On the Sunday, January 26th, 2014 edition of The Travel Guys… Our special guest today is Christopher Elliott, the Consumer Reporter whose column appears in the Travel section of each Sunday's Sacramento Bee. Chris talks with us about those hated "resort fees" that are becoming so popular with hotels these days. In an interesting twist, Chris explains why those fees may not even be going into the coffers of the resort, but directly into someone's wallet. You'll want to hear his explanation and some hints on how to avoid fees which weren't disclosed in advance.
In the Travel News, Mark tells us about Hotels on the Hudson for the Super Bowl and the national hotel chain which is the first to offer free wi-fi across their entire chain. Listeners even get a chance to win a $100 American Express Gift Card by naming the Things you Should Do Before Settling into Your Hotel Room.
On the Sunday, January 19th, 2014 edition of The Travel Guys… Mark and Tom return to KFBK together for the first time since The Travel Guys went on hiatus in November of 2012. Get ready for a information-filled hour.
Guests include Ed Perkins, our writer from SmarterTravel.com. Ed comments on a variety of topics, including the merger of American Airlines and US Airways. He's followed by Chris Galloway, one of our Road Reporters, who has just returned from Cuba. Chris has a fascinating story to share about a country most of us have never visited.
Finally, Mark opines on the current state of affairs at Southwest Airlines. The airline which used to brag about always being on time now has the worst on time performance of any major carrier. Then there was the situation recently at Midway Airport, a Southwest hub, where 20 planes full of people were stuck on the tarmac for a rule-breaking four hours. A size able fine could be forthcoming. So where does Southwest go from here? Mark has some thoughts.
Welcome back guys. Welcome back listeners. Be sure to check here for updates on the program, plus links to people and places you hear about on the show.
Posted Sunday, December 2nd, 2012 As many of you already know, The Travel Guys went on vacation last week. No, not forever, but just for a little while. Mark has accepted the role of Chairman for the National Tour Association and will unfortunately be too busy to dedicate the time it takes to produce a quality radio show. But have no fear, we'll still be around in one form or another.
For starters, we welcome you to continue using travelguysradio.com as a source for the same great travel tips and news you've come to expect from the weekly show. We'll be adding new content as often as we stumble on it. The previous podcasts will still be available, of course, and we'll even be cycling some of the more popular ones to the front page for our listeners to enjoy.
We're dabbling with a few other ideas, and will update you all here as things come to fruition!
On the Sunday, November 25th, 2012 edition of The Travel Guys… Sunday's edition of The Travel Guys will be the last for a while. As announced earlier this month, Mark will be busy in 2013 serving as volunteer Chairman of the National Tour Association, the nation's premier group of tour operators. The time required to produce a radio show each week just won't be there, so the weekly edition of the show is taking a break, with sincere hopes of returning about this time next year to KFBK.
In the meantime, watch here and at www.sportsleisure.com for announcements regarding the Travel Guys and a possible affiliation with the Morning News on KFBK-AM/92.5 FM. We are not leaving, just taking a break. But before we go, we have a great final program... Henry Biernacki, by far our most popular guest on the program over the last three years, will be on hand. Mark has his ultimate list of Travel Tips and of course, there's our version of the travel news. Clayton Whitehead joins Mark in the studio. In a unique twist, Tom is on the road, having celebrated Thanksgiving in San Antonio. Check below for a great list of links to interesting travel articles Mark won't have time to mention on the air today.
Delta New Website Support
As we're sure many of you noticed, Delta has a new webpage...and with it has come quite a few headaches for flyers. Having trouble figuring out Delta's new website? Drop them a line by clicking the "Comment" button on the bottom right of their page, or by clicking here. In a pinch, you can also get ahold of them at 1-888-750-3284.
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