This week’s broadcast of Eye on Travel is from The Ameswell Hotel in Mountain View, California, a smart, new, and thoughtful hotel that borders NASA’s Ames Research Center. I have all the updates: Spirit on the verge of liquidation, JetBlue may be approaching a bankruptcy filing, and how likely that might be. In the meantime, more flight cancellations (and entire flight schedules on certain routes removed by some airlines). And we’ve approached — or in some cases crossed over — the threshold point where your bag fees may exceed the cost of your flight ticket. Then, a deep dive into Mountain View and San Francisco. An inside look at the complex operations of SFO, and The Ameswell Hotel itself — with a world-class art collection combined with a high-tech guest experience. General Manager Simone Harms on how design and innovation combine — from medical-grade air filtration to instant-heat showers. Plus, Rowan Smith, Curator of Decorative Arts at Filoli, shares the history of this 1915 gold miner’s mansion and its 16-acre garden, the preservation of its original furnishings, and the beauty of 100,000 tulips. And of course, I answer all of your travel questions. There’s all this and more on this edition of Eye on Travel.

 

On this broadcast:

Peter’s News Open, Chris Elliott, Gloria Guevara, Ellen Kamei (Part 1 & 2)
(0:00–39:40)

Melissa Andretta, Mitch Postel, Ask Peter, Simone Harms (Part 1 & 2)
(39:40–1:19:20)

Rowan Smith, David Glancy, Nancy Sweeney, Tom Myers, Ask Peter
(1:19:20–1:59:00)