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For someone who has been in the flight deck as long as he has been on the silver screen, #JohnTravolta knows beautiful planes. Let Mr. Travolta, a licensed 707, 737 and 747 pilot, take you on an exclusive tour of our #BoeingBusinessJet at #NBAA2022 . 📹 @kevineassa pic.twitter.com/MtL3lNaBYL — Boeing Airplanes (@BoeingAirplanes) October 22, 2022

Travolta’s tour starts at the airstairs and flows through into a large, open-plan living are fitted with leather recliners, multiple sofas and a large TV for in-flight movies. The aircraft also sports the requisite galley and a few dining tables. (The tables could also be used for conferences or meetings.) The real highlight, however, is the owner’s suite, which comes furnished with a sizable queen-sized bed and a wall-mounted TV. The en suite is nothing to sneeze at, either, with a walk-in shower and a stylish vanity.

As for performance, the jet is equipped with two CFM56-7B27 engines and two Split Scimitar Winglets that increase fuel efficiency by reducing drag. As pointed out by Travolta, the plane can fly for up to 13 hours nonstop. The actor should know, too, since he’s piloted a 707, 737 and the original 747 jumbo jet.

It’s worthwhile pointing out that BBJs like this don’t come cheap; prices can reach up to several hundred million dollars. According to Boeing, this particular jet will be available for lease in early 2024. You might face some tough competition, though. Travolta certainly seemed interested in adding YG128 to his remarkable private fleet, which reportedly includes a Bombardier Challenger 601, a Boeing 727, an Eclipse 500, a Dassault Falcon 900 and three Gulfstream jets, no less.

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The avid aviation enthusiast seems interested in adding the aircraft to his admirable collection.

While American actor John Travolta might be famous for his roles in box-office successes such as Carrie and Grease, Travolta is also well known for his wild passion for aviation, as shown through his admirable collection of aircraft . And it seems like the movie star is looking to add yet another, as he guides an exclusive tour onboard the Boeing Business Jet 737.

About the aircraft

Before diving into Travolta's tour insights, here's some context about the Boeing Business Jet 737. The aircraft is named YG128 and was built in 2010, with its stunning interiors completed by Jet Tech two years later. The aircraft is based on the Boeing 737-700NG model powered by CFM56-7B27 engines and features the Split Scimitar Winglets, seven auxiliary fuel tanks, built-in airstairs, and low cabin altitude.

Capacity-wise, YG128 can hold approximately 19 passengers comfortably and can fly for 13 hours non-stop. According to the aircraft manufacturer, the Boeing Business Jet YG128 will be available for lease in early 2024. With these fun facts in mind, the tour from Travolta can begin.

Better than first class

Travolta did the tour of YG128 at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) 2022 event held between October 18th to 20th in Orlando, Florida. As the name suggests, the NBAA event is considered one of the most influential business aviation trade shows in the US , so there clearly wasn't any shortage of unique corporate aircraft.

Despite the abundant choices displayed at the event, Travolta claims that YG128 caught his eye and remained his favorite as it was better than first class. He explained that even though YG128 Is based on the passenger version of the Boeing 737, the corporate aircraft looks nothing like the passenger version as the interior shines like a luxury apartment suite.

Travolta's tour inside the private aircraft showcases the main compartment where the communal living space is. Featured in this sizeable open-plan area were leather reclining seats, sofas, a food-prep area, and various table tops for conferences, dining or resting. A large entertainment screen was also featured in the communal living area, and there was also a separate guest room.

The tour continued by giving a sneak preview into the aft alley of YG128, which features the master bedroom furnished with a queen-sized bed and a wall-mounted entertainment screen. The master bedroom was complemented by an adjoining bathroom complete with a walk-in shower and vanity area.

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Catering to the growing demand

The tour of YG128 from Travolta at the NBAA 2022 event was just the latest effort from the aircraft manufacturer to market the narrowbody version of the business aircraft . Although the Boeing Business Jet program has both narrow- and widebody aircraft, the program grew more successful over recent years with the bigger aircraft types, such as the 747 , 777 , and 787 .

In fact, Boeing accounted for approximately 75% of all widebody business jets sold worldwide in the past 21 years. However, times have changed since the pandemic. Private and corporate users have been seeking smaller aircraft to suit their travel needs, which explains Boeing's decision to lease out YG128 in early 2024.

