On the Sunday, April 17th, 2011 edition of The Travel Guys… Some of you may remember Gail Levario from her previous appearance on the show. Today, she'll be joining us once again to discuss all things TSA here in Sacramento and around the country. Originally, we had planned to have Gail field calls from our listeners and answer your questions directly. Unfortunately, that's no longer possible. Instead, we'll be asking Gail all the questions sent in before and during the show. To ask a question of your own, simply head to our contact page and fill out the form. Next, we'll have Jonathan Williams, co-founder of Capital Stage, joining us in studio!
On the Sunday, April 10th, 2011 edition of The Travel Guys… We welcome Becky Repp of American Road Magazine. One of Mark's favorite classic highway journals, this quarterly magazine offers interesting articles on America's highways and the people and places along them. Becky talks about the current edition of the magazine, Dinosaur Drive!
In the Travel News, Mark will tell you the most expensive cities to stay in these United States, according to hotels.com; and have some important information for members of the United or Continental Frequent Flyer programs, from our friend Ed Perkins. During the second half of the hour, expert Airline Mileage Runner Ben Schlappig shares some of his secrets on how to get bumped, or what to do when you get bumped without your permission. Ben knows the angles and his tips are always interesting. You can read more from Ben at boardingarea.com
American Road Magazine
As an avid road warrior, Mark has been a big-time fan of American Road Magazine for a long time now. The magazine features excellent stories from America's tw0-lane roadways. Whether it's an interesting story from a local or an awe inspiring attraction, you're sure to find it in this quarterly magazine! Check them out at www.americanroadmagazine.com
On the Sunday, April 3rd, 2011 edition of The Travel Guys… I'm sure you're all aware of the recent issues with Southwest Airlines Flight 812, which rapidly lost cabin pressured and was forced to make an emergency landing in Yuma after a large hole appeared in the top of the aircraft. Today, we'll dedicate a small portion of the show to a few of the lesser known details of the flight we found notable. Next, we'll be joined by road reporter and travel veteran Clayton Whitehead for a discussion on rookie traveler mistakes and tips on traveling healthy. It's another great day with The Travel Guys, and we're glad you're here to join us! Southwest Airlines
The recent emergency landing in Yuma by Southwest Airlines Flight 812 has made quite a stir in the travel industry in the last few days, and for good reason. After all, it's not every day that a plane is forced to make an emergency landing after losing cabin pressure at 37,000 feet. Today, we'll explore how this incident has impacted travel and will continue to do so in the coming weeks. Above all else, we'll go over what Southwest Airlines and the FAA are doing to ensure this never happens again.
Read one passenger's first-hand account of Flight 812
Learn more about cabin pressure Healthy Traveling
When you spend as much time on the road as we do, it's important that you pay special attention to keeping yourself as healthy as possible. Today we'll dive into small tips and tricks you can use to keep the cold at bay during your next vacation!
USA Today: How to Fight Germs and Stay Healthy While Traveling Rookie Travel Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)
We've seen them all (and committed more than a few ourselves). Today we'll walk you through a few of the more common rookie mistakes we see travelers make and how to avoid them. We'll cover them all: from trip planning to takeoff and safety to comfort.
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On the Sunday, March 27th, 2011 edition of The Travel Guys… It's always great to check in with old friends. Pauline Frommer, daughter of legendary travel veteran Arthur Frommer, joins us once again to tell us how we can break out of our travel rut and find the unique destinations we've always dreamed of. Next, Ed Perkins joins us to talk discounted airline tickets and purchasing airline miles from third parties. It's a talk you surely don't want to miss! Finally, we'll be inviting you to two local events that are definitely worth your time!
Pauline Frommer
Pauline specializes in getting more bang for your buck while out and about. Her philosophy is "spend less, see more," and man, does she mean it. She's already written excellent guides on traveling New York on a Budget and Picnicking across Paris, but today, she'll be joining us to demonstrate how she manages to stumble across these unique travel destinations over and over again. With any luck, we'll have you out of your travel rut and exploring new ground in no time! You can learn more about Pauline at www.frommers.com/pauline.
Ed Perkins
Some of you may remember Ed from a previous show, where he offered some great travel tips for all of us to use. Others may recall his days as editor of the Consumer Reports Travel Letter or his regular column at smartertravel.com. But whether you've run into Ed a time or two in the past or not, one things' for certain: the man knows his stuff when it comes to discounted travel and airline miles. Today he joins us to share some of this knowledge, specifically with regard to business class travelers!
Community Events
Celebrate some of our area's most inspiring and passionate artists at the 2011 KVIE Spring for the Arts event. The event take place on Wednesday, April 6th and features a silent auction, art galleries, live entertainment and complimentary food and wine. To learn more, head to www.kvie.org/springarts.
Next, we'd like to invite you to the 2011 Festival de la Familia. This is an outdoor open-air event and a great time for the whole family. Browse and create your own colorful works of art, enjoy live Latin entertainment and savory Latin dishes. Best of all, Children ages 12 and under are free. Enter discount code "KVIE" during checkout to receive your exclusive Travel Guys discount!
GoMiles.com
Last week, we featured a new service called GoMiles.com that we're pretty big fans of. Unfortunately, the link didn't quite make it onto the site in time. Special thanks to all the listeners who brought this to our attention! We'd like to welcome you to check out last weeks show, where we spoke with representatives from the company and passed on a little review of our own. For those of you already know how we feel about the service, go check them out at www.gomiles.com!