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On the edition of The Travel Guys…
- In the Travel News, the TSA is planning to try out self-serve security lanes in Las Vegas early next year, and American and United are balking at a re-do of their Chicago O'Hare Terminals, as the cost has skyrocketed.
- Our Smarter Traveler segment features a rant by Mark about carry-on bags. Why do they make us gate check so many when often times there is plenty of room on the plane? Mark has a simple solution.
- European Tour Operator Rick Steves was in town last week to do a presentation at the Crest Theater to benefit Public Television. We sat down with him and talked about a wide variety of travel topics. That interview is at the halfway mark of the podcast.
- In our odds and ends segment, we offer a fine tuning to our baggage tracker suggestions. In you have one attached to your bag, there's one place you definitely don't want to put it.
Highlights from this week
- Sacramento Christmas Train
- Willits Train to the World's Largest Christmas Tree
- TSA Renewal
- Electric Car Charging Stations
- 20 best Christmas Markets in the US
- Guy Fieri's Flavortown Food Festival
- About the SoundShirt - for the hearing impaired
- If you wonder why your wheelchair doesn't travel well, this might be the answer
- Seating tips for major US Airlines
- Black Friday Weekend Deals
- Denied Boarding Rules/Giving up Your Seat
- United's Holiday Film (6 minutes)
- Parking availability map for SMF
- Jack Gallagher at the B St./Sofia Theatre