It also presents the company's recent attempts at offering the 737 MAX versions, which feature more cabin space and aircraft range than YG128. Since it was first showcased in 2014, Boeing has received steady numbers of firm orders for the MAX variants of the private aircraft. Within this year alone, the manufacturing company received four firm orders and will deliver two MAX 9 corporate aircraft later this month. The first Boeing Business Jet 737 MAX 8 has also recently entered active service.

Not all MAX models might be offered

But what about the MAX 7 and the MAX 10? Unfortunately, for both these variants, certification becomes quite an issue as Boeing continues to work with the Federal Aviation Administration to re-certify the MAX 7 variant and has decided to entirely forego offering a MAX 10 version of the corporate aircraft since the aircraft variant is yet-to-be-certified.

The certification issue does prove a hindrance for Boeing. Still, the manufacturer is confident that the MAX 7 variant will complete certification and will soon enter service to meet the growing demand for corporate and private air travel. President of Boeing Business Jets, Erika Pearson , said:

"We've had a lot of continued interest in the MAX 7, and we will continue to work transparently with the Federal Aviation Administration for certification. We are still anticipating that the MAX 7 will enter into service in 2023, so we look forward to that."

Despite the optimism, the December 22nd deadline for certification is fast approaching, and even with continued support from airlines and industry leaders for a deadline extension , the fate of the MAX 7 variant still hangs by the thinnest thread.

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How best to try and capture buyers for your private jet? US manufacturer Boeing called on none other than Hollywood star and pilot John Travolta to show off its Boeing Business Jet.  

The Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) is not your regular small private jet. Based on the 737 commercial airliners, it provides customers with more space and luxury, with prices ranging up to several hundred million dollars.   

“This aircraft here is like a large apartment inside,” Travolta says in the promotional video posted by Boeing. Travolta knows his Boeing aircraft. He has flown the Boeing 707, 737 and the original jumbo jet and Queen of the Skies, the 747.  

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What does the BBJ offer? 

Built in 2010, the Boeing 737 Business Jet on display at NBAA, registered YG128, features two CFM56-7B27 engines. The engines also power two other Boeing 737 family planes, including the Boeing 737-800 and its longer version the 737-900. 

The executive plane is also equipped with two Split Scimitar Winglets, which are designed to increase fuel efficiency by reducing drag. 

According to reports, Boeing plans to lease out the jet from 2024. Travolta highlighted in the video that it can fly for 13 hours non-stop.    

The interior boasts plenty of space for lounge seating, dining and sleeping. 

Let the film star take you on a short tour of the BBJ.  

For someone who has been in the flight deck as long as he has been on the silver screen, #JohnTravolta knows beautiful planes. Let Mr. Travolta, a licensed 707, 737 and 747 pilot, take you on an exclusive tour of our #BoeingBusinessJet at #NBAA2022 . @kevineassa pic.twitter.com/MtL3lNaBYL — Boeing Airplanes (@BoeingAirplanes) October 22, 2022

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What does bbj family consist of .

The Boeing Business Jets MAX family consists of the BBJ MAX 8, BBJ MAX 9, and BBJ MAX 7 aircraft. Unveiled in 2016, the MAX 7 aircraft is the newest variant in the family. By size, the MAX 9 is the largest business jet in the MAX family with a fuselage length of 42.1 meters (138.1 feet). The jet is closely followed by the medium-sized MAX 8, which reaches 39.5 meters (129.7 feet) in length.  

But, when it comes to range, the BBJ MAX 7 takes the lead and is capable of flying 12,960 kilometers (7,000 nm). In comparison, the BBJ MAX 8 can fly up to 11,710 kilometers (6,325 nm), and the BBJ MAX 9 has a range of 11,710 kilometers (6,325 nm). 

In 2021, list prices for the family of BBJ MAX jets started at $91.2 million for the MAX7, around $99 million for the MAX8, and approximately $107.9 million for the family’s largest jet, the MAX9. 

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Boeing Loses $355 Million in Latest Quarter

The manufacturer has had to slow production of its popular 737 Max planes after a hole blew open on a jet during an Alaska Airlines flight in January.

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Boeing on Wednesday reported a $355 million loss for the first three months of the year, as it deals with a quality crisis stemming from a Jan. 5 flight during which a panel blew off one of its planes.

The loss was not as steep as analysts had expected, and it was smaller than the $425 million loss in the first quarter last year. Boeing brought in more than $16.5 billion in revenue in the first quarter, less than it reported last year, and the company burned through almost $4 billion in cash, in both cases surpassing analyst expectations.

