On the Saturday, December 9th edition of The Travel Guys… 

• In the Travel News, the TSA is planning to try out self-serve security lanes in Las Vegas early next year, and American and United are balking at a re-do of their Chicago O’Hare Terminals, as the cost has skyrocketed.
• Our Smarter Traveler segment features a rant by Mark about carry-on bags. Why do they make us gate check so many when often times there is plenty of room on the plane? Mark has a simple solution.
• European Tour Operator Rick Steves was in town last week to do a presentation at the Crest Theater to benefit Public Television. We sat down with him and talked about a wide variety of travel topics. That interview is at the halfway mark of the podcast.
• In our odds and ends segment, we offer a fine tuning to our baggage tracker suggestions. In you have one attached to your bag, there’s one place you definitely don’t want to put it.

Highlights

• Sacramento Christmas Train
• Willits Train to the World’s Largest Christmas Tree
• TSA Renewal
• Electric Car Charging Stations
• 20 best Christmas Markets in the US
• Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Food Festival
• About the SoundShirt – for the hearing impaired
• If you wonder why your wheelchair doesn’t travel well, this might be the answer
• Seating tips for major US Airlines
• Black Friday Weekend Deals
• Denied Boarding Rules/Giving up Your Seat
• United’s Holiday Film (6 minutes)
• Parking availability map for SMF
• Jack Gallagher at the B St./Sofia Theatre