The Travel Show – May 2, 2026

 Segment 1: (00:00)· Welcome. Travel Show is sponsored by MCT· “What is your favorite travel destination?”· Cruises & Mexico all-inclusive resorts are your best travel travel· Common airport mistakes airport workers see every day· Never throw away your boarding pass· Never put your mobile phone/device in TSA binSegment 2: (00:11)· Questions to ask before you book your next cruise· Cruise cabins to avoid· Cruise elevator hackSegment 3: (00:18)· 2 Questions, intellectually knowing something & emotionally connected with the experience· Experience v things· Diving at Bora Bora story· Tonga & Nuku Island story· Family travel aboard a cruise ship· No regrets. Pacific Coast cruise story.Segment 4: (00:31)· Alaska fun facts· Caller asking for off season Alaska cruise story· 2 Alaska cruise itineraries (sailing rt SEA and North/South: YVR-ANC & vv)· Ketchikan: totem parks & wildlife viewing· Juneau: whale watching with Mendenhall Glacier visit· Skagway: White Pass & Yukon Railroad (40 miles rt, takes 2.5-3 hours to summit)Segment 5: (00:38)· Travel scams & how to avoid them· Always memorize a few phrases in a foreign language when traveling abroad· Tokyo address storySegment 6: (00:49)· Travel.state.gov & travel safety· STEP (Smart Traveler Enrollment Program) at mytravel.state.govSegment 7: (00:57)· Why I love an African safari· What is the “Great Migration”· Questions to ask when booking a safari· Lions fun facts· Wildebeest & lions story· Watering hole story. You can “hear” the silence of Africa.· Always shop price and shop value· Denied boarding: Voluntary & InvoluntarySegment 8: (01:10)· Tuk Bomb story· Travel advice