The panel blowout on a 737 Max 9 jet during an Alaska Airlines flight resulted in no major injuries, but the incident dealt a heavy blow to the company, reigniting concerns about Boeing’s practices five years after two fatal crashes involving 737 Max 8 planes. Since the Jan. 5 flight, the company has taken steps to improve quality, including expanding inspections, changing how work is performed, increasing training and soliciting more feedback from employees.

“We are absolutely committed to doing everything we can to make certain our regulators, customers, employees and the flying public are 100 percent confident in Boeing,” Dave Calhoun, Boeing’s chief executive, said in a letter to employees on Wednesday.

Last month, Mr. Calhoun said he would step down by the end of the year, part of a management shake-up . Boeing is also in talks to buy Spirit AeroSystems, a troubled supplier that builds the body of the Max jet and that had been a part of Boeing until it was spun out two decades ago.

The Federal Aviation Administration has increased scrutiny of Boeing, capping 737 production at 38 planes per month, though production remains well below that level. The regulator has demanded that Boeing produce a plan to improve quality by the end of May. On a call with financial analysts, Mr. Calhoun said Boeing had been in regular contact with the F.A.A. as it developed that plan.

Boeing had been hoping to produce 50 737s and 10 larger 787s per month starting next year, but analysts say the company is unlikely to meet that goal. On the call, Mr. Calhoun said the acquisition of Spirit would play a significant role in hitting those targets. The recent crisis contributed to a substantial slowdown in deliveries in the first quarter, though the company reported a respectable 126 net new orders, thanks in large part to an American Airlines order for dozens of 737 Max 10 planes , a jet that the F.A.A. has yet to certify. Boeing said it had an order backlog of 5,600 planes, valued at $448 billion.

“Near term, yes, we are in a tough moment,” Mr. Calhoun said in the letter to employees. “Lower deliveries can be difficult for our customers and for our financials. But safety and quality must and will come above all else.”

After the company’s first-quarter results were announced, Moody’s downgraded Boeing’s debt one notch to its lowest investment-grade rating, Baa3. The agency cited the “inadequate performance” of Boeing’s commercial plane division.

That part of the company reported an operating loss of more than $1.1 billion, offset by a $151 million operating profit at its defense division and a $916 million gain at its services division, which provides maintenance support to customers.

After the Jan. 5 flight, all Max 9 planes were briefly banned from flying, frustrating Alaska Airlines, United Airlines and other companies that rely on the plane. Both airlines said last week that they would have reported quarterly profits for the start of the year were it not for the plane’s grounding.

United said it would receive an undisclosed amount of compensation from Boeing for use on future plane purchases, while Alaska’s chief executive, Ben Minicucci, told reporters and analysts on a call last week that Boeing had paid his airline $162 million. Mr. Minicucci described that payment as a “strong reflection” of the airline’s close relationship to Boeing.

“Alaska needs Boeing, our industry needs Boeing, and our country needs Boeing,” he said.

Boeing faced two tense Senate hearings this month, one focused on criticism of the company’s safety culture and another airing the concerns of a whistle-blower who had raised questions about the durability of the 787 Dreamliner, a twin-aisle jet often used for long-distance flights. Boeing has vehemently denied his allegations , saying the plane’s body has shown no signs of fatigue after extensive testing and years of commercial flights.

In February, an F.A.A. expert panel concluded a yearlong investigation, finding that Boeing’s safety culture remains flawed despite improvements made after the fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019. The panel also found that Boeing had made progress in limiting interference of employees who carry out delegated oversight on behalf of the F.A.A., but that opportunities to retaliate remain.

Boeing has said it takes those findings seriously. The company has briefly paused work at more than a dozen sites to host quality discussions with more than 70,000 employees, Mr. Calhoun said in his letter to employees. Through those meetings, the company has received more than 30,000 recommendations for improvements. It has also encouraged workers to file concerns through its internal “Speak Up” portal, prompting a fivefold increase in submissions from the first quarter of last year.

The union that represents engineers and other workers at Boeing said the company had more work to do to protect employees who speak up. On Tuesday, the union, the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace, said Boeing had punished two engineers who were authorized to perform some F.A.A. oversight after they raised concerns in 2022 about analyses of the technology used on the 777 and 787 planes.

