Travel Today With Peter Greenberg

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from Harrah’s in Las Vegas, Nevada. Michael Massari, Don Ross and Sean McBurney from Caesars Palace report on the continuing explosion of meetings in Las Vegas, how the tourism formula is changing as well as some new directions in entertainment. Jonathan Ullman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Mob Museum, talks about the real-life significance of the movie Casino, and its exhibits dedicated to Las Vegas characters. There’s all this and more as Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from Harrah’s hotel – in Las Vegas, Nevada. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week Travel Today with Peter Greenberg travels to the legendary Grand Hôtel in Stockholm, Sweden. Olov Amelin, Director at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, demystifies the Nobel Prize’s nomination process and also dispels some common misconceptions about the prize. Then, Michelin star chef Niklas Ekstedt speaks about the traditional and surprisingly analog methods behind his kitchen at Ekstedt: no electricity, no gas, just wood. Julieta Spoerer, CEO and Founder of The Newbie Guide to Sweden, speaks about adjusting to life in Sweden–what’s different and what works–from a local’s perspective and the things that surprise people that move to the country the most. There’s all this and more as Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm, Sweden. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from The Thief hotel in Oslo, Norway, a cutting edge design hotel with a great story to tell. David Nikel, Author of Norway and Oslo travel guides (Moon Publications), talks about the wake-up call Oslo and the rest of the country received when The Thief hotel opened in the city and explains its role in modernizing what was once a Spartan approach to hospitality. Stein Olav Henrichsen, Director of The Munch Museum, discusses the event that made world news – the robbing of “The Scream” painting and the little-known stories behind it. And Jason Moore, American Expat, Founder of Zero to Travel and Co-Founder of Location Indie, talks about how he ended up in Oslo and his biggest shock when he first came to Norway. There’s all this and more as Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from The Thief hotel in Oslo, Norway. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week Travel Today with Peter Greenberg Worldwide comes from the Azamara Pursuit, sailing out of Southampton, England to Bergen, Norway. Joining Peter this week is Captain Carl Smith, who shares the colorful past history of the Pursuit and how it now sails to some of the most interesting, smaller ports in Europe–destinations not accessible to the mega ships. Fiann Paul, Ocean Rower and 20-time Guinness World Records holder, talks about his experiences rowing in all the major oceans. And Azamara Pursuit’s Executive Chef Monica Ortiz on how she sources local food at each port and how that immerses her guests in the culture and cuisine. There’s all this and more as Travel Today with Peter Greenberg Worldwide comes from the Azamara Pursuit. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the historic (and newly renovated) The Trafalgar St. James hotel in London. Joining Peter this week is Curator Christopher Riopelle from The National Gallery who will be talking about some surprising “new” American artists added to its collection. Kalyn Franke, Founder of Girl Gone London, talks about moving to London from Orlando as a study abroad student, what surprised her the most upon her arrival and the stereotypes she had to dispel. Then, Mike Gibson, Deputy Editor at Foodism, talks about the evolving food scene in London and how it includes casual dining and street food–an innovative way to eat in the city. There’s all this and more as Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from The Trafalgar St. James in London. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the La Concha Resort in Condado, San Juan, Puerto Rico — with a special report on this U.S. territory. We’re approaching the one year anniversary of the worst storm to hit Puerto Rico in 80 years and one of the deadliest Atlantic hurricanes. While power has finally been restored to the entire island, Peter reports on the continuing rebuilding efforts post-Maria, and how Puerto Rico is now returning and open to visitors. Peter talks with San Juan news reporters, national park service officials, local business owners and historians about the current state of affairs. He’ll also report on Puerto Rico’s food explosion and how the gastronomic scene has changed for the better. All this and more as Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the La Concha Resort in San Juan.    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the Hotel Lutetia in Paris, France, an iconic, historic and luxury hotel on the Left Bank and newly reopened after a nearly four year, $234 million restoration and renovation. (First opened in 1910, it’s been the hangout for everyone from Charles de Gaulle to Pablo Picasso, from Ernest Hemingway to Josephine Baker). Catherine Down, Founder of Ciao Down, joins Peter with an all important update on the Parisian food scene, the stinkiest (and best) cheeses and where all the city’s notable chefs are now eating dinner. Then, a real hidden gem report: Abigail Altman from the American Library in Paris, joins the program to talk about this little known destination in the city, as well as the library’s extensive history and its surprising collection.  There’s all this and more as Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the Hotel Lutetia in Paris, France See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privac

