Peter Greenberg

Congratulations to this week’s photo winner, Jessica Fisher!

The most famous Christmas markets are in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, but there are also fantastic markets in other parts of the world.

Last summer, Venice imposed a five-euro entrance fee on visitors without hotel reservations to manage overtourism.

This week’s broadcast of Eye on Travel is from Kingsport, Tennessee. Peter has all the post-election travel updates. Plus, what can get you thrown off a plane? Some interesting reasons that go beyond drunk and disorderly conduct. Then, Arnie Weissmann, Editor-in-Chief of Travel Weekly, talks about the difference between a country’s “carrying capacity” and “welcoming capacity” for visitors, and what recent measures against overtourism look like. We take a deep dive into Kingsport, with historian Dr. Carroll Van West, and stories, from the river the town grew from to the industry that put it on the map. Brenda Barnicki joins Peter to talk about Bellafina, a most unusual chocolate company and the impact it has on children’s charities around the world. And let’s not forget baseball and the Kingsport Axmen. There’s all this and more on this week’s Eye on Travel.

When picking a destination, do you ever think about the stress levels at that location?

Next time you go on a cruise, the Centers for Disease Control have issued a health warning. You might want to reconsider soaking in the ship’s hot tub.

This week’s broadcast of Eye on Travel is from London and the Hampton Inn, on Old Street. I have the very latest, as Spirit Airlines prepares to file for bankruptcy protection. The sad situation in Haiti, as three U.S. airline flights take gunfire over Port Au Prince, the airport shuts down and the FAA bans all US flights to the island nation — and where airspace around the world is also closed. National Geographic’s Annie Fitzsimmons on her new book,

Southwest is known for not charging passengers to check two bags each, but like many other airlines, if your bag weighs more than 50 pounds — even by as little as half a pound — be prepared to pay up. If your bag weighs 51 pounds, it will cost you $150. Over 70 pounds? $200....

It’s a story of an improbable building with a colorful legacy in a quintessential mountain town of the American west… with its own robust history of exploration, rugged individualism, and what some might call the true American spirit. And today, it’s a fascinating story of a hotel with a past, in Bozeman, Montana: the Armory.

Recently, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced new rules that would require airlines to pay cash compensation for flight delays and cancellations.