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On the Sunday, May 21st, 2023 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, Uber says child seats will be available in some cars soon, and if you want to rent a boat, check with Uber. This past week, United Airlines instituted one of the biggest points/awards devaluations in the history of points programs. What your points bought yesterday are not what they will buy today. We discuss in our Smarter Traveler segment. Getting through the TSA checkpoint at the airport is something that stresses a lot of travelers. Syd Hanna of Sacramento TSA joins us to give you some tips on what you can and cannot take through TSA. What are the best and worst cities in the country for hotels? Speaking of hotels, there's a small one in rural northeastern Oregon looking for a manager. Both stories are part of the show's final segment.

On the Sunday, February 12th, 2023 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, we preview the travel commercials from the Super Bowl broadcast (including one where United takes a not-so-subtle jab at Southwest) and tell you the number one place in the country to take your sweetheart on Valentine's Day. In the State of the Union address, the President mentioned the Junk Fees Prevention Act. Does it have a chance of passing? Could resort fees actually go away? We discuss in our Smarter Traveler segment. When your flight is canceled or delayed, or you arrive at your destination and your checked baggage doesn't arrive with you, what are your rights? Charlie Leocha of Travelers United gives us a run down. What the safest place to sit on a plane, in the event of a crash landing? Not a fun subject, but definitely an interesting answer. Hint - not the most desirable seats on the plane.

On the Sunday, November 6th, 2022 edition of The Travel Guys… In the Travel News, Subway is the latest to reward those flying in middle seats and we tell you which major airline is the BEST at LOSING your bag. Our Smarter Traveler segment features a discussion on airline travel credits and a "makes way too much sense" idea from Travelers United about how to make those credits easier to use. Cruise lines are seeing some open cabins and we talk about what deals you might except as they try and fill those empty spaces. Plus, we have information on an adults only cruise. Lions got loose at the Sydney Zoo overnight. Normally not a big problem, except the zoo has an overnight camping program. And United Airlines attempted to throw a little shade at Southwest in an advertising campaign. We'll give you our opinion on who won and who lost the tiff.

On the Sunday, July 10th, 2022 edition of The Travel Guys… In The Travel News, both the FAA (Federal Aviation Authority) and the DOT (Department of Transportation) are after the airlines. The FAA says the airlines blaming them for the recent spike in delays and cancellations is a bunch of BS. "There are more flights scheduled than the system can handle..." said a United Airlines spokesperson. The FAA says on July 4th, the FAA had no staffing issues and the airlines still canceled 250 flights. The DOT says the airlines are charging families to sit together. If that doesn't stop, the DOT says it will issue a regulation requiring the airlines to obey. Princess Cruise Lines is advertising a $59 per night cruise from San Francisco. $59 a night? That seems WAYYYY too cheap. So we asked our cruise expert, Gwen Duncan, to investigate. She tells us it it's really true. The 5th Cordillera International Film Festival is slated for July 28-August 1 in Reno/Sparks. Rated one of the top 100 festivals in the world, the list of activities and film venues is impressive. Mark answered a variety of questions from the mailbag, including those on being bumped off of a flight, having your flight canceled and a shout out to the skycaps at Southwest Airlines.