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Scott dishes on using card points to your benefit – knowledge he gained from his tenure as Executive Editor of The Points Guy. We also discuss the traveler's "bed-to-bed experience" as opposed to the traditional “sidewalk-to-sidewalk" approach, and how content curation can add authority to messaging. Scott Mayerowitz runs his own consultancy, GlobeTrotScott, and has a long career in editing and reporting on travel and business for ABC News and the Associated Press.

This week: Scott Mayerowitz, Founder, GlobeTrotScott Strategies; Remembering 9/11; Michael Whitaker nominated for FAA Chair; Delta hires Tom Brady; SWA, United, Alaska fuel price warnings; Qantas CEO retires abruptly, Potential FAA rulemaking would hurt charter operators; Listener input: Saturday night stay requirement still alive.

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg -- from the iconic Queen of the French Riviera, The Carlton Hotel in Cannes. Peter takes a look at the continuing chaos of air travel with journalist Scott Mayerowitz. Then, Peter sits down with Gary Leff, Founder of ViewFromtheWing.com, to chat about the ongoing mystery of what speed tape is doing on the wings of 787's. Finally, Henry Grabar, Author of Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World, with his deep dive and innovative look on how much parking impacts our daily lives wherever we go.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg -- from the iconic Queen of the French Riviera, The Carlton Hotel in Cannes. Peter takes a look at the continuing chaos of air travel with journalist Scott Mayerowitz. Then, Peter sits down with Gary Leff, Founder of ViewFromtheWing.com, to chat about the ongoing mystery of what speed tape is doing on the wings of 787's. Finally, Henry Grabar, Author of Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World, with his deep dive and innovative look on how much parking impacts our daily lives wherever we go.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg -- from Raleigh North Carolina. First, travel to the Raleigh-Durham International Airport to catch up with Scott McCartney, Travel Editor Emeritus for the Wall Street Journal and host of the Airlines Confidential Podcast. Then, we take a walk through Raleigh's history and hear some of the untold stories of this capital city with Ernest Dollar, the Executive Director of the City of Raleigh Museum and Pope House Museum. Finally we catch up with Scott Mayerowitz, Executive Editor of The Points Guy, with the latest in the battle against junk fees, with a few surprises.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg -- from Raleigh North Carolina. First, travel to the Raleigh-Durham International Airport to catch up with Scott McCartney, Travel Editor Emeritus for the Wall Street Journal and host of the Airlines Confidential Podcast. Then, we take a walk through Raleigh's history and hear some of the untold stories of this capital city with Ernest Dollar, the Executive Director of the City of Raleigh Museum and Pope House Museum. Finally we catch up with Scott Mayerowitz, Executive Editor of The Points Guy, with the latest in the battle against junk fees, with a few surprises.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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An outbreak aboard a September flight from Dubai to New Zealand offers researchers, and airlines, an opportunity to study in-transit contagion. In an effort to reassure, the airlines have updated and adjusted their requirements for travelers, with patchwork results. Some airlines work to maintain social distance, both at the gate and at boarding; others are less vigilant. Mask-wearing is dependent on passenger compliance, and not predictable; nor, increasingly, is flight capacity, which can range from 20 percent to nearly full. Given the variables, infectious disease specialists have had a hard time determining the risks of flying. But a study published on Wednesday provides some clarity. After an 18-hour flight from Dubai landed in Auckland, New Zealand, in September, local health authorities discovered evidence of an outbreak that most likely occurred during the trip. Using seat maps and genetic analysis, the new study determined that one passenger initiated a chain of infection that spread to four others en route. Previous research on apparent in-flight outbreaks focused on flights that occurred last spring, when few travelers wore masks, planes were running near capacity and the value of preventive measures was not broadly understood. The new report, of a largely empty flight in the fall, details what can happen even when airlines and passengers are aware and more cautious about the risks. The findings deliver a clear warning to both airlines and passengers, experts said. “The key message here is that you have to have multiple layers of prevention — requiring testing before boarding, social distancing on the flight, and masks,” said Dr. Abraar Karan, an internal medicine physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School who was not part of the study team. “Those things all went wrong in different ways on this flight, and if they’d just tested properly, this wouldn’t have happened.” The new infections were detected after the plane landed in New Zealand; the country requires incoming travelers to quarantine for 14 days before entering the community. The analysis, led by researchers at the New Zealand Ministry of Health, found that seven of the 86 passengers on board tested positive during their quarantine and that at least four were newly infected on the flight. