This Sunday, on the April 22nd edition of The Travel Guys. In the Travel News, Alaska Airlines has modified their non-service animal pet policy and Marriott has announced details of the
new rewards program, post-Starwood merger. The news is great if you stay at Marriott/Starwood a LOT. Not so good if you don’t.
Steve LaRosa is on hand with an updated “What's Going on” segment. He features the Sacramento Film Festival and has a very special guest.
Mark has spent the last 10 days on a journey on the eastern half of Route 66, and he offers interviews with step-on guide John Weiss and Miami, OK, tourism folks. Mark also shares his thoughts about a Great American Road Trip.
On this Sunday, April 15th edition of The Travel Guys... In the Travel News, the National Park Service has rolled back its plans for a massive price increase in 2020 to something more reasonable after receiving 110,000 public comments on the issue. Alaska Airlines says the price of last minute upgrades are going up while the amount of carry on luggage you can bring on board is getting smaller. There's a new idea in hotels coming soon. A space hotel. Would you like to float through space on your next vacation? Can you take food with you on the plane? Or is the rumor true, that TSA is telling flyers not to bring their favorite snacks? Leave it to the Travel Guys to have the answer, right from the TSA themselves. That is part of our Smarter Traveler segment; along with some personal packing tips from Tom. Is the demand for consumer advocacy rising or falling? As regulations that favor the consumer are either rolled back or ignored, are more people seeking help with their travel and other consumer issues? Chris Elliott joins us to answer the question. The demand for advocacy is rising fast to record levels. Home Exchange is Airbnb on steroids. Can you actually trade homes with someone for a week? Listen and find out that yes, it's all possible and being done every day. Mark is out traveling historic Route 66 and shares some of his observation from the first three days on "The Mother Road."
Posted Sunday, April 8th, 2018 In the Travel News, Mark tells us about a great new Southwest promotion and has two stories about travelers where something went really wrong. One on an airplane and one in a hotel.
A Canadian man is being asked to pay $13,500 after his plane was diverted, and another man was banned from a hotel for 17 years after birds ransacked his hotel room.
Clayton Whitehead is sitting in for Tom this week, and he and Mark engage in a lively discussion about the pros and cons of Travel Insurance. Some decline the coverage, but are quick to complain when their personal emergency results in lost $$$. We will tell you how you can become an intern this summer for the Music Circus. The Capitolaires, Sacramento's oldest Barbershop Singing Group, are having a spring show on April 28 and we have tickets to give away. Info on the show can be found here.
On the April 1st edition of The Travel Guys... In the Travel News, American Airlines CEO says lousy routes get lousy planes. We sorta knew that, but did you really want to publicly SAY that...and the cell phone service is FINALLY getting better at LAX. In our Smarter Traveler segment we tell you why your Marriott credit card isn't the best way to pay the bill for your Marriott stay. Yup, your Starwood AMEX actually gets you better value. Mark also talks about what you should do if you reserve a hotel on a site like Priceline, and then find out it's not as advertised. The Wine Road is something many in the Sacramento area may not be familiar with. Originally the name for the area up above the Napa-Sonoma area, where many smaller wineries are located along the Russian River area, today it's membership includes many of the top wineries and attractions in the region. Beth Costa is on hand to give us the details on the Wine Road.
Finally, Mark closes by answering some of your questions from the mailbag. Use the form on this page to ask the Travel Guys anything related to travel. They answer many on the air and Mark tried to also give personal responses whenever possible.