Tagged: family travel

Uber says child seats will be available in some cars soon

Listen Now On the Sunday, May 21st edition of The Travel Guys…  In the Travel News, Uber says child seats will be available in some cars soon, and if you want to rent a boat, check with Uber. This past week, United Airlines instituted one of the biggest points/awards devaluations in the history of points programs. What your points bought yesterday are not what they will buy today. We discuss in our Smarter Traveler segment....

Princess Cruises announces some sizeable discounts for selected sailings

Listen Now On the Sunday, March 5th edition of The Travel Guys…  In the Travel News, another airline (American) joins the “of course families can sit together crowd,” and Princess Cruises announces some sizeable (up to 40%) discounts for selected sailings. Our Smarter Traveler segment features a rundown on Basic Economy seating – cheaper but is it a good value for all? Mark is a veteran of many trips on America’s most famous highway, Route...

Airlines respond to requests that families be able to sit together on planes

Listen Now On the Sunday, February 26th edition of The Travel Guys…  In the Travel News, foreign visitors are waiting up to two years to visit our country and 80 mayors are trying to shorten the lines. Plus, some airlines are responding to the president’s request to let families sit together on planes. We share the real story. Some destinations are growing weary of travelers. Juneau, New York City and Italy are trying to turn...

San Francisco & Broadway theaters to require mask & COVID vaccination/test this fall

Listen Now On the Sunday, August 8th edition of The Travel Guys…  In the Travel News, if you want to attend theater in San Francisco or on Broadway this fall, you are going to have to wear a mask and be vaccinated or tested to get into the theater, at least until November. Two people headed into Canada found that having false documents will set you back a healthy chunk of cash and American and...