On the July 15th edition of The Travel Guys... In the Travel News, airlines are unbelievably making airplane restrooms SMALLER, and an era ends at Southwest Airlines...
In our Smarter Traveler segment, Gwen Duncan shares a couple of hacks to help you get the very best airfare, and maybe even take advantage of a fare mistake by the airlines.
Mark digs into the mailbag and answers as many of your questions as time allows, including topics like the Southwest Companion Pass, airline lounges, Amtrak’s Capital Corridor trains and tipping when you are sharing a bill in a restaurant.
On the Sunday, July 8th, 2018 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, the FAA says the decreasing size of seats isn't a safety issue, and Mark reports Christmas season airfares are already high. In our Smarter Traveler segment, we remind you an important point about Southwest "travel funds," give you a heads up on booking hotels on "blind" sites and give you a tip about where to find
Trip Interruption coverage in your credit cards for the next time you are stuck in a lengthy delay (6 hours of more).
We take you to one of the midwest's most interesting cultural sites, the Cahokia Mounds near St. Louis. Next year, Sacramento welcomes the Wakamatsu Fest150. What makes it one of the biggest events of the year, and how can you get involved.
On the Sunday, July 1st, 2018 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, Marriott reveals more details of the new rewards program after their merger with Starwood. The new program rolls out in August. Despite the Supreme Court's ruling in favor of the president's travel ban last week, the travel industry is asking the White House for support as international arrivals are falling off. In our Smarter Traveler segment, we tell you how to avoid being "walked" by your hotel, and what your rights are if it happens to you. A new travel show premiers on KVIE Channel 6 Monday night at 7:30pm. It's called
Wild Travels and it visits lots of unique, oddball attractions all over the country. Executive Producer Harvey Moshman joins us for an interview.
The Rush Creek Lodge outside Yosemite National Park is a great new option for accommodations if you are headed to Yosemite. The lodge also operates a unique intern program. Find out about it here. Mark offers several suggestions for dining in Oregon, among them, the Silver Salmon Grille in Astoria, Clearwater in Newport and the popular Mo's restaurants all along the coast.
On the Sunday, June 24th, 2018 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, Alaska Airlines announces the first ever service from Sacramento to the Big Island of Hawaii, 3x a week, starting in time for the holidays. If you rent an Airbnb in El Dorado County, you will pay more. The popular service is now collecting bed taxes in the county (which includes Lake Tahoe), leveling the playing field for area hotels. A record number of Americans are traveling this 4th of July. Sid Hanna, the Federal Security Director for the Department of Homeland Security and TSA here in Sacramento joins us to talk about traveling with children, and/or with a
special needs child or adult? Sid has some great information for you. If you might be traveling with a gun, Sid also has ideas to make you a smarter traveler and to make sure you can claim your gun at your destination. Finally, we get an update on the extra security lanes being added in Terminal A.
The Gallo Center in Modesto is home to some of the valley's best entertainment. The medium-sized house in the middle of downtown Modesto is a favorite of Sports Leisure Travelers and we'll introduce you to their 2018-19 season, offering a wide variety of music, theater and comedy. One of our most interesting interviews ever was the time we spent with Nimble Will the Nomad. Will has walked Route 66 and many of the other historic highways in our country. That's right, walked. He's a real character and we are proud to have connected with this true American Traveler. A busy show wraps up with a trip to the Mendocino Abalone Festival. This year's festival has a most interesting twist to it.