Business Trip Planning
San Francisco, California
San Francisco is an amazing city to visit. You can see anything from a fortune cookie factory in Chinatown to the world famous Golden Gate bridge to a 49ers game. Check it out.
Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Co.
Fishermans Wharf
Mission Dolores
Restaurant Review: Las Margaritas
Date: May 27th, 2007 |
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Reserve Taxi Transportation Online
1-800-Cab-Ride.com is a new website that offers you the ability to reserve cab rides in advance, online. What a spectacular idea! This service is the first to offer passengers to order taxis via the web, with the price including all fees (such as airport pick-ups), tolls and even includes the tip. Does that mean that it may turn out to cost a little more than a metered ride? Possibly. But if your goal is convenience rather than savings, this could be really handy. 1-800-Cab-Ride.com claims to …
Date: May 6th, 2007 |
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Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington is the iconic city of the Pacific Northwest. Home of the Space Needle, Grunge Music and Starbucks, I was excited to finally check the city out. There are so many things to do in this city, it’s hard to know where to start. Take it a little bit at a time - the city is pretty manageable.
Pike Place Market
Pioneer Square
The Waterfront
Restaurant Review: Ivar’s Fish Bar on Pier 54
Elliott Bay Book Company
Seattle, Washington Public Transportation
Seattle TourSaver
Date: April 21st, 2007 |
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Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas is the capitol of the state and one heck of a fun city to visit. If your business travel takes you to the area, check out the following:
Sixth Street
Bat Watching
Texas Bluebonnet Trail (spring only)
Luckenbach, Texas
Doubletree Hotel Review
Pappasito’s Restaurant Review
Austin Steam Train
Burnet Bluebonnet Festival (spring only)
Date: April 9th, 2007 |
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Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado is a great city to visit for business at any time of year.
During the winter, you can hop over to Copper Mountain for a half day of skiing if you have a little extra time and stop in at Beau Jo’s for some great pizza on the way back to the city.
The summer months offer some great options for the Denver visitor as well. If you’re in to the outdoors or sports, a visit to the flagship REI store is a must. …
Date: March 26th, 2007 |
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Seattle TourSaver 2 for 1 Tickets Deal
The Seattle TourSaver book offers 2-for-1 tickets on everything from hotels to activities to tours to wine tastings. If you’re planning a trip to Seattle, you may want to check it out. The offers include:
Free tasting for two at Brian Carter Cellars in Woodinville.
2-for-1 tour and tasting at Red Hook Brewery.
2-for-1 artisan cheese plate at “Taste of Washington” wine bar at Pike Place Market.
2-for-1 culinary experience at Diane’s Market Kitchen.
2-for-1 tasting at Columbia Winery.
2-for-1 espresso at Kaladi Bros. Coffee Company.
Yum. You can get deals on things …
Date: May 7th, 2007 |
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Reduce Your Business Travel Carbon Footprint Without Paying Carbon Extortion Charges
I recently ran across Travel Post Insiders tips on five ways travelers can reduce their carbon footprint without spending a dime, which seems REALLY appropriate for today, Earth Day.
Choose “green” accommodations. While carbon offset programs are just gaining traction, many states and countries already have well-established certification processes for environmentally-responsible hotels and resorts. Check with organizations like the International Ecotourism Society, California’s Green Lodging Directory or Florida’s Green Lodging Directory by state to start your search.
Reuse hotel sheets and towels. You know those signs in hotel bathrooms urging you …
Date: April 22nd, 2007 |
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Omni Hotels Sensational Meetings Program
Omni’s Sensational Meetings Program focuses on matching the meeting environment to customer goals by ensuring the environment is both functional and comfortable. How? By completely fine tuning and orchestrating the sensory components, including sight, sound, touch, taste and smell, based on the purpose of the meeting. The hotel decor, visual stimulation, appetizing flavors and aromas, mood enhancing foods, scents, sound tracks, background noise, temperature, lighting, tactile elements and presentation were all carefully considered.
Omni’s will customize meeting environments to enhance the attendees’ experience through activating the sensory in unique and …
Date: April 10th, 2007 |
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Rail Europe Railpass Sale - Ends May 31, 2007
From now until May 31, 2007, you can buy a railpass and Rail Europe will credit 25% of the purchase price towards another European rail product, including an additional pass or ticket(s) booked later this year. The second purchase must be made by December 15, 2007 and have a value of at least double the credit. If you do the math you’ll see that you can save as much as 50% on train travel. Travel on railpasses can take place up to 6 months after booking, so this promotion lets …
Date: April 7th, 2007 |
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Seminars at Sea
If you have to have a seminar, why not make it fun? And by fun I don’t mean holding it at a hotel with two bars instead of just one. Seminars at sea are definitely the way to go if your business travel plans including holding a seminar. SASI Consulting, LLC announced today that it has partnered with Cruise PlannersSM to offer “Seminars at Sea” beginning this month. The two are banding together to offer participants “a fun filled cruise experience with all aspects of an adventure …
Date: March 20th, 2007 |
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