Managers objected to those concerns at the time, saying that addressing them could be costly and cause delays, according to the union. The engineers eventually prevailed, but later received negative performance reviews, prompting one to quit and the other to file a formal “Speak Up” complaint with Boeing. Now, the union is asking the National Labor Relations Board to compel Boeing to share a report on the situation that it had filed with the F.A.A.

In a statement, Boeing disputed that it had punished the employees for speaking out.

“We have zero tolerance for retaliation and encourage our employees to speak up when they see an issue,” the company said. “After an extensive review of documentation and interviewing more than a dozen witnesses, our investigators found no evidence of retaliation or interference.”

To address complaints that the company has focused excessively on financial results, Boeing said this month that it would more closely align employees’ pay to quality measures. Operational performance will now account for about 60 percent of the score used to determine annual incentives in Boeing’s commercial planes division, up from 25 percent.

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See inside Trump's prized $100 million Boeing 757 private jet he's managed to hold onto despite his costly legal battles

• Donald Trump has a Boeing 757 private jet outfitted with gold-plated seatbelts and a bedroom.
• The ex-president has used the $100 million plane to fly to rallies and criminal indictments.
• Trump has owned the jet since 2011 and has held onto it despite his expensive legal battles.

Although he's facing four criminal indictments, former US president Donald Trump  is still flying in style.

According to data from the aircraft-tracking website JetSpy , Trump's prized Boeing 757 private jet arrived at New York's LaGuardia Airport late Saturday evening ahead of his hush-money trial that started on Monday .

Trump paid $100 million for the jet , registered N757AF, in 2011 and has since decked it out with luxuries like a private bedroom and gold-plated seatbelts.

The ex-president, who is now the Republican nominee for the 2024 election, has managed to hold onto his VIP airplane despite the steep $454 million civil penalty he owed New York after losing a recent fraud case, the Associated Press reported in March.

Trump agreed to pay a lower amount than initially asked while he appeals the ruling, per the AP . However, he could have lost key assets — including his aircraft — had he failed to come up with the cash.

Considering the 757 has not only become a staple of Trump's wealth but also acts as a grandiose backdrop at his presidential rallies, it's unlikely he'll easily part with the VIP plane.

Here's a closer look at "Trump Force One."

During his time as president, Donald Trump flew around the world in Air Force One, a specially-modified Boeing 747 used for presidential transport.

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But, as a multi-billionaire and business tycoon, Air Force One was not Trump's first time using a private aircraft.

Over the years, the former president has owned several personal aircraft, like a Cessna Citation X…

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…and his prized Boeing 757 narrowbody aircraft, which he named "Trump Force One." JetSpy data shows the ex-president still has the Cessna Citation X.

Source: JetSpy, Trump's beloved Boeing 757 private jet is finally flying again after a year of maintenance work and a new paint job

The 757 first flew in 1991 and was previously operated by defunct carriers Sterling Airways of Denmark and TAESA Airlines of Mexico.

It also spent time as a corporate aircraft for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen before being sold to Trump.

Trump bought the more than three-decade-old plane in 2011 for a reported $100 million, and it became an icon at his campaign rallies all over the US.

And, it was no secret whose plane was flying overhead as it sported a giant "T" on the tail and "TRUMP" written in large letters on the fuselage.

However, when Trump won the presidency in 2016, he was required to use the government transport fleet while in office.

He traded in his beloved 757 for the presidential aircraft, but the plane was still used by members of the Trump Organization from 2017 to 2019.

The gold-plated Boeing 757 owned by former President Trump is sitting empty at a New York airport, amid reports that the plane requires costly repairs

In 2019, the plane was parked at Stewart International Airport in New York where it sat for two years before flying to Louisiana in November 2021 for refurbishment.

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Trump announced on his website in May 2021 that the plane, which needed a new paint job and maintenance work, would be "fully restored and updated" in Louisiana and "used at upcoming rallies."

Source: Donald J Trump , Trump plans to restore his 'beautiful' Boeing 757 with Rolls-Royce engines and new paint job for future rallies

Although Trump initially said the plane would re-enter service at the end of 2021, it is finally back as of July 2022.

Eric Trump, at the time, posted a time-lapse video on Twitter of the 757's new paint job, which was completed by aircraft refinishing company Landlocked Aviation.

Source: Eric Trump ,   7News

Company president Tyson Grenzebach told local outlet 7News in July that the job took 40 people and about a month to complete.

Source:   7News

The fresh livery sports a black fuselage and an American flag on the tail...

...and the signature gold "Trump" lettering.

