Eye on Travel

Eye on Travel — Las Vegas — November 18, 2023

Locations in this article:  Las Vegas, NV

It’s race weekend in Las Vegas as Formula 1 takes over the city. This week’s broadcast of Eye on Travel is from the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. Peter has all the latest travel updates, including Thanksgiving travel madness and airfare alerts. Professor Ganesh Sitaraman, Author of Why Flying is Miserable, discusses some of the current issues in the airline industry around flight delays and reward services. Gary Leff, Founder of ViewfromtheWing.com, shares insight on how to not be scammed by airline companies, and how a lack of competition in the space may be hurting your travel experience. Joseph Kent, Director of Curation and Exhibits at the Atomic Museum, describes Las Vegas’ nuclear history and some of the amazing artifacts that can be found at the Atomic Museum. And Steve Hill, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, explains how the high volume of sports and events have drawn even more people to Las Vegas. There’s all this and more on this edition of Eye on Travel.