Eye on Travel – Viking Yi Dun – September 21, 2024 – Peter Greenberg Travel Detective

This week’s broadcast of Eye on Travel is broadcast onboard the Viking Yi Dun, a special Chinese flagged/Chinese crewed ship as it sails the South China Sea. Peter has all the latest updates, from the DOT approved purchase of Hawaiian Airlines by Alaska Airlines, and what that means to travelers. And an extended conversation with cruise industry titan Torstein Hagen, Founder and Chairman of Viking, and a new view on sustainable fuel that might surprise you. Colleen McDaniel, Editor-in-Chief of Cruise Critic, discusses navigating travel plans to countries with state department advisories (like China), as well as the latest and greatest cruise trends and itineraries. Paige McClanahan, Author of The New Tourist: Waking Up to the Power and Perils of Travel, tackles the recent phenomenon of overtourism, and an updated report on what countries are doing to protect themselves and support their citizens amidst an influx of post-pandemic travelers. There’s all this and more on this week’s Eye on Travel.