Eye on Travel – The Ameswell Hotel – April 25, 2026

This week’s broadcast of Eye on Travel is from The Ameswell Hotel in Mountain View, California, a wise, new, and considerate resort that borders NASA’s Ames Research Center. I’ve all of the updates: Spirit on the verge of liquidation, JetBlue could also be approaching a chapter submitting, and the way possible that may be. In the meantime, extra flight cancellations (and full flight schedules on sure routes eliminated by some airways). And we’ve approached — or in some circumstances crossed over — the edge level the place your bag charges could exceed the price of your flight ticket. Then, a deep dive into Mountain View and San Francisco. An inside take a look at the advanced operations of SFO, and The Ameswell Hotel itself — with a world-class artwork assortment mixed with a high-tech visitor expertise. General Manager Simone Harms on how design and innovation mix — from medical-grade air filtration to instant-heat showers. Plus, Rowan Smith, Curator of Decorative Arts at Filoli, shares the historical past of this 1915 gold miner’s mansion and its 16-acre backyard, the preservation of its unique furnishings, and the fantastic thing about 100,000 tulips. And after all, I reply your whole journey questions. There’s all this and extra on this version 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)