Archive for May, 2009
Former NTSB Top Brass Discusses Buffalo Crash Investigation
Peter checked in with Greg Feith, former lead investigator of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), to discuss the recently released cockpit voice recorder transcript of Continental Flight 3407, the Buffalo-bound flight that crashed in icy weather on February 12, killing all 44 passengers and four crew on the plane and one person on the [...]
Dispatch from Dubai, Part 1: Getting There
PeterGreenberg.com’s Karen Elowitt recently flew to Dubai for a more in-depth look at the city she once covered in a day. Often referred to as Disneyland for grown-ups, or the Vegas of the Middle East, even this glittery getaway is feeling the effects of the economic downturn. Elowitt will report daily on her discoveries, [...]
Memorial Day Travel Vacations Expected to Increase Even as Gas Prices Rise
Even as Americans are being pummeled by dismal details about the economy, the flailing auto industry and job loss, there is some positive news for the travel industry on the horizon: AAA has projected that the number of Americans traveling this Memorial Day weekend will rise slightly from last year. It’s expected that approximately 32.4 [...]
Digital Postcard, a New Way to Share Travel Memories
On your next trip, instead of buying postcards from some tacky tourist trap, why not use technology to create and send your own unique postcard?
Villa Rental Tips from a Weekend Vacation in Sonoma
Recently my wife and I planned a weekend with four other couples. We wanted to meet in the Sonoma Valley to experience its bucolic mix of small towns, cafes, vineyards, dairies, farms, and ranches. At first we considered booking one of the luxury hotels in the area: Meadowood, Auberege du Soleil, or the Calistoga Ranch. [...]
International Travel News Roundup
If you haven’t been keeping up with the latest travel news from this week, this is the post for you. We’ve rounded up all the top stories from this week in one simple post. But first, congratulations goes out to the winner of our Indy 500 contest, Melissa R. from Dubuque, Iowa. Melissa’s now headed [...]
Florianopolis, Brazil & Its 42 Beaches, Expert Travel Advice, Arnie Weissmann Interview, Costas Christ of National Geographic – Hour 1
On May 16, Peter was live from Costao de Santinho Resort in Florianópolis, Brazil, from the Global Travel & Tourism Summit. In the first hour, his guests include: Arnie Weissmann, editor in chief of Travel Weekly, kicks off the show with a discussion of the current state of travel and tourism. Laura Coutinho, journalist for [...]
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On May 16, Peter was live from Costao de Santinho Resort in Florianópolis, Brazil, from the Global Travel & Tourism Summit. In the second hour, his guests include: Charles Veley, “The World’s Most Traveled Man,” who continues his conversation about Pitcairn Island. PeterGreenberg.com’s own Karen Elowitt calls in live from Dubai and to give us [...]
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