# The Travel Guys Start the New Year with Travelers United

- URL: https://travelguysradio.com/2016/01/03/the-travel-guys-start-the-new-year-with-travelers-united
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*On the Sunday, January 3rd, 2016 edition of The Travel Guys…*

The first show of the New Year features an interview with the head of [Travelers United](http://www.travelersunited.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1), an advocate group for all who travel.

Gwen Duncan stops by and Mark has a Smarter Traveler segment about the pros and cons of buying your hotel room from third party websites.

## Highlights

- [Travelers United](http://www.travelersunited.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1)
- [10 travel myths you need to stop believing right now](http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/advice/2015/12/24/travel-myths/77833732/)
- [The Craziest Things the TSA Found in 2015](http://www.flyertalk.com/articles/the-craziest-things-the-tsa-found-in-2015.html?utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=)
- [REAL ID, Frequently Asked Questions](https://travelguysradio.com/sites/default/files/2016/01/realidfrequentlyaskedquestionsforthepublic.docx)
- [REAL ID Enforcement in Brief](http://www.dhs.gov/real-id-enforcement-brief)

Previous Episode: [This Year's Best "Smarter Traveler"  Stories](https://travelguysradio.com/2015/12/27/this-years-best-smarter-traveler-stories) — December 27, 2015
Next Episode: [The New York Times Travel Show](https://travelguysradio.com/2016/01/10/the-new-york-times-travel-show) — January 10, 2016

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