This Sunday (February 12, 2017) on The Travel Guys... *
* Trip Testers is the name of the newest Travel Channel series. Tom has an interview with hosts Jeff Miller and Jason Kessler, who explain the best travel bargains and over-the-top adventures on the program each week. Trip Testers airs at 11 & 11:30pm PST during February. Link to the show here: http://www.travelchannel.com/shows/trip-testers/photos/explore-vegas-memphis-and-more-with-trip-testers. Ed Perkins has been advising and protecting consumers for decades. Now semi-retired in Ashland, Oregon, Ed still writes on a variety of travel issues. This week, we ask him to opine on his latest missive, 6 Cruise Ship Scams You Should Never Fall For. We promise 8 minutes with Ed will make you a smarter cruise ship traveler. A new local theater is starting up, and as is our tradition on the show, we love to give the smaller local theaters a little PR from time to time. The Actor's Playpen is the name of the new performing group, and their first show is Lizzie The Musical, a rock show retelling of a very famous murder. In the travel news, Delta emerges as the winner in the latest poll of Airline Frequent Flyer programs; and Southwest says "the new basic economy" fares are NOT coming to a Southwest plane near you.
This Sunday (February 5th) on The Travel Guys... Gwen Duncan of Cordially Yours Travel is a regular reporter and this week she comes to talk about how her agency makes a special effort to market to and service special needs travelers. Gwen will explain how wide the range of special needs can be, give some examples of travelers she has helped and how, and suggest how special needs travelers can be best served when seeing the world. Mark digs into the Travel Guys Mail Bag and answers some of your inquires, including a listener asking if saving SEVEN seats on a Southwest flight when pre-boarding is appropriate; and another who wants to know if it's legal to attend a time share presentation, accept a gift and then make no purchases. Get ready for some lively answers... The guys have the Travel News and a segment which pokes fun at the way airline tickets are sold. What if paint were sold the same way?
This Sunday (January 29th) on The Travel Guys... Mark makes his annual trip to the New York Times Travel Show to gather a wide variety of interviews. Featured this week: Canadian Rail Tours, adventure tours to Iceland and Africa, and the importance of registering in the STEP program before you go overseas.
Mark has an exclusive interview with Steve Perillo, of Perillo Tours, to discuss their Italy excursions. He also talked to Tours by Locals, a company which connects travelers with local guides.
It's a busy program, taking you all over the world, with The Travel Guys. Below you'll find the links to all of today's guests.
This Sunday (January 22nd) on The Travel Guys: Chris Elliott explains how you can use credit card chargebacks as a tool to get a merchant's attention when you have a dispute. There's a right and a wrong way to do it and Chris helps our listeners understand when to consider this not-so-drastic step and what the downside might be. Nick Valenzuela debuts the #Hashtag Travel Report, designed for younger travelers with big dreams. Nick talks about some key ways to make your travels special. Gwen Duncan has discovered a great way to travel in the British Isles, by train. And with the pound slumping in value, maybe this should be your next overseas destination. Before he left the White House, the president made one last request of the Department of Transportation: Force airlines to divulge with cost of all baggage fees before you purchase your ticket. Mark and Tom have details.