Pier 39 in San Francisco celebrates its 45th birthday

Listen Now On the Saturday, September 30th edition of The Travel Guys…  In the Travel News, Pier 39 in San Francisco celebrates its 45th birthday, and Delta Airlines, they who boldly wiped out their frequent flyer program two weeks ago, admit perhaps they went too far. The Chief Health officer of a major airline says there are five things he absolutely would not do before or during a flight. We share those with you in...

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On the Saturday, September 30th edition of The Travel Guys… 

In the Travel News, Pier 39 in San Francisco celebrates its 45th birthday, and Delta Airlines, they who boldly wiped out their frequent flyer program two weeks ago, admit perhaps they went too far.
The Chief Health officer of a major airline says there are five things he absolutely would not do before or during a flight. We share those with you in our Smarter Traveler segment.
The junk fee situation is spreading and getting more ridiculous. Now restaurants are adding bogus surcharges to their bills. The latest update on how travel vendors are digging into our wallets.
Our Odds and Ends segment includes some good news for travel advisors and Mark’s lament on the disappearance of the “shoulder season” for travel.

Highlights

Joe Brancatelli’s Travel Site
TSA in Miami getting into bags
Renting an electric vehicle? Here are some tips.
A new take on economy seating on planes, except….
Trans-Siberian Orchestra Website
Burning Man
Broadway Sacramento
How to get compensation for getting bumped from a flight
How to win your consumer dispute using the Elliott Method
Special events for California Wine Month
Supersonic Planes are making a comeback
Consumer Alert: The ride-sharing vomit scam is back!
Holiday airlines tickets – when to buy
Mark corrects the AirTag link – the REAL price
Travelers United
SacTown Bites