On the Sunday, December 13th, 2015 edition of The Travel Guys… Our featured guest this week is Nick Ewen. Nick writes for The Points Guy Blog and has recently completed a series of articles and some extensive research on hotel frequent guest programs. He compared Starwood, Marriott, Hyatt, Hilton and Carlson hotels. While his research is admittedly subjective, it's also fascinating. If you are a points and miles collector, Nick is bound to make you a smarter traveler.
Jon Holloway stops by to update us on what the hot gift requests are for travelers at Holloway Travel Outfitters and Mark has the travel news, along with a host of travel and entertainment items for discussion, some of them listed below.
Highights The Points Guy Blog Hotel Elite Status Wrap-Up: Which Program Is Most Valuable? Holloway Travel Outfitters 5 rules for traveling with kids during the holidays $191+ O/W Hawaii Flights on Sale from United After losing parents, 6-year-old embarks on smile mission The Global Scavenger Hunt
On the Sunday, December 6th, 2015 edition of The Travel Guys… This week on The Travel Guys, Mark shares tips on traveling to New York City, based on his pre-Thanksgiving visit. From hotels to subways, there are a lot of decisions to make on a trip to the Big Apple, and Mark can help.
Gwen Duncan heads up a discussion on airline tickets, when and where you buy them. Her findings might surprise you. Ten minutes to make you a smarter traveler.
Rick Steves was in Sacramento this past week, speaking at The Crest Theater and working to promote public broadcasting. Mark sat down with Rick to talk about his journeys.
We have the Travel News, with links to the headlines and some other things of interest below.
On the Sunday, November 29th, 2015 edition of The Travel Guys… The Travel Guys have a full plate this Sunday, November 29th. Gwen Duncan is in studio to talk about some of the perils to renting a car and she has an excellent idea on how to save on insurance for those of you who purchase insurance from the car rental companies. Gwen can save you some big $$$.
During the show, you'll have the opportunity to call in and win tickets to see and hear Rick Steves, noted World Traveler, at the Crest Theater on Monday night.
Russell Hannon bills himself as the Ultra-Ecomonical Travel Expert. He joins us to talk Cyber Monday deals in the world of travel. There are some good ones.
Our Saved The Best For Last segment features a local charity that is about to swing into action for their annual project. Sports Leisure Vacations has already helped out, and now you can too. It's a great way to honor our fallen soldiers, The Wreath Project.
In the travel news, Mark has word of how American Airlines is fudging on a rule that is designed to protect consumers, and we have the story of how Delta Airlines lost a man's passport in one of their private clubs.
Tom with TSO creator Paul O'Neal (TSO in Sacramento this Wednesday night): 0:00 / 0:00 0.5x 0.75x 1x 1.25x 1.5x 2x
On the Sunday, November 22nd, 2015 edition of The Travel Guys… This Sunday on The Travel Guys, our focus is to make you a smarter airport traveler this Thanksgiving, particularly if you are using our local airport, Sacramento International. Laurie Slothower joins us to give you a refresher course on where to park, how to pay for parking, where to drop off and pick-up and where to wait for your travelers. There are a couple of awesome tips for getting in and out of the airport.
Mark and reporter Chris Galloway are just back from Kauai and the Big Island of Hawaii, and they are sharing tips on great places to eat and things to do in paradise.
Finally, Jon Holloway has the second of a two-part "traveler gift ideas" series. Jon's
new store on Howe Avenue has just about everything you'd need to hit the road.
The Travel News updates you on the latest phone and Internet scam, this one involving Marriott Hotels.