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Radio Guest List—Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort in Cancun, Mexico—October 3, 2015

Locations in this article:  Los Angeles, CA

moonThis week on the Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio Show, we broadcast from the Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort in Cancun, Mexico, which has 14 miles of white sand beaches and water temperatures that range from 78° to 84°F year round. Cancun has become one of Mexico’s busiest travel destinations—in 1970 this beachfront city had a population of 120, and it is now home to more than 700,000 residents.

We’re joined by Arnie Weissmann, Editor-in-Chief of Travel Weekly, who discusses how over half of the traveling community gives back on a leisure trip, and the changes that this is having on travel brands. Also joining us is Hugo Martin, travel writer for the Los Angeles Times, to talk about airlines’ continued competition for yield and what this means for smaller markets. Evan Saunders, CEO and Co-Founder of AttractChina.com discusses his self-professed love for the club sandwich, and gives us his pick for the best clubs around. Hint: the results may surprise you. There’s all of this and more when the Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio Show broadcasts from the Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort in Cancun, Mexico.

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Arnie Weissmann, Editor-in-Chief of Travel Weekly, joins us to discuss the increase in voluntourism and the generation that is leading the pack in giving back.

Evan Saunders, CEO and Co-Founder of AttractChina.com and self-professed club sandwich aficionado at ClubSandwichReviews.com, gives us his take on some of the best club sandwiches around the world.

Ayun Halliday, Author of No Touch Monkey: And Other Travel Lessons Learned Too Late explains the origins of her book’s title, along with other lessons she’s learned along the way.

Roger Dow, President and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, explains local cities’ efforts to subsidize airlift, and domestic airlines’  continued fight against international competition.

Hugo Martin, Travel Writer for the LA Times, discusses how airlines are finally making a profit, and the effects that this will continue to have on smaller, mid-sized markets.

Joe Brancatelli, Seat 2B Columnist for The Business Journals and owner of JoeSentMe.com, further explains airlift issues, both domestically and internationally, and the potential strategies that businesses are using to lure airlines back to their markets.

By Tim Hill for PeterGreenberg.com