This Sunday, May 14, on The Travel Guys... The Sacramento Music Festival is arguably the largest event of the year in our city. Born from the Dixieland Jazz Jubilee, it has morphed into a musical event for fans of all ages. More than just jazz, there's everything from Rock and Roll to the Blues to Country and even tunes with a Latin beat. We'll tell you how you can be a "Smarter Event-goer" at the festival, with tips on venues and pricing and the "Friday night secret."
Tom asks Mark how a tour company like Sports Leisure Vacations deals with airline issues, delays, bad weather and the like when he's out on the road with a group of travelers. His answers will absolutely contain information to make you a smarter traveler when you are out, even if you are traveling alone.
Mark dips into the mailbag for a second consecutive week to answer your travel questions. If you have a question about travel, a particular destination, airlines, anything in the travel world, drop The Travel guys a note using the form on this page. Mark answers as many as he can personally by email and some questions are answered live on the show.
This Sunday, May 7, on The Travel Guys, live from Sacramento and Cincinnati... In the Travel News, American Airlines has announced that their new 737s will have even less leg room than their existing planes, cutting 1-2 inches off every seat. Mark is a bit outraged, and can't believe the timing of the announcement, coming on the heels of the United and American "on board" incidents of recent weeks and Congress' promise to crack down on the airlines if they don't get their acts together.
Mark digs into the mailbag to answer your travel questions (ask your questions using the form on this page) and the guys have an extended conversation with veteran Travel Writer Ed Perkins about the whole airline situation. Finally, Mark has five things you never say when trying to win an argument with a travel supplier. Just one way listening to The Travel Guys can make you a smarter traveler.
This Sunday, April 30, on The Travel Guys... Our friend Chris Elliott recently penned an article on the
Our friend Chris Elliott recently penned an article on the
value of having a travel agent/professional plan your trip. We thought the topic worthy of discussion and asked our friend Gwen Duncan to join us for a discussion. What is the value in using a travel agent?
The whole "drag the guy off the plane" scene has had wide ranging repercussions not only at United, but elsewhere. Jessica Monsell reports on the aftermath of "drag-aggeddon" and the news is good for the average traveler.
Mark is live from New York City and has a list of tips for those heading to the Big Apple soon, calling with a review of the smash hit "Sunset Blvd.," starring Glen Close. Mark also has the Travel News, and tells us which airlines are best and worst to handle your pet or animal; and that the overseas laptop ban may be expanded to other countries.
On the Sunday, April 23rd, 2017 edition of The Travel Guys… Nick Valenzuela shares the second half of his #Hash Tag Travel Report. Nick looked all over the state for great Instagramable Spots. He found a number of them and all of the photos can be found here.
On The Travel Guys, we are always looking for something a little different to share. We think we found a blogger/author who specializes in them. Chris Backe (rhymes with "hockey") writes for One Weird Globe and he is on hand from Croatia to share with us some of the quirky things he has found. A museum about relationships that have failed? A Korean King who kept the most unusual family souvenirs and even a tour of Underground Seattle with an adult twist.
The story about United having a passenger drug from a plane two weeks ago is still in the news, and some things are changing because of that situation. Tom and Mark take a segment and talk about what to do if they ever tell you, "Yes you have a ticket. No, you cannot board the airplane." Our goal, making you a smarter traveler.