Eye on Travel

Radio Guests – The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain, Marana, Arizona – June 25, 2011

Locations in this article:  San Diego, CA Tucson, AZ

The Ritz in Marana, ArizonaWhere is the best place on earth to see the stars? Rich Fedel, manager of the Kitt Peak National Observatory, shares why many consider Tuscon to be the astronomy capital of the world.

Plus, Joe Sharkey of The New York Times breaks down recent passenger outbursts including one passenger who was kicked off a plane for using foul language.

From the Marquee de Sade’s interior décor to King Edward the Seventh’s infamous bedroom furniture, Tony Perrottet talks about all the surprises he found while writing The Sinner’s Grand Tour: A Journey Through The Historical Underbelly of Europe.

On Saturday, June 25, 2011, Peter Greenberg Worldwide broadcasts from the Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain Resort, Arizona.

Joe Brancatelli, business travel journalist for Portfolio.com and The Washington Post, shares the latest political maneuvering as Delta and US Airways try to swap their New York and Washington, D.C hubs;

Anne I. Woosley, executive director of the Arizona Historical Society, highlights Arizona’s rich history and its preparations for the upcoming Arizona Centennial 2012;

James Shepherd-Barren, author of Everything That Follows Is Based on Recent, Real-Life Experience That Has Been Proven to Work, describes his experience as an international humanitarian aid worker and military peacekeeper for more than 25 years;

Rich Fedele, manager of public outreach for the Kitt Peak National Observatory, explains why Tucson is known as the Astronomy Capital of the World, and where you can best observe the night skies in and around Arizona;

Joe Sharkey, New York Times columnist, discusses airline fees, TSA-inspired toys, and the flight attendant who took offense to one passenger’s foul language;

Rick Gray, lead guide at the Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain, talks about his role as Ranger Rick, the adventure concierge, and the environmentally mindful desert activities he runs at the hotel;

Phil Baker, gadget guy for PeterGreenberg.com and columnist for the San Diego Transcript, offers information on the latest technology and whether some of these gadgets are violating our privacy;

Matt Adamson, educator and outreach coordinator at the University of Arizona Biosphere 2, shares Biosphere 2’s environmental mission to study Earth, its living systems, and its place in the universe;

Tony Perrottet, author of The Sinner’s Grand Tour: A Journey Through The Historical Underbelly of Europe, on the salacious history he found traveling through Europe;

Clayton van Hooijdonk, executive chef for the Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain, explains his culinary mission to adapt the local cuisine into a fresh and innovative dining experience.

As always, Peter will be taking your calls and answering your travel problems on the air! Call in with your travel questions at 1-888-88-PETER (1-888-887-3837) or email peter@petergreenberg.com. (Write “ASK PETER” in the subject line.)

For more on Peter’s broadcast location, check out the Web site of the Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain, in Marana, AZ.