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This week’s broadcast of Eye on Travel is from the historic Langham Hotel on London’s West End, now celebrating its 160th birthday. Great history, and great storytellers. I will have all the travel updates for this holiday weekend. Plus, Simon Calder, Travel Correspondent at The Independent, discusses the new challenges facing travel to Europe and North America in 2025. Worried about the cost of your airline ticket? Steve Glenn, Chairman of the Board and Founder of Executive Travel, shares some surprising findings in his Foreign and Domestic Flight Index, featuring some drastic changes in flight prices in just one year. Then, a deep dive into The Langham. Stefan Soennichsen, Managing Director of The Langham, with some compelling history, followed by BBC historian Robert Seatter (the British broadcaster is about 60 feet from The Langham) discusses the early days of the hotel through the Luftwaffe bombing of the hotel during World War II. Oliver Wadham, Executive Sous Chef at The Langham, on one of his most popular dishes (and my admitted signature dish) — the Toastie, perhaps the best grilled cheese sandwich on the planet (see photo: it really is that big! Nicola Butler, Founder of NoteWorthy, on what Americans really want in London. And BBC host Rajan Datar (The Travel Show) talks about educating others on the psychology of travel and what motivates humans to explore other countries. And I answer your travel questions. There’s all this and more on this edition of Eye on Travel.