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300ER, with a capacity of nearly 400 passengers, was only one-quarter full. These seven passengers came from five countries, and they were seated within four rows of one another for the 18-hour duration of the flight. Two acknowledged that they did not wear masks, and the airline did not require mask-wearing in the lobby before boarding. Nor did it require preflight testing, although five of the seven passengers who later tested positive had taken a test, and received a negative result, in the days before boarding. The versions of the coronavirus that all seven carried were virtually identical genetically — strongly suggesting that one person among them initiated the outbreak. That person, whom the report calls Passenger A, had in fact tested negative four or five days before boarding, the researchers found. “Four or five days is a long time,” Dr. Karan said. “You should be asking for results of rapid tests done hours before the flight, ideally.” Even restrictive “Covid-free” flights, international bookings that require a negative result to board, give people a day or two before departure to get a test. The findings are not definitive, cautioned the authors, led by Dr. Tara Swadi, an adviser with New Zealand’s Health Ministry. But results “underscore the value of considering all international passengers arriving in New Zealand as being potentially infected, even if pre-departure testing was undertaken, social distancing and spacing were followed, and personal protective equipment was used in-flight,” the researchers concluded. Previous studies of infection risk during air travel did not clearly quantify the risk, and onboard air filtration systems are thought to reduce the infection risk among passengers even when a flight includes one or more infected people. But at least two recent reports strongly suggest that in-flight outbreaks are a risk: one of a flight from Boston to Hong Kong in March; the other of a flight from London to Hanoi, Vietnam, also in March. On the Hong Kong flight, the analysis suggested that two passengers who boarded in Boston infected two flight attendants. On the Hanoi flight, researchers found that 12 of 16 people who later tested positive were sitting in business class, and that proximity to the infectious person strongly predicted infection risk. Airline policies vary widely, depending on the flight and the carrier. During the first months of the pandemic, most U.S. airlines had a policy of blocking off seats, or allowing passengers to reschedule if a flight was near 70 percent full. But by the holidays those policies were largely phased out, said Scott Mayerowitz, executive editor at The Points Guy, a website that covers the industry. All carriers have a mask policy, for passengers and crew — although passengers are not always compliant. “Even before the pandemic, passengers weren’t always the best at following rules on airplanes,” Mr. Mayerowitz said. “Something about air travel brings out the worse in people, whether it’s fighting over reclined seats, or overhead bin space, or wearing a mask properly.” Temperature checks are uncommon and are less than reliable as an indicator of infectiousness. And coronavirus tests are not needed for boarding, at least on domestic flights. Some international flights are “Covid tested”: to fly from New York to Rome on Alitalia, for example, passengers must have received a negative test result within 48 hours of boarding. They are tested again on arrival in Rome. Dr. Karan said that, unless all preventive measures are in place, there will be some risk of infection on almost any flight. “It is surprising and not surprising, on an 18-hour flight, that an outbreak would occur,” Dr. Karan said. “It’s more than likely that more than just those two people took off their mask at some point,” and every such lapse increases the likelihood of spread.

Americans are traveling less this year, but that could lead to more travel in the coming years—Scott Mayerowitz of The Points Guy says to book now. Plus, some good news about the state of public health, with flu season looking less intense than prior years. Dr. Nahid Bhadelia on why that is. And Brian’s RBI focuses on the increases in home prices across the country: find out the top five cities seeing a spike. 

