The Travel Guys

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? Our featured guest is Cynthia Nichol. In our extended interview, we talk about a variety of airport issues.

Mark talks Washington, DC this week, to lobby on behalf of the travel industry. Delta Airlines decides to reduce conflict over reclining seats with a simple solution…reduce the amount of recline for their seats. And American quietly introduces a new plane. You know, the one with 15 more seats stuffed into the same sized cabin. Last week, United Airlines announced they are dropping their award char...

United has become the latest airline to blow up its award ticket chart. Airbnb is under fire after a vacationing family found a live streaming camera in a Cork, Ireland home. A young South Carolina woman was found murdered after waiting for a ride share. In our Smarter Traveler segment, we talk about how to be safe when ride sharing. Matthew Felix wrote a book called Porcelain Travels, focusing on...

Nearly 500 people off the Viking Sky cruise ship off the coast of Norway Saturday and Sunday. 20 passengers were injured in the daring rescue after the ship lost power in extremely rough seas. The ship has now regained its engines and is heading to Nolde Harbor to disembark. Some Las Vegas resorts are selectively reducing or eliminating resort fees to attract more business, and a nationwide fast f...

The Max 8 airplane has dominated the news this week. After its second fatal crash, the planes were pulled from the air all over the planet. American Airlines is bragging about the new benefits on its branded credit card…while failing to put the benefits you are losing anywhere in the copy. You can now ship banned items home from some airports at a reasonable cost and we share big news from Broadwa...

A grandmother posed for a picture on a small iceberg….which was grand, until…grandma floated away! A man threw coins in the engine of a Lucky Airlines plane for good luck. What happens if you don’t get back to your cruise ship on time. It leaves without you! Clayton Whitehead was a guest in January before we departed with a group on a cruise in Australia and New Zealand. We asked Clayton for his t...

Princess is upgrading the wi-fi on their ships and New Jersey is creating the Anthony Bourdain Food Trail, Mark has a rant about the weird designs in new hotel rooms, Plus, his ideas on how to solve airline overbooking, the writer of a book on the Coca-Cola Trail, a compilation of Coke landmarks around he country; and a San Francisco-based travel writer you had to rely on Uber and Lyft to get arou...

Britain has declared war on resort fees and other “add-ons,” we tell you whether it’s best to use soap and water or hand sanitizer in the airplane restroom, And there’s a flight attendant who went out and walked on the wing. While the plane was in the sky. No kidding, Gwen Duncan of Cordially Yours Travel is in house to talk about cruise, airfares and why you might want to have a travel advisor, P...

We’ll tell you how you can win a cruise while you are watching the Super Bowl, why the super cold weather they experienced in the east last week is really bad for your phone, and a British newspaper issues a warning about a possible eruption at Mt. St. Helens. But the warning is 15 years old, Mark explains why the first flight of your outbound trip should be the longest flight, a new list of the m...

The shutdown is over and it was a crack in the air travel system which finally brought it down, Mark made his annual visit to the New York Times Travel Show, and he has interviews from Provincetown, MA; the San Juan Islands of Puget Sound; and Tahiti, Mark introduces a company which has a broad array of light weight backpacks.

Bed bugs continue to plague popular destinations. We tell you where they are, we take a look at the number one current compliant from vacation share/Air B&B fans…..the rising cost of cleaning deposits, as the partial government shutdown continues, it is having more and more impact on travel, Dale Keller and Sid Hanna, our local TSA leaders, are in studio to talk about how the shutdown is impacting...

A man is caught trying to smuggle kittens in his pants at the Singapore airport, Chris Elliott joins Tom and Mark to share an update on the “ding and dent” scam which appeared to be happening at certain car rental franchises, Mark is joining the broadcast live from the Big Island of Hawaii, the Broadway hit Come From Away has begun its limited run in San Francisco.

The city of Venice is fighting overcrowding by charging visitors a fee, the partial government shutdown may be about to hit airports in a big way, Herb Kelleher, the man who helped build Southwest Airlines into a low fare carrier with integrity, has died at the age of 87, Mark talks about the importance of checking your frequent traveler miles and points accounts on a regular basis, and reminds us...

