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!
Posted Sunday, April 8th, 2012 The Mystery Spot Contest enters week three on The Travel Guys on Easter Sunday. Can you figure out the day's secret destination? Those who are registered to win the Grand Prize have already received an advance clue. Mark will give the next clue during the Travel News. Sunday's prize is a $50 American Express Gift Card. Each weekly winner, if they have registered on line or on Facebook, is eligible to win the Grand Prize, your choice of 5 nights in Hawaii or New York City, plus airfare for two.
Submit your guess [contact-form-7 id="1278" title="mystery-spot"]Also joining Mark (Tom is off for the holiday) is Laurie Dishman. Laurie will tell us about a special event hosted by VOICES and the International Cruise Victims group. coming up in El Dorado Hills. Regular listeners will remember Laurie as a guest in June of 2010, when Congresswoman Doris Matsui appeared on the show with Laurie, to explain the new laws designed to protect travelers on the high seas.
Plus, find out why taxi cab drivers are losing money by the gas tank full and about the new cheaper way to fly with Delta. We'll make you a smarter traveler, Sunday at 2pm, on FM Newstalk 92.5 and AM 1530 KFBK.
Voices - A Fundraising Event for the International Cruise Victims Association When: Saturday, April 28, 2012 Time: 6-10pm Where: 471 Salmon Falls Road, El Dorado Hills Cost: $50
For more information, please contact the association at (916) 769 - 3444 or visit them online at www.internationalcruisevictims.org
WestJet Introduces KargoKids
Sadly (for some ;-) ), this was just an April Fools joke, but be sure to check out our episode on flying with Children for some real-life ways to make your next family trip a more peaceful one!
WestJet wasn't the only airline getting in on the fun, Virgin Atlantic announced their new Onboard Pet Therapy program for fearful flyers, while Air New Zealand announced StraightUpFares - for all you travelers out there who don't mind standing for the duration of your flight and eating your complimentary....unicorn meat....yes, we're serious.
On the Sunday, April 10th, 2016 edition of The Travel Guys… Our special guests are Suzanna Slavitter, owner of Authentic California Vacations, and Sports Empire. She's on hand to introduce her specialty California vacations and to remind sports fans of the opportunity to attend the 100th running on the Indy 500, The Kentucky Derby, or any other major sporting event. Suzanne can get the tickets, albeit at a price.
Our second guest is Chris Elliott, USA Today Writer Editor, syndicated columnist and consumer travel advocate. Mark asks Chris about a new "tax" that has popped up at a few renegade hotels, and they discuss the possibility of resort fees being eliminated and what hotels will think of next. You can follow Chris on his website, and www.elliott.org.
Mark has the Travel News and dips into the mailbag to answer some of your travel questions. Have a question? Just use the form on this page to send it off to us and maybe we'll answer it on the air.
On the Sunday, March 24th, 2019 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, the big story of the weekend is the
In the Travel News, the big story of the weekend is the
rescue of nearly 500 people off the Viking Sky cruise ship off the coast of Norway Saturday and Sunday. 20 passengers were injured in the daring rescue after the ship lost power in extremely rough seas. The ship has now regained its engines and is heading to Nolde Harbor to disembark.
Some Las Vegas resorts are selectively reducing or eliminating resort fees to attract more business, and a nationwide fast food chain which specializes in chicken sandwiches has been banned from the San Antonio airport. In the Smarter Traveler segment, Mark talks about his own experience in having his email hacked this week, and how it impacted a number of his credit cards and frequent flyer accounts. He offers some preventative wisdom, including never use your email address as your user name for any account, and consider 2-step verification for your email and any major "points" accounts. Listeners were asked to call in and give us the Five Things You Should Take With You On a Flight. Prizes were awarded. (A list of the correct answers, or at least the ones this article considered important, will be posted below after the show's conclusion.) Mark answered questions from the Mailbag. You can submit questions about travel to Mark and Tom by using the form on this page. Mark will answer as many as possible personally.