Eye on Travel with Peter Greenberg

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from Amman, Jordan. Joining Peter will be H.R.H Princess Alia Al Hussein, who talks about her special animal rescue program and how she is saving lions, bears, and even hyenas in Jordan. She also explains what the Princess Alia Foundation is doing to combat the worldwide problem of poaching. His excellency Akel Biltaji, the mayor of Amman, talks a...

This week Travel Today with Peter Greenberg from the historic InterContinental Barclay hotel in New York. Then, a look at a hotel reborn, with Donald Miller, New York City Historian and Author of Supreme City: How Jazz Age Manhattan Gave Birth to Modern America. Herve Houdre, the GM of the InterContinenal Barclay on how he turned the original 1926 property into a true model for the environment, fo...

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from McLean, Virginia and the Ritz-Carlton in Tysons Corner—a hotel celebrating its 25th birthday. Joining Peter will be legendary chefs Jose Andres and Christian Clair from the Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico. We will also be joined by Larry Olmstead, Author of Real Food, Fake Food, who will discuss the growing intentional misla...

This week Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the Loneliest Highway in America (Highway 50), from the Pony Express Territory in Fallon, Nevada. Mark Bassett, Executive Director at Nevada Northern Railway, talks about its amazing/still-working railway in nearby Ely, where visitors can actually operate the trains. Talk about a hands-on experience! Robert Moor, Author of On Trails: An Explor...

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the Hotel SO Sofitel Bangkok in Thailand. We also head to northern Thailand and discuss how AccorHotels, the major hotel brand in Thailand (and in many parts of the world) is putting its money where it helps the most—in to building schools in communities that never had roads, electricity, phones, let alone schools. Joining Peter will be Patri...

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from Boulder, Colorado and the studios at KGNU. Boulder is about to host the Jaipur Literature Festival which will be held September 23rd through 25th. Joining Peter Greenberg will be festival director Jessie Friedman, who talks about the original Jaipur Literature Festival founded in India (it starts September 23 in Boulder). Kathy Beeck, Founder...

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from New Haven and The Study at Yale. New Haven Mayor Toni Harp stops by, along with James Bundy, Dean of Yale School of Drama and Artistic Director of Yale Repertory Theater, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Michael Morand of the Beineke Rare Books Library delves into the history of this amazing library and what can be found there...

This week Travel Today with Peter Greenberg from Sake Rok at The Park, Los Vegas’ newest area attraction. Shawn McClain, Chef and Managing Partner at the new Libertine Social at Mandalay and Five50 Pizza Bar at ARIA and Sage, joins the show with a report on the restaurant scene in the city of celebrity chefs—important when making a first impression on diners. Mixologist Tony Abou-Ganim explains wh...

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the historic Omni Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Virginia.  Julie Langan, Director of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, explains the restoration process of the Jefferson Bath Houses, including The Gentlemen’s pool house, the oldest spa structure in America. Also, Greg Barnhill, Omni Homestead Resort Executive Chef, dives into t...

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from from a capital city with a great history that few have visited—Bismarck, North Dakota, at the North Dakota Heritage Center. Joining Peter will be Eileen Andes, Chief of Interpretation & Public Affairs of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, discussing how President Roosevelt’s love of adventure brought him to North Dakota. Of course, part of...

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the Waldorf Astoria Chicago. Chicago resident Maureen Maher, ace correspondent for CBS News (48 Hours) talks about special places throughout Chicago, with some surprising and very cool recommendations. Writers Nina Hahn and Skyline’s Tom O’Gorman weigh in on their special spots for friends and family, and what has/hasn’t changed in the last f...

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from Half Moon in Montego Bay, Jamaica. It’s one of the great, legendary, and still privately owned luxury resorts in the Caribbean. Valerie O’Bryan, Curator of the Montego Bay Cultural Centre, stops by to discuss the country’s rich heritage that goes way beyond Bob Marley. TV and Radio host Emprezz Golding talks about her work with Jamaican youth...

