I was invited to Memphis to speak at the PRSA Travel and Tourism conference last week. Lucky me, the host hotel was one of the city’s finest. The Peabody Memphis has quite the history. Here’s what I learned about this historic hotel and what I enjoyed most about it: 1. History The original Peabody Memphis [...]
My wife Natalie was in LA this past week and since she was on assignment for Style at Home and for her blog OhTravelissima.com, I got to tag along with her while she lived the good life at the Montage Beverly Hills. The hotel was so incredible and if you haven’t been, you should consider [...]
Located on the French Riviera and with an area of just 1.25 square miles (2.02 km), the Principality of Monaco is within walking distance of France and biking distance to Italy. One incredible unadvertised fact about staying in Monte Carlo is that you can easily do something truly remarkable without even realizing it. In fact, [...]
I got invited to speak at a conference in May in Tennessee so I will be flying from Los Angeles to Memphis, and then on to New York City. Understandably, the conference organizers didn’t want to pay for Delta’s nonstop flights since they were showing more than double the price of US Airways’ one-stop flights. [...]
Want to be guaranteed an open seat next to you on your next American Airlines flight? There’s a way you can do it without buying two seats when you’re flying on a 737-800MCE aircraft. All you need to do is book a seat in rows 16 or 17, which are located directly behind the exit [...]
Getting to the Southern Ocean Lodge on Kangaroo Island (or KI as locals refer to it) for North Americans is not easy or cheap. You will have to take a couple of flights to Adelaide and then either a short 20 minute flight on REX or a 90 minute ferry ride. But if you are looking for a once in a lifetime, [...]
Today is Twitter’s seventh birthday and I’ve been giving a lot of thought to how much this microblogging tool has grown in such a short time and how powerful it has become in sharing information. Especially in light of something that’s happened recently. Last Saturday, I was flying from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles and [...]
There’s a dirty little secret amongst frequent fliers: We don’t like to fly economy. Especially on long-haul flights. Some of us may even have a fear of flying coach on any length of flight and it’s becoming a growing trend. Since there doesn’t appear to be a scientific name already, I would like to introduce [...]
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