"Excellence requested, excellence delivered!" Grenzebach told Business Insider in 2022. "The great men and women of Landlocked Aviation are proud to always deliver superior aircraft refinishing work while providing exceptional customer service."

Although it has a fresh paint job, the interior was outfitted in 2011 when Trump acquired the jet. A video of Amanda Miller, the Trump Organization's SVP of marketing & corporate communications, giving a tour was posted to YouTube in 2011.

Entering from the back of the jet, you'll first see inside the galley, complete with glassware, a sink, and coffee makers, creating a small kitchen.

Source: The Trump Organization

The 43-seater jet can accommodate gourmet meals, but Trump has been seen eating Big Macs and french fries onboard.

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Beyond the galley are a first-class cabin and a dining area with loungers and a couch...

...and a table with four chairs, which Trump regularly conducted interviews from.

According to Miller, the seatbelts and other finishes are 24K gold-plated...

...and the headrests and pillows have been etched with the Trump family crest.

Moving through the jet, passengers will find the main lounge, which features seats, a couch, and the SkyTheater with a 57" TV and sound system that replicates a "Hollywood screening room," Miller said.

There is also a touchscreen system that controls the theater and has a special "T" list that shows Trump's favorite movies and CDs.

The plane would not be complete without a few bedrooms, including a guest room with wood finishings, a theater system, and two couches that convert into a double bed.

Meanwhile, Trump has his own private bedroom with a custom headboard, pillows, and comforter, as well as a theater system and work desk.

The former president also has a master bathroom with a green countertop and gold-plated sink...

...as well as a toilet that doubles as a seat, which is common on many private jets.

Toward the front of the jet is a VIP area with a couch and loungers, which is where the pilots or other important people can relax.

Although the plane is decked out, it's not much use without pilots. Longtime aviators John Dunkin and Jay Galpin head the controls in the 757's glass display cockpit in 2014.

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Boeing Business Jet 727 Turned Into A Luxury AirBnB

• There is a new opportunity to stay in a luxury AirBnB in Bristol, made from a Boeing 727, complete with a unique vintage interior and fully fitted cockpit.
• The aircraft, originally operated by Japan Airlines, was retired in 2012 and transformed into a unique accommodation by the PYTCHAir organization.
• Enjoy a stay for 300 ($373.83) per night, accommodating four guests with two bedrooms, three bathrooms, a full kitchen, and functional airstairs.

Airplane fanatics now have a new place to stay if they're traveling to Bristol, England. PYTCHAir , an organization local to Skyline Park, recently unveiled a new luxury AirBnB that also doubles as an office and event venue. The unique AirBnB is built from the fuselage of a Boeing 727 . Let's take a closer look at the original Boeing 727 aircraft and how it came to become an AirBnB after it was retired.

The active years of the Boeing 727

Originally, the aircraft that was converted to an AirBnB began as an airliner aircraft. Japan Airlines operated the aircraft as JA8325 beginning in 1968. The Boeing 727 was eventually converted to a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) in the 1970s, where it was handed off to many different customers. Over the years, the aircraft was operated as a military VIP transport and also as a private jet for Middle-eastern royalty, among other owners.

The 727 had the following registrations:

The aircraft was finally retired in 2012 when it arrived at Filton Airfield (FZO) in Bristol. Shortly after its arrival in Bristol, the aircraft was moved to Cotswold Airport (GBA), formerly Kemble Airfield, where many of its parts were salvaged for use on other aircraft. The aircraft sat at Cotswold Airport for several years until the founder of PYTCH, Johnny Palmer, stumbled upon it in 2018.

After several years of negotiating with the city council, Palmer's project idea was finally accepted. The aircraft, which no longer had wings, any of its three engines, or an empennage, was transported to Skyline Park in February 2021, and the conversion began.

Current status of the Boeing 727

The Boeing Business Jet was eventually converted into a luxury AirBnB suite. The 727 was placed on top of large shipping containers to ensure the aircraft was suspended in the air. The exterior of the aircraft was also painted in its unique color scheme by local Bristol artists.

Palmer and his restoration team also restored the interior of the aircraft by retaining the overall vintage feel of the 1980s interior. The listing for the stay on AirBnB specifies that the aircraft can hold four guests. It also has two bedrooms and three bathrooms. This includes a king-sized bed in one luxury suite, two single beds, three toilets, a shower, a full kitchen, and two separate lounge areas. The forward cabin also includes a fully fitted cockpit. The lighting of the aircraft has been restored, which includes many of the cockpit lights. Additionally, the airstairs remain fully functional. Typically, this aircraft only costs £300 ($373.83) per night, with a two-night minimum stay.

