It may be politically incorrect, but judgements are made by wines selected, shoes worn, and hotels selected. And So It is With Wine Kylie Jenner is likely to be found sipping a glass of Pinot Grigio, for the Justin Timberlake – Jessica Biel wedding cuvee, Jesse Katz blended Alexander Valley Zinfandel, Petite Sirah and Cabernet […]
Aviation: A Stepping Stone to Caribbean Tourism Expansion… or Not
Unless you live in a Caribbean country, there is no way to reach the islands without using air and/or water transportation. No one has yet found the funding or engineering skill-set to build roads, rails or tunnels as connectors to the region; therefore, the development and sustainability of the region is dependent upon an air and/or […]
Travel professionals take over Javits
If you happened to walk by the Javits Convention Center in January, you would have found thousands of travel professionals dashing to and from dozens of travel-related events. It started 16 years ago, when the NY Times first started the Travel Show. The 2018 event brought 32,398 participants to Javits, including 10,268 travel trade, 22, […]
NYC Winter Show: A treasure trove for hotel interior designers
If you love beautiful things like jewelry, sculpture, lamps, art and antiques, there is no better place to get your “fix” of fabulous furnishings and jewels than at the annual Winter Show at New York’s Park Avenue Armory – now celebrating its 65th anniversary. The event is directed by Helen Allen. The program is supported […]
Art + Design. Wit, humor and WOW
In New York, thousands art connoisseurs, collectors, gallery owners (and their staff), interior designers converged on the Park Avenue Armory to raise money for charities. On a few cold November evenings in New York, thousands of well-heeled art connoisseurs, collectors, gallery owners (and their staff), interior designers and others who just like a great cocktail […]
Asia thumps New York fashion
According to the Business of Fashion Report (McKinsey & Company 2017), “The West will no longer be the global stronghold for fashion sales.” …And the winners are from Taiwan Unless you are Rihanna (who wore Beijing, China-based designer Guo Pei’s yellow cape dress at the Met Gala last year)… …and have access to the best […]
Going to Africa? Include Zambia
Tourism is becoming an important economic engine for Zambia, creating employment, stimulating infrastructure and increasing foreign earnings. On Your Radar? Of the 53.3 million international tourists visiting Africa in 2014 only 1.7 percent visited Zambia. The purpose of the visit was primarily business (54 percent) with only 25 percent booking for a holiday. While most […]
Get to Bordeaux: Your first stop in France
For an enjoyable immersion into the French life-style, the best starting point in Paris has got to be Bordeaux. Conventional wisdom suggests that visits to France start in Paris. Without doubt Paris is a wonderful destination city; however, for an enjoyable immersion into the French life-style, the best starting point is Bordeaux. Rail Europe to […]
Get to Bordeaux: Your first stop in France
For an enjoyable immersion into the French life-style, the best starting point in Paris has got to be Bordeaux. Conventional wisdom suggests that visits to France start in Paris. Without doubt Paris is a wonderful destination city; however, for an enjoyable immersion into the French life-style, the best starting point is Bordeaux. Rail Europe to […]
French airline seduces frugal fliers
Maybe it is the baby blue that provides eye appeal on the exterior and interior of the aircrafts of this French airline. Maybe it is because I am so accustomed to being abused by airline personnel when I fly that courteous service from ground and in-flight cabin crews causes me to pause and praise the […]