Air travel is forever changed, which may be good news for business travelers. Everything from airport security to seat width is up for innovation as industry leaders diligently think through how to make air travel safer for business travelers around the world. We're already seeing signs of change with mask mandates and new kinds of security checks. As business travel resumes, business travelers will want to prepare for a new way of moving through the skies, and travel managers are tasked with preparing them as much as possible. There is also a potential for radical shifts in security, boarding, and in-flight operations that could ultimately position the air travel experience to become better than ever before. We sit down with Scott Mayerowitz, Executive Editorial Director at The Points Guy, and Skift Aviation Business Editor Brian Sumers to understand how airports and the air travel experience will change for business travelers and those responsible for corporate travel management.

TPG’s Executive Editorial Director Scott Mayerowitz joins Bobbi to answer the top questions he’s being asked about the travel business during the Coronavirus crisis. For more, visit the show notes at https://www.bobbirebell.com/podcast/scottmayerowitz

Guests on today's show include Scott Mayerowitz of The Points Guy to discuss the best and worst airports by cost; and Anna Brooke, author of Frommer's EasyGuide to Paris, to discuss what you need to know before your next Parisian vacation. Pauline and Arthur also talked about the Best Places to Go in 2020.

On this week's show, Jason discussed his recent sailing aboard the Norwegian Encore. Pauline and Jason also welcomed some guests. First was Jeanne Cooper, the author of Frommer's Hawaii, who discussed new developments in the Aloha State. Next up was Bill McGee of Consumer Reports to discuss the fight to get rid of the airline policy of separating families who don't pay more to choose seats together. Finally, Scott Mayerowitz of The Points Guy discussed best and worst airports in the United States.

Where does Lambert Airport rank in terms of best and worst airports? Scott Mayerowitz of The Points Guy crunches the numbers. We'll catch up with Jeff Stevens to see how Wellbeing Brewing is doing. There's a new workforce development effort in the area -- Hart Nelson of St. Louis Community College and Jennings Schools Superintendent Art McCoy explain.

Today's episode is all about how TPG is growing, from who we want to join our team to how we’re changing what we write about. Kate O'Brien, our director of business development, details our relationship with our affiliate partners and why she loves being on the revenue side of the operations. From the editorial side, Scott Mayerowitz, our executive news director, highlights our editorial growth, the jobs we’re hiring for, and what we prize in TPG employees. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Forget the spectacles, the tourist attractions and other adventures presented to you as the “movie of travel.” It’s time to dive in and get a better understanding of how people really live. In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” the AP travel podcast, host Scott Mayerowitz chats with the AP’s Ted Anthony about his years living abroad and what that has taught him about other cultures and our own.

Low-cost airlines can save you tons of money, but only if you know how to play the game. In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” the AP travel podcast, host Scott Mayerowitz chats with the AP’s Cara Rubinsky. She’s an American, now based in London. And she and her fiance love to hop around Europe for quick getaways, often on low-cost airlines. They’ve learned a lot over the years and she shares that wisdom in this week’s episode.

Explore the world at a different pace with a bike vacation. It’s slower, energetic and a unique way to travel. In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” the AP travel podcast, host Scott Mayerowitz chats with the AP’s Seth Sutel. He has done more than 20 bicycling adventures in his spare time about how to find the right group or how to plan your own trip.

Getting lost on vacation isn’t that bad of a thing. Stop mapping out every second of a trip and allow for random discoveries. It will be a much better vacation. In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” the AP travel podcast, host Scott Mayerowitz chats with Seth Kugel, author of the new book “Rediscovering Travel.”

There was once a time when passengers dressed up to take flights. They were served hot meals on fine china - even in coach. The new TWA Hotel at New York’s JFK airport hopes to bring back a taste of that life. In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” the AP travel podcast, host Scott Mayerowitz chats with Tyler Morse, the man behind the project, about the unique nature of this hotel.

