Eye on Travel with Peter Greenberg

On this week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg - from Los Cabos, Mexico. A look at what's in store for travel in 2025 -- will it be a continuation of high...and higher airfares, sky high room rates, and new surprising destinations? Peter sits down with Jack Ezon - Founder of Embark Beyond - for some insight on emerging trends and traveler behavior. Then, legendary travel advisor Anne Sculley stops by to discuss the real and essential role travel agents provide, not to mention their importance and relevance may be bigger than ever. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg - fromThe Virgin Hotel London - Shoreditch. As Peter looks towards 2025, Jeremy Tarr - Editorial Director of Fodors - reveals the guidebook's very interesting "No" List for 2025 - with some surprises. Then, Managing Director of the Points Guy Clint Henderson discusses the latest hacks on using frequent flyer programs, and the caution about "skiplagging." Then, Fred Finn - Guinness World Record, World's Most Traveled Man and Author of Sonic Boom - on being the person who flew the Concorde the most -- and can supersonic commercial travel ever return? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg - from the World Travel Market in London, UK. Join Peter for a deep dive into one of the major exhibitors -- as well as the rich history and continuing development of Saudi Arabia with John Pagano - CEO of Red Sea Global - and Group Chief Executive Officer, Diriyah Gate Company Jerry Inzerillo. Then, if you think Saudi Arabia is just desert, think again. Barbara Buczek - Chief Destination Experiences Officer at Cruise Saudi - stops by to shed some light on the development of the country’s cruise port Jeddah and what travelers can expect, especially with a country also starting its own cruise line. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg - from Marrakech, Morocco. History was just made when United Airlines became the first US airline to offer nonstop service to Morocco in 40 years as part of the airline’s biggest international expansion in its history. United's Patrick Quayle shares what's really changing in routes, not just to Morocco, but worldwide, and what it means to passenger connectivity. Then, an extended conversation with Puneet Talwar - The United States Ambassador to Morocco - with a situation report on the country, its longstanding -- and perhaps surprising -- strong relationship with the US, and what it means to travelers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg, Peter prepares for the end of the year in travel and what to expect in 2025 with Amir Eylon - President of Longwoods International - and the latest report on traveler trends and behavior. Then, Editor in Chief of Travel Weekly Arnie Weissmann with an update on the changing meaning of the term all inclusive -- and a few other misleading titles -- in the post pandemic world. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg - from The Minnesota Zoo in Apple Creek, Minnesota. At over 500 acres and home to 5,000 animals, The Minnesota Zoo is arguably one of the best zoos in the world. Peter sits down with Zoo Director John Frawley and Geoff Hall - Director of Animal Care, Health, Conservation, and Behavior - for an in depth look at the Zoo along with some very surprising animals. Then, a pivot to the art scene in Minneapolis with Katie Luber - Director & President of the Minneapolis Institute of Art - along with some surprise paintings, including a classic Rembrandt. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Every summer for the past seven decades, 50 high school seniors—one from every state—descend on Mobile, Alabama to take part in one of the country’s most lucrative scholarship competitions for teen girls. The Competition takes you behind the scenes of the Distinguished Young Women (DYW) program, and follows seven girls as they experience the highs and lows of competing for two weeks, away from home and under the most high-stress circumstances. Some girls enter for the money, some for prestige. All of them are used to being the best and the brightest. But only one will walk away with the top prize. Host Shima Oliaee (Dolly Parton’s America, Pink Card) was Nevada’s contestant in 2001. More than 20 years later, she returns to Alabama as a judge. What can two weeks with 50 of the country’s most ambitious teens tell us about girlhood in America? Listen to The Competition on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can binge all episodes early and ad-free right now on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App or on Apple Podcasts. Start your free trial by visiting Wondery.fm/The_Competition now. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week’s epsiode of Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the Kimpton Fitzroy in London, a legendary hotel (and architectural showpiece) that most Americans don’t know about. Simon Calder, Travel Editor for The Independent, discusses the collapse of the famous Thomas Cook travel agency and its global impact on the tourism industry. Caroline Bremner, Head of Travel and Tourism Research at Euromonitor International, with her 2019-2020 forecast, and a few surprises as we enter the...

