# Travel demand is slowing down for next summer

- URL: https://travelguysradio.com/2024/10/18/travel-demand-slowing-down-next-summer
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- Audio (MP3): https://audio.travelguysradio.com/2024/10/travelguysshow101924.mp3

*On the Saturday, October 19th, 2024 edition of The Travel Guys…*

- In the **Travel News**, travel demand is slowing down for next summer, for a reason you may not have considered; and we fill you in on a little known Mexican law about the number of electronic gadgets you can bring into the country.
- When buying an airline ticket, you have a decision to make, do you pay more for extra space, an aisle seat, boarding early, or take your chances? In our **Smarter Traveler** segment, Mark explains why a roll of the dice can sometimes work out ok.
- Who decides if a cruise ship is clean? The Center for Disease Control. We will tell you which cruise ships made the **10 dirtiest cruise ships** list, and you will be surprised at some of the names.
- Our **odds and ends** bucket includes an editorial by Rick Steves and a look at how Californians feel about tourism in our state.

## Highlights

- [These are the 10 dirtiest cruise ships, according to the CDC — including an ultra-luxury vessel](https://www.aol.com/news/10-dirtiest-cruise-ships-according-105501020.html)
- [Rick Steves on Travel and Climate Change](https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=Rick%20steves)
- [Air Travel Rights for much of your European Travels](https://www.travelersunited.org/international-air-travel-rights-2/?utm_source=newsletter)
- [Renew your US Passport online here](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/have-passport/renew-online.html)
- [Online passport renewal is now open for most adult Americans](https://www.travelersunited.org/online-passport-renewal-is-now-open-for-most-adult-americans/)
- [Galapagos Islands Information](https://www.google.com/search?q=galapagos+islands&oq=galapagos+islands&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgAEAAYjwIyBwgAEAAYjwIyCggBEC4YsQMYgAQyDQgCEAAYgwEYsQMYgAQyBwgDEAAYgAQyBwgEEAAYgAQyBwgFEAAYgAQyCggGEAAYsQMYgAQyBwgHEAAYgAQyBwgIEAAYgAQyDQgJEC4YrwEYxwEYgATSAQg2MDg2ajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8)
- [Halloween in Salem, MA](https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/salem-october-halloween-public-transportation/)
- [Fly Back In Time At America's Earliest Airports](https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/fly-back-in-time-at-america-s-earliest-airports/ss-AA1qauSk?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=3e3746270a124c80a665881a5bce49cf&ei=32#image=24)
- [How to not be deceived by airline seating hanky-panky](https://www.travelersunited.org/deceived-airline-seating-charts/?utm_source=newsletter)
- [When airline passengers can get refunds on non-refundable tickets](https://www.travelersunited.org/when-airline-passengers-can-get-refunds-on-non-refundable-tickets/?utm_source=newsletter)
- [Spooky Road Trips](https://roadtrippers.com/magazine/13-spooky-road-trips/?utm_source=customerio&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Sept17_Newsletter&utm_content=roadtrippers)
- [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)
- [Trans-Siberian Orchestra | Tour](https://www.trans-siberian.com/tour?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAo3korAUrNGVnb3KjJq4MtYsPce7s&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIg5Wy__XCiAMVlET_AR2fvAZxEAAYAyAAEgIuIfD_BwE)
- [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/)

Tags: [air travel](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/air-travel), [airports](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/airports), [California](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/california), [cruises](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/cruises), [Mexico](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/mexico), [Odds & Ends](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/odds-ends), [Rick Steves](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/rick-steves), [smarter traveler](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/smarter-traveler), [summer travel](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/summer-travel), [travel news](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/travel-news)

Previous Episode: [United Airlines expands its route system to Greenland](https://travelguysradio.com/2024/10/12/united-airlines-expands-its-route-system-greenland) — October 12, 2024
Next Episode: [Disney cruise ship fleet growing to 13 ships in the next 7 years](https://travelguysradio.com/2024/10/25/disney-cruise-ship-fleet-growing-13-ships-next-7-years) — October 26, 2024

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