This Sunday (February 5th) on The Travel Guys... Gwen Duncan of Cordially Yours Travel is a regular reporter and this week she comes to talk about how her agency makes a special effort to market to and service special needs travelers. Gwen will explain how wide the range of special needs can be, give some examples of travelers she has helped and how, and suggest how special needs travelers can be best served when seeing the world. Mark digs into the Travel Guys Mail Bag and answers some of your inquires, including a listener asking if saving SEVEN seats on a Southwest flight when pre-boarding is appropriate; and another who wants to know if it's legal to attend a time share presentation, accept a gift and then make no purchases. Get ready for some lively answers... The guys have the Travel News and a segment which pokes fun at the way airline tickets are sold. What if paint were sold the same way?
This Sunday (January 29th) on The Travel Guys... Mark makes his annual trip to the New York Times Travel Show to gather a wide variety of interviews. Featured this week: Canadian Rail Tours, adventure tours to Iceland and Africa, and the importance of registering in the STEP program before you go overseas.
Mark has an exclusive interview with Steve Perillo, of Perillo Tours, to discuss their Italy excursions. He also talked to Tours by Locals, a company which connects travelers with local guides.
It's a busy program, taking you all over the world, with The Travel Guys. Below you'll find the links to all of today's guests.
This Sunday (January 22nd) on The Travel Guys: Chris Elliott explains how you can use credit card chargebacks as a tool to get a merchant's attention when you have a dispute. There's a right and a wrong way to do it and Chris helps our listeners understand when to consider this not-so-drastic step and what the downside might be. Nick Valenzuela debuts the #Hashtag Travel Report, designed for younger travelers with big dreams. Nick talks about some key ways to make your travels special. Gwen Duncan has discovered a great way to travel in the British Isles, by train. And with the pound slumping in value, maybe this should be your next overseas destination. Before he left the White House, the president made one last request of the Department of Transportation: Force airlines to divulge with cost of all baggage fees before you purchase your ticket. Mark and Tom have details.
On the Sunday, January 15th, 2017 edition of The Travel Guys… Tom and Steve LaRosa have a special interview with former Eagles member Timothy B. Schmit, who will be performing at the Crest Theatre Tuesday night the 17th at 7:30pm.
Speaking of special, Roger Dow, the President and CEO of U.S. Travel, the Washington, D.C. people who keep travel moving forward, is our guest. Roger talks about a new blueprint for success that U.S. Travel has presented to the TSA, and gives us some of the details on how this plan might make airport security a little more bearable for everyone.
In the Travel News, Mark talks about a big dispute over year-end frequent stay credits for Hyatt Hotel guests, and tells us about a Calavaras Big Trees landmark that is no more.