# A bag of dropped Cheetos has a dramatic impact on Carlsbad Cavern National Park

- URL: https://travelguysradio.com/2024/09/13/bag-dropped-cheetos-has-dramatic-impact-carlsbad-cavern-national-park
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- Audio (MP3): https://audio.travelguysradio.com/2024/09/travelguysshow091424.mp3

*On the Saturday, September 14th, 2024 edition of The Travel Guys…*

- In the **Travel News**, numbers show that the Taylor Swift tour of Europe moved the economic needle MORE than the Paris Olympics, and we explain how ONE bag of dropped Cheetos dramatically impacted Carlsbad Cavern National Park.
- Avis Car Rental says they were **recently hacked**, with everything from addresses and phone numbers, to social security credit card numbers exposed. Is it really safe to be giving your personal info to travel companies (among others)? What guarantee do we have that they are really protecting that information?
- The Department of Transportation is FINALLY going to open an investigation of **Airline Frequent Flyer programs**. Will they hold the airlines to some sort of standards? Chris Elliott joins us to discuss.
- **Travel Gal Sydney** is on hand to talk about her favorite subject, River Cruising. She has some tips on cruising, plus a deal on a European River adventure you might want to check out.

## Highlights

- [The Poodle Booked It - CCCs of River Cruising](https://www.thepoodlebookedit.com/travelguys914)
- [The Poodle Booked It - River Cruising Escapades](https://www.facebook.com/groups/rivercruisingmasterclass)
- [The Poodle Booked It - More Information](https://linktr.ee/thepoodlebookedit?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=8ac4ddea-7b89-47b0-a886-a72cafa6e3a1)
- [Sorry about your tail buddy](https://onemileatatime.com/news/delta-airbus-a350-slices-tail-off-regional-jet-atlanta/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=today_on_omaat&utm_term=2024-09-10)
- [Trans-Siberian Orchestra | Tour](https://www.trans-siberian.com/tour?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAo3korAUrNGVnb3KjJq4MtYsPce7s&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIg5Wy__XCiAMVlET_AR2fvAZxEAAYAyAAEgIuIfD_BwE)
- [List of California Wine Month Activities](https://travelguysradio.com/sites/default/files/2024/09/ca-wine-month-2024-events-by-region.pdf)
- [A company with alcohol-free travel packages](https://www.insidertravelreport.com/?s=ow-flash-pack-is-pioneering-alcohol-free-group-adventures-for-solo-travelers&preview=1)
- [JoeSentMe, the home page for business travelers](https://www.joesentme.com/)
- [CHR66A Gold Shield](https://mailchi.mp/d15afe75f8fd/chr66a-gold-shield?e=8eb2acabec)
- [Sydney's Albania ideas](https://www.thepoodlebookedit.com/ttgaugust17)
- [What Can I Bring? | Transportation Security Administration](https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/all)
- [Antarctic Skiing and Expeditions](https://antarctic-logistics.com/)
- [Rocky Mountaineer](https://www.rockymountaineer.com/promotions)
- [Free Cruises & More for Heroes | Margaritaville at Sea](https://margaritavilleatsea.com/current-offers/thank-you-for-your-service)
- [Find our new Travel Gal here](https://www.thepoodlebookedit.com/)
- [Pete Buttigieg Reads Angry Airline Tweets](https://onemileatatime.com/news/pete-buttigieg-angry-airline-tweets/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=today_on_omaat&utm_term=2024-07-28)
- [Dig This Las Vegas: Heavy Equipment Playground & Operator School](https://digthisvegas.com/)
- [Choose the Best of Sacramento](https://www.votesacramento.com/)
- [An App to Help Vegans and Vegetarians find food and more](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vegius)
- [Yosemite National Park blasts tourists for gross behavior](https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/yosemite-shames-tourist-behavior-19563747.php)
- [How you can find on-time statistics on airline websites](https://www.travelersunited.org/how-to-find-on-time-statistics-on-airline-websites/?utm_source=newsletter)
- [Evacuation Takes a Long Time, Because Everyone Wants to Take Their Carry-on Bags](https://onemileatatime.com/news/american-a321-evacuated-laptop-fire/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=today_on_omaat&utm_term=2024-07-13)
- [Check parking lot availability at the Sacramento International Airport before leaving home](https://sacramento.aero/smf/to-and-from/parking)
- [Sacramento International Airport Availability Map](https://sacramento.aero/smf/about/maps#intmap_acc_publicparking)
- [Elliott.org - Chris Elliott](https://www.elliott.org/)
- [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), [Avis](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/avis), [Carlsbad Caverns National Park](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/carlsbad-caverns-national-park), [Department of Transportation](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/department-transportation), [Europe](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/europe), [frequent flyer](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/frequent-flyer), [car rentals](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/car-rentals), [river cruises](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/river-cruises), [smarter traveler](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/smarter-traveler), [Sydney Schellinger](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/sydney-schellinger), [Taylor Swift](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/taylor-swift), [travel gal](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/travel-gal), [travel news](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/travel-news)

Previous Episode: [New survey tells us what benefit flyers consider to be the most value](https://travelguysradio.com/2024/09/06/new-survey-tells-us-what-benefit-flyers-consider-be-most-value) — September 7, 2024
Next Episode: [The Alaska and Hawaiian airlines merger has been approved](https://travelguysradio.com/2024/09/20/alaska-and-hawaiian-airlines-merger-has-been-approved) — September 21, 2024

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