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On the Sunday, March 31st, 2019 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, United Airlines cuts the miles needed for some short distance flights, Wow airlines calls it quits and the Simon and Garfunkel Story may be coming to Broadway. Airline Code Shares are one of life's great mysteries. You buy a ticket on one airline, and you fly on another. How is a traveler to know when this is happening? Can you prevent it? Our travel expert, Gwen Duncan, of Cordially Yours Travel, joins us to explain what code shares are, and why they are an important thing to pay attention to. Steve LaRosa is in for Tom Romano today, and Steve brings his latest edition of What's Goin' On with him. Music, baseball and even a play with a local story are all on Steve's list. See below for links to everything on Steve's list. Recently, on Flyer Talk, one of the popular web sites for road warriors, a lengthy and vociferous conversation took place about tipping housekeepers in hotels. Mark talks about tipping on the road and shares his personal preferences.

On the Sunday, November 11th, 2018 edition of The Travel Guys… In The Travel News, the Seattle Airport is beginning an experiment which allows 50 people each day to secure gate passes to meet or say goodbye to their loved ones at the gate. The new program is a trial, and after it ends on Dec. 14th, the airport will decide if the program is made permanent. The final episode of Parts Unknown with Anthony Bourdain airs Sunday the 11th on CNN. In it, Bourdain visits New York City's lower east side, an area where Bourdain had more than a few personal adventures back in the day. Mark shares the 3 most common mistakes people make when traveling to New York City in the Smarter Traveler segment. They are: 1) Thinking the subway is difficult and scary (it isn't); 2) Taking advice from your neighbor or friend who visited the city 10 years ago (things change fast in NYC); 3) Thinking you are going to see everything on one trip. Steve LaRosa is in with his latest edition of What's Goin' On in and around Sacramento. Steve has a special guest, Carly Starr, with us to promote the Road Trippin' Exhibit at the California Automobile Museum running now through February. After Steve's spot, we invite listeners to call in and share their road trip memories. Prizes include tickets to the California Auto Museum.

On the Sunday, August 26th, 2018 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, In the Travel News, ASTA has changed its name from the American Society of Travel Agents; to the American Society of Travel Advisors. The name change doesn't require a change in monikers, it still remains "ASTA." Ryan Air, one of Europe's low fare carriers, has endured several strikes by its cabin crews. As Mark relates, one of the crew's issues is having to buy their own bottled water on the flights. Burning Man is an annual phenomenon in the Nevada Desert. This year's event starts on August 25th. We talk with 20-year Burning Man veteran Jim Jacoby, about what to expect during the week in the desert. Steve LaRosa has a "What's Goin' On" segment, highlighting things to do in and around Sacramento.

On the Sunday, July 8th, 2018 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, the FAA says the decreasing size of seats isn't a safety issue, and Mark reports Christmas season airfares are already high. In our Smarter Traveler segment, we remind you an important point about Southwest "travel funds," give you a heads up on booking hotels on "blind" sites and give you a tip about where to find Trip Interruption coverage in your credit cards for the next time you are stuck in a lengthy delay (6 hours of more). We take you to one of the midwest's most interesting cultural sites, the Cahokia Mounds near St. Louis. Next year, Sacramento welcomes the Wakamatsu Fest150. What makes it one of the biggest events of the year, and how can you get involved.