Peter Greenberg

If the plane didn't operate because of it, you got compensated, rebooked, or even put into a hotel overnight.

KMOX travel editor Peter Greenberg says now airlines won't have to offer free hotels, for example, if a mandatory unscheduled maintenance issue triggers delays.

And what it does is it lets the airlines get off the hook if they have a delay or cancellation in terms of compensating you or accommodating you or rebooking you.

Forbes reports there will still be avenues to get a refund.

still do all of this and so much more on the now Ponant-owned Paul Gauguin.

And speaking of Paul Gauguin and Ponant, they just hosted a wonderful event at the Director's Guild in Los Angeles for Peter Greenberg's latest travel documentary, Hidden Tahiti, which I attended with my delightful colleague Anne Kalosh from Sea Trade Cruise News.

And together, while they set up the event, we interviewed Tahiti Tourism's Bud Gilroy.

Tourism

And then the event kicked off with a percussive serenade by the Nono Sina dance troupe.

After that, attendees, including ageless soap and TV star Donna Mills, posed for a photo op.

And then right before the premiere, I had a nice interview with Peter Greenberg.

Peter Greenberg, your name is pretty much a household word in terms of travel and journalism.