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We are off, tomorrow at 6 am, flying to Los Angeles and then tomorrow night, to Auckland and then Wellington New Zealand. It has been a day of packing and trying to remember everything, and accepting that things won’t get done but will upon our return on Dec 3. One […]
I ordered a burger at the Outback Steakhouse in Orlando. A meal voucher had spat out of the Delta self check-in when my flight was delayed, and I took it to this temple of gastronomy to see what I could get. In tiny print down at the bottom, my server […]
I got a lot of good advice for hotel owners today, in a meeting of travel bloggers and tweeters. The question was posed, ‘who are some great examples of companies who ‘get’ social media in 2009? Elliot Ng, a founder of the large content site UpTake.com, brought up a few […]
Up on stage at Phocuswright yesterday, dozens of travel start-ups vied for our attention, and like the Greek chorus offstage, we bloggers tapped away making comments and asking questions on Twitter. I found myself focusing on the main question of ‘what’s actually new here?’ when so many of the present […]
After a long line of technical booking solutions and web analytics providers at the Phocuswright conference,I was glad to hear about a less technical travel topic…luggage. Luggagetag.com allows the customer to design a luggage tag using nice looking photos, graphics, unique fonts and even family photos. Like the programs that […]
I’m excited to again be at Phocuswright, where I’ll meet up with dozens of friends I’ve made in the on-line travel business and catch up with bloggers and other people who make this business so exciting. I walked up to the security desk at Bradley and got a surprise as […]
Art Tatum is a childhood memory, his piano playing was always a part of my dad’s very important music collection. Music experts consider Tatum to be the most admired jazz pianist who ever lived. In yesterday’s WSJ, Terry Teachout discussed just what it is that makes someone memorable, famous and […]
My late night ambitions have been proven weak lately. I’ve contemplated going out on weekend nights, but have found reasons to stay in. Last night we dined in Northampton with another couple who at 9:45 were eager to get over to the Iron Horse for a 10 pm show. No […]
Why does Google have such power over us? Well, how about getting an email like this, where they multiply what they are giving you by eight, and automatically adjust your account with their bonus….wow! Google storage update: More space for your photos and email Hi, We wanted to let you […]
The Cherry Award provides a $200,000 prize to whomever is judged to be America’s best college professor. The WSJ last night ran a story about three candidates for this award, sponsored by Baylor College. It focuses on the really important part of teaching in college which has been overshadowed by […]
John Bemelmans Marciano tracked down the people whose names stand behind words in the English language. His new book is called Anonyponymous, meaning that nobody ever heard of them despite the fact that things and places are named after them. NPR had a story about the book this morning. Take […]
I write a blog for some people I know who run an airport parking website. Although most of my posts aren’t about parking itself, last night I stayed up late and watched A&E and found a show about parking which was quite interesting. It’s called Parking Wars, and chronicles the […]