# Airline computers melted down again last week

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*On the Sunday, January 15th, 2023 edition of The Travel Guys…*

- In the **Travel News**, airline computers melted down again last week, briefly impacting the entire system. How can things like this be avoided? The answer, just like the Southwest situation a couple of weeks ago, isn't simple. Fixing it will take time, as in years. In other news, Amtrak is having a sale on mid-week travel and airfares dropped in December, reversing a trend.
- Our **Smarter Traveler** segment features an interview with a TSA executive - we talked about signing up to pre-check, how you can get a job with TSA and some of the weird things that people try to bring on airplanes.
- Mark is hosting two baseball tours this spring. The first is to **Spring Training in Arizona, March 9-13**. It highlights 5 Cactus League games featuring the Giants. The second is **Baseball's Fields of Dreams**, which is offered **May 26 - June 4**. Stops include the **Negro Leagues Hall of Fame** in Kansas City, the **Field of Dreams** in Iowa, **Wrigley Field** in Chicago, **The Hall of Fame** in Cooperstown, and **Yankee Stadium** and the **Jackie Robinson Museum** in New York City. Four seats remain on each trip.
- **Steve LaRosa**, who offers our popular "What Goin' On" reports, is back and this time he's headed up the **California Coast**. The first of two reports features Hwys 1 & 101 on the way to Eureka. Pictures of Steve's journey can be found using the link on this page.

## Highlights

- [Spring Training * Fields of Dreams Baseball Tours](https://www.sportsleisure.com/vacations/categories/baseball)
- [Enroll in TSA pre-check](https://app-social-data.com/?utm_term=tsa%20precheck&utm_campaign=493E-2022-11&gclid=CjwKCAiAwomeBhBWEiwAM43YIF9W0dAgVjwYdmOAeVKOrvH_BSZUUYdyiOl-qq3LCIYbODI5cacZ1xoCUe4QAvD_BwE)
- [Want to work for the TSA?](https://jobs.tsa.gov/search/jobs?keyword=&location=California&op=Search&gclid=CjwKCAiAwomeBhBWEiwAM43YIKGzZ69ZT2VZ2RbrVmixsglLuDyidOBkJxwex6ViBCn4Pg5uhV3E5BoCp_oQAvD_BwE)
- [Follow along with Steve on his way up the coast](https://travelguysradio.com/sites/default/files/2023/01/north-coast-pics.pdf)
- [New York City Discounts for the next 3 weeks](https://www.thrillist.com/news/new-york/buy-2-for-1-nyc-attraction-event-tickets-limited-time)
- [Migrant rescues from a cruise ship](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/14/us/cruise-ship-migrant-rescues-cec/index.html)
- [The price of being "elite" is going up](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/08/airlines-scale-back-frequent-flyer-perks.html?__source=newsletter%7Cmorningsquawk)
- [Nevada’s Seven Weirdest Wonders](https://www.forbes.com/sites/micheleherrmann/2022/01/25/travel-nevada-releases-its-inaugural-seven-weirdest-wonders-list/?sh=6a22b7c3798d)
- [About Travel Nurses](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travel_nursing)
- [How to Become a Traveling Nurse](https://www.registerednursing.org/specialty/travel-nurse/)
- [Tips on Tipping](https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/17/business/tips-coffee-ice-cream-touch-screens-ctrp/index.html)
- [Nobody Likes Hotel Fees](https://www.travelersunited.org/everyone-loves-no-manadatory-hotel-fees-it-unites-america/?utm_source=newsletter)
- [How to avoid an Airbnb Scam](https://www.travelpulse.com/news/hotels-and-resorts/travel-experts-reveal-five-ways-to-spot-an-airbnb-scam.html)
- [World Nomads Travel Insurance](https://www.worldnomads.com/usa/travel-insurance)
- [Flying with Weed? Some TSA wisdom.](https://www.travelpulse.com/news/airlines/flying-with-weed-tsa-marijuana-rules-explained.html)

Tags: [air travel](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/air-travel), [airlines](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/airlines), [Amtrak](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/amtrak), [baseball](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/baseball), [California coast](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/california-coast), [North Coast](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/north-coast), [smarter traveler](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/smarter-traveler), [Southwest Airlines](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/southwest-airlines), [Sports Leisure Vacations](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/sports-leisure-vacations), [spring training](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/spring-training), [Steve LaRosa](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/steve-larosa), [travel news](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/travel-news), [TSA](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/tsa)

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Next Episode: [FAA says a contractor mistake caused the US aviation shut down](https://travelguysradio.com/2023/01/22/faa-says-contractor-mistake-caused-us-aviation-shut-down) — January 22, 2023

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