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Venice beach

Coastline near Los Angeles under consideration for National Park status

On the Saturday, February 21st, 2026 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, the coastline near Los Angeles is under consideration for National Park status; and Airbnb’s business is growing...but it’s the category of business that is growing that will surprise you. More and more airlines, hotels and attractions are figuring out ways to goose travelers out of a few more bucks. In our Smarter Traveler spot, we alert you to bogus charges appearing on restaurant bills in Las Vegas and Seattle. We call out the offenders and tell you why you should do the same. United Airlines is making some significant changes in their Mileage Plus Frequent Flyer program starting in April, and it’s United credit card holders that will benefit the most. There are a lot of long-time United travelers in our area and Tom and I will discuss the pros and cons of the changes. Egypt is an exotic destination that is on many travelers “want to visit” lists. Sydney Schellinger from “The Poodle Booked It” joins us to talk about her recent visit to Egypt.
Nighttime landing

Domestic airfares are down slightly year-over-year

On the Saturday, October 11th, 2025 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, domestic airfares are down slightly year-over-year, and we discuss complications for travelers caused by the government shutdown. When you check into a hotel, there are half a dozen simple things you should be doing to protect your safety and security. We'll go over the list with you. The Trans-Siberian Orchestra comes to town with a “blow your Santa socks off” Christmas show. We have details on this year’s musical spectacular, scheduled for Friday, November 28th. Instead of renting an Airbnb vacation home, what if you could trade your home for someone else’s? Straight across. Sounds awesome, but is it possible? We have a guest who says it is and she's already doing it. For many years, a lot of people have worked hard to get Sacramento recognition as a foodie city. Now, we have shown up in the top 10 on a Wallet Hub list of cities considered a food paradise.
Yosemite view

New entrance rules at Yosemite National Park

On the Saturday, October 4th edition of The Travel Guys, our first broadcast on Sactown Sports 1140… In the Travel News, the government shutdown continues. We have an update on the TSA situation at Sacramento International and the entrance rules at Yosemite National Park. There's a tentative re-opening date for for Hwy 1 near Big Sur and Carnival Cruise Lines has invented Sun Screen flavored ice cream. We aren't kidding. In our Smarter Traveler segment, we talk about rules from hosts of Airbnb properties. If you checked into a hotel room, there would be certain expectations of the condition you would leave your room in when your checked out. But some vacation rental properties are coming up with long lists of rules visitors must follow, or risk additional charges. So where do you draw the line? Chris Elliott (www.elliott.org) joins us to talk about how mistakes by AI are messing with travel, the possible rollback in traveler rights and we ask the question, "are $900 credit cards worth it?" Our Odds and Ends closer points out that many people are mispronouncing the name "Marriott." It's not "Marr-i-ott, it's Marr-i-ett." Did you know Robert Redford loved national parks, in part based on his visit to Yosemite at age 11? He also worked there summers during his high school years.
Carts

Big box stores are getting into the travel business

On the Saturday, August 30th, 2025 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, is Airbnb deleting reviews hosts don’t like from their website? And, if you are a traveler that loves to visit national parks, we have a new resource you might want to consider. Big box stores are getting into the travel business. In our Smarter Traveler segment we share a report by Chris Elliott that offers some opinions on whether or not you should buy your travel from Costco. Plus, we have an update on lithium batteries in the sky. Like it or not, passing through security is part of the airport experience. Our friends Sid Hanna and Dale Keller from Sacramento TSA join us and one of the things we’ll ask is for an update on the possible change in taking liquids through check points. Lots of things happening at Maritime National Historical Park on the wharf in San Francisco. The annual Fleet Week celebration is coming up in a few weeks, and there is a most unique reading of an old sea story on tap. We’ll tell you all about it.