# United and Continental Mileage Plans and Prelude to the Season

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*On the Sunday, October 2nd, 2011 edition of The Travel Guys…*

### Help us out!

[![serato.jpg](https://travelguysradio.com/sites/default/files/2011/10/serato.jpg)](https://travelguysradio.com/sites/default/files/2011/10/serato.jpg)Bruno Serato, owner Anaheim White House Restaurant, serves free nightly meals to local homeless motel kids (over 300,000 to date!) under the non-profit name of [Caterina's Club](http://www.thecaterinasclub.org/) in honor of his 87 yr old Mamma in Italy. He is also committed to moving one family per month from a motel into an apartment! Caterina's Club will win $250,000.00 to serve more motel kids if Bruno is voted "Hero of the Year". You can vote UP TO 10 TIMES A DAY UNTIL DEC 7th! to help this cause. “CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute,” will air on CNN on December 11, 2011 at 5 p.m. (PST). [Click here to vote!](http://heroes.cnn.com/vote_en.aspx)

### Sunday's Show

United and Continental Mileage Plans merge - And Guess what, It's Not Good News for Most Frequent Flyers....

The long awaited merging of United and Continental's frequent flyer plans have been announced. The news is not particularly good. Lots of PR fluff, but some serious benefits have been lost. If you are a frequent United or Continental flyer, you'll want to join us this weekend, as we decide who wins the latest round of "Frequent Flyer Wars." Consumer Reporter Ed Perkins joins Mileage Pro Ben Schlappig and Road Reporter Kevin Murphy as we disect the new plan point by point.

In our entertainment segment, the Sacramento Arts and Business Council is about to unveil "Prelude to the Season," the kickoff of the cultural arts season in the Sacramento region. We'll tell you how you can get tickets to this exclusive event, Friday, October 14th, at the Doubletree Hotel.

## Highlights

- [Google Wallet: Gimmick or Godsend](http://www.smartertravel.com/travel-advice/the-latest-buying-gimmick-google-wallet.html?id=9106842&source=91&value=2011-09-29+00%3A00%3A00&u=AF15711F03&nl_cs=8817999%3A%3A7597638%3A%3A9106842%3A%3A)
- [16 Ways to get through Airport Security Faster](http://www.independenttraveler.com/resources/article.cfm?AID=1322&category=13)
- [Free Flights? Award Upgrades? Don't Count on them Much Longer!](http://www.smartertravel.com/travel-advice/united-continental-frequent-flyer-tweaks-not-much-there-for-ordinary-flyers.html?id=9086509)

Previous Episode: [No More Heroes with Henry Biernacki](https://travelguysradio.com/2011/09/25/no-more-heroes-with-henry-biernacki) — September 25, 2011
Next Episode: [Gas Card Giveaway and the Origins of Sacramento Walking Tour](https://travelguysradio.com/2011/10/09/gas-card-giveaway-and-the-origins-of-sacramento-walking-tour) — October 9, 2011

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