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Extra Special Travel Safety Guidelines

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 02.09.2009 | Style


Jeffrey Shaffer

This information will help you avoid trouble on your next vacation or business trip. Never assume that nothing bad will occur while traveling. Absolu...

It's a Pink Christmas

Chip Conley | Posted 01.15.2009 | Business


Chip Conley

When fear becomes a predominant emotion in many companies, it negatively affects innovation, proactivity, and, human relationships.

Hogs at the Trough

Chip Conley | Posted 01.09.2009 | Business


Chip Conley

Let's recognize that the auto company leaders who got us into this mess are transactional, not transformational leaders (think of the difference between Hillary and Barack).

"Sound Of Music" Hotel Blocked In Austria

AP | Posted 01.03.2009 | World


VIENNA, Austria — The Austrian city of Salzburg has blocked plans to open a hotel in a former home of the von Trapp family immortalized in "The ...

Indian commandos storm besieged Jewish center

AP | RAMOLA TALWAR BADAM | Posted 12.27.2008 | Politics


MUMBAI, India — Masked Indian commandos dropped from helicopters Friday onto the roof of a Jewish center in Mumbai where Muslim militants were h...

How Social-Consciousness Fuels Eco-Consciousness

Plenty | Sushma Sumbramian | Posted 12.25.2008 | Green


After a revolt against plastic bags swept Europe a few years ago with a public response to a popular outcry not seen on the continent since 1848, bans...

BIG BUSINESS IN THE CARIBBEAN- ILLEGAL SAND MINING

Stefanie Michaels | Posted 12.01.2008 | Green


Stefanie Michaels

The Caribbean, known for its crystal blue waters, powdery sand beaches with colors ranging from coco to pink and all the shades in between, is a haven...

HOTELS TAKING "GOING GREEN" TO NEW TOPS WITH GREEN ROOFS

Stefanie Michaels | Posted 11.10.2008 | Green


Stefanie Michaels

Hotels are looking for new ways to run more efficiently and looking to nature to give them some ideas. The latest in green technology is allowing hote...

Dubai Hotel Worth $1.5 Billion Set To Open Wednesday

AP | ADAM SCHRECK and BARBARA SURK | Posted 10.23.2008 | Home


DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — It's the latest word in Persian Gulf excess: a $1.5 billion resort boasting a $25,000-a-night suite and dolphins f...

A Penny Saved

Brent Kessel | Posted 07.16.2008 | Business


Brent Kessel

Trimming my expenditures while still buying the things and experiences I most enjoy in life is filling me with spaciousness and freedom. What can you trim with no loss of enjoyment today?

Beijing Hotels Shockingly Empty Ahead of Games

AP | STEPHEN WADE | Posted 07.03.2008 | Home


BEIJING — The Olympics are looking like a bust for the city's hotels. The 17-day games were supposed to generate a buzz throughout the summer, ...

Sleep Concierges And 12 Choices Of Pillow: The Science Of Snoozing At High-End Hotels

The New York Times | Terry Trucco | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


Like many hotels these days, from moderate to luxury, the Benjamin is engaged in bed obsession, a trend that is, oddly, relatively recent for an indus...