This week’s broadcast of Eye on Travel is from Brazil and the Embark Beyond conference in Rio de Janeiro. I have all the travel updates — more fallout in the wake of Iran and Spirit Airlines (now there’s a combination). And Jack Ezon, Founder and Managing Partner of Embark Beyond, discusses a disturbing new travel trend: an increase in loneliness among young people in the era of AI. If you’re traveling in Europe, should you be worried about being the ugly American? Paris-based Laura Worth, President of Art & Travel, shares the real perceptions of U.S. travelers. And what do you really value when you travel? Anant Sharma, Founder and CEO of Matter of Form, explains what travelers really want — and the crucial difference between brand loyalty and brand clarity. National Geographic’s Annie Fitzsimmons stops by to discuss the rapidly changing definitions of wellness travel. And I answer your travel questions. There’s all this and more on this week’s Eye on Travel from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

 

On this broadcast:

Peter’s News Open, Jack Ezon (Part 1 & 2), Ask Peter, Laura J. Worth
(0:00–39:40)

Andrew Giuliani, Barbara Muckermann, Ask Peter, Anant Sharma (Part 1 & 2)
(39:40–1:19:20)

Gerald Krischek, Annie Fitzsimmons (Part 1 & 2), Netto Moreira, Ask Peter
(1:19:20–1:59:00)