Over the years, I met a few attractive women on planes that I later dated. The founder of AirTroductions.com took that idea and made a business out of it. This site now has over 2,000 registered members. At any one time, about 500 or more are online chatting and figuring out where to meet and…
JetBlue Airways will waive its change fees and any fare differences to enable its customers with reservations for travel between Friday, Oct. 21 through Tuesday, Oct. 25 to or from JetBlue cities in Florida (Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Orlando, Tampa, and West Palm Beach), to rebook their travel without change fee or fare difference to…
Disney’s Parks have a squeaky clean iamge. So this will appeal to the opposite end of the park-going public: According to Netscape News, developers in London have announced that they’ll open a new $8.3 million dollar sexual “theme park” near Piccadilly Circus at the Trocadero Entertainment Center next Spring. So The Kinks and Sex Pistols…
When I got my first laptop, most hotels offered dial-up in your room to check your email or get Web access. But over the past three years, I’ve seen all the big hotel chains upgrade to broadband or even Wi-Fi. (I’ve paid up to $20 for 24 hours or as low as $0.) Now, the…
Scary, isn’t it? Perhaps just in time for Halloween — or not — a new French brand called Anticon has launched a radical and somewhat frightening new concept in hooded sweatshirts. It’s perfect for those who live in freezing cold cities like Chicago or Ottawa or for snowboarders who don’t want Jack Frost nipping at…
Move over, Gilmore Girls! The GAIA Girls are spreading their wings and taking flight. GAIA Designs creates punchy, vibrant and creative handbags out of Vancouver, BC that are affordable, functional, high quality and the darlings of international fashion. Gail Conzatti, a telecommunications marketer for 15 years, created the company three years ago as a labour…
First, there was Jet Blue, which forged new territory with affordably luxurious comfortably flights offering leather seats and individual TV screens with dozens of channels. Then, there were Starwood’s W Hotels, which gave stylish travelers cutting-edge amenities and designer hotels with a personal touch. Now, Starwood has revealed aloft, which is intended to raise the…
For some CEOs, flying first class on commercial airlines isn’t fashionable enough, having to rub elbows with all those people is for other people, and most planes are too slow. So now, those high-end, supperrich business folks are spreading their wings on the Global 5000, a new corporate jet from Montreal-based Bombardier. This super-large jet…
With skyrocketing fuel costs, sky high labor costs, pension problems, and more, the airline industry is facing some very tough times. Many airlines are rumored to be in financial straights. In fact, Delta and Northwest both filed for bankruptcy today. Read the story from the San Francisco Chronicle. But this Chapter 11 filing may not…
The news stories from the Gulf Coast are horrifying. I’m shocked that it has taken four days to evaculate those who couldn’t leave, or get them food, water, or other basic essentials. I urge you to please go to www.allgive.com, a search engine powered by Yahoo!, and select the American Red Cross as your charity…
Gwen Stefani has a hit song called “Harajuku Girls” that sings the praises of a vibrant Tokyo pedestrian street scene featuring eye-popping teens strolling in popular Japanese labels such as Super Lovers, Bathing Ape and Hysteric Glamour. Do I think they look ridiculous? Sure, but I’m not a 15-year-old kid trying to make an individual…
Actor. Director. Casino owner? George Clooney robbed huge casinos in “Oceans Eleven” and “Oceans Twelve”. Now he’s unveiled plans to build a $3 billion resort, casino, and high-rise luxury condominium project to be dubbed Las Ramblas. One of his partners is nightclub operator Rande Gerber, AKA Mr. Cindy Crawford. “We’re clearly putting more than just…