Eye on Travel

Radio Guest List, Hyatt Regency Lost Pines, Austin, Texas

Locations in this article:  Austin, TX Cape Town, South Africa

Why is summer airfare already skyrocketing?  What is it like to volunteer in Africa? And whatever happens to the dozens of iPads that are being left on airplanes these days?

Find out the answers to these questions plus the latest travel news when Peter Greenberg Worldwide broadcasts from The Hyatt Regency Lost Pines in Austin, Texas.

Click here to listen to the show streaming live from 10 am until 1 pm ET on Saturday, May 5, 2012.

Have a travel question? Then ask Peter. Call 888-88-PETER (888-88-383), email him at peter@petergreenberg.com, or tweet your questions to @petersgreenberg (include #askPeter). Peter will standing by to take your calls live on Saturday.

Featured guests include:

Scott McCartney, travel editor for The Wall Street Journal, gives us some insight on the tricky schemes phone companies implement that can stick you with a bill of up to $10,000 when calling abroad and discusses why airfare to Europe are skyrocketing.

Paula Greenfield, mascot coordinator for Hooves, Horns, and Hoss Mascot Program, explains the program’s genesis, how the animals “work” at a resort wedding as well as the program’s other functions, and how they connect with the guests.

David-Michel Davies, executive director for The Webby Awards, divulges which sites won their first Webby Awards and which one earned the award for Inaugural People’s Special Achievement for Social Change.

Drew Pickle, supervisor of the  Natural Science Programs and McKinney Roughs Nature Park, discusses his top favorite things to do there, the various trails the park offers, as well as a couple surprises you might come across.

George Hobica
, founder of Airfarewatchdog.com, comes in the studio to tell us about a recent story where Spirit Airlines wouldn’t refund a dying man’s plane ticket.

Michaela Guzy
, creator of OhthePeopleYouMeet.com, calls in from Cape Town discussing her travel experiences and volunteering in Africa.

Jennifer Berdoll, owner of Berdoll Pecan Farm, tells the history of the farm that started as a small family business and how many pecans can be harvested each year.

Kevin Maguire, director of travel for Intercollegiate Athletics at The University of Texas, discusses his top recommendations for outdoor activities in Texas.

Nancy Wood, director of the Bastrop Main Street Program, comes in to talk about the program, what catalyst propelled the downtown renovation, how it has changed the community dynamic, and what visitors can expect to see.

By Collette Torunyan for PeterGreenberg.com