Archive for April, 2010
Updated: Travel Insurance Coverage Limits & the Volcano in Iceland
Most of travelers coming from or heading to Europe last week probably didn’t think, “Does my travel insurance cover volcano eruptions?” when they headed to the airport last week. However, the answer to this question has become a matter of the utmost importance to the millions of travelers stranded by the eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjöll [...]
Off-Season Travel: Spring Flower Festivals in Nantucket and Beyond
When winter finally gives way to spring of the East Coast, Nantucket emerges from its gray, windy days and nights, culminating with the bright and bountiful Daffodil Festival. Jamie Stringfellow reports on that fleeting period between the quiet gray of a six-month winter and the busy summer of a resort island. After the cranberries of [...]
New Standby Policies & Fees
Back in the good old days, travelers with non-refundable tickets had the option to catch an earlier or later flight on same day—for free. But in this brave new world of nickel and diming, that’s not so easy anymore.
Ask the Locals Travel Guide: North Wales, UK
Peter’s radio show came to us from the Hotel Portmeirion and Castle Deudraeth, within the village of Portmeirion located on the Llyn Peninsula along the coast of Snowdownia. No, he didn’t travel to Middle Earth. He was in North Wales, UK. If you’re unfamiliar with this part of the world, don’t worry, we’ve got the [...]
Iceland Volcano Updates & Wales Travel – Hour 1 – PGW Radio
On April 17, 2010, Peter Greenberg Worldwide broadcast from the Hotel Portmeirion in Gwynedd, Wales. Featured guests include: Former NTSB Lead Investigator Greg Feith discusses the technical side of the Iceland volcano eruption for aviation; Mike Boyd, president of aviation consulting firm Boyd Group International, will discuss the latest travel news; Alun Ffred Jones, the [...]
A Pilot’s Persepctive on Volcanic Eruptions, Plus Welsh Language & Culture – Hour 2 – PGW Radio
On April 17, 2010, Peter Greenberg Worldwide broadcast from the Hotel Portmeirion in Gwynedd, Wales. Featured guests include: Salon.com’s “Ask the Pilot” columnist (and pilot) Patrick Smith guiding us through the latest travel news regarding the volcanic eruption in Iceland and its effects on transatlantic and European flights. Costas Christ, editor-at-large for National Geographic Traveler, [...]
A Pilot's Persepctive on Volcanic Eruptions, Plus Welsh Language & Culture - Hour 2 - PGW Radio Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadSemester at Sea, Ecotourism & Sheepdogs in Wales – Hour 3 – PGW Radio
On April 17, 2010, Peter Greenberg Worldwide broadcast from the Hotel Portmeirion in Gwynedd, Wales. Featured guests include: Student Chelsea Fuller, a participant in Semester at Sea, calls in to discuss her latest adventures; Pamela K. Brodowsky, author of Ecotourists Save the World, fills us in on the latest in eco-travel; Susan Jane Gilman, author [...]
Semester at Sea, Ecotourism & Sheepdogs in Wales - Hour 3 - PGW Radio Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadInaugural New York to Barcelona Race Setting Transatlantic Sailing Record
When traveling from New York to Barcelona, 15 days would hardly seem like record time, unless the mode of transport was sailing. The first New York to Barcelona transoceanic sailing record is now underway and the two competing boats are expected to arrive in the Spanish port city this week. Nancy Lazarus goes behind the [...]
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