Eye on Travel with Peter Greenberg

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg -- from The Montage Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton, South Carolina. Peter sits down with Scott McCartney, Travel Editor Emeritus of the Wall Street Journal and the Host of the Airlines Confidential Podcast - on a strange phenomenon in the travel industry regarding low cost airlines. He explains what it is and what it means to you. Then, Peter dive...

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg -- from the Edgewood Hotel in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Are the nation's largest airlines becoming an oligopoly? Peter sits down with airline maverick David Neeleman - the Founder of JetBlue and CEO of Breeze Airways, for his take on the good, the bad, and the ugly. Then, we take a look at responsible travel. Edgewood is a member of Beyond Green Hot...

 This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg -- from Prague, Czech Republic. Peter sits down with travel thought leaders to discuss over tourism, sustainability, and global impact, not just to the economy, but to travelers. Marinos Giannopoulos - CEO of Enterprise Greece - chats about over tourism in a country where over 30% of its GDP is driven by travel and tourism. Then, Ufi Ibrahim...

 This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg -- from The Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada. A look at airlines, world travel, and travel insurance. Peter sits down with Matthew Upchurch - President and CEO of Virtuoso - for a conversation on airlines as oligopolies and what that means to you. Then, Julia Simpson - President of WTTC - stops by with some staggering numbers on world travel and...

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg -- from Los Carneros Resort in California in Napa Valley, CA. The latest on American traveler behavior and the choices we make, with Amir Eylon - President and CEO of Longwoods International - on the latest research. Then, Peter sets sail with Kelly Craighead - President and CEO of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) - with a look in...

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg -- from New York City. This week’s show is dedicated entirely to... luggage. For some, it is a necessary evil, and others develop an emotional relationship their bags. And on the 125th anniversary of iconic German manufacturer Rimowa, Peter sits down with the folks who test bags (Consumer Reposts), who inspect bags (the TSA), the folks who mak...

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg – from The Muir Hotel in Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada. Peter sits down with Mike Savage, Mayor of Halifax, for an extended conversation on the history, culture, cuisine, and the city’s little known link to the Titanic. Then, the  wildfires in Canada made headlines earlier this summer, and Ken Stuebing, Executive Director & Fire Chief Hal...

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg – from The FDR Presidential Library in Hyde Park New York. First, Peter sits down with FDR Library Director Bill Harris, for a short course on the history of the library, the presidency of FDR, and the special and often secret role First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt played in American history. Then, it's the other CIA -- also in Hyde Park -- with Dr...

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg from Nairobi, Kenya with two very special guests. The African continent has 54 countries but traveling between those countries is often a challenge due to antiquated air rights. Open skies is often just a concept. Peter sat down with Allan Kilavuka - CEO of Kenya Airways - to get his take on air travel within Africa and to the US. Then, Mikey...

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg -- a chat with Zach Griff from The Points Guy -- on the term "airline service" as an oxymoron and what travelers can now expect in the near future. A conversation with Larry Cuculic, President and CEO, BWH Hotel Group, on the changes in traveler behavior -- and expectations -- and will hotel room rates ever come down? When was the last time yo...

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg -- from the iconic Queen of the French Riviera, The Carlton Hotel in Cannes. Peter takes a look at the continuing chaos of air travel with journalist Scott Mayerowitz. Then, Peter sits down with Gary Leff, Founder of ViewFromtheWing.com, to chat about the ongoing mystery of what speed tape is doing on the wings of 787's. Finally, Henry Grabar,...

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg -- from The Claremont Club and Spa in Berkeley -- is all about Oakland, California. First, a history lesson with columnist Liam Donahue, who knows everything about the East Bay. Then, a look at the lesser known but explosive Oakland art scene with Lori Fogarty, Executive Director & CEO, Oakland Museum of California. And then, a conversatio...

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg -- from Resorts World in Las Vegas, Nevada. We dive deep into a question you may not have thought to ask before boarding a plane: what can actually get you kicked off of a flight? Being drunk and disorderly, yes, but what about clothing choice, body odor or.....your weight? Christopher Elliott, Founder of Elliott.org, weighs in - pun intended...

