight number, double check, it could be a West Jet flight). There’s a drive underway to re-name the Sutter Buttes, and we’ll tell you why. Plus, Frontier Airlines starts flights to San Diego and LAX.
Many of us use ridesharing. Uber, Lyft, whatever your choice, there are some basic guidelines and safety rules to follow. Our Smarter Traveler segment shares some of them.
Albania is one of Europe’s best kept secrets. Our Travel Gal, Sydney, joins us to tell you about this mostly undiscovered country, and she’ll even give you some ideas on how to see Albania.
Our Odds and Ends section features everything from a new way to get to the Sacramento airport, to the question “Would you pay more to pick the gender of the person you are sitting next to on the plane?” One airline is betting the answer is yes.
Highlights
Sydney’s Albania ideas
What Can I Bring? | Transportation Security Administration
Antarctic Skiing and Expeditions
Rocky Mountaineer
Free Cruises & More for Heroes | Margaritaville at Sea
Find our new Travel Gal here
Pete Buttigieg Reads Angry Airline Tweets
Dig This Las Vegas: Heavy Equipment Playground & Operator School
Choose the Best of Sacramento
An App to Help Vegans and Vegetarians find food and more
Yosemite National Park blasts tourists for gross behavior
How you can find on-time statistics on airline websites
Evacuation Takes a Long Time, Because Everyone Wants to Take Their Carry-on Bags
Check parking lot availability at the Sacramento International Airport before leaving home
Sacramento International Airport Availability Map
Elliott.org – Chris Elliott
How to win your consumer dispute using the Elliott Method
...more
44min

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