# Small towns around the planet organize against the cruise lines

- URL: https://travelguysradio.com/2024/12/21/small-towns-around-planet-organize-against-cruise-lines
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*On the Saturday, December 21st, 2024 edition of The Travel Guys…*

- In the **Travel News**, hear about the newest fad, flying "naked"....yes, it's called flying naked. We'll explain. And small towns around the planet are starting to organize against the cruise lines big ships calling in their communities. "Stop overwhelming us" is their message.
- In our **Smarter Traveler** segment, we explain what the new Federal Trade Commission rules on junk fees imposed by hotels and ticket sellers mean for you.
- **Southwest Airlines** is bringing reserved seats and other changes to the way they board their airplanes in 2026. Many of those changes will impact tickets you buy in 2025. We have an update from Southwest's CEO.
- Our **Odds and Ends** part of the show features a story about "seat squatters" on planes.
- **Music City San Francisco** is the name of a most unique musician rehearsal space, hostel, restaurant and even a place to catch music on a Saturday night. We'll tell you more about this unique "music accelerator" in The City.

## Highlights

- [In some port towns, it’s residents vs. cruises: ‘We’re going to eradicate them’](https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/in-some-port-towns-it-s-residents-vs-cruises-we-re-going-to-eradicate-them/ar-AA1vTl80?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=0f190710c0f64e8fe0f6247b10de1ed0&ei=19)
- [How to dress up on your next flight for comfort, health and safety](https://www.travelersunited.org/what-to-wear-on-your-next-flight-for-comfort-health-and-safety/?utm_source=newsletter)
- [Southwest CEO talks about upcoming changes](https://www.southwest.com/customer-experience-enhancements/?clk=CB617250&RR_NUMBER=69914f5ecad0f38b1ce74727dd458a74306e15e8&src=MAILSECTP602892&RSD=5862&RMID=ac_sec_promo_20241216_news_prom&RRID=17b7c5d3aa7df0be942851b4faed23f5e002ceaf636ad857ffdeb7d9b57a4a46&mi_u=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000010f0b7b5&mi_ecmp=ac_sec_promo_20241216_news_prom)
- [Music City San Francisco - hotel/hostel, restaurant, 20 fully equipped rehearsal rooms](https://musiccitysf.com/hotel/#rooms)
- [How you can find on-time statistics on airline websites](https://www.travelersunited.org/how-to-find-on-time-statistics-on-airline-websites/)
- [TSA Travel Tips for Christmas Holiday Travel](https://travelguysradio.com/sites/default/files/2024/12/tsa-travel-tips-for-christmas-holiday-travel.pdf)
- [US Travelers Will Need Authorization to Enter the UK in 2025](https://travelguysradio.com/sites/default/files/2024/12/us-travelers-will-need-authorization-to-enter-the-uk-in-2025.pdf)
- [Travel & Tourism Board Inspires A Little “Selfie” Control - Jackson Hole Travel & Tourism Board](https://industry.visitjacksonhole.com/travel-tourism-board-inspires-a-little-selfie-control)
- [Ned’s 2024 annual holiday gift suggestions for travelers](https://www.travelersunited.org/neds-2024-annual-holiday-gift-suggestions-for-travelers/?utm_source=newsletter)
- [Check parking lot availability at the Sacramento International Airport before leaving home](https://sacramento.aero/smf/to-and-from/parking)
- [Comments to share with Scott Klier from Broadway Sacramento/Music Circus](https://www.broadwaysacramento.com/about/contact-us-2/)
- [Fly earlier in the day - chart shows delays by hour on the holidays](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb47d856d-6d06-474a-80f6-a1e2481aa807_1132x1070.png?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email)
- [Bucket List Family Travel Book - Jessica Gee](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=bucket+list+family+travel+book&i=stripbooks&crid=29Z28NN193ZTS&sprefix=bucket+list+family+travel+book%2Cstripbooks%2C132&ref=nb_sb_noss_1)
- [Tips on International Phone Coverage](https://www.travelersunited.org/use-international-phone-plans-when-traveling-globally-or-suffer-bill-shock/?utm_source=newsletter)
- [Rick Steves at KVIE Monday, January 27th](https://www.pledgecart.org/home?campaign=056747A6-557C-4D73-8039-83DDFE251B64&source=)
- [Locate a cruise ship anywhere in the world](https://www.cruisemapper.com/)
- [Europe's best time to visit](https://www.cnn.com/travel/europe-shoulder-season-travel-savings?cid=ios_app)
- [Sacramento Valley Cemetery Honors Those Who Served at Christmas](https://www.wreathproject.org/)
- [Make a donation to the Wreath Project at PO Box 773, Winters, CA, 95694 or click here for online donations](https://www.gofundme.com/f/2024-wreath-project)
- [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)
- [Elliott.org - Chris Elliott](https://www.elliott.org/)

Tags: [air travel](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/air-travel), [airports](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/airports), [cruises](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/cruises), [Federal Trade Commission](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/federal-trade-commission), [junk fees](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/junk-fees), [Music City](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/music-city), [Odds & Ends](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/odds-ends), [San Francisco](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/san-francisco), [smarter traveler](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/smarter-traveler), [Southwest Airlines](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/southwest-airlines), [travel news](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/travel-news)

Previous Episode: [Mexico and the U.K. are creating new junk fees to trap travelers](https://travelguysradio.com/2024/12/14/mexico-and-uk-are-creating-new-junk-fees-trap-travelers) — December 14, 2024
Next Episode: [The FAA has the results of the Southwest Airlines safety audit](https://travelguysradio.com/2024/12/27/faa-has-results-southwest-airlines-safety-audit) — December 28, 2024

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