On the Saturday, July 2nd, 2016 edition of The Travel Guys… This America's Birthday Edition of The Travel Guys ( July 3rd), features a story from Gwen Duncan on cruising the Great Lakes and America's Rivers.
There's an update from Jessica Monsell of Elliott.org, this time she tells us about the results of a government audit of airline frequent flyer programs. Where are they meeting their obligations to consumers and where are they coming up short? More importantly, how can you report situations where you feel you have been treated unfairly? Jessica has the answers in her report.
Mark has the travel news, including an update of travel costs to Great Britain post-Brexit; and the guys take a look at the lighter side of travel (What you shouldn't do on the pool deck of a cruise ship...).
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On the Sunday, June 26th, 2016 edition of The Travel Guys… This Sunday (June 26), The Travel Guys are joined by singer/songwriter Marcus Meo, from Australia. Marcus has a new song called "Travel," and we've invited him to share it with you, all the way from Australia. You can listen to the song here or watch the youtube video below.
Train buffs are sure to love the first person report on riding the Trans Siberian Railroad, one of the world's great luxury trains.
Mark has the Travel News including a discussion on top picks for budget-oriented and student travelers.
On the Sunday, June 19th, 2016 edition of The Travel Guys… This week's Father's Day edition of The Travel Guys (June 19th) features Chris Elliott, taking on the custom of tipping, with another shot across the bow which has servers all around the country up in arms. We get Chris' take on his recent column.
In the Travel News, Mark looks at the reasons consumers bypass travel agents, and talks about the now started renovations at La Guardia Airport in New York City. Steve LaRosa stops by with an updated edition of What's Going On around Sacramento, including a BIG Drum and Bugle Corp event coming up next week.
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