# Amtrak gets good news from new Infrastructure Bill

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*On the Sunday, November 14th, 2021 edition of The Travel Guys…*

- In the **Travel News**, Canadian and Mexican travelers pour across the borders, Amtrak gets good news from the new Infrastructure Bill and our own Sacramento Airport has a top ten on time record!
- In our **Smarter Traveler** segment, we give you five holiday travel tips. You can thank us later!
- **Chris Elliott**, noted author and consumer advocate, joins us to discuss the 80 billion taxpayer dollars the airlines got. Did they use it for its' intended purpose? Or did we get conned again?
- Our final segment focuses on **hotel housekeeping**. Is it coming or going? How do you get it if you want/need it? We have some answers and suggestions.

## Highlights

- [Follow a "tourist trail"](https://www.travelersunitedplus.com/p/the-magic-of-us-tourist-trails-from-37d?utm_source=newsletter)
- [The world's ten tallest Ferris wheels](https://www.travelersunited.org/worlds-tallest-ferris-wheels/?utm_source=newsletter)
- [How to pay tolls at "automatic" toll booths without a cash/credit card option](https://www.travelersunited.org/avoid-electronic-toll-collection-penalties/?utm_source=newsletter)
- [Do Not Travel Warning for The Netherlands](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Netherlands.html)
- [RememberAVet.net Wreath Project Info](https://travelguysradio.com/sites/default/files/2021/11/rememberavet.pdf)
- [RememberAVet.net Website](https://wreathproject.webs.com/)
- [The 99 year old and the 2 year old](https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/07/28/best-friend-neighbor-100-2/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F3441da1%2F61017c8f9d2fda945a1cc28a%2F5a5e3dd6ae7e8a0f0340a906%2F50%2F70%2F61017c8f9d2fda945a1cc28a)
- [What can we expect from hotels after COVID?](https://www.travelersunited.org/hotel-life-better-or-worse-after-the-pandemic/?utm_source=newsletter)

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Previous Episode: [Staff shortages are likely to impact holiday travel](https://travelguysradio.com/2021/11/07/staff-shortages-are-likely-impact-holiday-travel) — November 7, 2021
Next Episode: [Learn two Thanksgiving dishes with Penny Sylvia from Good Eats, Happy Life](https://travelguysradio.com/2021/11/21/learn-two-thanksgiving-dishes-penny-sylvia-good-eats-happy-life) — November 21, 2021

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