Tips on making your next travel selfie less life-threatening
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On the Saturday, August 8th edition of The Travel Guys…
* In the Travel News, will you soon be able to gamble in flight? And what is that drone doing hovering outside your hotel room window? It’s delivering your door dash order.
* Taking selfies has become a generational tradition. But “death by selfie” has killed hundreds. In our Smarter Traveler segment, we have some common sense suggestions to make your next travel selfie a bit less life-threatening.
* Lots going on out at the airport. Scott Johnston joins us to update you on parking, expansion and even the new “don’t park on the curb for more than four minutes” cameras.
* Our Odds and Ends at the end of the show features a story on how one cruise line is solving the deck chair free-for-all. You know, where everyone races to save a chair in the morning…there’s a solution to the problem and Carnival may be onto something.
Highlights from this Week
* Be careful taking selfies – lots of people are getting hurt – or worse (https://www.travelersunited.org/stayin-alive-while-still-managing-to-take-great-selfies-today/?utm_source=newsletter)
1 Aug 2026
Would people behave better on planes if there were a dress code?
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On the Saturday, August 1st edition of The Travel Guys…
* In the Travel News, COVID is making a comeback and we’ll tell you where, plus is legal gambling coming to skies and are hammocks coming to the airport? We answer those important questions and more in the news.
* In our Smarter Traveler segment, we discuss airport-slash-airline attire. Should there be a dress code? Would people behave better on planes if there were minimum dress standards?
* The Wreath Project is an annual charitable project that brings out the best in our community. We update the 2026 efforts and tell you how you can participate.
* In the Odds and Ends portion of the program, we share the 7 weirdest TSA finds of the summer, and talk about tipping…at Popeye’s? Are you kidding me?
Highlights from this Week
* Donate your luggage for Come From Away! (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScT8vXyaRsMJJhdz0h4xmzWhYBSuDDRirq89qCOQgatHdjeHA/viewform)
* Where your bag goes once you check it (https://yourmileagemayvary.com/2026/07/26/he-put-a-camera-on-his-checked-bag-heres-what-airports-did-to-it/?utm_source=BoardingArea&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=BA_Email_July3026)
* Christmas event at Sacramento Valley Cemetery (http://Rememberavet.net)
25 Jul 2026
Sacramento International Airport is about to get bigger
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On the Saturday, July 25th edition of The Travel Guys…
* In the Travel News, those who like to park on the curb and wait for passengers at the airport beware…a new system is going to make you change your habits, plus our airport is about to get bigger…and the World Cup was very successful in terms of visitor dollars spent.
* Travelers are being fooled by AI generated pictures, which can make intelligent buying decisions next to impossible. We’ll dig into the situation and give you some hints on how to avoid being taken in our Smarter Traveler segment.
* It’s Mailbag Day on the show. That’s when we answer your questions on a variety of travel subjects and boy, variety is the word for today’s list of questions.
* An Italian village is fining tourists who don’t keep their shirts on. Just one of the stories on our Odds and Ends wrap up.
Highlights from this Week
* Renew Your Passport Online (https://travel.state.gov/en/passports/renew-replace/online.html)
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