Articles tagged ‘Chicago’
Megabus Expanded Bus Service
By Carrie Thompson | March 18th, 2008 |
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Megabus is a bus company that offers low-cost, express bus service around the Midwest. If you’re traveling for business around the area, it could save you some time and some dollars to take a bus service as opposed to showing up two hours early and paying out the wazoo for a flight. The [...]
Omni Chicago Hotel Cathedral District Walking Tour
By Carrie Thompson | September 12th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The Omni Chicago Hotel is always up to something fun in my favorite city in America. The property is now partnering with the Cathedral District Association to offer the new Cathedral District Walking Tour. This kills so many birds with one stone for business travelers - doing something healty, getting out of the [...]
Hotel Sax Celebrity Rider Packages
By Carrie Thompson | September 5th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Hotel Sax in Chicago is offering a fun package - the Celebrity Rider packages. What does that mean? That means you get to roll like your favorite celebrity, in a room filled with amenities requested by several celebrities.
From the calming oasis of the Jennifer Lopez-Inspired Rider Package to the over-the-top would-be [...]
City Running Tours in Chicago, New York and Washington D.C.
By Carrie Thompson | August 29th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
City Running Tours is a fun and healthy way to see the cities you visit, while burning off the extra calories from all of that airport cuisine you’ve been stuffing down your throat. These are (obviously) tours in which you run around the city, being led by a guide who provides information on the [...]
Park Hyatt Masters of Food & Wine South America Preview and Show
By Carrie Thompson | August 13th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Park Hyatt hotel in Philly, D.C. and Chicago will each play host to local previews of the Masters of Food & Wine South America this September. The preview will provide a little taste of the five day food and wine festival, which will be held at the Park Hyatt Mendoza and Palacio Duhau-Park Hyatt [...]
Congress Hotel Strike in Chicago
By Carrie Thompson | June 12th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The Congress Hotel Strike will celebrate it’s 4 year anniversary on Friday, June 15, 2007. If you’re planning on being in Chicagoland that day, I would check it out. The Congress Hotel strike is the longest running employee strike in the United States (and probably the world). The picket line will be [...]
Omni Chicago Cross-Town Cocktail Shake-Off in Chicago
By Carrie Thompson | May 19th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Baseball AND Cocktails. There is pretty much no better way to get my attention. I guess if you threw Jack Johnson in the mix, that would be the only way to make it even better. Okay, that’s off the subject - no Jack Johnson here. Not that I’m aware of, anyway. [...]
Chicago L Tours
By Carrie Thompson | April 29th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
When you think about getting around Chi-Town, I’m sure the famous “L” comes to mind. I’ve taken a spin on the elevated train myself a time or…a thousand.
Chicago is still one of my favorite cities in the world. If you have the opportunity to visit the Windy City for work, definitely [...]
Look Out Hertz. Zipcars Provide Transporatation Only When You Need It
By Carrie Thompson | October 18th, 2006 | 3 Comments »
Car-sharing. What a crazy, wonderful idea. Zipcars go beyond public transportation to provide members with cars (including parking, gas, XM and insurance) for rent. These aren’t your standard rental cars. If you need the car for 2 hours, you get the car for 2 hours. Cars are parked in strategic [...]
Broadway in Chicago
By Carrie Thompson | October 10th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Winter is the only reason I haven’t moved to Chicago. I love the city and the people, but I just can’t deal with the cold. However, there are some GREAT entertainment option in the windy city that barely require you to set foot in the blustery weather. Broadway in Chicago is one [...]
