# Amtrak is having a sale on many of their long distance trains

- URL: https://travelguysradio.com/2024/05/10/amtrak-having-sale-many-their-long-distance-trains
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- Audio (MP3): https://audio.travelguysradio.com/2024/05/travelguysshow051124.mp3

*On the Saturday, May 11th, 2024 edition of The Travel Guys…*

- In the **Travel News**, Amtrak is having a sale on many of their long distance trains through May 16th. Save at least 30% on certain classes of service. Business travel is showing a significant rebound, and a study pretends to tell us which day of the week to buy your airline tickets. We have our doubts about the findings.
- Consumer households are paying, on the average, $1,100 in credit card fees every year. Not late fees for missing a payment, but fees that are added to your purchases by merchants to offset the growing cost of your cash-back and triple rewards cards. Are you getting value from your **travel credit cards**?
- Mark was in **Chicago and Seattle** this past week, scouting hotels, restaurants and attractions for upcoming Sports Leisure Vacations trips. He shares tips for some of the spots he visited, including a dive restaurant under the tracks in Chi-town, made famous in a Saturday Night Live skit and Chicago Cubs baseball history.
- There's a new **vacation rental company** joining the fray. We'll tell you a little about "Rentalz," and why they say they are different from the others.

## Highlights

- [Save Big on Nationwide Rail Routes With Amtrak’s Summer Travel Flash Sale](https://www.travelpulse.com/news/car-rail/save-big-on-nationwide-rail-routes-with-amtrak-s-summer-travel-flash-sale)
- [The Best Day of the Week To Book Your Flight by Airline](https://www.travelpulse.com/news/airlines-airports/the-cheapest-days-of-the-week-to-book-your-next-flight)
- [Original Billy Goat Tavern in Chicago](https://www.billygoattavern.com/)
- [Sharp's Roasthouse - South Seattle](https://www.sharpsroasthouse.com/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=organic)
- [Lou Mitchell's for breakfast/lunch in Chicago](http://www.loumitchells.com/)
- [Seattle Pinball Museum](https://seattlepinballmuseum.com/)
- [Wanna Go Wednesday - Southwest Airlines](https://www.southwest.com/html/offers/WannaGoWednesday.html?src=SRCH_go_cmp-9967502315_adg-100990692695_ad-698128154378_kwd-95562909_dev-c_ext-137743502426_prd-&sig=Cj0KCQjwltKxBhDMARIsAG8KnqWuIjvWlTJC3UcpFyZTpVb6v_DYKVI2nVIU2G4zWgIqE-oRrkyVsG0aApFaEALw_wcB&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwltKxBhDMARIsAG8KnqWuIjvWlTJC3UcpFyZTpVb6v_DYKVI2nVIU2G4zWgIqE-oRrkyVsG0aApFaEALw_wcB)
- [DOT Rule finalized to protect airline passengers](https://travelguysradio.com/sites/default/files/2024/05/dot-rule-finalized-to-protect-airline-passengers.pdf)
- [Tide Pools Aquarium - Gibsons, BC](https://tidepoolsaquarium.org/)
- [Mount Fuji pictures will be tougher](https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/mt-fuji-japan-build-barrier-block-lawson-view-tourists-photo-bad-behaviour-4311046#:~:text=FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO%3A%20Work%20has%20begun%20in,behaviour%20by%20photo%2Dhungry%20tourists.)
- [Avoiding Taylor Swift in Europe this summer](https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taylor-swift-eras-tour-paramore-more-2024-european-shows-opening-1235366792/)
- [How do I Renew My TSA Membership Online?](https://www.tsa.gov/travel/frequently-asked-questions/how-do-i-renew-my-tsa-precheckr-membership)
- [Voices of California a Tribute to Tony Bennett](https://www.voicesofcalifornia.org/dbpage.php?pg=view&dbase=events&id=218599#:~:text=2%3A00pm%2C%20Sat%2C%20May%204%202024&text=Join%20Voices%20of%20California%20as,only%20a%20master%20storyteller%20can.)
- [Yosemite National Park Requiring Reservations on Busy Days](https://www.travelpulse.com/news/destinations/yosemite-national-park-requiring-reservations-on-busy-days)
- [US Weed Map - Where Is Medical and Recreational Weed Legal in the US?](https://www.travelpulse.com/news/impacting-travel/medical-recreational-marijuana-laws-for-united-states-travel)
- [Uh-oh! Here come the flying vehicles](https://www.elliottconfidential.com/p/uh-oh-here-come-the-flying-vehicles?utm_campaign=email-post&r=257yv&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email)
- [BARK Airlines for dogs](https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2024/04/12/bark-air-jet-charter-service-flying-with-dogs/73289679007/)
- [Yachtley Crew is coming](https://goldfieldtradingpost.com/)
- [Music Circus 2024](https://www.broadwaysacramento.com/)
- [Celebrate Down to Earth Month with Sustainable Wine Events in April](https://travelguysradio.com/sites/default/files/2024/04/down-to-earth-month-events.pdf)
- [Three Oregon Theaters Fight Back and Avoid the Wrecking Ball](https://www.hereisoregon.com/experiences/2024/03/on-with-the-show-how-3-historic-oregon-theaters-are-trying-to-serve-audiences.html?e=afc147de8da59baf42a12cc365c4c675&lctg=623fbbdf921d5b4111171f00&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter_here_is_oregon%202024-04-05&utm_term=Newsletter_here_is_oregon)
