Southwest says you absolutely cannot bring your robot on the plane

About this episode

The episode discusses airline policies, the reliability of online trip reviews, and travel vendor practices, along with road rage statistics across states.

Listen Now On the Saturday, May 23rd edition of The Travel Guys… * In the Travel News, Southwest says you absolutely cannot bring your robot on the plane, and next time an older flyer tells you there used to be a lot more legroom on airlines, believe them, because it’s true. * In our Smarter Traveler segment, we talk about online trip reviews. Are these “influencers” really giving you the truth, or are they swayed by the fact the airline, hotel or cruise line is letting them travel for free with the expectation of a good review. We’ll dig in and look for the truth. * Are travel vendors pulling a fast one on you when you search for a hotel, an airfare, or other travel components. Are they keeping a book on your online searches to charge you more money? Chris Elliott joins us to discuss the issue. * Finally, we tell you which state in our union has the most road rage…and which one has the least. Plus, the most and least congested traffic cities, just in time for summer driving. Highlights from this Week * Inappropriate airport tee shirts

People in this episode

Host: Travel Guys Radio

Guest: Chris Elliott

Topics covered

• air travel
• online reviews
• travel vendors
• road rage
• traffic congestion

Keywords

• Southwest Airlines
• robot on plane
• trip reviews
• travel influencers
• hotel searches
• road rage
• traffic congestion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Southwest

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