Tagged: Las Vegas

Planet Hollywood calls it quits in Las Vegas

Listen Now On the Sunday, June 4th edition of The Travel Guys…  In the Travel News, Planet Hollywood calls it quits after 30 years in Las Vegas, and Spirit Airlines becomes the latest to join those in “melt down land” last Thursday, when a computer glitch caused nearly 90% of their flights to be delayed or canceled. Carry on bags are often a battle zone on planes. In order to avoid baggage fees, people haul...

We talk about America’s angriest airports

Listen Now On the Sunday, May 28th, Memorial Day edition of The Travel Guys…  In the Travel News, we talk about America’s angriest airports (for travelers), and in Las Vegas, a room theft blamed on a housekeeper hits the big time. In our Smarter Traveler segment, we talk about the importance of honoring wildlife in outdoor spaces and relate a tragic story as an example. Our guest Mia Taylor gives you some ideas on how...

Amtrak is looking to expand service

Listen Now On the Sunday, March 12th edition of The Travel Guys…  In the Travel News, Amtrak is expanding and looking to expand service, plus Frontier Airlines is in the news regarding gate-checked bags. Frontier charges a hefty fee to check bags at the gate and a recent customer dispute went viral. The airline says the customer was in the wrong, but there are a variety of interesting sidebars to this story, such as Frontier...

New “Tesla Tunnel” on the Las Vegas Strip

Listen Now On the Sunday, July 17th edition of The Travel Guys…  In the Travel News, there is a new “Tesla Tunnel” on the Las Vegas Strip, creating an exciting new way to get around in Sin City. Delta Airlines, faced with a canceled overseas flight, decides to fly a plane home from Europe full of lost luggage. Ride share companies have a number of unknown rules regarding charges to riders. Some are pretty secret....