On the Saturday, July 25th, 2026 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, those who like to park on the curb and wait for passengers at the airport beware...a new system is going to make you change your habits, plus our airport is about to get bigger...and the World Cup was very successful in terms of visitor dollars spent. Travelers are being fooled by AI generated pictures, which can make intelligent buying decisions next to impossible. We’ll dig into the situation and give you some hints on how to avoid being taken in our Smarter Traveler segment. It’s Mailbag Day on the show. That’s when we answer your questions on a variety of travel subjects and boy, variety is the word for today’s list of questions. An Italian village is fining tourists who don’t keep their shirts on. Just one of the stories on our Odds and Ends wrap up.
On the Saturday, July 18th, 2026 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, your passport just got political – will it matter; and the reality is – we are loving our national parks to death. Why are the parks so crowded this summer? Last week, a tourist was gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park. In our Smarter Traveler segment, we’ll tell you what the victim said about the situation and our wisdom for keeping yourself out of trouble when it comes to visiting wildlife in THEIR homes. Chris Elliott is with us today, all the way from Tokyo. We’ll talk a little about Japan and why so many are heading there. Our main topic is cruise lines and whether or not there should be a cruise passengers bill of rights. Odds and Ends topics at the end of the show include frivolous lawsuits, new trains on the west coast and an international celebration at the Sacramento airport.
On the Saturday, July 11th, 2026 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, a fare-checking app is fined 35 million $$$ for deceiving users; doing away with Yosemite’s reservation system has created a hellacious parking situation in Yosemite Valley; and a United pilot is attacked by bats in his hotel room. Want to avoid the “coldest seats on the plane next time you fly?” In our Smarter Traveler segment, we’ll talk about the worst place on the plane if you are trying to stay warm. Road Reporter Clayton Whitehead spent ten days in the Baltic States of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Clayton joins us for an insightful look at a land few of us have visited and his thoughts on how a group of people who have only had their freedom for 35 years look at Americans. Odds and Ends includes two Dolly Parton travel updates, and we reveal what World Cup visitors are talking about. Besides ranch dressing, of course.
On the Saturday, July 4th, 2026 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, another Marriott customer who claimed to have been “bonvoyed” has sued the hotel chain over undisclosed resort fees; and you can get a free pass to California state parks for the rest of the year if you act today. Connecting times at hub airports are always up for discussion. We have a couple of tips to help you make the tight connection, or perhaps wait a bit and save some real dollars. That’s in our Smarter Traveler segment. Odds and Ends features the five most annoying behaviors on planes by your fellow passengers, and we take a look at the evolution of stewardesses to flight attendants. We are still two weeks from the opening of the California State Fair, and it’s time for our annual preview. What’s new and interesting on the midway? Tom has an update.