CNBC • 21st August 2023

Is your hotel charging a 'junk fee?' Here's how to spot them

Resort fees, destination fees, even hospitality service fees — hotels are playing the name game with new mandatory charges, reports CNBC's Monica Pitrelli.

CNBC • 3rd November 2022

Asia-Pacific travel recovery will 'boom' as North Asia reopens, travel association CEO says

Liz Ortiguera, CEO of the Pacific Asia Travel Association, tells Monica Pitrelli she's "confident we'll return again."

CNBC • 3rd November 2022

We have benefited from the pent-up travel demand despite global headwinds, Richard Nuttall tells CNBC.

Richard Nuttall, CEO of Sri Lankan Airlines, talks to CNBC's Monica Pitrelli about how the airline is faring given the economic turmoil in the country.

Telum Media • 19th May 2022

Telum Talks To... Monica Pitrelli, Editor, CNBC Travel

Telum Media speaks with Monica Pitrelli, Editor of CNBC Travel, on the state of travel recovery and trends we can expect in 2022 and beyond.

CNBC International TV • 26th April 2022

U.S. actor Kevin Costner on why it's important to tell the "ugly" truths about American history

Academy Award winner Kevin Costner says “libraries of stories” are being contributed to HearHere, an immersive storytelling road-trip app that he co-founded.

CNBC • 22nd April 2022

U.S. actor Kevin Costner's travel app aims to tell people about America's history

Kevin Costner wants to talk about the history of the United States, including its "most unflattering parts." CNBC's Monica Pitrelli reports.

CNBC • 8th March 2022

A Ukrainian tour guide explains what it feels like to flee her home

Ukrainian tour guide Olga Dudakova explains what it feels like to flee her home country with her three children.

CNBC • 4th February 2022

Ignoring the economy is a "big, big mistake," says Harvard's Stefanos Kales

Pandemic protocols that ignore the economy are a "big, big mistake," says Harvard's Stefanos Kales Pandemic protocols should be balanced with economic and other health interests, said Harvard Medical School's Dr. Stefanos Kales.

Expat Living • 8th February 2019

Interview with Wolfgang Puck

Monica Pitrelli sits down with Chef Wolfgang Puck to talk Christmas, traditions and what type of bird he's cooking for the holiday – no, it's not a turkey.

Expat Living • 8th February 2019

Interview with Chuck Hughes

An interview with the Food Network's resident bad boy.

Sands Style • 8th February 2019

Interview with Diane Von Furstenberg

Four decades after the wrap dress first hit the catwalk, Diane Von Furstenberg talks to Monica Pitrelli about her life, her career and that defining wrap dress. (Published in Las Vegas, Macao and Singapore)