This weekend Peter is broadcasting from New York, NY, and will talk travel with a host of experts, and take your calls at 888-88-PETER, Saturday 10 a.m. to noon ET.

He’ll start with the economy and how it will affect the airline industry with experts Mike Boyd, president of The Boyd Group.

Tom Conlon, writer for Popular Science magazine tells us about the 10 goofy gadgets from NASA that we CAN live without. Antquarium, anyone?

Allison Cardona, director of disaster readiness for the ASPCA gives us an update on what’s happening with rescue and relief efforts of our four-legged friends in Galveston and East Texas after Hurricane Ike.

Plus, we’ll discuss more recovery efforts in the wake of the hurricane with Alicia Cayhill and Ed Perkins, how it’s affecting travel as a whole, and how you can turn your vacation into a volunteer effort.

Finally, we’ll end with some good news from Expedia’s Trendwatch Editor Chris McGinnis. He’ll bust some myths of travel and share some optimistic news about travel today.

And as always, we’ll be taking your calls at 888-88-PETER.

Dinda Elliott, deputy editor of Condé Nast Traveler, and Sven-Olof Lindblad, founder and president of Lindblad Expeditions, fill us in on an upcoming travel conference with topics such “Regarding Social Responsibility,” “How Green We Can Be,” and “Clean Energy and Peace Development throughout the Travel Industry.”