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On the Sunday, June 2nd, 2019 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, the signs are everywhere. TSA officers have been reassigned. Summer flying crowds are expected to break records. You must rethink your airport experience. Allow a little more time. And have a plan B. Employees at the world renowned Louvre Museum in France went on strike to protest overcrowding and a lack of staff. We offer a replay of our interview with Cynthia Nichol, Sacramento County Director of Airports. The informative conversation originally aired on Easter Sunday.

On the Easter Sunday (April 21st) edition of The Travel Guys... In the Travel News, United and Expedia are in a p-ssing contest, which could end up with United flights not being available on Expedia's various platforms. Sacramento has new air service. Once a day non-stops to Santa Barbara on Contour Airlines. When should you reserve your summer travel? Survey says 5-8 weeks ahead of your flight. Only one problem. That's based on history. In previous years however, there weren't 40-50 planes grounded (Max 8-9) every day. Our featured guest is Cynthia Nichol. In our extended interview, we talk about a variety of airport issues, including parking, running out of gates during morning rush (and overnight parking places to put those morning rush planes), the price of gasoline near the airport, the possibility of an airport hotel and much more.

This Sunday, January 21, on The Travel Guys... In the Travel News, hear about the guy who decided to avoid baggage fees by wearing ALL of his clothes on board, including 10 shirts and 6 pair of pants. He ended up arrested! Mark also warns cruise travelers he has uncovered a secret about cruise lines' luggage liability limits. Hint: It's not good news. Also, Delta has announced a new policy regarding service/emotional support animals and it's quite different from their previous policy. Mark Haneke, Director of Air Service Development and Marketing from Sacramento International Airport joins us. He's the man out hustling airlines for new Sacramento service. Mark updates us on what might be ahead for those who fly in and out of Sacramento. Clayton Whitehead, one of our Road Reporters who spends part of his time as a tour director, pops in to tell us about a brand new tour he has created, featuring a pre-Broadway performance of The Cher Show and the smash hit Hamilton, on a 4 day June trip to Chicago.

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.