January 2012
11 posts
“The final indignity of a junket is that after a while, it all starts seeming...”
– Among the Junketeers: 90 Hours in Vegas, Selling Out Hard - Gawker (via mikebarish)
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“And dress shoes. Always wear dress shoes. People look at your shoes. Dress shoes...”
“Bound by a noncompete clause, he focused largely on Wink Media (now...”
– Snake, tail.
How air travel is better in 2012 than it's ever...
fortnighternew:
It’s not because things are amazing, as Louis C.K. likes to point out, though yes, the miracle of flight is pretty great. No, travel in 2012 is better than any time in history we’ve never expected so little but yet been able to supplement so much. Think back to a “happier” time in air travel, say, 1995. You still booked your ticket through a travel agent. She got you a middle...
2011 Resolutions Recap
Here was my list for 2011:
Sing karaoke for the first time bike from Prospect Heights to Red Hook and back stand up on a surfboard successfully while it’s in the water drive a scooter host a real dinner party at my apartment
I was 3/5; I didn’t go near the ocean, which made surfing rather difficult, and I didn’t scoot for reasons to numerous to mention. (I wanted to copy Paul...
“To eliminate the check-in desk. Bellmen at Enchantment Resort in Sedona, Ariz.,...”
– Let’s hope more hotels take this tack in 2012.
New Year’s Resolutions From the Travel Industry - NYTimes.com
(via fortnighternew)
And that they bother to staff adequately to handle it (looking at you, Andaz). 