Eye on Travel

Peter Greenberg Worldwide—JW Marriott Minneapolis Mall of America, Minnesota—February 6, 2016

Locations in this article:  Minneapolis, MN

jw marriottThis week, the Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio Show broadcasts from the new JW Marriott Minneapolis Mall of America, located at the massive Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. We’ve got a stellar guest lineup, including Andrew Zimmern from the Travel Channel, who’s called Minneapolis his home for the last 25 years. Travel Editor and ombudswoman Wendy Perrin walks us through the real meaning of State Department advisories, alerts and warnings. We’ll hear about the cool places to go in Minneapolis and Bloomington that aren’t in the guide books from a real insider—Minneapolis Fire Department Assistant Chief Bryan Tyner. Bloomington Mayor Gene Winstead and Beth Blair, author of The Unofficial Guide to the Mall of America will also join us on the air.

Scott McCartney, Travel Editor for The Wall Street Journal, will report on whether commercially scheduled airlines really need life vests—and how they can potentially do more harm than good. We’ll also discover some surprises you might not know about Minneapolis: Andreas Marks, Curator of Japanese and Korean art at the Clark Center at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, will discuss how they came to have the largest collection of Japanese art in the western world. And then, Everton Clarke, Executive Chef of Cedar and Stone at the JW Marriott, unveils his strategy for going beyond the traditional definition of hotel food. And last but not least, Anne Banas, Deputy Editor for BBC.com travel, reports on all things single malt, as well as some of the surprising destinations around the world now making single malt whiskey. There’s all that and more when the Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio Show broadcasts from the JW Marriott at the Mall of America.

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