# Holiday Travel Tips from a TSA Professional

- URL: https://travelguysradio.com/2018/12/02/preserving-status-with-mileage-and-hotel-runs
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- Audio (MP3): https://audio.travelguysradio.com/2018/12/travel-guys-120218.mp3

*On the Sunday, December 2nd, 2018 edition of The Travel Guys…*

- In the Travel News, Delta Air Lines has announced new service from Sacramento to Detroit. It begins in June. The westbound flight leaves Detroit at 7:55pm. The return flight is a red eye, arriving back in Detroit at 6am.
- Marriott Hotels confirmed a major data breach impacting millions of Starwood customers. The incident began four years ago. Marriott has just begun notifying impacted consumers. We’ll have an update next Sunday.
- It’s the time of the year for Mileage and Hotel Runs. What’s that you ask? It’s when frequent travelers create trips to make sure their “status” with an airline or hotel chain is preserved for the next year. Mark explains the hows and whys of the scramble to preserve status.
- Our Sacramento TSA representatives are in studio to talk about holiday security at the airport and take calls from our listeners.

## Highlights

- [I Just Had The Most Surreal — And Profound — Flight Attendant Experience In My Life ](https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jetblue-flight-attendant-surreal-zach_us_5a6dc1f1e4b0ddb658c744c0?utm_source=main_fb&ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063&utm_campaign=hp_fb_pages&utm_medium=facebook)
- [GoGo Grandparent](https://gogograndparent.com/gogostart?msclkid=accedc672fc81b8a03ef879df7a96da7)
- [National Park 2019 Free Days for 2019](https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/11-19-2018-fee-free-days.htm)
- [Stress Less and Do More with Uber Rewards](https://www.uber.com/newsroom/uber-rewards/)
- [Get More From Rides With Lyft Rewards](https://blog.lyft.com/posts/lyftrewards)

Tags: [airport security](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/airport-security), [holiday travel](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/holiday-travel), [mileage run](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/mileage-run)

Previous Episode: [How to know if online reviews are legit](https://travelguysradio.com/2018/11/25/are-online-reviews-legit) — November 25, 2018
Next Episode: [Avoid Making 3 Common Travel Mistakes with Gwen Duncan](https://travelguysradio.com/2018/12/09/5520) — December 9, 2018

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