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An aircraft that will change the future of flying and ways to travel virtually

On the Sunday, October 4th edition of The Travel Guys… In a reflection of how many people are NOT flying right now, United Airlines says they will fly 49% of its 2019 schedule in November of this year.  That’s significant, because it includes the Thanksgiving holiday period. Exciting news to future flying.  Airbus is working on a new type of plane, one which could change flying forever.  It would use eco-friendly hydrogen-based fuels and would come in several...

On the Road Laundry Tips and Listener Mailbag

On the Sunday, July 26th edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, Southwest says they will block middle seats through October; there will be no camel or ostrich races in Virginia City this year; and beware of the bears in Lassen National Park. In our Smarter Traveler segment, tips on doing laundry on the road.  Not an exciting subject, but if you run out of an essential garment or two away from home, we might have an idea...

The Future is NOT Plastic

On the Sunday, November 3rd edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, we suggest you check out a sale Princess Cruises is offering on select departures for the first half of next year (https://www.princess.com/cruise-deals-promotions/) and the DOT (Department of Transportation) is looking at relaxing the tarmac rule and it’s not good news for travelers.  Southwest says the camera in the bathroom incident didn’t actually happen (?) and we have an update on tourism in...

A tip from Mark about booking flights with layovers

This Sunday, on the February 2nd edition of The Travel Guys… * In the Travel News, we’ll tell you how you can win a cruise while you are watching the Super Bowl; why the super cold weather they experienced in the east last week is really bad for your phone; and a British newspaper issues a warning about a possible eruption at Mt. St. Helens.  But the warning is 15 years old.   * In our Smarter Traveler...