# Staycation Tips and A Place You Must Add to Your Bucketlist - URL: https://travelguysradio.com/2016/08/14/staycation-tips-and-a-place-you-must-add-to-your-bucketlist - Image: https://travelguysradio.com/sites/default/files/2016/08/gfp-michigan-upper-peninsula-view-top-arvon.jpg - Audio (MP3): https://audio.travelguysradio.com/2016/08/travel-guys-show-8-14-16.mp3 *On the Sunday, August 14th, 2016 edition of The Travel Guys…* Guest Josselyne Herman Saccio will tell us how to have a wonderful vacation at home while saving a lot of money. Sort of travel without the travel part. Or some great ideas for entertaining kids in the dog days of summer, you judge. Jessica Monsell is part of the team at Elliott.org, the leading consumer advocacy web site. (You see Chris' travel column in Sunday's Sacramento Bee.) She has discovered a way restaurant guests are being ripped off when they travel. In fact, this little scam rips you off at home AND on the road. Hear all about it in our alert on Ziosk's fun and games. Mark returns from a week exploring the ["UP" of Michigan](http://Www.uptravel.com), an area most Californians will probably never see. Mark explains why this mostly unknown region should go to the top of your travel wish list. Plus the travel news reminds us why we [always buckle up that seat belt in the sky](http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/12/us/jetblue-flight-turbulence/index.html). ## Highlights - [JetBlue turbulence puts 24 in hospital](http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/12/us/jetblue-flight-turbulence/index.html) - [The Pokemon Go Craze Has Struck the Travel Industry](https://www.thestreet.com/story/13672163/2/the-pokemon-go-craze-has-struck-the-travel-industry.html) - [SeatExpert.com](http://Www.seatexpert.com) - [Upper Peninsula Michigan](http://Www.uptravel.com) - [Watch: Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants Bust a Move in Seattle Parade | TravelPulse](http://www.travelpulse.com/news/airlines/watch-alaska-airlines-flight-attendants-bust-a-move-in-seattle-parade.html) - [Dentist Has Spent Career Helping Others Join The Smile High Club | TravelPulse](http://www.travelpulse.com/news/features/dentist-has-spent-career-helping-others-join-the-smile-high-club.html) - [10 Mistakes You’re Making at the Airport](https://www.smartertravel.com/2016/07/25/10-airport-mistakes/?source=91&u=9VCR1D1YDI&nltv=&nl_cs=29659817%3A%3A%3A%3A%3A%3A) - [Foreign Exchange Fees](https://www.smartertravel.com/2016/07/11/new-atm-scam-targets-travelers/?source=91&u=9VCR1D1YDI&nltv=&nl_cs=29518960%3A%3A%3A%3A%3A%3A) - [How to do India as a Solo Female Traveler](https://www.smartertravel.com/2016/07/22/india-solo-female-traveler/?source=91&u=9VCR1D1YDI&nltv=&nl_cs=29558745%3A%3A%3A%3A%3A%3A) - [www.greenvalleytheatre.com](http://www.greenvalleytheatre.com/) - [Restaurant guests sour on Ziosk's "touch it and you're charged" payment systems](http://elliott.org/advocate-this/restaurant-guests-sour-on-ziosks-touch-it-and-youre-charged-payment-systems/) - [Schedule of Upcoming Broadway Shows](http://www.playbill.com/article/schedule-of-upcoming-broadway-shows-com-113677) - [Newly passed air travel legislation is ‘an amazing win for consumers’](https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/newly-passed-air-travel-legislation-is-an-amazing-win-for-consumers/2016/07/14/486116e6-483d-11e6-bdb9-701687974517_story.html) - [Link to Markus Meo’s Song](http://www.markusmeo.com.au/biography1/) - [Submit Your Air Travel Complaints Here](http://airconsumer.dot.gov/escomplaint/ConsumerForm.cfm) Tags: [day trips](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/day-trips), [hidden fees](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/hidden-fees), [Mark Hoffmann](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/mark-hoffmann), [Michigan](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/michigan), [staycation](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/staycation), [Tom Romano](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/tom-romano), [travel](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/travel), [Travel Guys](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/travel-guys) Previous Episode: [The End of Airline Mile Programs, Hotels for Adopting Dogs and How to Save Money on Your Next Flight](https://travelguysradio.com/2016/08/06/travel-a-lot-what-credit-card-should-you-have-in-your-wallet) — August 6, 2016 Next Episode: [How to Find the Help You Need to Resolve a Problem and Expert Advice for Vacationing in Mexico](https://travelguysradio.com/2016/08/21/how-to-find-the-help-you-need-and-real-time-travel-expert-advice-for-vacationing-in-mexico) — August 21, 2016 ## You Might Also Like… - [The Little Town of Long Beach and Tom Shares Tips from Disney World ](https://travelguysradio.com/2017/10/22/southwests-amazing-offer-for-californians-and-the-little-town-of-long-beach) — October 22, 2017 - [Rosie the Riveter Home Front Festival & Avoiding Road Rage](https://travelguysradio.com/2017/06/25/rosie-the-riveter-home-front-festival-how-to-avoid-road-rage) — June 25, 2017 - [44th Annual Sacramento Music Festival is just around the corner](https://travelguysradio.com/2017/05/13/44th-annual-sacramento-music-festival-is-just-around-the-corner) — May 13, 2017