Palmer and his team also offer the aircraft for daily use, depending on the project. This includes renting the space for events or even utilizing its lounge areas for office space. Overall, the unique placement of the restored 727 provides a new cornerstone feature to Skyline Park in Bristol.

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An emergency slide fell off a Delta plane while it was in the air Friday morning — forcing the Los Angeles-bound flight to return to JFK Airport, sources told The Post.

The freak accident set off an emergency alarm around 8:30 a.m. aboard Flight 520, which had departed the Queens airport an hour earlier, sources said.

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Cops were still searching for the missing chute early Friday afternoon and sources said it’s believed it could be in Jamaica Bay.

There were no injuries reported.

The plane is a Boeing 767, which wound up departing JFK for Los Angeles International Airport just before 11 a.m., according to FlightAware.

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The Rick Steves guide to life

Travel mogul. philanthropist. legal weed champion. the real rick steves is so much more complex than who you see on tv..

EDMONDS, Wash. — At first glance, it is hard to tell that Rick Steves is protesting.

In the center of his hometown, America’s favorite travel host is perched on the edge of a fountain roundabout engaging in some friendly civil disobedience. As cars circle the intersection, Steves smiles and waves, looking more like an Elf on a Shelf than an angry picketer. This is his way of reminding people he wishes they’d stop driving here.

Steves’s family moved to Edmonds when he was 12, and the 68-year-old is still happy to call it home. Rather than relocate to his beloved Europe, he dreams of bringing some European sensibilities to the edge of the Puget Sound, less than 20 miles north of Seattle.

When he’s not traveling around Europe, writing about Europe or running his multimillion dollar European tour company, the prolific TV host and author likes to squeeze in some local activism. The roundabout routine is his push to block off Edmonds’s very American Main Street for pedestrians. If you squint at it, you can see what Steves sees: this would be the perfect place for a lively town square.

“I like a lot of things about Europe but I love the urban energy of Europe. I love the piazza,” Steves said in a wistful tone you might recognize from PBS. “We don’t have a piazza.”

Unfortunately for Steves, the voting majority of the city does not love the idea of parking their SUVs farther away to shop. So despite his Boy Scout enthusiasm, the most famous man in Edmonds must keep up the perch-and-wave. This is not his only crusade.

Spend any amount of time with Steves, and you’ll encounter a total ham who loves a zany bit. But if you ask him about serious issues like car-free zones, he’ll bring up other causes that are dear to him: affordable housing, supporting the arts, creating senior centers for the elderly to age with dignity.

He’s anti-Trump and pro-cannabis. He does not care if that is bad for business.

The average Rick Steves fan has likely missed this side of him. On TV they see an always-sunny history lover who makes going abroad feel approachable for the average American. That’s an incomplete picture, like thinking you know Paris because you’ve seen the Eiffel Tower on YouTube.

Meet him in Edmonds, and he’ll fill in the rest.

It may look like a lot of gallivanting, but being Rick Steves takes a lot of work.

He spends three months of the year overseas, researching, writing, recording, refining tours, updating guidebooks. If he’s not planning or producing content, he’s often doing promotional events across the United States. This year Steves is celebrating the 40th edition of his first book, “Europe Through the Back Door.” Over the course of his career, he’s built a privately held company that generates $120 million in revenue a year, published 110 books, filmed 12 seasons of “Rick Steves’ Europe” and produced more than 750 podcast episodes.

“It’s just like coordinating a three-ring circus,” Steves said.

That is: really fun, sort of exhilarating and extremely complicated. To pull this off, Steves does not observe the French 35-hour workweek. He’s a workhorse with a reputation for keeping a frenetic pace year-round.

“It’s more of an American work culture,” Amy Duncan, Steves’s communications director, told me. “He’s an unapologetic capitalist but he is also a socialist.”

He makes enough money to fly first class, but he only sits in economy, claiming he doesn’t mind being cramped.

“It never occurred to me that I’m suffering,” he said. “As long as I’ve got an aisle and a seat that reclines, I’m happy.”

Actually, Steves believes airlines should only have one class. It’s part of his egalitarian worldview. He’s also anti-points and anti-miles, refusing to sign up for airline loyalty programs because he believes they bully us into complicating our lives.