This week’s episode of Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the London Marriott Hotel Park Lane. Peter is joined by The Independent’s Travel Editor Simon Calder, with a report on the world’s longest flight as well as the real impact on travel by the continuing confusion and concerns over Brexit. Jerry White, London Historian and Author of Mansions of Misery: A Biography of the Marshalsea Debtors’ Prison, stops by to talk about the history of prisons in London and the unique...

This week’s episode of Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from onboard the new Norwegian Encore on its first cruise from Bremerhaven, Germany to Southampton, United Kingdom. Joining Peter on the broadcast is retiring Norwegian Cruise Line President and CEO, Andy Stuart, to speak about his long tenure in the cruise line industry and the move towards more responsible, sustainable practices — the move towards eliminating single-use plastics on ships and seeking cutting-edge carbon...

This week’s epsiode of Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the Queen Mary 2 as the ship sails to Europe to commemorate Operation Overlord and the 75th anniversary of D-DAY. On board the ship, Peter will speak to some of the 17 WWII veterans making the special crossing, including 99-year-old Steven Melnikoff, Frank Devita and Dennis Trudeau — each with amazing and emotional stories to tell — and some of which they have never told anyone for 70 years. Queen Mary 2 Captain Aseem Hashmi...

This week Peter Greenberg travels to the South of France to interview locals at the Hotel Dieu. Tashina Giraud Moore, sustainable development manager at Kedge Business School, board member of Calanques National Park, and an “expat who’s never really been from anywhere,” describes what’s special about the Calanques National Park and lets us in on a secret for the best neighborhoods in Marseille (hint: get ready to travel by boat)!

This episode of Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes to you from the Intercontinental Marseille - Hotel Dieu. Here Greenberg interviews Madelijin Vervoord, General Manager of the InterContinental Marseille-Hôtel Dieu, who tells us the origin of the name “Hôtel Dieu” and gives a history lesson about the hotel. Listen to learn that and more about this historic hotel.

It exists at the threshold of history, a natural shipping hub and the meeting point of worldwide sea routes. Singapore is truly a melting pot of Asia, and it could easily be argued that the word fusion — if not invented here — is displayed better in Singapore than most other places around the globe. Here, at the tip of the Malay Peninsula, is where you’ll find fusion food (like foie gras man tou—French-prepared duck liver tucked into a steamed Chinese bun) and fusion languages (Singlish—a...

This week on Travel Today with Peter Greenberg we travel to the island country of Singapore. On this episode, Peter French, President of Raffles Hotel Singapore, tells us about “the great and the good” who have stayed at Raffles, and how these people were intimately involved with the local community.

This week Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes to you from Singapore. Marie Hernandez of SeriouslyTravel.com tells us what phrase you’ll never hear in Singapore and how Singapore is getting back to the way it used to be.

Back when there was the first mention of the jet set, there was the Hotel Byblos in St. Tropez, France. Since it opened in 1967, it’s always been one of THE places to be–for everyone from Mick Jagger to Brigitte Bardot to Orson Welles. And that’s where we’ll be this week to broadcast the Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio Show. Joining us on the show will be Nancy Heslin, Editor-in-Chief of the Riviera Reporter Magazine, speaking on the history of the hotel and its special place in history....

Peter Greenberg interviews Vincent Maillard, executive chef of Hôtel Byblos in St. Tropez, during this episode of Travel Today. Maillard describes the menu he’s designed at the B in Hôtel Byblos. His recipes evoke the flavors of the Riviera and the Mediterranean.

Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes to you from the jet set destination of Hotel Byblos in the St. Tropez, France. PJ Heslin, American Expat Writer for the Riviera Reporter, joins Peter to talk about the art of mastering the bus and how the south of France is very similar to Los Angeles.

This week on Travel Today with Peter Greenberg, we head to Hilton Head Island in South Carolina. Peter checks out everything from jazz in the downtown corridor to the shrimp boat feasts on the docks of the Calibogue sound, and, of course…golf. Joining Peter this week is Bob Masteller, owner of The Jazz Corner complete with an in-studio trumpet serenade; Mayor John Lockhart talks about the constant struggle between his commitment to the environment and further development of the island....