Eye on Travel – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Might 23, 2026

This week’s broadcast of Eye on Travel is from Brazil and the Embark Beyond convention in Rio de Janeiro. I’ve all of the journey updates — extra fallout within the wake of Iran and Spirit Airlines (now there’s a mix). And Jack Ezon, Founder and Managing Partner of Embark Beyond, discusses a disturbing new journey pattern: a rise in loneliness amongst younger individuals within the period of AI. If you’re touring in Europe, must you be anxious about being the ugly American? Paris-based Laura Worth, President of Art & Travel, shares the true perceptions of U.S. vacationers. And what do you actually worth whenever you journey? Anant Sharma, Founder and CEO of Matter of Form, explains what vacationers actually need — and the essential distinction between model loyalty and model readability. National Geographic’s Annie Fitzsimmons stops by to debate the quickly altering definitions of wellness journey. And I reply your journey questions. There’s all this and extra 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)