Steves also enforces a self-imposed “ carbon tax ” on his tour company, which takes more than 30,000 people to Europe annually. For every customer, Steves invests $30 to atone for emissions created by their flights between the United States and Europe. Last year, that added up to $1 million donated to a portfolio of organizations, Steves said.

“I don’t need to be a slave to the quarterly profit statement. I want to be around and profitable in 10 years from now in a world that you can travel in that’s stable,” Steves said. “This is a smart investment and it’s an ethical expense that I should pay for.”

Rick Steves will tell you he’s motivated by making money; the more he can earn, the more good he can do with it.

“Vicarious consumption, that’s one of my things,” Steves said.

After amassing a windfall from the 2001 George W. Bush tax cuts for high earners, Rick Steves donated $1 million to support the local symphony and performing arts center. In 2005, he used retirement savings to buy a 24-unit apartment complex for the local YWCA’s use as transitional housing for women and children. He figured he’d eventually sell the complex and live on the earnings. About a decade later, he changed his mind and donated the complex valued at $4 million.

He also gave more than $4 million to help build the Edmonds Waterfront Center, a vibrant gathering place for seniors where his daughter had her wedding in 2021. And he gave another $2 million for a similar center in the nearby city of Lynnwood, which broke ground in mid-April .

“Rick puts his money where his mouth is,” said Nancy Leson, a former Seattle Times food critic who used to let Steves’s daughter babysit her son. She’s appreciated his regular presence in the community, like hosting events for local politics at his house and shopping at the farmers market .

“He changed travel,” local resident Karen Howe said on her way into the Waterfront Center with a friend. She’s used Steves’s guidebooks for years. “He’s introduced us to places that most of us would never think of going.”

Rick Steves hasn’t won his piazza battle, but he has brought European touches to Edmonds. At the Rick Steves’ Europe headquarters, there’s an E.U. flag hanging from the mocha brick facade. And gargoyles that drain rainwater, just like at the Notre Dame cathedral.

“Gargoyles scare away evil spirits,” Steve points out, unable to suppress his inner tour guide.

Here Steves employs more than 100 people: editors, audio producers, tour specialists and cartographers such as Dave Hoerlein, his first employee. That’s excluding the fleet of guides and drivers he contracts across the pond to shepherd tour customers.

Inside, he bounds through a maze of cubicles, his neck craned forward, always at an eager pace. His 6-foot frame appears leaner than previous seasons of his life, but his signature look is familiar. No, not khakis and a button-down. That’s vintage Rick. These days, he wears dark jeans and a button-down, plus a thin scarf and leather sneakers.

During a day of meetings, Steves’s fjord-blue eyes lit up at the minutia of the business. He went over new maps with Hoerlein. He and longtime co-author Cameron Hewitt addressed problems like finding a “less glitzy” stop on the Amalfi Coast that’s not Sorrento. They discussed whether a place is worth visiting after it’s gotten too popular, and Steves indulged in some gallows humor.

“It’s going to be like holding the corpse of a loved one who just died,” he said.

His critics argue the “Rick Steves Effect” can turn a charming village, restaurant or museum into a tourist magnet. Matthew Kepnes, the travel writer behind the blog Nomadic Matt , points to the Swiss town Zermatt, which he says Steves put on the map, and has since dealt with overtourism . You’re bound to bump into groups with Rick Steves guidebooks in Italy’s increasingly crowded Cinque Terre.

Whether Steves is actually to blame for changing a place is up for debate. There are plenty of destinations he’s covered that haven’t been inundated with swarms of Americans (see also: Gdańsk).

Steves says he assesses whether a place wants tourism, if it can handle it gracefully. If they don’t or can’t, he may mention it but not promote it.

He has faith — maybe too much — that his clients share his values.

“Does [my work] change the personality of a town? It can. Am I a dramatic impact on Europe? No,” he said.

“There’s a handful of places I really promote aggressively that I’ve had a serious impact on, but otherwise ... my travelers are the kind of people that take only pictures and leave only footprints ... they’re good travelers.”

You don’t have to spend much time in Edmonds to see why Rick Steves never considered leaving.

The city — population roughly 42,000 — sits on a majestic inlet. You can get to a major international airport in about an hour. The community is so courteous, it has an “umbrella share” program in case people forget their own on a rainy day. As Steves walks around town, he greets people by name. He lives within walking distance to both his favorite diner and a pétanque court, the French answer to Italian bocce. He plays bongos at his church on Sundays.