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe in Truckee, California. Joining Peter is Wendy David, Mayor of South Lake Tahoe, who discusses maintaining the largest alpine lake in North America and the challenges that come with balancing development and preservation. Fire Chief Schwartz talks about the special challenges operating in Lake Tahoe’s district that extends 32 miles around the lake as well as using drones for backcountry rescue. Curator Barbara Bogucki and Executive Director Lora Nadolski of the Tahoe Maritime Museum share Lake Tahoe’s rich boating history and the role it played in creating the resort destination. And Mark Jeffers, Executive Chef at The Ritz-Carlton, reveals how he conforms his recipes to the altitude, the special story of the hotel restaurant’s smoker as well as his secret to making soft ribs in the Northstar location. There’s all this and more as Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the Ritz Carlton, Lake Tahoe in Truckee, California

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the Fairmont Amman Hotel in Jordan. Joining the show is Taleb Rifai, Jordanian Economist and, most recently, Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization, who talks about the current U.S. travel ban and how it unintentionally serves the agenda of terrorists and some other unexpected consequences. Akel Biltaji, former Mayor of Amman, discusses his philosophy that heritage is for mankind and not just for man and then explains how Jordanians are the custodians of that heritage for the rest of the world. There’s all this and more as Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the Fairmont Amman Hotel in Amman, Jordan. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the Omni Providence Hotel in Providence, Rhode Island. Joining Peter is the Mayor of Providence, Jorge Elorza, on how Providence has always been a mid station for immigrant communities and diversity. Gail Ciampa, Food Editor of Providence Journal, reveals her favorite places to eat in Providence and explains why restaurants that look like bomb shelters are usually fabulous inside. And, Morgan Grefe, Executive Director of Rhode Island Historical Society, explains shares the fact that Rhode Island was the first U.S. state that was founded on the principles of democracy and separation of church and state and reveals how almost every historic building in the state contains a surprise. There’s all this and more as Travel Today with Peter Greenberg Worldwide comes from the Omni Providence Hotel in Providence, Rhode Island. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the W Punta de Mita Hotel in Nayarit, Mexico.  Madeline Milne, Editor of Vallarta Tribune, joins Peter to talk about U.S. State Department travel warnings and the true crime picture in Mexico–are tourists (or even expats) at risk? Chef Nacho Cadena, Poet and the unofficial Gastronomic Ambassador of Puerto Vallarta, explains the unique culinary twist and cooking methods that personalize his restaurant, La Leche, in Puerto Vallarta (There are no daily specials on his menu. The entire menu is changed every day!). And Maru Rodriguez, Biologist and Leader of Wildlife Connection, on the special dolphin encounters she leads in Banderas Bay, as well as what the world is doing to address the deadly impact of plastics in the ocean. There’s all this and more as Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the W Punta de Mita Hotel in Mexico. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-inf

This week Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego in San Diego, California. Serge Dedina, Environmentalist and Mayor of Imperial Beach, speaks about the very successful Cross Border Xpress and Ann Wycoff from San Diego Magazine on all things food in San Diego–from oysters, to steakhouses, and the best secret fish tacos. Michele Parente, Dining, Wine and Lifestyle Reporter for The San Diego Union-Tribune, shares where she gets some of the best foods in the area, what it was like growing up in San Diego’s Little Italy, and how she went to a casino steakhouse for Thanksgiving. There’s all this and more as Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego in San Diego, California. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from Silversea’s Silver Cloud as the ship celebrates its 10th year of expedition cruising. Jacqueline Gifford, Travel Director at Travel and Leisure and Departures, speaks about the boom in expedition cruising and the demographics that support the popularity. Tom Stieghorst, Cruise Editor at Travel Weekly, reports on Silversea’s breakthrough itinerary to the Russian Far East, the Amazon and Polar ports. Felicity Aston, the first woman to ski across Antarctica alone, shares her remarkable story of when–and how–she decided to ski across the ice-capped continent by herself. There’s all this and more as Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the Silversea Silver Cloud en route to Dublin.   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from The Athenaeum Hotel & Residences in London, England–a hotel with history dating back to 1850. Leila Packer, Curator at The Wallace Collection, explains how the Marquesses of Hertford amassed such a variety of world class artwork, the vibrant exhibitions program and the collection’s expansion. Julie Falconer, California Expat and Founder of A Lady in London, speaks about the recent royal wedding, the fall of the British pound and the influx of foreign tourists traveling to the United Kingdom as a result. Chris Galvin, Michelin Starred Chef and Chef Patron at Galvin at The Athenaeum Hotel in London, discusses his apprenticeship and experience working with the best French chefs over the course of 20 years, his training from all around the world and what he’s brought back to Britain. There’s all this and more as Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from The Athenaeum Hotel & Residences in London, England. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/p

