TSA, Europe vs USA Geography, Cruise Mishaps and more

About this episode

This episode discusses various travel-related issues including TSA PreCheck, cruise mishaps, and the impact of politics on tourism.

This week: Southwest seating drama, a family who missed their Carnival cruise, how politics is killing tourism, and — can you really lose your TSA PreCheck for protesting? Mark Murphy breaks it all down and makes the case (again) for using a travel agent.

People in this episode

Host: Mark Murphy

Topics covered

• TSA
• Europe vs USA Geography
• Cruise Mishaps
• Politics and Tourism
• Travel Agents

Keywords

• Southwest seating drama
• Carnival cruise
• travel agent

Mentioned in this episode

Places: USA, Southwest

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