Eye on Travel with Peter Greenberg

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg -- from Dulles International Airport in Washington, DC. Peter sits down with Jeremy R. Kinney - The Associate Director for Research and Curatorial Affairs at the National Air and Space Museum - to talk aviation and history. Then, IAD’s Airport Manager, Richard Golinowski stops by to chat about what it takes to maintain this iconic airport. Then, a special guest who use...

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg features a deep dive in and through some critical travel pocketbook issues. Starting with junk fees and other nickel and diming tactics from hotels, Dawn Gilbertson of The Wall Street Journal has the report on what is happening and what you should know. Then, Aviation Consultant Mike Boyd speaks about why so many airlines are ending service to small U.S. cities and wha...

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg -- from The L’Ermitage Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. Peter sits down with Rafat Ali - The Founder and CEO of Skift - for an overview of what the next 18 months could look like for the airline industry. Then, it’s a deep dive into the history and culture of Beverly Hills with Mayor Dr Julian Gold,  Phil Savenick - President of the Beverly Hills Historical Society - a...

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg -- from Madison, Wisconsin. Peter returns to his alma mater, The University of Wisconsin-Madison - where he started his journalism career -  to sit down with some other journalists and historians. First, David Maraniss - Journalist and Author  - stops by to discuss his many books which include topics ranging from Vince Lombardi to Jim Thorpe and also what mak...

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 dives deep into the history of...

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 Hotels, an aptly named group ...

 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 – Chief Executive Off...

 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 how it could get eve...

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 into why and how cruising i...

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 make the bags, and even the f...

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 Halifax Regional Fire &a...

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. Tim Ryan, President The ...

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 Carr Hartley - Direct...

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 you tried to enter an airlin...

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, Author of Paved Paradise:...

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 conversation about Oakland’s ico...

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 - on some airline rules yo...

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 one young passenger in tro...

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 Vancouver Chinatown Fo...