Bloomies Is Blooming: Westfield San Francisco Centre
The original Emporium department store building in San Fransco first opened its doors in 1896. Two centuries later, in Autumnn 2006, it will become the focal point of Westfield San…
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Private Luxury Without The Gawky Lobby: City Club Hotel, NYC
From the profound founders of CustomerEvangelist.com, Ben McConnell and Jackie Huba: Hotelier Jeff Klein, was quoted in the Wall Street Journal on the efforts of some boutique hotels (like the…
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You Go, Girls: Kimpton Hotels’ Women InTouch Program
As more women travel for business, more hotels are recognizing them, rewarding them, and pampering them. Case in point: San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels and its new Women InTouch program. Each…
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Top of the Tapas: El Quim de la Boqueria, Barcelona
There are perhaps hundreds of tapas bars in Barcelona serving innovative small plates. But the taste-testers there at Epicurious.com boast about one in particular, It’s called El Quim de la…
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Big Shoes to Fill: Addidas ToGo & Design Hotels
How’s this for a fashionable tie-in? Cool Hunting Travel reports a unique marriage of footwear and hotel square footage…. Starting now –– and exclusively for a period of two months…
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Life’s a Beach: Bacara Resort & Spa, Santa Barbara
For a romantic hideaway to an elegant, understated, serene resort, journey to the bucolic town of Santa Barbara, about 100 miles north of Hollywood & LA. Here, the Bacara Resort…
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Waterbeds in the Bahamas: Poseidon Undersea Resorts
First, Vagablond reported on Jules’ Undersea Lodge in the Florida Keys, a research lab that became a hotel. Next, we told you about Hydropolis, a $550 million underwater complex being…
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Global Eating: Maria Manso World Cuisine
Any meal that starts with mojitos and ends with flan can’t be too bad. In fact, dining on the back patio of Maria Manso World Cuisine last weekend in my…
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Glide with a Guide on Segway Tours
The idea of taking a walking tour without walking might seem odd. But many companies are now offering tours using Segway scooters. The company that claims to be the first…