On the Sunday, August 9th, 2020 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, Disney is cutting the hours on its reopened parks in Florida, a Hyatt Hotel asks its guest for donations for keep the hotel afloat, and a survey shows how much flyers would pay to keep the middle seat open....just a warning to be careful what you wish for... In our Smarter Traveler segment, Mark recaps a week-long road trip and comments on the behavior of travelers, good and bad. Carol Pucci is our Seattle check-in on the show, and she's been writing about how to best approach that vacation by car or truck you are going to take during COVID. Steve LaRosa has the latest and perhaps the most challenging edition of What's Goin' On in and around Sacramento.
On the Sunday, August 2nd, 2020 edition of The Travel Guys… In the travel news, Hawaii is on the verge of creating a travel bubble....with Japan? It appears a significant number of people seeking refunds from the cruise lines for COVID-cancelled trips are having a hard time getting their money. The spectacle in the Nevada desert known as Burning Man won't be held this summer, but a report on last summer's gathering gives the clean up crews and participants high marks. How are vacation rentals different during COVID? Are they more or less popular than hotels? Ed Perkins, author and consumer advocate, joins us to discuss travel after COVID. Ed has been a part of the industry for a long time, and has seen a lot. We ask him where he sees travel going next. Should people start to make plans for next year, or continue to hunker down, or both. In the final segment, Tom turns the tables on Mark a bit. Mark owns a tour company and Tom asks "how do you survive COVID?"
On the Sunday, July 26th, 2020 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, Southwest says they will block middle seats through October; there will be no camel or ostrich races in Virginia City this year; and beware of the bears in Lassen National Park. In our Smarter Traveler segment, tips on doing laundry on the road. Not an exciting subject, but if you run out of an essential garment or two away from home, we might have an idea or two to help you out. One of our most popular features is The Mailbag. It's when Mark answers questions sent to travelguysradio.com live on the air. He tries to answer your inquiries individually, and shares the best ones with our audience. As you might guess, a lot of questions about when and where to travel are on a lot of minds. Listeners also reacted to the Timeshare feature last week and wonder when airlines might offer something resembling the schedules they had pre-COVID.
On the Sunday, July 19th, 2020 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, cruise ships are reducing the size of their fleets as the "no cruise" date is extended; and it's a bad week for parades, as the Rose and the Mummer's annual festivities are both cancelled, and visitors planning on heading to Hawaii anytime soon are advised to check the ever-changing travel rules. In the Smarter Traveler segment, Mark decries the rise in add-on charges in home vacation rentals, including some you won't believe. It's time for the buyer to beware. Chris Elliott joins us to talk timeshares. How can you get out of one during the pandemic? If time permits, Mark digs into the mailbag and answers your questions about travel.