- [The airplane of the future?](https://www.cnn.com/travel/jetzero-pathfinder-subscale-demonstrator/index.html)
- [14 top smartphone travel apps to help make travel easier](https://www.travelersunited.org/14-top-smartphone-apps-to-help-make-travel-easier/?utm_source=newsletter)
- [Uber/Lyft bluffing cites with "we'll leave" claims](https://apnews.com/article/lyft-uber-minneapolis-ridehailing-apps-0a51b37c37202f61bb4943089e5a288d)
- [Some Interesting Facts about Ride Shares](https://www.powerswitchaction.org/resources/uber-takes-us-for-a-ride)
- [USA Small Ship River Cruises | American Cruise Lines](https://www.americancruiselines.com/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwzZmwBhD8ARIsAH4v1gXN64um8PUbdGHXGWwK1Vlnh5nMziP9yPnv69qtFsw42BU0ncWdp2kaAlbtEALw_wcB)
- [Jack Gallagher Returns...With His Band](https://travelguysradio.com/sites/default/files/2024/03/jack-gallagher-returns-with-his-band.pdf)
- [Music & Comedy show W/ JACK GALLAGHER - The Sofia Home of B Street!](https://bstreettheatre.org/other/jack-gallagher/)
- [Airbnb Changes its Extenuating Circumstances Cancellation Policy](https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/1339#:~:text=Make%20sure%20you%20have%20any,team%20to%20review%20your%20case)
- [The dos and don'ts of flying](https://travelguysradio.com/sites/default/files/2024/03/dos-and-donts-of-flying-travel-guys.pdf)
- [April is Down to Earth Month - Special Events at Many California Wineries](https://travelguysradio.com/sites/default/files/2024/03/down-to-earth-month-travel-guys.pdf)
- [Airline Customer Service Dashboard](https://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer/airline-customer-service-dashboard)
- [If you are leaving the country, consider enrolling in the Smart Traveler program](https://step.state.gov/step/)
- [50 States, 1000 Places to Eat - Amazon and Kindle](https://www.amazon.com/50-States-000-Eats-Where/dp/1426222823)
- [Travel Insurance - World Nomads](https://www.worldnomads.com/)
- [River Cruising in the USA](https://www.americancruiselines.com)
- [Travelers United](https://www.travelersunited.org/)
- [Tipping with the server standing right over the top of you](https://www.reddit.com/r/EndTipping/comments/16olyy1/tipping_with_servers_standing_over_you/)
- [California State Parks Parking and Use Fee info](https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=24290)
- [Wheelchair polices, airline by airline](https://www.travelersunited.org/know-airline-wheelchair-policies-and-to-make-flying-easier/?utm_source=newsletter)
- [Uber from the airport - where it costs the most](https://www.travelpulse.com/news/car-rail/heres-where-your-uber-ride-from-the-airport-will-cost-the-most)
- [How to get a digital ID](https://www.tsa.gov/digital-id)
- [Traveler's United Mobility Friendly Travel Guide](https://www.travelersunited.org/mobility-friendly-travel-guide-from-national-council-on-aging/?utm_source=newsletter)
- [Consumer Advocate Chris Elliott](https://www.elliott.org/)
- [Sacramento Airport Parking](https://sacramento.aero/smf/about/maps#intmap_acc_publicparking)
- [Double check for things you can and can't bring through security at the airport](https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/all)
- [Carry On Bag Size Requirements](https://www.travelandleisure.com/style/travel-bags/airline-carry-on-luggage-size-guide)
- [TSA Renewal](https://www.tsa.gov/precheck#renew)
- [Seating tips for major US Airlines](https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/the-major-airline-with-the-most-space-in-economy-and-the-one-with-the-least/ss-AA1k6xCy?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=bcec585d5bd949398dfd27c5cb3c55bc&ei=10#image=11)
- [Denied Boarding Rules/Giving up Your Seat](https://www.travelersunited.org/denied-boarding-rules/?utm_source=newsletter)
- [How to win your consumer dispute using the Elliott Method](https://www.elliott.org/advocacy/how-to-win-your-consumer-dispute-using-the-elliott-method/)

Tags: [air travel](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/air-travel), [airports](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/airports), [Amtrak](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/amtrak), [business travel](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/business-travel), [Chicago](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/chicago), [credit cards](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/credit-cards), [rentalz](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/rentalz), [Seattle](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/seattle), [smarter traveler](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/smarter-traveler), [Sports Leisure Vacations](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/sports-leisure-vacations), [train travel](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/train-travel), [travel news](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/travel-news), [vacation rentals](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/vacation-rentals)

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