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There are always rumours going around that Vancouver is such a beautiful city, with the big mountains, tall buildings and scenic views. Let me take you on a tour of False Creek and Downtown Vancouver. …

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It is that time again, jetting off to somewhere else in the world and leaving not so sunny England behind. Where to this time? Sunny Vancouver, B.C… Yes! Yes! Yes! I last went around 6…

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    In a world of branding, sometimes it’s hard for independent hotels to stand out and get noticed.  Certainly trendy bars, unique dining experiences, bath butlers and other amenities are often used to get attention.   In the case of The Whitehall Hotel in Chicago it was all about the bed. A study conducted... View Article

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New York may be the city that never sleeps with its towering glass, steel and concrete skyscrapers, late night partying, congested streets with honking taxis and proliferating street vendors.  Traveling a couple hours outside the city in virtually any direction brings one to beautiful rural areas, be it the beaches for Eastern Long Island, the... View Article

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 For elite travelers, a few years back, a trip to Orlando probably meant either the obligatory right of passage baking in the sun while waiting on a long line at an amusement park or coming to a convention.  Times change.   August marks the opening of the Four Seasons, joining The Ritz-Carlton, Waldorf Astoria, Disney’s... View Article

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Buoyed by massive Chinese investment, the Caribbean is set to realize its investment potential, according to various speakers and panelists at Invest Caribbean Now, a seminar held in New York to discuss investment opportunities. Underscoring the Sino influence, China Daily was a major sponsor of the event, held at The Harvard Club, and speakers included... View Article

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  Joni Mitchell once sang,   “They paved paradise. And put up a parking lot.  With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swinging hot spot.”   In the case of The Cromwell, Las Vegas’ newest luxury hotel, at 188 rooms and suites, it is boutique by local standards.  The bones were already there.  If... View Article

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  When Jon Huntsman, Sr. was growing up in Idaho in the 1940s, the school he attended had four teachers for its 12 grades, and there was a two-week break so students could help their farmer families pick potatoes before the freeze.  Few classmates or teachers could probably have imagined the student who let skunks... View Article

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  After starting his hotel career in New York, George Cozonis vowed to return.  However as he found career success in Miami, years went by and for anyone who dealt with this past winter in the Big Apple, one wouldn’t blame him for staying in the South Florida sunshine.  As General Manager for the W... View Article

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David Matthews made a fortune manufacturing all size of busses in Great Britain. Germany’s Oetker family’s fortune, which according to Forbes tops $8 billion, was made through the invention of ready-to-use baking powder and later an array of businesses ranging from insurance to frozen pizza and beer.   Oetker bills its hotel collection as “Masterpiece... View Article

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Your current homes are already your castle, so on vacation, you don’t want to downgrade.  As hotels have expanded their inventory of plush suites and on property villas, the market for individual villa and residence rental continues to see growth as well.  Bajan Services has been a player in high-end Barbados real estate for over... View Article

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Three blocks from the thousands of cruise ship tourists who descend daily on Nassau Graycliff, Hotel & Resort is stuck back in time by at least two or three generations. Yes, there is air conditioning, but it’s the type you can tell it’s working by its clunky hum.  However on the evening I spent there... View Article

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