Tag: Joe Brancatelli

On the Saturday, November 30th, 2024 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, we'll introduce you to Travel Tuesday, the traveler's version of Black Friday for travel deals. Plus, the US Senate reports US airlines have collected over $12 BILLION dollars in the last six years from baggage fees and seat assignments. Our Smarter Traveler segment features comments from regular guests Joe Brancatelli and Chris Elliott on the subjects of "Smash and Grab" credit card bonuses and some of the creative ways travelers are avoiding junk airline fees (why make yourself part of that $12 billion figure above). Scott Klier from Broadway Sacramento joins us to talk about the upcoming holiday show "Elf", and some of the challenges theaters and performing groups around the country are having attracting post-Covid audiences. Odds and Ends features a story about what an upside down pineapple on your door means to other Princess Cruise Line travelers, and on another ship, angry cruisers stage a hunger strike when their Antarctica stops are cancelled on a pricey voyage.

On the Saturday, August 31st, 2024 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, we tell you which airports in the country have the most TSA complaints (and all ten of them are on the east coast); plus the late Tammy Faye Bakker has made it to Broadway. The show named for her premieres at the Palace Theater in The Big Apple in October. COVID is back in the news for two reasons in recent weeks, so we'll take a few minutes to remind travelers how to protect themselves and all listeners the importance of considering the newly released vaccine. Joe Brancatelli is one of our favorite online bloggers. He pens Joe Sent Me each week for paid road warrior subscribers online (Including Mark). This week, he wrote a column titled Travel Sucks Right Now. We invited him to share details about his obviously strong feelings on the show with us. Mark was in Seattle with one of his tour groups last weekend, and he has a few dining and sightseeing tips from the Emerald City.

On the Saturday, September 23rd, 2023 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, TSA officers stop a flight attendant from trying to pass through security with a LOADED gun and an unexpected visitor prompts a temporary closure of the Magic Kingdom, those stories next in the news. It's entirely possible that by the end of next weekend, we will be dealing with a government shutdown. What does that mean for travelers? We run down the list in our Smarter Traveler segment. Joe Brancatelli of Joe Sent Me, a great travel blog, joins us to talk about the shifting of Frequent Flyer programs from miles to credit card points. Our odds and ends segment highlights new vegan menus coming to Carnival Cruise Lines, and vacation rental companies are changing some rules. Soon the host will have to pay cancellation fees, and New York City is cracking down on illegal rentals in the city.