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg -- from The Hotel Indigo in Everett, Washington. We look deep into everything that might get you kicked off of an airplane -- from dress codes to bodily odor, bad behavior, obesity , and more with Christopher Elliott, Founder of Elliot.org. Then, Gary Leff, Founder of ViewFromtheWing.com on skiplagging and how that airline ticket practice got...

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg -- from The Douglas in Vancouver, Canada. First, Peter digs deep into Vancouver’s past with Michael Kluckner, President of The Vancouver Historical Society. Then a look inside the Museum of Vancouver with Director of Collections & Exhibitions and Curator of Contemporary Culture,  Viviane Gosselin. Then, a visit with Carol Lee, Founder of V...

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg -- from The Chatham Bars Inn in Chatham, Massachusetts. First up, Peter sits down with Stephen Scherr, CEO of Hertz to discuss the revolution in electric vehicles and their impact on the rental car market. Then, in the wake of the Titan disaster, Arnie Weissman, Editor in Chief of  Travel Weekly, tells his all-too close call story of his exper...

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg from San Juan Puerto Rico. First up, an extended conversation with Zane Kirby - President and CEO of the American Society of Travel Advisors - on arrogant airlines, price gouging, traveler demand, and how some airlines may be trying to squeeze out travel advisors, not to mention you. During the pandemic, many travel advisors worked without any...

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg from aboard the Viking Octantis as it sails the Great Lakes from Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Lake Michigan), into Lake Huron and Lake Superior into Thunder Bay, Canada. Peter sits down with Cavalier Johnson, The Mayor of Milwaukee to discuss the evolution of the city into an arts and food capital, not to mention the gateway to the Great Lakes. Then,...

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg. A deep dive into airline frequent flyer programs and a discussion with aviation business expert Mike Boyd, on our obsession with mileage programs and whether or not they have reached a legal definition of fraud. Then, the power and impact of State Department travel advisories? Most recently the U.S. has issued an advisory for Americans to "re...

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg from The 2023 Virtuoso Symposium in Montreal, Quebec. Planes are full and airfares are skyhigh, and at the same time, many airlines are cutting back on routes. Mike Boyd -  Aviation Consultant & President of Boyd Group International - stops by with his take on another cutback – customer service. Then, we catch up with Matthew Upchurch - Th...

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg from The Hyatt Regency Orlando in Orlando, Florida. First, we catch up with Caryn Seidman Becker, the CEO of Clear, with a report on the real numbers at the airports and how technology may be coming to the rescue in more ways than one as we head into the summer and rest of 2023. Then,  Christina Tunnah from World Nomads stops by to discuss a c...

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg from The Four Seasons in Nashville, TN. We kick off with a conversation about summer travel with Bjorn Larsen, Founder and CEO of Norse Atlantic Airways. Then, we take a deep dive into the history of Music City with Nashville Historian David Steele Ewing. Then, you can’t talk about Nashville without discussing guitars, and you can’t talk about...

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg from The Ritz Carlton in Dallas, Texas. Scott McCartney, Host of the Airlines Confidential podcast and Travel Editor Emeritus of the Wall Street Journal, discusses how the airline seat has become a political battleground. Then, as we approach the 60th anniversary of the assassination of JFK, Stephen Fagin, Curator for The Sixth Floor Museum at...

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg from The Lanesborough Hotel in London, UK with a deeper look at the Coronation of King Charles III and what that means for travel. Simon Calder, Senior Travel Editor for The Independent, stops by with his predictions on all travel costs - from airfares to hotels to whether a surge in bookings can be sustained. Then veteran Royals Watcher, Vict...

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg from Cartagena, Colombia. Peter speaks with Larry Cuculic, President and CEO of Best Western Hotel and Resorts, for a world overview about the explosion in new hotels. Then, we take a deeper dive into the hotel resort fee controversy, with Greg O'Stean, Chief Development Officer at Aimbridge Hospitality, weighing in on who really controls what...