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This Sunday (January 22nd) on The Travel Guys: Chris Elliott explains how you can use credit card chargebacks as a tool to get a merchant's attention when you have a dispute.  There's a right and a wrong way to do it and Chris helps our listeners understand when to consider this not-so-drastic step and what the downside might be. Nick Valenzuela debuts the #Hashtag Travel Report, designed for younger travelers with big dreams.  Nick talks about some key ways to make your travels special. Gwen Duncan has discovered a great way to travel in the British Isles, by train.  And with the pound slumping in value, maybe this should be your next overseas destination. Before he left the White House, the president made one last request of the Department of Transportation: Force airlines to divulge with cost of all baggage fees before you purchase your ticket.  Mark and Tom have details.

On the Sunday, October 2nd, 2016 edition of The Travel Guys… This Sunday (October 2) on The Travel Guys, Mark and Tom tackle a topic important to many travelers, getting assistance in the airport. But specifically, getting assistance for handicapped or disabled travelers and how the airlines are doing such a poor job of providing service, they are in increasing trouble with the Department of Transportation and with their customers. While only a small percentage of travelers need a wheelchair or a cart in a airport, a much greater number of travelers travel with or know someone needing that assistance. It's an important subject. If they wheel grandma away and she doesn't make her plane and you can't find her, what happens next? Reporter Jessica Monsell, our Travel Gal, explains the challenges and what we can do to be smarter travelers. In the Travel News, a new website says it offers the best of both Airbnb and hotels; Gwen Duncan is here to finish her two-parter on international train travel and Rancho Cordova is honoring the historic Lincoln Highway through their community next Sunday, and the mayor of the city joins us to tell you all about it!

This Sunday (September 18) on The Travel Guys, we focus on the new TSA office in Sacramento and the roll out of the 2017 tour and vacation schedule for show sponsor Sports Leisure Vacations. The new TSA office is opening at Sacramento International Airport. Tom and Mark will walk you through the easy application process, and explain how you can get your Known Traveler Number and be whizzing through the airport in no time. Clayton Whitehead from Sports Leisure Vacations joins the show to talk about Tour Preview Day, held yesterday, and the new line up of vacations and tours from one of Sacramento's oldest travel companies. 2017 Dreambook - Sports Leisure Vacations Catalogue Gwen Duncan is on hand to talk about international train travel and where the bargains might be and in the Travel News, Mark has word on a new benefit for frequent Southwest flyers.