State Department issues a warning to American travelers overseas

Listen Now On the Saturday, October 21st edition of The Travel Guys…  In the Travel News, the State Department issues a warning to American travelers overseas and Delta Airlines walks back some of their cuts to their Sky Miles program after a lot of negative feedback from flyers. Our Smarter Traveler segment talks about the importance of using your miles/points in frequent flyer and other rewards programs. Mark explains why the rules are always changing,...

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On the Saturday, October 21st edition of The Travel Guys… 

In the Travel News, the State Department issues a warning to American travelers overseas and Delta Airlines walks back some of their cuts to their Sky Miles program after a lot of negative feedback from flyers.
Our Smarter Traveler segment talks about the importance of using your miles/points in frequent flyer and other rewards programs. Mark explains why the rules are always changing, the goal posts for freebies always moving. These programs aren’t always your friend.
Cindy Nichol, the Director of Sacramento County Airports joins us for an interview covering a wide variety of subjects, everything from concessions to airport expansion.
Finally, our Odds and Ends segment updates a story about vending machine cakes in Las Vegas and the cake goo that comes with them.

Highlights

Flying a European airline to Europe – Chris Elliott’s wisdom
Sacramento Ghost Tours
The story of In-N-Out Burger, celebrating 75 years
The Sphere in Las Vegas
Noyo Harbor Inn & Fall in Fort Bragg
American Flight Attendants’ “logo/slogan” shirts
How FA’s for different airlines “walk”
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