Travel Today With Peter Greenberg

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg - from Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. Peter sits down with Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King for an extended conversation on the power of travel and tourism, service, and America’s continuing division on race. Then, Matthew Upchurch - CEO of Virtuoso - stops by to shed some insight on how travel disruptions create unexpected travel opportunities. Finally, Sean McBurney -  Regional President of Caesars Entertainment - speaks about the iconic hotel’s history in a city that continues to reinvent itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg, Peter sits down with not one but two airline pilots and an award winning investigative journalist specializing in aviation safety. Join Peter for conversations with Captain Dennis Tajer, pilot Patrick Smith, and author Christine Negroni about the continuing fallout at Boeing, the FAA, and the increase in air turbulence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg - from Napa Valley, California. It is all about wine as Peter sits down with the woman who literally wrote the book on wine, Karen McNeil, author of The Wine Bible. Then, a deep dive into the history of the region with Diane Dillon. Finally, a conversation with the iconic winemaker Tor Kenward on the changing wine landscape and enduring wine culture and what keeps him in Napa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg - from Portugal. Peter sits down with Luís Rodrigues, CEO of TAP Portugal, for a conversation on how the airline stays and plays in the global arena. Plus, a few surprises when it comes to stopovers. Then, Peter embarks on the Silversea Silver Ray with an update on all things cruise with Royal Caribbean President and CEO Jason Liberty, Bert Hernandez, President of Silversea Cruises, and Editor in Chief of Travel Weekly Arnie Weissmann.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg - from The Edition Hotel in Tampa Bay, Florida. Peter takes a hard look at some travel numbers that almost defy belief. Despite high airfares and hotel rates, travel demand has not only not softened, it has gotten stronger and Amir Eylon - The President of Longwoods International -  has done the research. Then, a look at the numbers from the inside out and from the point of view of the airlines with Travel Editor Emeritus of the Wall Street Journal and the Host of the Airlines Confidential Podcast Scott McCartney. Finally, a conversation with Janice Lintz about one aspect of the travel experience that remains confusing: travel insurance and what you need to know before you go. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg - from Egypt. Peter travels the country from Cairo to Mt Sinai to Alexandria for in depth conversations ranging from religion to recent discoveries. He sits down with legendary Egyptologist Zahi Hawass to discuss his most recent findings and the ongoing journey of reclaiming stolen artifacts. Then, Peter visits Bibliotheca Alexandrina to speak with Dr. Wael Mohamed Ebrahim - Head of Manuscript Restoration Unit - about the library’s history and offerings. Finally, Peter talks with Magda Haroun - The last Egyptian born Jew in Cairo - about the history and current state of Judaism in the country, as well as a number of synogogues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg - from Aspen, Colorado. Peter talks with legendary chef Marcus Samuelsson on the changes in the restaurant industry from menus to tipping. Then, Peter sits down with Chef Caroline Glover on the financial tightrope of the restaurant business in the post pandemic world and what travelers need to know. Then, what about alcohol? Wine and spirits expert Tiffanie Barriere weighs in on the brave new world of wine, single malt whiskey, and mixology...and the challenge of airport bars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg - from The Waldorf Astoria in Orlando, Florida. Peter looks at the continuing Boeing crisis with Aviation Expert Mike Boyd. Then, a look at passport renewals and a cautionary tale about using your credit cards with New York Times Columnist Seth Kugel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg - from Rochester, New York. Peter chats about one of the coolest museums in America with Chris Bensch, Curator of The Strong National Museum of Play. Then, Peter sits down with the world’s number one most frequent flyer Tom Stuker for a conversation all about how far miles can take you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg is all about travel delays, cancellations, weather, and how bad the summer of 2024 could become. Peter sits down with Zach Griff - The Senior Reporter at the Points Guy - to talk about what could possibly go wrong -- including airport construction, to airline seating. Then, Gary Leff - Founder of ViewFromtheWing.com - stops by to discuss what you should and should never do when you are stuck on an airplane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg - from The Atlantis The Royal in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Peter sits down with the CEO of Virtuoso Matthew Upchurch for a conversation about his approach to understanding the changing nature of traveler behavior and some interesting generational shifts we are seeing. Then, the airline perspective with Antonoaldo Neves - Group CEO of Etihad Airlines - on the exponential growth of the region and what it actually means to travelers. Finally, the real changes happening in Dubai as it transitions from a fly through destination to a fly-TO destination. Issam Kazim - the CEO of Dubai Corporation for Tourism - stops by with some surprising facts and figures and some fast moving, dramatic changes throughout the region. