October 2009
134 posts
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“Fun fact of the day: Every time a passenger rides Amtrak, the railroad loses $32...”
– Amtrak loses $32 per rider - This Just In - Budget Travel
This means my ticket from DC to NYC should’ve cost $124 just for Amtrak to break even? Yowza.
“[Thomas Cook’s] first tour was a circuit of northern Europe ending with...”
– The birth of tourism | Travel | guardian.co.uk
“Cox Communications is expected to command close to a billion dollars for the...”
– NYTimes.com
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“Halcones: To guard strongholds, trafficking groups rely on a network of...”
– Grim glossary of the narco-world — latimes.com
“Hoppas be changin’ the signs to fool y’all.” — The Wire
“The Chandlers have spent much of the last four years sailing through the...”
– British Couple Held Off Somali Coast - NYTimes.com
How To Be A Part Of Facebook's Biopic In Baltimore →
It Takes a Villa →
Still deciding about this name, but editor Kathryn Maier is super cool.
Brand Extension
travelchannel:
Are you a travel junkie? Our mobile app (Travel Channel GO) let’s you experience local US destinations like a local. http://bit.ly/33LrYg
Interesting if you are obsessed with Travel Channel personalities. No word on whether Charles Runnette’s recommendations will be included.
I'm Noncommittal
rdmcgeorge:
Facebook message received this morning from the Midnight Sun Social’s organizer: “i’m messaging you because you’re in the ‘maybe’ attending. and as we all know, ‘maybe’ is the new ‘no.’ well, i hope, for your sake, i’ll see you at the social. otherwise … well, i won’t even go there. hee hee. hope to see you tonight!”
I willing to overlook the lack of capitalization because this is...
Don't Forget The Red States
mokoyfman:
Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for the bleeding edge. Heck, I live on it. But let’s not forget the “boring” businesses, the ones solving a preexisting need or problem that start by addressing a larger audience of folks, many of whom aren’t as tech savvy and often don’t live on the coasts … [like] new approaches to long-standing vertical businesses, eg. Oyster.com in travel or...
Barry Glazer
cre8te:
A few months ago I posted about crazy Baltimore Attorney Barry Glazer…well he’s back with new commercials! some have been banned in the city, so to see the full versions you can go to his website www.barryglazer.com
Mandatory Baltimore viewing.
“It’s totally context. If somebody suggests, let’s meet at the bodega on the...”
– NYTimes.com
Condé Nast Releases Another iPhone App: 'Postcard... →
alexanderbasek:
Huh.
This should make them tens of dollars!
“The hottest table in Baltimore isn’t in Baltimore. It’s Volt in...”
– baltimoresun.com
“But as seasoned frugal travelers between Philadelphia and New York know, you...”
– Making Tracks From Philadelphia to the Bronx - NYTimes.com
Or you could just take BoltBus.
Roll call: Who's coming to the Midnight Sun... →
If I were on Facebook, I could RSVP to this sure-to-be-awesome event in Baltimore.
“We are gonna get drunk and watch the Yankees,” screamed Evan Willis, 23,...”
– NYDN
“The 5,400-passenger, 220,000-ton Oasis of the Seas — largest cruise ship...”
– Arthur Frommer
Not really, but we again appreciate the bombast. (Previously.)
“Remember when weekend evenings meant hanging out on the waterfront with your...”
– NYTimes.com
Weekday evenings, too.
“Recife, a historic town on Brazil’s northern coast, dubbed the Brazilian Venice...”
– NYTimes.com
Yeah, just like Venice—without the constant shark siege.
“Republic’s not going to fool anybody. I mean, Midwest is gone. You can...”
– AIRLINE BIZ Blog
Airline that competes with us isn’t any good, says CEO of AirTran. (He’s right, though.)
“Earlier this summer, the Google Street View car paid a visit to Governors...”
– Putting Governors Island on the Map – Literally « Governors Island Blog
The Junket Generation: The Thrillist Jet Blue... →
If Shira Lazar goes on a trip but doesn’t report on it for Jaunted, will it make a noise on the Travel Channel?
List of people talking about Minnesota today
Leif Pettersen
David Farley
Alex Robertson Textor
Cowboy Finds No Horse Hitching Post in Front of... →
Great stuff from Ceren.
“Two contracts awarded Monday by the Los Angeles Airport Commission to Walsh...”
– NYTimes.com
A $1.3 billion bond-financed project in California. Yeah, that should work out nicely.
Hotel Experiment
Other Hotels Worth Checking Out (for an affair or otherwise):
Waikiki Resort Hotel, Oahu Hawaii — Hotel Review
Hilton Grand Vacations at the Flamingo The Strip Las Vegas Hotel Review
Marriott’s Grand Chateau: A Marriott Vacation Club Resort Off the Strip Las Vegas Hotel Review
Marriott Suites Las Vegas Off the Strip Las Vegas Hotel Review
Clinton Hotel and Spa South Beach Miami Hotel Review
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