Archive for August, 2011
The Icarus Awards: A-List Edition
Roll out the red carpet for the week’s travel failures. There are lots of A-list nominees up in the air this week. They might not be able say a line or dribble down the line, but one of them stands to win this week’s Icarus award. NBA or NRA? Former Portland Trailblazer Darius Miles may [...]
Travel Tip: Interactive Airshows
Airplane enthusiasts may be familiar with the major airshows around the country. But even first-timers can get something out of the interactive experiences that go along with the aerial acrobatics. The annual Prairie Air Show in Illinois doesn’t just involve watching from the ground. You can also take to the skies on a helicopter ride. [...]
Guest List – HarborWalk Village, Destin, Florida – Aug. 6, 2011
Travel and sports have more in common than your might think, and no one knows about these similarities better than NFL player and Travel Channel host Dhani Jones, who sits down with Peter to talk about his new book. Remember the last birthday gift you asked for? Chances are, it wasn’t money to bring technology [...]
Travel Deals: Golf in the Gulf, Curacao Savings and Tanzania Airfare
Who needs to deal with the summer rush when there are fall deals just around the corner? With autumn golf packages in sunny Panama City Beach and island-wide discounts in Curaçao, now is the time to start planning. Always wanted an incentive to take that safari trip of a lifetime? How about free round-trip business-class airfare [...]
Secrets of the Concierges: Shauna Sartori, The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colorado
How does hotel maintain a five-diamond rating for 50 years running? It takes a village, according to those on the front line. Jamie Stringfellow sits down with Shauna Sartori, who became The Broadmoor hotel’s chief concierge at just 25, to learn what makes the hotel operate smoothly and what she loves about Colorado Springs. What’s [...]
How Travelers Can Help Combat Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is one of the fastest-growing crimes in the world as well as the least prosecuted. Executive director and co-founder of the FAIR Fund Andrea Powell joins Peter to explore this crime and the links between trafficking and the travel industry. Peter Greenberg: We talked about this issue after I returned from a UN conference [...]
Travel Tip: Borrowed Car Insurance
If you’re planning to skip the car rental in favor of borrowing a car from a friend or relative, pay attention. You may not be covered just because the vehicle is insured. What you want to look for is something called “permissive use coverage.” This applies to use by another driver who is not part [...]
Google’s Hotel Finder Launches
Google is increasing its presence in the travel sphere with the launch of its Hotel Finder feature. The online search giant has been encroaching on major travel search engines Kayak, Expedia, Priceline, and Travelzoo following the approval of its acquisition of ITA flight search software for $700 million in April. While the profit margins in [...]
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