Eye on Travel – Carlton Cannes – December 14, 2024 – Peter Greenberg Travel Detective

This week’s broadcast of Eye on Travel is from the legendary Carlton hotel in Cannes, France and the International Luxury Travel Market. I have all the travel updates — new Air Canada rules on carry-on bags, elite status match from major airlines, and a surprising passenger survey on reclining passenger seats. Jason Wynn, Head of Travel at JPMorgan Chase, breaks down travel trends heading into 2025, and explains how we arrived at a “travel age”. Alexander Lobrano, American Expat & Author of Hungry for France and My Place at the Table, dishes on how French kitchens are opening up to the rest of the world — and what still makes something an American meal. JD O’Hara, CEO of Internova Travel Group, shares where people are looking to travel and why people are now searching for luxury experiences over luxury goods. Tom Rowntree, VP of Global Luxury & Lifestyle Brands at InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), explains the true challenge of luxury hospitality, and how and why personal, human touch makes the difference. Farhad Heydari, Founder & CEO of House of Heydari, talks about some of the biggest issues facing airport management, from staffing to scheduling, and what it will take to find solutions. And Jane Mackie from IHG on the evolution, perhaps revolution in hotel room design in the post pandemic world. There’s all this and more on this week’s Eye on Travel.