Airline Change Fees, Baseball Spring Training, and Ghost Ship Tours

by The Travel Guys · September 7, 2020

On the Sunday, September 6th edition of The Travel Guys…

In the Travel News, Southwest adds Palm Springs and Hawaii to its route map, as airlines try to pivot away from business travel to the leisure side.
In our Smarter Traveler segment, we talk about the airlines getting rid of changes fees…or did they. Fact is there are many fares where the change fees are not waived. Plus, the airlines are playing a few other tricks. We have the first example of what Baseball Spring Training might look like next year, and Chris Elliott says to “beware of what “free” amenities might cost you in a hotel.
Mark offers one of his Just One Man’s Opinion pieces, focusing on the need for instant Covid testing to get travel started again. We tell you why it’s a a good time to get your passport and we talk a little about the history of Burning Man, which has traditionally been held this time of year in the Nevada desert.
In an unusual and fascinating interview we talk with the operator (and his wife) of a tiny ferry off the England coast. The operator, a former cruise ship employee, is taking advantage of cruise ships being temporarily parked off the coast in his area to offer special “Ghost Ship” or the idle cruisers. It’s a story of how Covid circumstances and innovation is actually working in someone’s favor. Welcome aboard the Mudeford Ferry…