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On the edition of The Travel Guys…
- In the Travel News, United announces their biggest ever international expansion and a Delta captain bravely delivers his plane to the gate...and then heads to the hospital. We have an update on his situation.
- In Smarter Traveler segment we ask the question, "when you're buying travel and want to speak to a human, shouldn't it be possible? Shouldn't it be the law?" We'll discuss traveler's frustrations with automated phone responses.
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- In the Travel News, Americans have continued to travel this year, despite markedly higher prices; and the FAA gives the go ahead for more take offs and landings at SFO, reducing delays.
- In our Smarter Traveler segment, we dissect online ratings for travel services. How accurate are those ratings and comments, who made them, can you trust what is being said?
- Chris Elliott joins us today. Subjects include consumer protections for air travelers, travel influencers and their “generated content,” and a few words on how you can use Chris’ services, for free, to help solve your consumer problems.
- The Odds and Ends section of the show features an airport restaurant where the prices go up if you don’t tip, and the news that a historic downtown church might become a boutique hotel.
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- In the Travel News, we share the story of the new Las Vegas hotel that does not exist...it’s truly one of the most bizarre stories we have ever shared; and a man fell into a thermal pool at Yellowstone and his body vaporized overnight...that news and other strange tales in the Travel News.
- Our Smarter Traveler segment updates you on the latest hotel wi-fi hazard (hint: beware of the home page), and we have the rules of the road for the hotel breakfast buffet.
- A special segment for international travelers features tips on phone plans and getting through customs easily. Reporter Clayton Whitehead is our guest.
- Odds and Ends features a Shake Shack airport kiosk that raises prices if you don’t include a tip...I didn’t believe it either, but we have the video online for you to see.
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On the edition of The Travel Guys…
- In the Travel News, will you soon be able to gamble in flight? And what is that drone doing hovering outside your hotel room window? It’s delivering your door dash order.
- Taking selfies has become a generational tradition. But “death by selfie” has killed hundreds. In our Smarter Traveler segment, we have some common sense suggestions to make your next travel selfie a bit less life-threatening.
- Lots going on out at the airport. Scott Johnston joins us to update you on parking, expansion and even the new “don’t park on the curb for more than four minutes” cameras.
- Our Odds and Ends at the end of the show features a story on how one cruise line is solving the deck chair free-for-all. You know, where everyone races to save a chair in the morning...there’s a solution to the problem and Carnival may be onto something.
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- In the Travel News, COVID is making a comeback and we’ll tell you where, plus is legal gambling coming to skies and are hammocks coming to the airport? We answer those important questions and more in the news.
- In our Smarter Traveler segment, we discuss airport-slash-airline attire. Should there be a dress code? Would people behave better on planes if there were minimum dress standards?
- The Wreath Project is an annual charitable project that brings out the best in our community. We update the 2026 efforts and tell you how you can participate.
- In the Odds and Ends portion of the program, we share the 7 weirdest TSA finds of the summer, and talk about tipping...at Popeye’s? Are you kidding me?
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- 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.
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On the 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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On the edition of The Travel Guys…
- In the Travel News, good news on National Parks in Canada this summer; and World Cup fans are still coming, they just aren’t deciding where until the tournament plays out a bit. Pretty smart people.
- Travelers are out in big numbers this summer, and as always are using their credit cards for charges and getting cash from ATMs. In our Smarter Traveler segment, we share two first hand warnings from listeners and emphasize some tips to keep your money safe while traveling.
- In our Odds and Ends portion of the show we talk about what happens if your cruise ship can’t make all of its scheduled stops on the itinerary, and Kraft has come up with a way for World Cup visitors to get their coveted souvenir, ranch dressing, on the plane with them.
- We take time to update you on one aspect of local Theater, as we talk with Scott Klier from Broadway Sacramento.
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