This time it is all about UGA (no – not the University of Georgia), instead think Unita Geografiche Aggiuntive. This designation offers Chianti Classico wine consumers additional information as to where the Sangiovese grapes in their glass were grown, variations in soil composition, elevation, exposure, and steepness of slopes. The Chianti Classico producers with UGA […]
NOT EASY: Airport Accessibility
Wishes for being able to transfer molecules through space (“Scotty, beam us up,” Star Trek) fly about like mosquitos. While many people are eager to travel, one of the major deterrents from moving from here to there is having to deal with the chaos, confusion, and long distances at airports that challenge even the nimblest and most […]
Silver Tourism: What senior travelers deserve
By 2050, people over 60 will account for 22% of the world population – a potential tourism target market that includes over 2 billion people. Over 60. Over 70. Over 80. Traveling the Planet The senior traveler has money and currently spends $30 billion annually, occupies 70 percent of all passenger spaces on cruise ships, […]
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Wear makeup or nothing: Women – in our own lane
The global makeup/skincare industry is alive and well, with new market segments and new products growing exponentially. Women compete… for males Professor Lisa Wade (Occidental College), the author of Gender: Ideas, Interactions, Institutions (2014), determined that in the 1920s, as more Americans moved to cities, courtship moved from the home to establishments that cost money, like cabarets […]
The Lipstick Index
If retailers and online sellers were wondering where all the young women were, what they were doing, and what they were spending their money on in 2022. !When in Doubt Wear Red I can give witness; young, high-energy, dedicated women were crowded into New York’s Metropolitan Pavilion, pushing and shoving to get to the salespeople […]
Luxury cruising: Merely A distraction?
I recently attended a New York event hosted by Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) announcing their link with Faberge. I think the message was… if you are into luxury this is your cruise line. Faberge Brand is Provocative The House of Faberge is controversial. In 1885 the brand’s name was equated with both opulence and scandal. While the […]
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Before digging the co-op money pit
If you decided that a co-op apartment is worth the effort, review (with your accountant and attorney) the following documents, and remember: Look Before Leaping Off the Cliff 1. Capital plan for the building 2. Capital improvements (past history and future plans including cost estimates and time frame) 3. Mortgage for the building (what are […]
Co-ops: Where your money goes
A co-op maintenance fee combines property taxes and common charges into one convenient (or inconvenient?) monthly payment. Maintenance Usually included in this charge are salaries for personnel, building safety, security and sanitation, and planned capital improvements. Remember you own shares in a building and the entire building receives the property tax bill not the individual […]