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This Sunday, May 7, on The Travel Guys, live from Sacramento and Cincinnati... In the Travel News, American Airlines has announced that their new 737s will have even less leg room than their existing planes, cutting 1-2 inches off every seat. Mark is a bit outraged, and can't believe the timing of the announcement, coming on the heels of the United and American "on board" incidents of recent weeks and Congress' promise to crack down on the airlines if they don't get their acts together. Mark digs into the mailbag to answer your travel questions (ask your questions using the form on this page) and the guys have an extended conversation with veteran Travel Writer Ed Perkins about the whole airline situation. Finally, Mark has five things you never say when trying to win an argument with a travel supplier. Just one way listening to The Travel Guys can make you a smarter traveler.

This Sunday, April 30, on The Travel Guys... Our friend Chris Elliott recently penned an article on the Our friend Chris Elliott recently penned an article on the value of having a travel agent/professional plan your trip. We thought the topic worthy of discussion and asked our friend Gwen Duncan to join us for a discussion. What is the value in using a travel agent? The whole "drag the guy off the plane" scene has had wide ranging repercussions not only at United, but elsewhere. Jessica Monsell reports on the aftermath of "drag-aggeddon" and the news is good for the average traveler. Mark is live from New York City and has a list of tips for those heading to the Big Apple soon, calling with a review of the smash hit "Sunset Blvd.," starring Glen Close. Mark also has the Travel News, and tells us which airlines are best and worst to handle your pet or animal; and that the overseas laptop ban may be expanded to other countries.