The relationship between Thomas Jefferson and his slave Sally Hemings gets new attention at his Virginia plantation, Monticello. In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” the AP travel podcast, host Scott Mayerowitz chats with Gayle Jessup White, a descendant of both Jefferson and Hemings and now the community engagement officer for Monticello.

Traveling this Thanksgiving or Christmas? The traffic, the flight delays the winter weather. It can be a nightmare. In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” the AP travel podcast, host Scott Mayerowitz chats with Joe Cortez, travel rewards expert for NerdWallet, about ways to avoid your holiday vacation turning into a nightmare.

Staying fit on the road is no easy task. There are unhealthy meals. Busy schedules. And hotel gyms that are darker than medieval dungeons. In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” the AP travel podcast, host Scott Mayerowitz chats with Sarah Robb O'Hagan, CEO of Flywheel Sports, about how to squeeze a workout into a trip.

Some vacations are more meaningful than others. We might learn something new, do something good for society or spend precious time with loved ones. In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” the AP travel podcast, host Scott Mayerowitz chats with actress and musician Zooey Deschanel about the concept of purposeful travel.

Lonely Planet just released its new list of best travel destinations for next year. There are some surprising spots in the list plus a few that won’t break the bank. In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” the AP travel podcast, host Scott Mayerowitz chats with Tom Hall, editorial director at Lonely Planet.

Flying today isn’t just about the journey but about navigating a maze of rules. And just when you think you’ve figured it out, everything has changed again. In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” the AP travel podcast, host Scott Mayerowitz chats with Brett Snyder, who writes about the industry at The Cranky Flier.

Singapore Airlines regains the title for operating the world’s longest flight this October with a nearly 19-hour journey between Singapore and the New York metro area. In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” the AP travel podcast, host Scott Mayerowitz chats with Campbell Wilson, the senior vice president for sales and marketing for the airline, about what it takes to keep passengers comfortable.

Some Disney World super fans try to tackle all 49 ride at the Florida resort in a single day. They set out with military-like precision aiming to hit all the rides before weather, crowds or exhaustion conquers. In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” the AP travel podcast, host Scott Mayerowitz chats with Ed Pizzarello, who recently tried the “parkeology challenge”.

We’ve got a chock full episode this week featuring Scott Mayerowitz of The Associated Press and host of the Getta Outta Here podcast, chating with Ed about what it’s like to transition from being a business traveler to a family traveler! Matthew Klint from Live and Let’s Fly joins us in bemoaning the recent changes United has made for it’s Premier 1k top tier passengers. Jen Yellin from Deals We Like is back this week with the latest low down on Amex offers. Thanks to our Sponsors! BookYourAward.com No-Jet-Lag Timestamps 03:13 - Changes to United’s Premier 1k Status 06:00 - How Premier Qualifying Dollars differ on United vs. American 10:30 - Impacting how you earn Premier Qualifying Dollars on Discounted First Tickets 14:30 - Swapping Regional Premier Upgrades vs. Global Premier Upgrades 22:20 - It’s a Big Deal with Jen from Deals We Like 27:30 - Chatting with Scott Mayerowitz from the AP 29:17 - Changing Phases of Family Travel 33:30 - How Family Travel Will Impact How You Book Hotels 43:18 - TF2P Show Notes & Links Matt’s blog post on United Premier 1k Changes Jen’s blog post on recent Amex Offers Scott’s podcast: Get Outta Here Check Out Some of Our Favorite Travel Podcasts Vacation Mavens

Ever wanted to know how college football writers stay sane on the road during the long season? AP college football writer Ralph Russo visits with Scott Mayerowitz, host of the AP travel podcast Get Outta Here, with some college football-specific travel tips..

Ever wanted to know how college football writers stay sane on the road during the long season? AP college football writer Ralph Russo visits with Scott Mayerowitz, host of the AP travel podcast Get Outta Here, with some college football-specific travel tips..

