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W New York
New York City has hotel rooms for every taste and budget and, when it comes to boutique hotels, the city is the epicenter. The Starwood Hotels W chain is acknowledged as the brand that once epitomized the boutique hotel and the grand-daddy of that chain is the W New York. My decision to stay there was based purely on nostalgia: it had been my home away from home …
United Airlines Flight 890, Los Angeles to New York-JFK
There are multiple options when it comes to flying from one coast to the other so, when I had the opportunity to check out United’s p.s. service on a recent flight from Los Angeles to New York, I jumped at the chance. I’ve flown United’s business class before, so I wanted to see what was different about the p.s. service.
BOARDING
United offers first and business class passengers priority boarding in …
Vienna: Summer and Winter
Vienna, once the capital of an empire of which it was said that the sun never set over it, is now equally as important as the capital of a newly-invigorated Central Europe that bridges East with West.
Spending summer and winter in Vienna, one notices an entirely different, but equally vibrant, energy. I’ve been spending time each year in Vienna since my youth. In 2008, I was in Vienna for a …
Blizzard Business Travel: JFK to Munich in 48 Hours
In good weather, the flight from New York (JFK) to Munich via London can take as little as 12 hours. In bad weather, the trip can stretch to perhaps 15 or 20 hours. But the storm that last week buried much of the East Coast of the United States in a blanket of snow shut down major airports, closed thousands of businesses, and left tens of thousands of …
Packing Tips for Holiday-Time Trips
Just as those of many business travelers, my typical trips are several days long. Fly out, have a day or two of meetings, and return. When it comes to longer trips, especially those mixing business and pleasure, I find that I need to plan my packing strategy far more carefully. And when the trip is in the middle of the holiday season, even more care is required.
Choosing …
Hotel Grande Bretagne, Athens, Greece Review
By Greek standards (the Parthenon and other main buildings on the Acropolis were built by Pericles in the fifth century B.C.E.), the Grande Bretagne is a relatively newcomer. Built in the 1840s, its unique architecture makes it a local landmark. The hotel’s central location is just about perfect. It’s opposite the Parliament Building, overlooks Syntagma (Constitution) Square, and is within walking distance of shopping areas, restaurants, museums, and the business …
