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On the Sunday, July 4th Independence Day edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, the government appears ready to back a plan to give passengers who's bags don't arrive on time a refund of their baggage fees. Why isn't that ALREADY the airlines' policy? Excellent question. Delta airlines is now selling COVID testing kits you can use when returning from international destinations. Travelers United is behind a drive to get the airline issued ticket voucher's shelf life extended. You can sign the petition they will send to Congress at www.travelersunited.com. Mark has been out on the road with groups of travelers the past couple of weeks. He has an update with useful ideas you can incorporate into your travels. Bottom line: Popular places are crowded, try and find a time when fewer people are there. Mark has some help. Lots of Travel Questions come to our mailbag. We answer a number of them from you, including topics like cruise line refund vouchers, what are the up-to-date protocols about distance and masks in the airport, when you might be able to go to Canada, and my favorite topic, why gas is so expensive at the Sacramento Airport.

On the Sunday, November 1st, 2020 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, by the numbers, airline travel is actually slowly increasing; Sasha Barron Cohen's Borat character has delivered a new tourism slogan for Kazakhstan and the way you pay for parking at Sac International is changing just a bit. Our Smarter Traveler segment focuses on cruise ships. They are trying to get back into the water soon, and making some big promises about testing passengers and crew. Can they keep those promises. Ned Levi from Travelers United reports for us. The underwriter of our program, local tour operator Sports Leisure Vacations, held a Tour Preview Day and rolled out a 2021 catalog yesterday. Can you interest people in travel right now? Reporter Clayton Whitehead joins us for the discussion. Halloween was yesterday, so interest in ghosts and interest in ghost hunts and the paranormal is at its annual high. Tom caught up with Dave Schrader last week. Dave is promoting SEASON TWO of "THE HOLZER FILES," which airs on The Travel Channel, Thursday nights at 11pm/ET/PT. The second season, comprised of 13 brand new one-hour episodes, follows the team on the haunted trail of legendary cases - from an elegant mansion in New York City, home to one of the world’s most infamous hauntings, to the historic Maryland tavern that hid John Wilkes Booth after he shot Abraham Lincoln.

On the Sunday, October 18th, 2020 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, you can visit Hawaii again.  But, there are a few hoops you have to jump through.  You need a negative Covid test, within 72 hours of departure.  Two islands have additional optional testing provisions.  You can find all the info here.   Jet Blue brings back the Big Apple non-stops and we tell you one of the safest places you can be while traveling during Covid.  Clue: On an airplane, if, and it's a big if, if everyone is wearing a mask. In our Smarter Traveler segment, we talk about wi-fi on the road.  How can you protect yourself?  Are there things to watch for? Mark offers up a Just One Man's Opinion on a current subject, and we give you an update on flight changes at Sacramento International.  Plus speaking of Hawaii, one of our team traveled to the islands the first day they reopened last week and joins us to give you an idea of what to expect if you are headed to Hawaii soon!

On the June 30th edition of The Travel Guys... In the Travel News, Boeing is being sued by pilots who say they are losing money and patience with the world's largest builder of airplanes over the Max aircraft issue. Three California cities are on the list of best places to celebrate the 4th of July, with Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco all breaking the top ten. And what about the lady who found herself locked inside an Air Canada plane in Toronto? Mark talks about the danger of medicating yourself before flying... Mark is live from NYC, where today a month of LGBT Pride wraps up with a big parade. He also shares his love for live theater, particularly Broadway theater, and talks about why "live" is so much of a difference-maker to him. Steve LaRosa joins us to talk about Santa Fe, in the second part of his New Mexico series.