Google Assistant can now predict flight delays with 85% per cent accuracy, Alaska Airlines has begun the first-ever flights from Sacramento to the Big Island of Hawaii, Southwest Airlines has finally gotten the ETOPS certificate needed to fly to Hawaii and will schedule test flights very soon, last minute gift ideas for the travelers on your list, Jeff from Best of Hawaii joined the guys to talk a...

A cruise ship has installed a roller coaster and a U.S. hotel is using robots to deliver room service, would female travelers like to see “women’s only” sections on flights? In our Smarter Traveler segment, Mark shares the list, which features his personal pet-peeve, Mark has spent much of the week on a steamboat on the Mississippi River. Reporter Clayton Whitehead joins him to talk about the crui...

A woman is suing Hilton Hotels for $100 million dollars after she says an employee video-taped her in the shower and tried to extort money from her, Southwest Airlines is inching closer to service to Hawaii, From southern California comes word of two sisters/nuns who used the school treasury to support a half million in travel and gambling habits, A level two travel advisory has been issued for Sp...

Delta Air Lines has announced new service from Sacramento to Detroit, Marriott Hotels confirmed a major data breach impacting millions of Starwood customers,It’s the time of the year for Mileage and Hotel Runs when frequent travelers create trips to make sure their “status” with an airline or hotel chain is preserved for the next year, Our Sacramento TSA representatives are in studio to talk about...

United flight attendants are setting up picket lines on December 13th, Carnival Cruise Lines has announced a change to their on board smoking policy, how to value online reviews for travel companies and their services, we ask your listeners to call into answer a variety of travel-related questions and give their opinions

Which industries might take advantage of driverless cars and could they become “hotels on wheels?”, Rome is issuing a handful of new urban regulations designed to stop tourists from abusing the city’s most popular tourist spots, Amy Travieso from the American Hotel and Hotel Association stops by tell Travel Guys to buy directly from the travel provider whenever you can, The Voices of California pr...

The Seattle Airport is beginning an experiment which allows 50 people each day to secure gate passes, The final episode of Parts Unknown with Anthony Bourdain airs Sunday the 11th on CNN, Mark shares the 3 most common mistakes people make when traveling to New York City, Steve LaRosa is in with his latest edition of What’s Goin’ On in and around Sacramento. Steve has a special guest, Carly Starr,...

The Mexican government has created a new higher level of security in Cancun, cruise lines are raising the cost of beverage packages, pre-paid gratuities for your cruise, the best and worst days to travel around the holidays this year, tips about traveling with a toddler, Ed Perkins joins us to talk about hidden hotel fees to watch out for, The Mizpah Hotel in Tonopah, Nevada, won the title of Best...

The first Krispy Kreme donut store opened in Ireland. American Airlines CEO Doug Parker says seats on his planes with LESS room are actually more comfortable, Marriott Hotels are dealing with random strikes around the country, Mendocino County is holding its very first mushroom festival, November 2-11, Mark has a fun list of travel tips for making a trip on the Lincoln Highway, in 1914…

A federal judge so no hunting Grizzlies in Yellowstone, American Airlines raises the cost of your bar tab, America's most haunted hotel, travel "lingo" explained, What's Going On with Steve La Rosa, Rock and Roll legend Graham Nash, and a service to preserve your travel memories

American Airlines says if Congress limits what they can charge they will just make the tickets completely non-refundable/changeable, Hidden fees have come to Airbnb, Did the recent fire damage Redding tourism destinations, The Trans-Siberian Orchestra visits Sacramento with its holiday show every year.

Sacramento International Airport has a new Director of Airports, The FBI has announced they have found a pair of Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers, Hawaiian Airlines has announced the longest domestic flight route in the U.S., Gwen Duncan joins our Smarter Traveler segment to talk about travel waivers, Preview Day a new catalog rolling out over 30 new adventures in the U.S. and around the world, Glamping ha...