Hotel, Airline, Dining, Car and Tech Reviews
Twenty-two years ago when Toyota introduced the Lexus LS 400 as the automaker’s first luxury car the emphasis was placed squarely on customer service and value.
At a December press preview of the new Lexus GS 350, which launches in February as the fourth generation of the sport sedan, Brian Smith, Vice President of Lexus Marketing, described the introduction of the car as “a lot more than the launch of a …
Stepping inside the glass-and-granite Shinjuku Park Tower in Tokyo’s Shinjuku neighborhood brings a temporary respite to the chaos of the city, as one is whisked to a quiet oasis, the Park Hyatt, a hotel that occupies the top 14 floors of Kenzo Tange’s 235 meter-high architectural masterpiece.
You start on the 41st floor, and you can only go up from there. I was warmly greeted and immediately escorted up to my …
Occupying the 52nd floor of Tokyo’s elegant Park Hyatt Tokyo, the New York Grill has been a favorite place for lunch and dinner since it opened in 1994.
With its dramatic floor-to-ceiling windows on all four sides of the restaurant, open kitchen (with counter seating for a better view), and a seemingly endless wine cellar, it’s easy to understand why.
The restaurant had even better views of the city than my room …
In 1493, one of the first transatlantic business trips came to an end. Columbus set upon his return trip to Spain, after crossing the Atlantic westward in 1492.
In 1942, Winston Churchill became the first British prime minister to take a transatlantic flight. Churchill flew in a BOAC Boeing 314 flying boat from Bermuda to Plymouth.
On January 19, 1937, Howard Hughes set a transcontinental air record. He flew his custom-built monoplane …
The Dutch are a practical people, and, since numerous churches and monasteries were closed as Napoleon Bonaparte established hegemony over most of continental Europe, they were sooner or later bound to find a good use for these large empty buildings.
One such building is the Kruisherenhotel, which dates back to the 15th century, when the Order of the Holy Cross (Crosier or “Kruisheren” in Dutch) built a monastery in the center …
When I booked the leg of my trip that would take me from Brussels to Paris so I could fly home on board Air France’s Airbus A380 to New York’s JFK airport, my Air France “flight” never left the ground. Rather, it is an Air France code share with SNCF French Rail, which operates the TGV.
The TGV, Train à Grand Vitesse in French or high-speed train, capable of going as …
Following its opening in October 2009, Fairmont Bab Al Bahr, Abu Dhabi became immediately recognizable by its modern, boxy, glass exterior, outlined at night with linear lighting, and fronted by a long row of palm trees.
When we pulled up to the entrance, several speedy doormen were instantly car-side to open doors and take our luggage, and we were politely whisked inside.
With its soaring ceilings, white modular furnishings, and abundant mirrors, …
Terminal 2 at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport opened in 1962 and was used by Northeast Airlines, Braniff, and Northwest Airlines until Pan American World Airways took it over following the demise of Northeast and Braniff.
Following Pan Am’s demise it was taken over by Delta Air Lines, as was the Pan Am Worldport next door. First- and business-class passengers as well as SkyMiles Medallion and SkyTeam Elite Plus …
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