TSA is planning to try out self-serve security lanes in Las Vegas

Listen Now On the Saturday, December 9th edition of The Travel Guys…  In the Travel News, the TSA is planning to try out self-serve security lanes in Las Vegas early next year, and American and United are balking at a re-do of their Chicago O’Hare Terminals, as the cost has skyrocketed. Our Smarter Traveler segment features a rant by Mark about carry-on bags. Why do they make us gate check so many when often times...

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On the Saturday, December 9th edition of The Travel Guys… 

In the Travel News, the TSA is planning to try out self-serve security lanes in Las Vegas early next year, and American and United are balking at a re-do of their Chicago O’Hare Terminals, as the cost has skyrocketed.
Our Smarter Traveler segment features a rant by Mark about carry-on bags. Why do they make us gate check so many when often times there is plenty of room on the plane? Mark has a simple solution.
European Tour Operator Rick Steves was in town last week to do a presentation at the Crest Theater to benefit Public Television. We sat down with him and talked about a wide variety of travel topics. That interview is at the halfway mark of the podcast.
In our odds and ends segment, we offer a fine tuning to our baggage tracker suggestions. In you have one attached to your bag, there’s one place you definitely don’t want to put it.

Highlights

Sacramento Christmas Train
Willits Train to the World’s Largest Christmas Tree
TSA Renewal
Electric Car Charging Stations
20 best Christmas Markets in the US
Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Food Festival
About the SoundShirt – for the hearing impaired
If you wonder why your wheelchair doesn’t travel well, this might be the answer
Seating tips for major US Airlines
Black Friday Weekend Deals
Denied Boarding Rules/Giving up Your Seat
United’s Holiday Film (6 minutes)
Parking availability map for SMF
Jack Gallagher at the B St./Sofia Theatre