# Airfares over the 4th of July are lower than last year

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*On the Saturday, June 22nd, 2024 edition of The Travel Guys…*

- In the **Travel News**, World Cup Soccer is coming to Northern California, and airfares over the 4th of July are actually lower than last year, international and domestic.
- In our **Smarter Traveler** segment, we talk about how to share/gift/give your hotel points to get a room for someone else. Each major chain has different policies, and we'll discuss the majors and post a list for you online.
- Eight men of color were removed from a flight at the Phoenix Airport. Allegedly, one of them had a strong body odor. The men were not traveling together and did not know each other. Ultimately, it was decided by **American Airlines** there was no odor problem among the 8 passengers. So why were the men removed from the aircraft? Why only the black male passengers? Now the CEO of the airline has apologized and a lawsuit has been filed. An amazing, documented story of racism by a major airline. We update it for you.
- Our **Odds and Ends** segment features tips to protect your money while traveling, and a simple idea on how to get what you want from Customer Services travel reps online or the phone.

## Highlights

- [American Airlines Takes 8 Men of Color Off a Flight for...](https://onemileatatime.com/news/american-kicks-black-men-off-flight-body-odor/)
- [How to Earn and Maximize Travel Points](https://www.schwab.com/learn/story/how-to-earn-and-maximize-travel-points?cmp=em-XCU)
- [For Travel - Put Your ID in Your Phone](https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/ca-dmv-wallet/)
- [Follow The Ride on it's way to Sacramento](https://nationalponyexpress.org/re-ride/follow-the-ride/)
- [Tips for Sleeping on a Long Flight](https://www.travelersunited.org/twelve-sleep-secrets-to-help-travelers-on-long-plane-flights/?utm_source=newsletter)
- [San Pedro Square](https://sanpedrosquaremarket.com/)
- [Urban Putt](https://www.urbanputt.com/)
- [San Jose History Park](https://historysanjose.org/plan-your-visit/history-park/)
- [History San Jose](https://historysanjose.org/?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMItrartIjPhgMVSwatBh1ZNA9jEAAYASAAEgJxOfD_BwE)
- [Eataly](https://www.eataly.com/us_en)
- [Santana Row — Upscale shopping in an spectacular enclosed plaza](http://www.santanarow.com/)
- [Rosecrucian Egyptian Museum — largest exhibition of Ancient Egyptian antiquities in the Western US](https://egyptianmuseum.org/)
- [Tech Interactive — A science & technology center—with interactive exhibits on climate change, robotics, cybersecurity and the largest IMAX theater on the West Coast](https://www.thetech.org/)
- [Garden of the Flea — A huge flea market](https://gardenattheflea.com/)
- [The Gonzales/Peralta Adobe – Fallon House Historic Site](https://historysanjose.org/plan-your-visit/peralta-fallon-historic-site/)
- [Monterey Video - Dennis Park](https://drive.google.com/file/d/16BtuiguDCnORLPjdW5iOT6yYi_M33zo4/view?usp=sharing)
- [Dennis the Menace Playground/Monterey](https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/dennis-the-menace-playground)
- [Dennis the Menace Playground/Monterey - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZgn3U9xvjE)
- [Monterey Video - Doc's Lab & Aquarium](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fuwXzevglEOaoujZd4NJoyZleb00TKAK/view?usp=sharing)
- [Doc’s lab/From Steinbeck’s novel Cannery row -- For information on private tours, contact Museums staff at (831) 646-5648, or email museumpt@monterey.org by clicking here](mailto:museumpt@monterey.org)
- [Monterey Photos](https://travelguysradio.com/sites/default/files/2024/06/monterey-photos.pdf)
- [Cannery Row/Monterey](https://canneryrow.com/)
- [17-Mile Drive/Carmel](https://www.pebblebeach.com/17-mile-drive/)
- [Polar Bear Ice Cream/Capitola](https://www.facebook.com/PolarBearSantaCruz/)
- [The world's best nude beaches](https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/best-nude-beaches-world/index.html)
- [The 9 Best Airline Stopover Programs to Book in 2024](https://www.cntraveler.com/story/airlines-with-free-stopovers)
- [Avoiding Taylor Swift in Europe this summer](https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taylor-swift-eras-tour-paramore-more-2024-european-shows-opening-1235366792/)
- [Yosemite National Park Requiring Reservations on Busy Days](https://www.travelpulse.com/news/destinations/yosemite-national-park-requiring-reservations-on-busy-days)
- [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), [American Airlines](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/american-airlines), [California](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/california), [hotels](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/hotels), [smarter traveler](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/smarter-traveler), [travel news](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/travel-news), [World Cup soccer](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/world-cup-soccer)

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