Marketing The Luxe Brand: Hilton Hotels + Waldorf-Astoria
For decades, the Waldof-Astoria Hotel was the place to stay in New York City for stars, the nouveau riche and anyone with class. Now, Hilton Hotels Corp. will create a…
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Think Pink for Womens’ Digital Gadgets
Pink is defintely the new black. For years, computers were black boxes. Then Apple turned the color wheel inside out with its candy-colored iMacs. Now, the same types of colorful…
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Cool Canal & Hot Fashions: Canal St.-Martin, Paris
I love Paris in the winter more than the spring or summer. Why? Because everywhere you want to go — The Louvre, The Rive Gauche, Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, The…
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Good Enough To Eat: 8th Annual Chocolate Fashion Show, NYC
Each November, the Marriott Marquis Hotel at New York’s Times Square hosts the 8th Annual Chocolate Show. Last year, it included a Fashion Show where 22 pastry chefs and chocolatiers…
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Switching Galleys For Seats: American Airlines
In the past, I’ve read that airlines often look at ways to squeeze out a profit every way possible. For example, switching to smaller peanut bags saved one airline millions…
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Mastodons & Manatees: Bradenton’s South Florida
Walking in the door to the South Florida Museum, I was met by a mastodon skeleton. Maneuvering my way to the second floor, I connected to Parker Manatee Aquarium where…
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Gnarly Surf’s Up, Dudes: Maverick’s Reef, Half Moon Bay, CA
About six weeks ago, we first wrote about Maverick’s Reef and the world’s most dangerous surfing contest. We said the competition would be held when the conditions were deemed optimal…
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Rotten Apples?: Prices Slashed on iPod Nanos & Shuffles
It’s happened to me many times. I buy the latest computer, printer, PDA or cell phone. A day, week or month later, it’s replaced through planned obsolescence with a newer…
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Seafood, Sunsets & SF Views: Skates On The Bay, Berkeley, CA
I’ve often lunched or dined at Skates On The Bay, 25 minutes from my house across the eight-mile-long Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. The seafood is always fresh. The wait staff is…