Ever wanted to know how college football writers stay sane on the road during the long season? AP college football writer Ralph Russo visits with Scott Mayerowitz, host of the AP travel podcast Get Outta Here, with some college football-specific travel tips..

Ever wanted to know how college football writers stay sane on the road during the long season? AP college football writer Ralph Russo visits with Scott Mayerowitz, host of the AP travel podcast Get Outta Here, with some college football-specific travel tips..

Ever wanted to know how college football writers stay sane on the road during the long season? AP college football writer Ralph Russo visits with Scott Mayerowitz, host of the AP travel podcast Get Outta Here, with some college football-specific travel tips..

The internet has changed many things in travel - especially how we book flights and hotels - but for some trips a travel agent can be extremely helpful. This week, host Scott Mayerowitz chats with Wendy Perrin, a longtime travel journalist and advice columnist, who runs trip-planning site WendyPerrin.com.

Packing your bag can be such a drag: the hassles, the mistakes that get you in trouble with the TSA, the impossibility of ever learning to travel light for a change. In this episode of the Associated Press travel podcast “Get Outta Here,” AP Travel Editor Beth Harpaz talks with two AP journalists who’ve spent a lot of time in the air, Scott Mayerowitz and Lisa Lerer, to get their advice on how to pack the perfect bag. We’ll hear about luggage considerations, tricks like using the space inside your packed shoes to stuff in socks, and how your packing style changes once you have kids. This episode of “Get Outta Here!” first aired in 2017.

In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” hosted by AP Travel Editor Beth Harpaz, AirfareWatchdog.com founder George Hobica says that dressing up a bit when you fly could give you an edge when it comes to seat upgrades. We’ll also hear from AP’s former airlines reporter Scott Mayerowitz, who says your outfit is irrelevant and that it’s all about your status with the airline. This episode originally aired Nov. 1, 2017.

In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” hosted by AP Travel Editor Beth Harpaz, AirfareWatchdog.com founder George Hobica says that dressing up a bit when you fly could give you an edge when it comes to seat upgrades. We’ll also hear from AP’s former airlines reporter Scott Mayerowitz, who says your outfit is irrelevant and that it’s all about your status with the airline.

In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” hosted by AP Travel Editor Beth Harpaz, AirfareWatchdog.com founder George Hobica offers strategies for making sure you get the best price for your flight. Hobica, along with AP’s former airlines reporter Scott Mayerowitz, discuss everything from which websites to use, to how far in advance you should buy tickets. You’ll also learn whether Tuesday’s really a magic day for flight deals or if that’s just a myth.

Packing your bag can be such a drag: the hassles, the mistakes that get you in trouble with the TSA, the impossibility of ever learning to travel light for a change. In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” AP Travel Editor Beth Harpaz talks with two AP journalists who’ve spent a lot of time in the air, Scott Mayerowitz and Lisa Lerer, to get their advice on how to pack the perfect bag. We’ll hear about luggage considerations, tricks like using the space inside your packed shoes to stuff in socks, and how your packing style changes once you have kids.

Two Associated Press reporters took the same trip from New York to an Orlando theme park. One traveled with elite status, one did not. One got a front-of-the-line pass, one did not. In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” AP Travel Editor Beth Harpaz talks to Scott Mayerowitz and Candice Choi about their very different experiences, comparing the frequent flier with the last to board, the points-and-club membership with waiting your turn, and the endless line for a roller coaster in the Florida heat with walking right into the ride ahead of the sweating masses. But all that begs the question, “Is it worth the money to upgrade or skip the line?”

On this episode of the Skift podcast, we welcome some travel experts to help us bust myths, check facts, and answer frequently asked questions about an industry that too often benefits from consumers' confusion. Our guests this week are George Hobica, the founder of Airfarewatchdog, who has written extensively about deals, loyalty, and industry trends, and Scott Mayerowitz, the Enterprise Airlines Reporter at Associated Press, where he reports on both airlines and the travel industry at large.