On the Sunday, July 16th, 2017 edition of The Travel Guys… Sunday, July 16th, on The latest edition of The Travel Guys:
In the Travel News, it appears Hilton will follow Marriott in making dramatic changes to their cancellation policies. We have an update on what the new rules are and how it will impact travelers.
Road Reporter Chris Galloway has returned from a visit to Korea, Japan and Taiwan, and he checks in with ways to make you a smarter traveler on your next trip to Asia.
Nick Valenzuela has a #HashTag Travel Report, featuring five apps that will help you with your travels this summer.
Here to make you a smarter traveler, we are The Travel Guys.
On the Sunday, July 9th, 2017 edition of The Travel Guys… Today on The Travel Guys....
Mark talks about things you shouldn't touch in the airport, Gwen Duncan updates us on travel to Cuba and we take you to the State Fair.
On the Sunday, July 2nd edition of The Travel Guys: Gwen Duncan is on hand to make you a smarter traveler with a discussion on an important subject. Does Cancellation Insurance/Protection cover you in the event of a terrorism attack or event? What are the parameters? What's covered and what's not? Questions we all hope we never need the answers to, but it's important to know what those answers might be.
Clayton Whitehead stops by to discuss the state of international travel. How are political situations in the U.S. impacting the way visitors from the United States are being received? Clayton has been to Ireland this year and is planning a
trip with a group of travelers to Italy this fall. He's the perfect guy to update us on an important topic at the height of the travel season.
Finally, Mark has been all over the country in recent weeks, from Cape Cod to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, including Mackinac Island. He takes time to recap his travels, of course liberally sprinkling his commentary with travel tips on where to stay, what to see, and just as important, where NOT to stay and what NOT to see.
In the Travel News, Mark explains United Airlines announcement regarding their Mileage Plus frequent flyer program.
This Sunday, on the June 25th edition of The Travel Guys: In the Travel News, Mark is reporting a significant change in the cancellation policies for many Marriott branded hotels. It was done quietly, without a public announcement. Many properties are now collecting a cancellation fee if you don't cancel at least 48 hours prior to arrival. The old rule was generally 24 hours, up from 6pm day of arrival just in recent years. Beware, the hotels are coming after your wallet.
Also in the news, Uber is about to allow you to tip your ride-sharing driver (Lyft riders have always been able to add a tip). There are other policy changes affecting Uber riders and Mark has a report.
Guests include a representative from the Rosie The Riveter Trust in Richmond. They are planning to try and break a world's record in August. Learn more about it here. We also have US Travel to report on Americans and their vacation time. In 2016, we took a little more of what was coming to us. Finally, we wrap up with a man who wrote a book on road rage and give you some ideas on how to avoid those who spread it (Who are they?)
Highlights New Marriott Cancellation Rules Uber adds tipping option Rosie The Riveter Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historic Park Road Rage Justified: 50 Rules Every Driver Should Follow Stopping road rage: Eastside author looks to educate people, one driver at a time