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Radio Guest List—Hôtel Plaza Athénée, Paris, France—November 19, 2016

Locations in this article:  Paris, France

img_1086This week the Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio Show broadcasts from the Hôtel Plaza Athénée in Paris. Joining us on the show is President and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, Roger Dow, who discusses the U.S. election’s potential effects on travel. Then Director of International Communications for the American Red Cross, Jenelle Eli, talks about her recent deployment in the Mediterranean on the Desponder emergency rescue ship, helping migrants make their way across the sea. Author and former Paris Bureau Chief for The New York Times in Paris, Elaine Sciolino, explains why she never feels unsafe on the streets of Paris or in Iran, which most of the world perceives as dangerous for travelers. Chief Operating Officer at Dorchester Group Limited, Mr François Delahaye, expresses the importance of traveling to France and other locations after a terrorist attack to help show solidarity and support for the economy. There’s all of this and more when the Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio Show comes from the Plaza Athenee in Paris, France.

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Elaine Sciolino, Author and former Paris Bureau Chief for The New York Times in Paris, talks about her new book, The Only Street in Paris: Life on the Rue des Martyrs, and why she has felt safe traveling to Iran five times in the last year.

Jenelle Eli, Director of International Communications for the American Red Cross, describes her experiences aboard the Responder, helping migrants cross treacherous waters.

Mr. Philippe Faure, Former U.S. French Ambassador, explains why United States travelers need to visit Paris now more than ever, to show unity.

Roger Dow, President and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, gives his theories on how the 2016 election has already started to affect travel and what the changes will most likely be over the course of the next year.

Laurant Poncelet, Concierge at Hotel Plaza Athénée, shares some of the more over-the-top requests he’s received from guests and discusses the aspect of his job that he loves the most—making someone happy who started in a bad mood.

Catherine Down, Cioa Down Editor and American expat, dives into how pasteurization laws in the United States make it impossible to find her favorite French cheeses when she heads home. She also talks about her favorite restaurants in Paris and how an American just opened one of the hottest French restaurants in town.

Othman Nasrou, Vice-President de la Région Île-de-France, takes on the topic of the decline of tourism after the terrorist attacks. Fortunately, France is still the number one destination for Americans. He believes that everyone knows Paris for wine, cheese, and the Eiffel Tower, but there are a wide range of activities in the city.

Mr François Delahaye, Chief Operating Officer at Dorchester Group Limited, shares how the sequence of terrorist attacks, and even the robbery of Kim Kardashian, influenced travel to France over the last year. Then he talks about the Hôtel Plaza Athénée in Paris’ recent renovation and extension.

Thierry Hernandez, Director of the Bar du Plaza, describes the Hôtel Plaza Athénée bar as a combination of both the modern and classic. He also reveals his deconstruction of famous cocktails and playfulness in presentation.

By Darra Stone for PeterGreenberg.com