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On the Sunday, January 23rd, 2022 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, Crystal Cruises cancels sailings as bankruptcy appears near. Cruising right now is a gamble. A gamble that you won’t end up in a “COVID Jail.” In our Smarter Traveler segment, we share a horror story or two. Getting COVID on board a ship might be a travel experience you’d want to skip. Surprise fees are appearing on restaurant checks. Mark ran into an “employee benefits fee” in Napa last week and he tells you how to fight back. Santa Barbara is suddenly on everyone’s “must go” list. We’ll find out what is attracting all the attention in this historic city.

On the Sunday, January 9th, 2022 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, the CDC announced EVERY ship sailing in US waters as of last Wednesday had COVID cases on board. With Sex and The City's reboot on TV, the tour of its hotspots in the Big Apple has also returned. A group of partying Canadians, who whooped it up on the plane on the way to Mexico, find themselves without a way home. Airlines play a lot of games with seat selection. In recent years, they have figured out a way to monetize almost every desirable seat on the plane, and even some undesirable ones. In our Smarter Traveler segment, we talk about different strategies for avoiding the up charges. If you are a traveler, you have a friend at Travelers United. The consumer group works to try and make airlines, cruise lines and the like behave themselves. Director Charlie Leocha joins us to discuss his disappointment in the lack of consumer friendly directives coming from the White House. Everything from family seating on planes to timely refunds are on Charlie's plate. Carol Pucci is one of the writers for Joe Sent Me, a great pay-to-read web site Mark subscribes to. Carol is one of our "Travel Gals," and recently she wrote about the idea of having all domestic airline travelers COVID-vaccinated.

On the Sunday, November 28th, 2021 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, Hawaii and New Zealand are among destinations peeling back layers of COVID restrictions this week. The only questions is, will the discovery of the new variant stop everything in its "travel tracks?" Our Smarter Traveler segment reminds you to take a look at the contract. Did you know that if you are going on a cruise, the captain doesn't really have to follow the printed itinerary and the cruise doesn't owe you a thing if he or she doesn't stop in the designated ports of call? We'll make you a smarter cruiser in only ten minutes! Gwen Duncan of Cordially Yours Travel joins us to talk about her specialty, cruises, and to give us a peek inside what customers of her travel agency are asking about these days. What does Gwen see as the hot products for next year?

On the Sunday, November 21st, 2021 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, cruise ships are not yet back in Hawaii, and they won’t be until at least March of next year. Austria has shut down for three weeks, and Germany may follow any day. Plus, three more countries are now on the “don’t go” list. Marriott Hotels has made a small concession in one of the resort fee cases filed against them, in order to get the case dropped. Is Marriott acting in good faith, or is this a bait and switch? Last year, we offered a cooking show in November. It was so well received, we are bringing it back this year. Penny Sylvia from Good Eats, Happy Life joins us to cook two Thanksgiving side dishes on the radio. Plus, you can get a discount on her online classes, just because you are a Travel Guys listener. Good Eats, Happy Life Cooking Classes Discount $10 off the first month of the monthly subscription if they use the code: TRAVELGUYS10Goodeatshappylife.com Good Eats, Happy Life Cooking Recipes ROASTED PEPPER & ARTICHOKE TAPENADE INGREDIENTS:1, 7 oz jar of roasted red bell peppers, drained1, 6 oz jar marinated artichoke hearts, drained½ cup minced flat leaf parsley½ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese1/3 cup olive oil¼ cup drained capers4 garlic cloves1 TBS fresh lemon juice1 baguette sliced diagonallyDIRECTIONS:Preheat the oven to 400 F.Drizzle baguette slices with olive oil and brush to distribute.Toast the bread slices in the oven for approx. 8 mins on each side.Combine all ingredients in a food processor. Process until mixture is well blended and finely chopped.Spread one side of each of the bread slices with the tapenade. FRESH MUSHROOM SALAD WITH LEMON, PARMESAN, JARLSBERG CHEESE & PARSLEY (Serves 4) INGREDIENTS:¼ cup olive oil¼ cup fresh lemon juice1 pound cremini mushrooms, thinly sliced1/3 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsleyParmesan cheeseJarlsberg cheeseDIRECTIONS:In a medium bowl, whisk together oil and lemon juice until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Add mushrooms and parsley and toss to coat.Add cheese on top and serve.