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg heads to a real hidden gem, Door County, Wisconsin, and broadcasts from the shores of Green Bay. Joining Peter Greenberg will be Patrick Smith, Author of Cockpit Confidential: Everything You Need to Know About Air Travel: Questions, Answers, and Reflections with an update on the investigation into the loss of Malaysian Airlines flight 370. Scott McCartn...

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from Southern California, and one of America’s best planned communities, Irvine, California. Joining Peter will be Jim Irvine Swinden, President of the Irvine Museum, talks about some of the institution’s more surprising collections—not to mention the world’s largest collection of California impressionist art.  It’s been a tough water summer for C...

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg broadcasts from the Regent Seven Seas Explorer in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Weighing in at 55,254 gross-registered tons, this all-suite, all-balcony ship carries 750 guests. Departing for its maiden voyage on July 20, 2016, the Seven Seas Explorer will cruise around Europe before heading to Miami, where it will offer Caribbean cruises. Joining Peter will be...

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from Guayaquil, Ecuador as we update all the relief work being done in the country in the wake of their devastating earthquake this past April. Joining me will be the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, as well as many of the volunteers and organizations helping to rebuild the many communities hit hard by the quake. That includes the project dire...

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from IPW, the largest international meeting of travel industry leaders in the U.S. Joining Peter will be Sally Jewell, U.S. Secretary of the Interior, who talks about the national park centennial, as well as some of the hidden parks in the system. George Aguel, President and CEO of Visit Orlando, shares a report on the aftermath of the shooting tr...

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from Surf City USA at the new Paséa Hotel & Spa in Huntington Beach, California. Joining Peter will be Dean Torrence, co-founder, co-lead singer, and co-writer of Jan & Dean, discusses the history of the group, from its early years to the newly evolved Surf City AllStars, along with how he trademarked the iconic name “Surf City USA.” The l...

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the Sandos Playacar Beach Resort & Spa in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Joining Peter Greenberg will be USA Today’s Rudy Garcia on the history of Playa Del Carmen; Lisa Wright, an American expat (and blogger) living in Playa del Carmen, shares her secrets of the destination; and Sonya Vargas from Mi Amigo de la Calle talks about this very spe...

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from The Montage Beverly Hills. Joining Peter will be Beverly Hills writer and historian Robert Anderson; Iron Chef host Geoffrey Zakarian talks about the opening of his new restaurant at the hotel; Tammi Fuller, founder of Campowerment, discusses the camp’s approach to well being; and Beverly Hills Fire Chief Ralph Mondell shares his picks for th...

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from San Juan Water & Beach Club Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Joining Peter Greenberg on the show will be Nuria Sebazco, TV Reporter for Telemundo Puerto Rico, with a front line report on the Zika virus and its impact on tourism. Professor Luis Agrait, History Department Chair at The University Puerto Rico, stops by to talk about diversity...

Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from Cape May, New Jersey and the iconic Congress Hall Hotel. Joining Peter Greenberg on the show will be Roy Steinberg, Cape May Stage Director, talks with us about the stage’s 2016 program, and how he hopes that these productions become catalysts for conversations on topics affecting us all. Then, Richard Crossley, avid birder and author of the Crossley Bi...

This week Travel Today with Peter Greenberg  travels down under from Sydney, Australia. Joining Peter on the show will be Paul Ashton, historian and author of The Accidental City, who will explain Sydney's remarkable heritage and how neighborhoods are moving to preserve their history. Then, Colin Scotts, defensive end football player for St. Louis Cardinals, Arizona Cardinals, and the Houston Oile...

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. Joining Peter Greenberg will be Tazia Rutherford, Atlantis’ Associate Director of Marine Mammal Operations, talks about the daily challenges of maintaining a habitat that protects all of the resort’s marine life and how guests get to interact. Pepin Argamasilla, who runs John Watling’s Di...

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from Trieste, Italy at the shipyards of Fincantieri, where they are building the largest ship in the history of the yard, MSC Cruises’ Seaside. MSC Cruises has more ships on order than any other cruise line. Peter Greenberg will be there for the coin ceremony and to report on the explosion of shipbuilding worldwide. Joining Peter will be Karoline...