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 when it comes to charging resort fees...or not. And what travelers can do. Finally, if you believe that there are only two types of airline bags - carry on and lost, then Bryan Owens, Owner of Unclaimed Luggage stops by to talk about where many of your lost bags end up. With more than a few surprises.

An extended conversation with the CEO of Best Western Hotels, a deep dive on resort fees, lost baggage, and more

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This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg - from the new Fontainebleau Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mike Boyd from the Boyd Aviation Group provides insight on how nearly 300 people avoided going through security at airports last year. Then, it is back to Nevada for a deep dive into a very famous hotel name - first in Miami and now in Las Vegas with Maurice Wooden, the President of Fontainebleau Las Vegas. Then, Dr. Dave Schwartz - Professor at UNLV - discusses the history and the resilience that defines Sin City.

Breaking down surprising numbers from the TSA and a look into one of Las Vegas's newest hotels

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg - from onboard the Viking Radgrid on the Seine River. Peter touches base with Alexander Lobrano - American Expat and Author of My Place at the Table - for the latest on the food scene in a country that continues to outdo itself. Then, Peter visits The Palace of Versailles to chat with curator Bertrand Rondot about the history of royalty and design that still defines the Palace today. Then, it is back on the River to Rouen, the home to many impressionists, for a conversation with Michael Dodds as he traces Normandy’s history back to the vikings. Finally, as the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landing approaches, Peter stops at the American Cemetery in Normandy and sits down with longtime Superintendent Scott Desjardins to try to put the stories of all the 9,387 buried there into proper historical and emotional perspective.

The 80th anniversary of D-Day and a visit to Versailles while sailing the Seine River

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg - from The Signia Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. Peter sits down with Ernie Suggs from the Atlanta Journal Constitution - on the evolution of the city that some say is still trying to find its own identity. Then, a deep dive into Atlanta's history with Claire Haley from the Atlanta History Center.  Finally, if you want to know one of the metrics that determines what makes a great city,  it's their emergency response. Roderick Smith - The Fire Chief of Atlanta - stops by to paint the bigger picture.

A deep dive into Atlanta, Georgia

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg - from The Four Seasons Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Dean Trantalis - Mayor of Fort Lauderdale - stops by for a conversation on some dramatic changes in the city and how it is dealing with population growth. Then,  veteran TV news correspondent and Fort Lauderdale resident Kerry Sanders chats with Peter about the birth and growth of Florida’s own private railroad - something that is actually working. Then, Bonnie Clearwater -  Director and Chief Curator of the NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale talks about a museum you've probably never heard of... but should.

Population growth, a private railroad, and a conversation about art in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg - from the country of Uganda. Peter chats with Gaetano Kagwa - Host of Gaetano & Lucky in the Morning - who has his finger on the pulse of everything happening in the capital city of Kampala. Then, Peter travels across Lake Victoria to sit down with Dr. Laura Lewis - UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Psychology at UC Berkeley - on her search for common ground between humans and chimpanzees. Then, Peter takes a much longer journey to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest for a conversation and hike with Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka Ugandan veterinarian and founder of Conservation Through Public Health. Finally, Felix Okuye - President of the Uganda Baseball and Softball Association - stops by for an explanation of the surprisingly successful as well as hopeful presence of organized baseball in Uganda.

An extended conversation with the CEO of Best Western Hotels, a deep dive on resort fees, lost baggage, and more

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