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On the Sunday, December 9th edition of The Travel Guys: In the Travel News, a woman is suing Hilton Hotels for $100 million dollars after she says an employee video-taped her in the shower and tried to extort money from her. The fear is there may be more videos and more victims. Southwest Airlines is inching closer to service to Hawaii. Mainland employees who have volunteered for Hawaii jobs have been told to report to Honolulu by the second week of January. From southern California comes word of two sisters/nuns who used the school treasury to support a half million in travel and gambling habits. A level two travel advisory has been issued for Spain. Exercise increased caution due to terrorism. Remember if you are traveling to a foreign country to enroll in the S.T.E.P. program. Gwen Duncan shares some of her biggest frustrations as a travel counselor. They include people who don't get the same name, exactly the same name, on their license and passport; those who don't realize a passport has to be valid for six months after your return date; and finally, the importance of having a signed letter of permission when you are traveling with a minor child who isn't your own, or might be a step-child or a child who was adopted. Check the links below for more information. Michelle Couch Friedman from Elliott Advocacy ( Michelle Couch Friedman from Elliott Advocacy ( www.elliott.org) told us about a smoking fee scheme found right here at the Extended Stay property in Rancho Cordova. A guest was charged $150 for smoking. Except he doesn't smoke. On closer examination when contesting the fee, it was discovered that the hotel charged the smoking fee the day BEFORE the guest checked in. Wow. Scam. Double scam. Extended Stay Rancho Cordova, 10721 White Rock Road is the hotel is question.

On the Sunday, June 10th, 2018 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, Southwest is selling fewer tickets since the engine incident; and the travel industry appears to be waking up to the dangers of plastic in our ocean, as NCL and a Galapagos Islands tour operator both announce initiatives to keep plastic out of our ocean. Plus soccer fans traveling to Russia for the World Cup are being warned about using their electronic toys. Deputy Chief Scott McLean of Cal Fire joins Tom to give outdoor enthusiasts a refresher course in fire safety, including campfires, the danger of parking your car in the brush and the importance of knowing your surroundings. Gwen Duncan reminds listeners of the importance of making sure your passport is valid for the length of your travels and more. Mark has some personal remembrances of Anthony Bourdain.

This Sunday, October 29th, on The Travel Guys... In the Travel News, security is a little tighter for people heading into the U.S. on an international flight, it could cost you money to cross the street in Honolulu and Stockton Airport officials apparently have lost their sense of direction. Mark has details. In our Smarter Traveler segment, Gwen Duncan stops in to talk about Riverboat cruises. They are increasingly popular both in the states and abroad and they are different from ocean going cruises, Gwen is in studio to talk about the differences and help make you a smarter river cruiser. Out in the Nevada Desert, far from civilization sits a brothel which has garnered world-wide fame over the years. It has been open and closed several times, and today it is serving visitors and "tourists." Of course, you can patronize Mustang Ranch in the "business" sense, but did you know you can take a tour to the landmark? We have all the details. The hit Broadway show Beautiful lands in Sacramento soon and the guys have two tickets to give away Sunday.

On the Sunday, October 1st, 2017 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, Sacramento International Airport is celebrating its 50th birthday, and Mark will tell you how to get free tickets to the party. And another passenger has been dragged from a plane, but the storyline is a bit different this time. In our Smarter Traveler segment last week, we talked about "weather waivers" that airlines offer in cases like hurricanes. This week, Gwen tells us how tour operators and cruises lines deal with catastrophic weather conditions. Hint: It isn't so cut and dried. Steve LaRosa brings us one of his "What's Goin' On" reports, offering a variety of things to see and do around the area. Check below for links to each of Steve's featured things to do. We also welcome Bag King to the show. If you live in Natomas or Folsom, you should check out their stores, offering a wide variety of luggage and travel accessories. Owner Jeff Bernard joins us.