This week’s Valentine’s Day weekend broadcast of Eye on Travel is from the historic Langham Hotel in Pasadena, California. Peter will have all the travel updates, including the unprecedented closure of airspace above El Paso, Texas, earlier this week — and what really happened. The birthing pains of Southwest’s new assigned seating and boarding groups (and who is NOT checking bags); the explosion in new air routes this summer, and what they mean to you…with a number of surprises. Peter gets the latest pilot report from Patrick Smith, founder of AskThePilot.com, discusses a new look at travel and trip insurance with Chris Elliott (of the Elliott Report). Gary Leff, founder of ViewFromTheWing.com, with a cautionary tale about what happened to one couple who missed their cruise ship. Then a deeper dive into Pasadena and California history, with Langham Executive Chef Chris O’Donnell, the hotel’s concierge Alejandro Sosa, and a report from one of Pasadena’s hidden gems, the Gamble House. And of course, Peter answers your questions. There’s all this and more on this week’s Eye on Travel.

 

 

On this broadcast:

Peter’s News Open, Patrick Smith, Ask Peter, Chris Elliott (0:00-39:40)