# Bare-Bones Economy Seats and River Cruising with Sports Leisure Vacations

- URL: https://travelguysradio.com/2017/12/10/a-norwegian-air-update-and-river-cruising-with-sports-leisure-vacations
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*This Sunday, December 10th, on The Travel Guys...*

- In the Travel News, American Airlines confirms the seats are moving closer together on their new planes; and Mark has a strong opinion to share on the many opportunities being presented to buy airline and even hotel points. If you are thinking of "giving" this gift to your favorite miles/points hound, you'll want to hear what Mark has to say.
- Cheap airfares which include almost nothing besides a seat on the plane are all around us these days. Gwen Duncan has an update on Norwegian Air, the newest international bare bones airline.
- Steve LaRosa is on hand to share his latest version of "What's Goin' On" in and around Sacramento for the holiday season.
- If you are a fan of cruising, the ocean or river versions, Michael Downer of Sports Leisure Vacations tells us about several upcoming adventures by Sports Leisure. They include a

[river cruise in Europe at tulip time](http://Tulip%20Time%20in%20Holland%20and%20Belgium) in the spring, a trip around the cape with several stops in [South America](http://sportsleisure.com/vacations/1826-passage-to-south-america) (also in the spring) and an [Alaska cruise](http://O%20Magazine%20Presents%20the%20Alaskan%20Explorer%20Cruise) sponsored by O Magazine. Michael already has a cruise covering Australia and New Zealand in the works for January of 2019.

## Highlights

- [seatguru.com](https://www.seatguru.com/)
- [swell-productions.com](http://swell-productions.com/)
- [Vintage cowboy, blues, Americana Christmas show tickets](https://www.suttercreektheater.com/home/event/sourdough-slims-wild-and-woolly-revue-vintage-cowboy-blues-americana-christmas-show-3/)
- [Con Brio tickets - Harlows](https://www.harlows.com/event/1589290-con-brio-sacramento/)
- [Passage to South America - Sports Leisure Vacations](http://sportsleisure.com/vacations/1826-passage-to-south-america)
- [Tulip Time in Holland and Belgium - Sports Leisure Vacations](http://sportsleisure.com/vacations/1888-tulip-time-in-holland-and-belgium)
- [O Magazine Presents the Alaskan Explorer Cruise - Sports Leisure Vacations](http://sportsleisure.com/vacations/1887-o-magazine-presents-the-alaskan-explorer-cruise)
- [Best Hotel Rewards Program](https://wallethub.com/edu/best-hotel-rewards-program/25939/)
- [Flying with Gifts: The TSA Rules You Need to Know](https://www.smartertravel.com/2017/11/03/tsa-rules-flying-with-gifts/)
- [The New Amazon Prime Membership Benefit That’s Perfect for Travelers](https://www.smartertravel.com/2017/12/06/amazon-prime-benefit-perfect-for-travelers/)

Tags: [airfare](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/airfare), [basic economy](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/basic-economy), [cruising](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/cruising), [Steve LaRosa](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/steve-larosa)

Previous Episode: [Discover Important Safety Information about Your Upcoming Destination](https://travelguysradio.com/2017/12/03/discover-important-safety-information-about-your-upcoming-destination) — December 3, 2017
Next Episode: [Airline Bonus Points and the Best Hotel Rewards Program](https://travelguysradio.com/2017/12/17/picking-the-best-travel-credit-card-and-organizing-travel-expenses) — December 17, 2017

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