Peter Greenberg

As we head into summer vacation season, it's time to think about how to get the best experience -- and the greatest value -- from your travel dollars. My advice? That's when you want to think like a contrarian, toss out the traditional guidebooks and travel like a local.

It was front-page news for the this week: a security victory for the U.S. as officials announced that the CIA had stopped an ambitious plot by al-Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen. The plot? To destroy a U.S.-bound airliner using a bomb with a sophisticated new design around the one-year...

After a decade of delays, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner -- once jokingly referred to as the "7-late-7" -- is in flight. I went on board one of the first trips with ANA Airways traveling from Tokyo to Frankfurt to report on the plane's amenities and the overall flying...

About two years ago, some analysts first floated the idea of a merger for US Airways. After all, the airline was the smallest of the legacy carriers, a stand alone airline with only about eight percent of market share. Back then, one of the potential suitors was ... American Airlines.

Super Tuesday has come and gone but the Travel Detective has a plan for how the next person in office can boost tourism and bolster our economy.

Every day people tell me about their travel problems, and one issue that comes up again and again is U.S. Custom...

I'm a romantic and I'm a cynic. Turns out the two are not mutually exclusive, especially when it comes to Valentine's Day and deals.

Love does mean saying you're sorry if you needlessly overspend. Overpriced champagne and chocolate shouldn't take precedence over common sense and genuine emotion. So, this is...

The Travel Detective is never one to lead people into danger, nor is he willing to buy into fear-mongering. A frequent traveler to Egypt, Peter reports on travel safety on the ground in Cairo and throughout the country.

I've been traveling to Egypt since I was 24 and...

Tuesday, American Airlines announced it was filing Chapter 11. This news hardly comes as a surprise given that American has posted losses 14 of the last 16 quarters -- losing $162 million in just the third quarter of this year. The bankruptcy protection move also forced out Chairman...

Let's call Thanksgiving what it is, an obligatory dysfunctional family get together. You're forced to confront your entire extended family that gets to push all your emotional buttons. And the worst part? You have to spend an arm and a leg paying for it.

Want to get back...