Tagged: hotels

Hyatt to include all fees in the first screen price

Listen Now On the Saturday, September 2nd edition of The Travel Guys…  In the Travel News, Hyatt bucks the trend and decided to include all fees, resort and otherwise, in the first screen price. Spirit has a sale, Delta is hiring flight attendants, and Qantas is fined for selling tickets on flights for weeks after they have been canceled. Our Smarter Traveler segment takes on the latest (and not so recent) on-the-street tourist scams and...

Big News: The Travel Guys move to Saturdays at 11am starting Sep 2nd

Listen Now On the Sunday, August 27th edition of The Travel Guys…  In the Travel News, the big stories are about lawsuits: Hyatt Hotels is being nailed for charging those pesky resort fees; and Spirit Airlines settled a suit regarding overcharging for carry-on bags. Tell me it isn’t so. They would never do anything like that, would they? Hotel chains and airlines….naw…. When should you buy tickets for air travel to get the best fare?...

New non-stop flights arriving at Sacramento International

Listen Now On the Sunday, August 6th edition of The Travel Guys…  In the Travel News, good news/bad news on the airfare front – domestic fares are dropping while international airfares are still climbing; and new non-stops are arriving at Sacramento International, including destinations like Toronto (Air Canada), Miami (American) and Orlando (Southwest). There are times when it’s wise to keep quiet and stick to the program, and two of them are: when crossing an...

Can it get too hot for planes to fly?

Listen Now On the Sunday, July 30th edition of The Travel Guys…  In the Travel News, we ask the question, “Can it get too hot for planes to fly?” The answer is yes and it has happened before. Plus, national parks close for snow or floods or other natural disasters, but not for heat. We have a warning for hikers. In our Smarter Traveler segment, we talk about seat switching on planes. You get on...