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the Super Bowl of travel conventions, the U.S. Travel Association’s International Pow Wow (IPW) in Denver, Colorado. Thinking about where to travel this year? Roger Dow, President & CEO of U.S. Travel Association, joins Peter to talk about the changing patterns in travel trends and the $4.7 billion that was generated from the convention’s meetings. Then, Matt Kepnes, New York Times bestselling author of How to Travel the World on $50 a Day: Travel Cheaper, Longer and founder of Nomadic Matt, Smarter discusses the most and least walkable cities around the world. Writer Ed Sealover of the Denver Business Journal dishes about the roughly 120 (that’s right…120) breweries in the metropolitan Denver area. There’s all this and more as Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from International Pow Wow in Denver, Colorado. 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 broadcast of Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the new Norwegian Bliss sailing out of Miami, Florida. Joining Peter is Andy Stuart, President and CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line, on the little known Jones Act and how it impacts cruising and your choices of ports. Then, Frank Del Rio, President and CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, shares where the idea to have a double-deck high race track on Norwegian Bliss was hatched. And a look at the rapidly changing behavioral and age stats of cruise ship passengers from Tom Steighorst of Travel Weekly. There’s all this and more as Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from NCL’s Norwegian Bliss. 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 episode of Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from National Harbor in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, this planned community was constructed on the Potomac River roughly 10 miles away from Washington, D.C. Joining Peter is Robert McCartney, Senior Regional Correspondent for The Washington Post, on the history of National Harbor and its impact on Prince George’s County as the first upscale development in the county in years. Doug Ridge, Area General Manager of Gaylord National Resort and AC Hotel National Harbor, talks about the nearly 2,000 rooms, and 110 suites at Gaylord National Resort and how the Gaylord Brand fits into the National Harbor concept. And artist Cheryl Foster, walks us through her creative process and how she designed several large public art pieces in National Harbor. There’s all this and more as Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from National Harbor in Prince George’s County, Maryland. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priva

This week's episode of Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from Paradisus Playa del Carmen La Esmeralda in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Joining Peter Greenberg this week is Historian Tiziana Roma, with a report on the real story behind the Mayan ruins and their physical foundations as well as the state’s ports. Roberto Diaz, President and Founder of the Underwater Museum of Art (MUSA), shares the history of this special subaquatic museum and its mission to save the coral reefs, plus a report on how much marine life has returned to the permanent sculptures installed below the surface. And Otto Von Bertrab, the General Director of Rio Secreto, shares the story of how he discovered Rio Secreto and why it took him almost a year to traverse all 31 miles of the semi-flooded, underground cave. There’s all of this and more when Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from Paradisus Playa del Carmen La Esmeralda in Playa del Carmen. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from Hotel Les Mars in Healdsburg, California. Joining Peter Greenberg will be Ray Holley, Managing Editor at Sonoma West Publishers, on his 30 years in Sonoma and dealing with growth management and the preservation of Healdsburg. And Julie Pedroncelli, third-generation owner of her family’s Pedroncelli winery, on the history of winemaking in the region as well as her favorite hidden gems in Healdsburg. And Will Seppi, CEO of Costeaux French Bakery, talks all things butter–and how–not surprisingly–he uses more butter than anyone else in town. There’s all of this and more as Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the Hotel Les Mars in Healdsburg, California. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from Buenos Aires and the annual World Travel and Tourism Council Global Summit. Joining Peter is Marriott CEO Arne Sorensen, who talks about Marriott's rapid expansion worldwide and the staggering number of hotels they are building daily. Costas Christ, Editor at Large for National Geographic Traveler, speaks about the importance of and a new definition of sustainable travel for post-boomers, millennials and gen-z. And Greg O’Hara, Founder and CEO of Certares, explains how the widening worldwide income gap is affecting the travel industry as well as demand elasticity in travel.  There’s all of this and more as Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the WTTC Annual Global Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.