Eye on Travel

Eye on Travel — The Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach, California — November 2, 2019

This week, Eye on Travel  broadcasts from The Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach, California. Peter has the latest on the Boeing 737 Max investigation. The New York Times‘ Elaine Sciolino, Author of The Seine, The River that Made Paris, talks about her new book and the little-known secrets and never-told stories of this great, historic river. Hugo Martin from Los Angeles Times, with a report on crime and sexual harassment in the travel industry and what the big hotels are doing about it – plus TripAdvisor’s recent decision to stop tickets sales to attractions that display and hold whales, dolphins or porpoises. Tom Donovan, Managing Director at The Resort at Pelican Hill, discusses the evolving definition of luxury travel and how Pelican Hill is adjusting to guest needs — and ever-changing expectations. Paul Burnett, Author of Surfing Newport Beach: The Glory Days of Corona Del Mar, discusses growing up surfing in Orange County and how the culture of surfing has changed in the region — but is bigger than ever. There’s all this and more as Eye on Travel  broadcasts from the Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach, California.