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On the **Saturday, August 17th **edition of The Travel Guys…
In the Travel News, West Jet of Canada had nearly two dozen planes suffer damage in a hail storm in Calgary, and some of the planes will be out of service for a while (if you are flying in Canada on a Delta flight number, double check, it could be a West Jet flight). There’s a drive underway to re-name the Sutter Buttes, and we’ll tell you why. Plus, Frontier Airlines starts flights to San Diego and LAX.
Many of us use ridesharing. Uber, Lyft, whatever your choice, there are some basic guidelines and safety rules to follow. Our Smarter Traveler segment shares some of them.
Albania is one of Europe’s best kept secrets. Our Travel Gal, Sydney, joins us to tell you about this mostly undiscovered country, and she’ll even give you some ideas on how to see Albania.
Our** Odds and Ends** section features everything from a new way to get to the Sacramento airport, to the question “Would you pay more to pick the gender of the person you are sitting next to on the plane?” One airline is betting the answer is yes.
Highlights
Sydney’s Albania ideas)
What Can I Bring? | Transportation Security Administration)
Antarctic Skiing and Expeditions)
Rocky Mountaineer)
Free Cruises & More for Heroes | Margaritaville at Sea)
Find our new Travel Gal here)
Pete Buttigieg Reads Angry Airline Tweets)
Dig This Las Vegas: Heavy Equipment Playground & Operator School)
Choose the Best of Sacramento)
An App to Help Vegans and Vegetarians find food and more)
Yosemite National Park blasts tourists for gross behavior)
How you can find on-time statistics on airline websites)
Evacuation Takes a Long Time, Because Everyone Wants to Take Their Carry-on Bags)
Check parking lot availability at the Sacramento International Airport before leaving home)
Sacramento International Airport Availability Map)
Elliott.org – Chris Elliott)
How to win your consumer dispute using the Elliott Method)