On the Sunday, August 16th, 2020 edition of The Travel Guys… In the travel news, the national parks are going to get a much needed makeover as the president signs a bill to provide nearly $10 billion in needed repairs and updates. And cruise lines push back their reopening plans once again. Updates next in the news... Our Smarter Traveler segment talks about the new twist to the covered face situation. Some coverings are not really effective and many airlines and soon airports are banning them. Plus we talk about some cool things to do in Mendocino County... COVID-19 has kept us all pretty much at home for the last 4-5 months. When all of this is over, or at least the "come out and play" signal is given, where will you go first. Could be a comfort spot close to home or a place far away. We ask our listeners to call and share.
On the Sunday, August 9th, 2020 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, Disney is cutting the hours on its reopened parks in Florida, a Hyatt Hotel asks its guest for donations for keep the hotel afloat, and a survey shows how much flyers would pay to keep the middle seat open....just a warning to be careful what you wish for... In our Smarter Traveler segment, Mark recaps a week-long road trip and comments on the behavior of travelers, good and bad. Carol Pucci is our Seattle check-in on the show, and she's been writing about how to best approach that vacation by car or truck you are going to take during COVID. Steve LaRosa has the latest and perhaps the most challenging edition of What's Goin' On in and around Sacramento.
On the Sunday, August 2nd, 2020 edition of The Travel Guys… In the travel news, Hawaii is on the verge of creating a travel bubble....with Japan? It appears a significant number of people seeking refunds from the cruise lines for COVID-cancelled trips are having a hard time getting their money. The spectacle in the Nevada desert known as Burning Man won't be held this summer, but a report on last summer's gathering gives the clean up crews and participants high marks. How are vacation rentals different during COVID? Are they more or less popular than hotels? Ed Perkins, author and consumer advocate, joins us to discuss travel after COVID. Ed has been a part of the industry for a long time, and has seen a lot. We ask him where he sees travel going next. Should people start to make plans for next year, or continue to hunker down, or both. In the final segment, Tom turns the tables on Mark a bit. Mark owns a tour company and Tom asks "how do you survive COVID?"
On the Sunday, July 26th, 2020 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, Southwest says they will block middle seats through October; there will be no camel or ostrich races in Virginia City this year; and beware of the bears in Lassen National Park. In our Smarter Traveler segment, tips on doing laundry on the road. Not an exciting subject, but if you run out of an essential garment or two away from home, we might have an idea or two to help you out. One of our most popular features is The Mailbag. It's when Mark answers questions sent to travelguysradio.com live on the air. He tries to answer your inquiries individually, and shares the best ones with our audience. As you might guess, a lot of questions about when and where to travel are on a lot of minds. Listeners also reacted to the Timeshare feature last week and wonder when airlines might offer something resembling the schedules they had pre-COVID.