This Sunday, September 17th, on The Travel Guys... In the Travel News, the statistics on visitation to the US from abroad for the year are starting to come in, and indeed, they are showing a significant decline. Plus, we tell you about Marriott's rescue on the high seas after Hurricane Irma. Chris Galloway is sitting in with Mark for Tom this week, and Chris brings a article about design flaws in hotel rooms. Like a see through bathroom wall, doors that don't lock and other things that make you go, "What were they thinking?" Mark has a list of packing tips that are tied to your zodiac sign, bound to tell you more about your inner self! The Trans-Siberian Orchestra is returning to Sacramento for the holidays, tickets went on sale this week, and we have an interview with all the details.
This Sunday, September 10th, on The Travel Guys: Photo of ' The Clown Motel on Main Street (U.S. Route 6 and 95) in Tonopah, Nevada' By Famartin (Own work)[CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
In the Travel News, Mark takes airlines who gouged people in Florida to task, one US state wants to improve air service by starting their own airline and in Pittsburgh, you can pass through airport security without having a ticket. The Clown Motel is for sale. A truly unique set of accommodations in, Nevada and you could be the new owner. It has a reputation as the scariest motel in America and sits right next to a graveyard. Owner Bob Perchetti is ready to retire and joins us to talk about his unique destination. The Venetian Room in San Francisco's Fairmont Hotel has announced their entertainment schedule for the 2017-18 season and we have all the details.
This Sunday, September 3rd, on The Travel Guys: In the Travel News, Southwest has announced significant service expansion for Sacramento, coming next spring, and the folks who run Logan Airport in Boston are thinking of charging to drop off passengers. Sounds a bit crazy, we have details. Clayton Whitehead is in for Tom and joins Mark in the Smarter Traveler segment at
3:20. "How to conduct yourself on a group tour" is the topic. Mark has a list of items and you can expect both hosts (tour directors themselves) to offer plenty of "input".
Ed Perkins is a frequent guest. Ed is a longtime travel journalist and travel writer, living in Ashland, OR. This week he helps you understand what an airline voucher is good, and not good, for. When the airline offers funny money, what do you need to know about it? Should you hold out for cash? How much cash? Gwen Duncan is on hand to talk about passports. Do you know the difference between a passport and a passport card? How many pages do you need to have in your passport? More importantly, how many of them need to be BLANK pages?
This Sunday, August 27th, on The Travel Guys: In the Travel News, Mark reminds those 62 and over Sunday is the last day to get a lifetime pass to our national parks for $10. Starting Monday, the price is $80.
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In the Smarter Traveler segment, Mark and Tom have tips to insure your complaint doesn't end up in someone's trash. Tips for helping your complaint get noticed.
Steve LaRosa is on hand with his latest edition of What's Going On, things to do close to home; and Gwen Duncan gets us a lesson on travel etiquette.