# Southwest is considering ordering new planes that can fly over an ocean

- URL: https://travelguysradio.com/2026/10/16/southwest-considering-ordering-new-planes-can-fly-over-ocean
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*On the Saturday, October 17th, 2026 edition of The Travel Guys…*

- In the **Travel News**, Marriott is trying out a new way to inform Bonvoy Members about potential upgrades; and Southwest is considering ordering new planes that can fly over an ocean…those stories and more in the news.
- In our **Smarter Traveler** segment, we alert you to the growing threat of “reservation hijacking." From fake websites to phony cancellation messages, you need to know what to look out for.
- It’s time for the latest edition of the **Travel Guys mailbag**. We take questions you have asked online, and answer them for our entire audience on air. One listener shared a small California town she discovered and another is alerting us to what appear to be fake pictures and reviews online.

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Previous Episode: [Cruise lines are pushing up mandatory gratuities](https://travelguysradio.com/2026/10/09/cruise-lines-are-pushing-mandatory-gratuities) — October 10, 2026

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