# Best of 2016 Travel Stories and Tips

- URL: https://travelguysradio.com/2017/01/01/best-of-2016-travel-stories-and-tips
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*This Sunday (January 1, 2017) on The Travel Guys...*

It's a most unique show on a holiday weekend. Mark and Tom are both live in studio, narrating a collection of some of the most interesting stories of 2016. From a Trans Siberian Train ride, to a Westin Hotel in California that adopts dogs; from a travel song sent to us from a friend "down under" to morning Amy Lewis recounting her trip with her husband to Moab. Why would THAT be interesting? Because Amy shared so many great travel tips while talking about her journey.

Mark has the Travel News, including a story about how Alaska Airlines is **increasing** the benefits in its frequent flyer program and not adopting a few formula the other airlines are embracing; plus we have 2017 predictions for the world of travel and tourism.

## Highlights

- [Top Six Airline Customer Service Moments of 2016 - Pg.6 - TheStreet](https://www.thestreet.com/story/13933977/6/top-six-airline-customer-service-moments-of-2016.html)
- [The 2017 travel forecast: Reduced demand could result in vacation bargains](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gyjAG7UMHp7rUiV2NCwPYS_i_9LloHPTesoj-aa-0YY/edit?usp=sharing)
- [Air Travel Fairness - We need your help to keep airfare transparency](http://airtravelfairness.org/)
- [World’s Largest School4Santas (and Mrs. Claus, too!)](http://www.school4santas.com/)
- [2017 Princess Cruise & School - School for Santa](http://www.school4santas.com/2017-princess-cruise-school/)
- [Winter in Yellowstone](http://www.sportsleisure.com/vacations/1601-winter-in-yellowstone)
- [Enter This Sweepstakes to Win 'Starbucks for Life' - SmarterTravel](https://www.smartertravel.com/2016/12/12/enter-sweepstakes-win-starbucks-life/?source=91&u=9VCR1D1YDI&nltv=&nl_cs=31598924%3A%3A%3A%3A%3A%3A)
- [Everything you ever wanted to know about holiday gift returns (but were afraid to ask)](http://elliott.org/blog/everything-ever-wanted-know-holiday-gift-returns-afraid-ask/?utm_source=sendy&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=elliottsemail)
- [How to Pack Like a Flight Attendant](http://www.afar.com/magazine/11-things-i-learned-from-my-flight-attendant-mom?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=TheKitchn)
- [California Musical Theatre](http://www.californiamusicaltheatre.com/)
- [Don’t Flirt With Your Uber Driver — It Could Get You Banned](https://thepointsguy.com/2016/12/uber-unveils-community-guidelines/)
- [Video Shows Woman Being Dragged Down Plane Aisle by Police After Allegedly Breaking Boarding Rules](https://www.yahoo.com/news/video-shows-woman-being-dragged-015300173.html)
- [Why you should try car sharing on your next trip](http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/advice/2016/12/11/car-sharing/95194282/?utm_source=sendy&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=chriselliott)
- [The Heartbreaking Side of Being Santa Claus That No One Talks About](http://time.com/4598386/santa-claus-christmas-heartbreak/?xid=time_socialflow_facebook)
- [5 Cruise Experiences for Volunteer Travel](http://www.cntraveler.com/story/5-cruise-experiences-for-volunteer-travel)

Tags: [Amy Lewis](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/amy-lewis), [Christopher Elliott](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/christopher-elliott), [Ed Perkins](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/ed-perkins), [Marcus Meo](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/marcus-meo), [Travel Guys](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/travel-guys), [travel interviews](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/travel-interviews), [travel tips](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/travel-tips)

Previous Episode: [A Chat with One of Santa's Best Helpers and Yellowstone in February](https://travelguysradio.com/2016/12/24/4166) — December 24, 2016
Next Episode: [Globe Trotting in Your Mid-Twenties,Traveling with a Wheelchair and Voluntourism](https://travelguysradio.com/2017/01/08/globe-trotting-in-your-mid-twenties-difficulties-of-traveling-handicap-and-voluntourism) — January 8, 2017

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