Eye on Travel with Peter Greenberg

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Travel Today with Peter Greenberg — Ovolo Woolloomooloo Hotel in Sydney Jun 19, 2019

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This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the Ovolo Woolloomooloo Hotel in Sydney, Australia. Joining Peter is legendary Australian chef Neil Perry, who shares his secrets on the science of airline food. Then a look at Project Sunrise, the Qantas project to support a 20-22 hour nonstop flight (from Sydney to London). Dr. Sveta Postnova from Sydney University, details the latest work on jet lag and Sandra Chipchase, Executive Producer of Vivid Sydney Festival, breaks down Australia’s largest event, complete with 23 separate venues and 61 artists. There’s all of this and more when Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the Ovolo Woolloomooloo in Sydney, Australia.

Travel Today w/ Peter Greenberg — Pacific Visions at the Aquarium of the Pacific Jun 12, 2019

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This week’s epsiode of Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the new Pacific Visions at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California. Jerry Schubel, President and CEO of the Aquarium of the Pacific, discusses why California — the state with the largest ocean coastline and agricultural economy — should be on the forefront of climate change action and water conservation. Sandy Trautwein, Vice President of Animal Husbandry at the aquarium, reports on what it takes to care of the the more than 10,000 animals in the aquarium’s living connection. There’s all this and more as Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the new Pacific Visions at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California.

Travel Today with Peter Greenberg — Queen Mary 2 & the 75th anniversary of D-DAY Jun 05, 2019

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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 also joins the conversation and describes his remarkable journey to becoming captain of this true ocean liner. There’s all this and more when Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the Queen Mary 2.

Travel Today with Peter Greenberg – Balmoral Resort in Haines City, Florida May 29, 2019

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This week’s episode of Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the Balmoral Resort in Haines City, Florida (midway between Orlando and Tampa). Joining the show is Craig Pittmann, Journalist and Author of Oh, Florida! How America’s Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country, describes some of the weirdest facts about the Sunshine State including little-known facts about Polk County. Robb Kenyon, Culinary Director at the Balmoral Resort, discusses how the atmosphere is created at the outdoor Balmoral Bar & Grill that invites both visitors and locals. There’s all of this and more when Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from Haines City, Florida.

Travel Today with Peter Greenberg – Minneapolis Saint Paul International Airport May 22, 2019

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This week’s Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the Minneapolis Saint Paul International Airport. Joining the show is Jayne Haugen Olson, Editor in Chief at Mpls. St. Paul Magazine, on the strength of the Twin Cities and the airport that supports them, and the 20 Fortune 500 companies that call Minneapolis/St Paul home. She’ll also have a report on the explosion in the art and cultural scene. And she’ll explain the background to the creative impact of weather: that there are so many patents in Minnesota because people didn’t have anything else to do in the winter but be in their basement tinkering. Executive Director and CEO of the Metropolitan Airports Commission Brian Ryks, who details why MSP has been voted the number one airport in the country for three years in a row. James Lileks, from the Star Tribune, shares the airport’s history — it was a speedway that went bust, (but it was decided to build an airport there because the space already had relatively straight lines). And MSP firefighter Natalie Forst, on why her team has the highest cardiac arrest save rate in the country. There’s all this and more as Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the Minneapolis Saint Paul International Airport.

Travel Today with Peter Greenberg – Virtuoso Symposium in Melbourne, Australia May 15, 2019

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This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from Melbourne, Australia and the annual Virtuoso Symposium. Joining Peter is Alex Lavelle, Editor at The Age, who talks about how 2,000 people a week are moving to Melbourne. Initially, Melbourne was going to hit 5 million people by 2020, but it hit that number last year from the Virtuoso conference in Melbourne. Donna Demaio, Broadcaster at Melbourne’s top radio station, 3AW, shares her top spots around Melbourne, and how to avoid the almost inevitable queues there, ranging from ChinChin, Neil Perry’s Rockpool, the Stokehouse on the beach for the views, and then Lune, the hottest, cutting-edge bakery that makes arguably some of the best croissants in the world. There’s all this and more as Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the Virtuoso Conference in Melbourne, Australia.

Travel Today with Peter Greenberg – Ritz Carlton Coconut Grove in Miami May 08, 2019

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This week’s epsiode of Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the Ritz Carlton Coconut Grove in Miami, Florida. Joining Peter is attorney Brian Becker has an update on immigration, asylum and tourist visas to the United States. And Mark Hatfield, the Chief Security Officer at Miami International Airport, discusses the brave new world of implementing biometrics at MIA and what it means to security as well as how long it will take you to clear it. Then, Amy Reyes, Editor for Miami.com, says that even though Coconut Grove is away from downtown Miami, smaller chef-driven restaurants have started popping up in the area – and more talk on the food scene. There’s all this and more as Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the Ritz Carlton Coconut Grove in Miami, Florida.

Travel Today with Peter Greenberg — Seatrade in Miami, Florida May 01, 2019

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This week’s episode of Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from Seatrade in Miami, Florida, the annual global summit of all things cruise, with every industry leader in attendance. Guests on the show include Arnold Donald, CEO of Carnival Corporation, Richard Fain, CEO of Royal Caribbean, Tom Wolber, CEO of Crystal Cruises, Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, CEO of Celebrity Cruises. Carolyn Spencer Brown, Editor-in-Chief of Cruise Critic discusses the surprising cruise markets that are on the rise again, including Istanbul and a few others not on your radar. There’s all this and more as Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from Seatrade in Miami, Florida

Travel Today with Peter Greenberg–WTTC Global Summit in Seville, Spain Apr 24, 2019

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This week’s episode Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the World Travel and Tourism Council Global Summit in Seville, Spain. First up, an update on recent airline failures and your real rights as a consumer. Then, a conversation with Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on his upcoming PBS special with Peter, Poland: The Royal Tour — which begins airing on public television April 22nd (check your listings). Then, Roger Dow, Chairman of the U.S. Travel Association, discusses one of the biggest challenges of the travel industry — a labor force not being large enough to keep up with its growth. There’s all this and more as Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the World Travel and Tourism Council Global Summit in Seville, Spain.

Travel Today with Peter Greenberg – St. Regis in San Francisco, California Apr 17, 2019

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Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the St. Regis in San Francisco, California.

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