On the Sunday, July 12th, 2020 edition of The Travel Guys… In theTravel/Entertainment News, Broadway Sacramento received a wonderful honor from the American Council for the Blind. The Achievement in Audio Description Award was given for outstanding work in providing patrons with vision loss audio descriptions and hands-on tactile pre show presentations at all Music Circus and Broadway Sacramento performances. Congratulations to Richard Lewis and his gang. Catch KFBK's Kitty O'Neal's interviews with the ACB and Richard here. The major US airlines are restricted by the terms of the loans they received from taxpayers from cutting staff until October 1st. Many are expecting a blood bath that day, with perhaps as many as 100,000 airline employees, including thousands of pilots, being given their walking papers. Joe Brancatelli joins us to share his views on what's coming next from the airlines. Chris Elliott, the man behind the consumer web site, Elliott.org, was stuck in France this spring at the heart of the pandemic with his family. At the time, he shared some of the situations they encountered. Now, Chris and his three children are back in the states (Reno) and once again find themselves in the middle of a virus outbreak. So what are the differences between how the two countries handled the situation. Chris shares the good and the bad with us. We take you to , on the latest of our regional road trips. From trains to ocean waves and great wine, Mendocino has a lot to offer, just a half day's drive away.
On the Sunday, July 5th, 2020 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, the list of places you can't travel to without a test or a quarantine on arrival is growing. Europeans returned our "don't come here" policy, by instituting a travel ban for arrivals from the states. Broadway is dark until the first of the year, Cirque du Soleil has applied for bankruptcy protection. The list is getting longer. You check into your hotel and go to your room. The key won't open the door, so you go back to the front desk. "You must have put the key in the pocket with your phone..." So we answer the age old question...and make you a smarter traveler...Can your cell phone demagnetize your room key? Just One Man's Opinion sheds some insight. The major airlines are going to try pre-boarding health screenings to try and make us safer when flying. Will it help, or is it just an exercise in futility? Many travelers are staying closer to home this summer. Luckily, in central California we have a lot of cool choices. Join us on a visit to Tuolumne County, gateway to Yosemite and discover a few of them.
On the Sunday, June 28th, 2020 edition of The Travel Guys… In the travel news, Washington State is the latest to require travelers to wear a mask, Hawaii announces a date for arrivals to resume and Princess will headquarter two ships in The Golden State next year... In the Smarter Traveler segment, Mark asks if it's ok with you that American and United Airlines are selling your travel and web records for billons of dollars, via loans secured by their frequent flyer programs. And we look into all the concerts and events that have been canceled. Where are the refunds? The second half of the show features a travel round table with Gwen Duncan of Cordially Yours Travel. Gwen is an avid cruiser and we discuss when she might next get on the open seas. Then we ask our listeners the same question...
On the Sunday, June 21st, 2020 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, ocean going cruises have been canceled through September 30. Except one cruise line says they are sailing to Alaska in September. Starting September 1st. Except Alaska has a 14-day quarantine. So who is right? Airlines have found a way to get everyone to mask up on board. No mask, you don't fly. Not just today, you don't fly on that airline again EVER. And it's working... It's our outdoors show, as we give you tips on what camping is like in the age of COVID, how you can rent an RV and take the Great American Road trip. Did you know you can get your RV DELIVERED to the campground? That's what we are talkin' about.... We are the Travel AND entertainment guys...and we have a special treat. A former member of the band Chicago has co-written a great song perfect for Covid times. It makes its Sacramento debut on our show! "Everything is Gonna Work Out Fine."