In 1967, Richard “Dick” Steves moved the family here because he was worried about Rick Junior.

“I was hanging out with dangerous kids and going down the wrong trail,” Steves said. Seriously.

His dad, an Army veteran, got by in the upscale suburb as a piano technician and importer. When Steves was 14, his parents dragged him on a work trip to Europe to visit piano factories; it was a radical experience that sparked his lifelong passion for travel.

Back in Edmonds, Steves started teaching piano, eventually turning his savings into trips abroad of his own — not only to Europe, but Turkey, Nepal, Afghanistan. He went to college nearby, earning degrees in European history and business from the University of Washington, where he played in the Husky Marching Band.

After graduation, Steves figured he could keep up his routine: give piano lessons during the school year, then travel during the summer. He started teaching travel classes in the same recital hall where his piano students performed. This was back when there was no internet and few guidebooks to consult for trip planning.

The classes were a hit. At 25, Steves turned his lecture materials into a 180-page book, and self-published “Europe Through the Back Door,” in 1980.

Four years later, he hosted his first European minibus tour group, serving as both bus driver and guide.

His businesses have evolved — his bus tours now take up to 28 travelers, a number Steves says is a sweet spot between making the tour more affordable yet enjoyable for customers and profitable for the company. But his mission has remained the same: to be the best resource for European travel and help Americans travel better.

“I just focus on that and I love it,” he said. “It takes my life out of balance — which is not good — but it lets me do a lot of stuff that I believe in and that’s good.”

Steves has been open about the challenges of being a travel mogul. As built his empire, he was also raising a family. Being “married” to both took a toll. In 2010, Steves and his wife, Anne, divorced after 25 years of marriage.

Up the hill from his junior high, Rick Steves’s modest beige home offers a window into his many lives. There are family photos on the walls, from older relatives to his baby grandson, Atlas. He hosts political fundraisers on the sprawling deck. A painting of Kerala, India, nods to one of his favorite countries (people forget Steves did four editions of “Asia Through the Back Door”).

Next to his grand piano, there’s a stuffed creature that Steves calls his “Silver Fox” baring its teeth and wearing novelty sunglasses with cannabis leaves on the lenses — a nod to two of his interests: taxidermy and marijuana activism.

“It’s the civil liberties … it’s the racism … everything about it is wrong,” he said of keeping weed illegal.

As for the toothy fox, Steves doesn’t do typical souvenirs anymore, but he makes an exception for stuffed animals.

“The wooden shoes and the pewter Viking ships are so obvious,” he said. “I like to do something a little more organic and a little more striking and it takes me back there — I like it.”

He’s a very good piano player. He can also play the sousaphone and the trumpet — which he did regularly during the pandemic, performing taps for his neighbors at sunset.

Covid-19 was a nightmare for the travel business, but a miracle for Rick Steves’s love life.

After running in the same social circles for years, he and Shelley Bryan Wee, a prominent local bishop, started dating at the end of 2019. They had a lot in common. Both are progressive Lutherans. Both are divorced with adult children. But neither worked a typical 9-to-5, and one of them spent three months of the year in Europe.

Then lockdown happened. Steves, who couldn’t remember if he’d ever had dinner in the same place 10 nights in a row, spent 100 nights at the same table with Wee. It solidified their relationship.

“Shelley is a constant,” Steves said. He still struggles with the balancing act between work and love.

When the stars align and they’re both in Edmonds, Wee cooks, and Steves plays sous chef. They walk Jackson, Wee’s labradoodle, creating their own version of the passeggiata, Italy’s traditional evening stroll. They play table tennis before dinner.

When the world reopened, they started traveling together. They’ve made time for a few big vacations: a trip to Morocco, where they were caught in a windstorm that blew the windows out of their car; a luxury barge cruise through Burgundy, France, “that was embarrassingly expensive,” Steves confessed, followed by a week hiking in the Swiss Alps; and another hiking trip between remote lodges on Mont Blanc.

Before their first trip, Steves edited the contents of Wee’s suitcase, because packing light is part of his philosophy.

“What do you say?” she asked. “You’re talking to Rick Steves.”

Editing by Gabe Hiatt. Additional editing by Amanda Finnegan. Design editing by Christine Ashack. Photo editing by Lauren Bulbin. Videos by Monica Rodman. Senior video producer: Nicki DeMarco. Design by Katty Huertas. Copy editing by Jamie Zega.

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