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg - from The Omni Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Virginia. Peter visits one of the oldest hotels in America to chat with historians and naturalists about its very special place in the American story. Then, a discussion about extreme adventure -- a conversation with British Explorer Chris Brown on the Poles of Inaccessibility. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg - from The National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York. Imagine one of the more creative, interactive museums of the US that is also the repository of some of the greatest comedic minds in history. Peter sits down with George Carlin’s daughter Kelly Carlin to discuss her father’s career and legacy. Then, conversations with Journey Gunderson - Executive Director of The National Comedy Center and Lucy Desi Museum - and Dr. Laura La Placa - VP of Archives for the National Comedy Center’s Carl Reiner Department of Archives and Preservation and for the Lucy Desi Museum - for a in-depth look at the history and future of comedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg - from Los Angeles, California. Peter sits down with Geoff Freeman - President and CEO of U.S. Travel Association - for an extended conversation on the backlog of visa approvals for travelers wanting to come to the U.S. and the serious impact of those delays on the U.S. economy, Then, Boeing 737 Captain Dennis Tajer stops by with an update on the ongoing federal investigations. Finally, on a lighter note,  Christopher Elliott - Founder of Elliott Confidential and Elliott Advocacy - joins the program for some insight into airborne etiquette, as in...who really has the right to the armrests if you're sitting in coach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg - from The recent Seatrade Global Summit in Miami, Florida. It's all about the cruise industry as Peter sits down with the CEOs of Carnival Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Lines, and MSC for their frontline executive suite reports on the economy and its recovery, passenger behavior changes and expectations, sustainability, resilience, and their continuing challenges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg, Peter sits down with Gary Leff - Founder of ViewFromTheWing.com -  for a conversation on airline seats and seating, and perhaps a dramatic change about to happen from one particular carrier. Then, if you thought last summer was crazy for travel, get ready for this summer. Amir Eylon of Longwood International has done the research and his findings for the summer may surprise you. Finally, if you think planes and hotels are going to be full, get ready for cruise ships. Kelly Craighead - President and CEO of Cruise Lines International Association - sheds some light on the growth of cruise ships, the number of cruise passengers, and what all this means to you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg - from the new Global Ambassador Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona. Peter sits down with Jaynie Adams from the Arizona Historical Society to discuss the state's long and rich history. Then, Peter takes a look at the Phoenix’s art scene with Olga Viso, The Chief Curator at the Phoenix Art Museum. And Sam Fox - cutting edge restaurateur and the Owner of The Global Ambassador - on the evolutionary and some revolutionary changes in hospitality and travel in Phoenix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg - from the new Fontainebleau Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mike Boyd from the Boyd Aviation Group provides insight on how nearly 300 people avoided going through security at airports last year. Then, it is back to Nevada for a deep dive into a very famous hotel name - first in Miami and now in Las Vegas with Maurice Wooden, the President of Fontainebleau Las Vegas. Then, Dr. Dave Schwartz - Professor at UNLV - discusses the history and the resilience that defines Sin City.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg - from onboard the Viking Radgrid on the Seine River. Peter touches base with Alexander Lobrano - American Expat and Author of My Place at the Table - for the latest on the food scene in a country that continues to outdo itself. Then, Peter visits The Palace of Versailles to chat with curator Bertrand Rondot about the history of royalty and design that still defines the Palace today. Then, it is back on the River to Rouen, the home to many impressionists, for a conversation with Michael Dodds as he traces Normandy’s history back to the vikings. Finally, as the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landing approaches, Peter stops at the American Cemetery in Normandy and sits down with longtime Superintendent Scott Desjardins to try to put the stories of all the 9,387 buried there into proper historical and emotional perspective.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg - from The Signia Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. Peter sits down with Ernie Suggs from the Atlanta Journal Constitution - on the evolution of the city that some say is still trying to find its own identity. Then, a deep dive into Atlanta's history with Claire Haley from the Atlanta History Center. Finally, if you want to know one of the metrics that determines what makes a great city, it's their emergency response. Roderick Smith - The Fire Chief of Atlanta - stops by to paint the bigger picture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices