This week (Sunday, August 28) on The Travel Guys... Mark and Tom talk about Why Travel is the Best Test for Any Relationship; plus Ed Perkins shares when the best time is to buy your Thanksgiving and Christmas air tickets. John Nelson from iHeartMedia stops by with a tale of airline woe from a recent European vacation, and in the travel news, we tell you about some great airfare sales ending in the next couple of days.
Finally, Mark has updates on theater and cultural arts, including the Laguna Beach Pageant of the Masters; Beautiful, The Carole King Story, in San Francisco; and an amazing Music Circus performance of The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
This Sunday (August 21st) on The Travel Guys.... Guests: Chris Elliott, Consumer Advocate Extraordinaire Gwen Duncan, Cordially Yours Travel
Chris joins us to discuss a recent column at Elliott.org about "How executives hide from you and why you shouldn't let them." The topic at hand is whether or not it's proper for people with "Customer Service" (or similar monikers) in their titles to hide from the public by disguising or not publishing their email addresses. Chris talks about how his team of volunteers digs deep to get the information that will lead you to the people who can help you when you have a problem.
Gwen Duncan is in the house to help Travel Guy Tom Romano with his potential family vacation in Mexico. Tom asks questions, Gwen has some answers, it's an opportunity to experience travel planning to Mexico in real time.
Mark has the travel news, and digs into the mail bag to answer a variety of listener questions. If you have a question for Mark, send it to Markslt@aol.com, with Travel Guys Question in the subject line.
On the Sunday, August 14th, 2016 edition of The Travel Guys… Guest Josselyne Herman Saccio will tell us how to have a wonderful vacation at home while saving a lot of money. Sort of travel without the travel part. Or some great ideas for entertaining kids in the dog days of summer, you judge.
Jessica Monsell is part of the team at Elliott.org, the leading consumer advocacy web site. (You see Chris' travel column in
Sunday's Sacramento Bee.) She has discovered a way restaurant guests are being ripped off when they travel. In fact, this little scam rips you off at home AND on the road. Hear all about it in our alert on Ziosk's fun and games.
Mark returns from a week exploring the "UP" of Michigan, an area most Californians will probably never see. Mark explains why this mostly unknown region should go to the top of your travel wish list. Plus the travel news reminds us why we always buckle up that seat belt in the sky.
On the Saturday, August 6th, 2016 edition of The Travel Guys… This Sunday (August 7) The Travel Guys are joined by Ben Schlappig, from the One Mile at a Time blog. Ben is a favorite guest and he's back to talk about recent changes to the American Airlines frequent flyer program and to give you some wisdom on what credit card is currently the best deal for travelers. Follow Ben at www.onemileatatime.com.
Other guests include a Westin Hotel with a unique Adopt-a-Dog Program that is finding dozens of pooches a new home; and Gwen Duncan, our Travel Professional, tells us how to save money on airfare by considering alternate airports.