Tag: Puget Sound

On the Saturday, December 6th, 2025 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, travelers, in response to Transportation Secretary Duffy’s plea to dress better on flights, are showing up to the airport ready to fly in decidedly different attire; San Francisco has a new self-guided tour and Puget Sound has a new monument. Uber or Lyft? Many have a preference. Many also know of a simple ride share hack. We’ll tell you all about how to make it work for you in our Smarter Traveler segment. We talk about travel insurance or cancellation protection often on the program. It’s an important element of travel. Internationally known travel advocate Chris Elliott is here to tell us we might not need travel insurance on every trip. What are your pet peeves at the airport? Not enough rest rooms, barely edible food, no place to sit? We’ll grumble and complain about all the things we don’t like at airports.

On the Saturday, July 26th, 2025 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, Uber announced a new feature that let’s women riders be paired with women drivers, and likewise men with men; you still can’t take full water bottles through security at the airport...yet, and United Airlines has made some awesome additions to its app that will make airport connections a little easier. In our Smarter Traveler segment, we have a check-in list for your cruise ship cabin. Make certain you have what you need BEFORE the ship sails. Road reporter Clayton Whitehead just returned form Switzerland with a group and has a variety of tips, ideas and suggestions for your Swiss trip. Mark has also been on the road and offers reviews of Fort Bragg on the California Coast, and Puget Sound, one of the most beautiful areas in the country.

On the Sunday, July 23rd, 2023 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, airlines reporting second quarter results are showing increased profits, and the Delta plane that sat on the tarmac for nearly four hours caused illness among passengers under horrific conditions. Those stories and more in the Travel News. If you are a fan of the theater, or the ballpark, or outdoor festivals, you need to know that clear plastic bags are the way to bring your "stuff" to the event. Our Smarter Traveler segment talks about the change and it's happening fast. Mark was traveling with a group on Puget Sound last week, and he shares his tips on what to see and do in one of our country's most beautiful spots. Our odds and ends stories at the end of the show included a follow-up warning on fake call centers you find online. BE CAREFUL.

On the Sunday, January 27th, 2019 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, the shutdown is over, and as predicted on this program last week, it was a crack in the air travel system which finally brought it down. Mark made his annual visit to the New York Times Travel Show Friday and Saturday, and he has interviews from Provincetown, MA; the San Juan Islands of Puget Sound; and Tahiti. In the Smarter Traveler segment, Mark introduces a company which has a broad array of light weight backpacks, which exhibited in New York.