This week’s broadcast of Eye on Travel is from Napa Valley, California, one of the world’s legendary wine capitals. Peter has all the updates as the fallout from the software meltdown continues. An appeals court reverses an important passenger protection rule from the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the fallout from the exodus of travelers to France as the Olympics continues. Of course, it’s a crazy election year, Amir Eylon, President of Longwoods International, reports new research on how much political reputation can impact a destination’s tourism revenues. And then, it’s all things Napa — who is the only American to win every major wine award given in the English language? If you guessed Karen MacNeil, author of The Wine Bible, you’d be right. She talks about what separates Napa from other premiere winemaking regions. Tor Kenward, Iconic Vintner and author, on the very special culture of Napa Valley. And historian Dianne Dillon with a mini tour of the 500 wineries of Napa. And a little known fact — which fire department has one of the highest CPR save rates in the country? Napa Fire Chief Zach Curren knows why. There’s all this and more on this week’s Eye on Travel.
