Articles tagged ‘Off the Beaten Path’
The Business Travel Widget
By Carrie Thompson | June 30th, 2007 |
1 Comment »
Can’t get enough of the Business Travel Logue? Well, now you can have your very own BTL widget on YOUR website! Thanks to the brains behind the operation, a Business Travel Logue widget is now available. This handy tool will allow you (and others) to keep up to date on all of [...]
William Shatner on MySpace
By Carrie Thompson | June 28th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
William Shatner has made his MySpace debut in his capacity as The Priceline Negotiator for Priceline. I don’t know if I should make friends with the former Captain Kirk (who also now has a local TV commerical for a law firm in Little Rock, AR), or FINALLY defect from MySpace for Space Book.
What can [...]
Carnival and Jazz Cruises Elvis Cruise
By Carrie Thompson | May 30th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Need a break from your hectic schedule of business travel and meetings? What better way to get away than with The King on a Caribbean Cruise. Carnival Cruise Lines and Jazz Cruises, LLC have partnered to offer “The Elvis Cruise,” the first “authentic,
fully licensed specialty cruise that celebrates the music and life of [...]
Yelo Sleep Therapy in NYC
By Carrie Thompson | April 28th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
When I heard about Yelo’s power nap sleep therapy in the “YeloCab” pod from Fly Away Cafe, the pods people were stored in in The Matrix were what came to mind.
What is Yelo? Yelo is a “wellness center” in NYC. The center offers the YeloNap, which are power naps billed in [...]
Mad Maps Offers Interstate Alternatives and Scenic Day Trips
By Carrie Thompson | April 5th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Mad Maps offers travelers an alternative to the normal 70 mph on the interstate just to get from point A to point B travel with its new series of maps of scenic day trips outside of several US cities. We sometimes find ourselves in cities with an afternoon to spare. That being the [...]
Vacation is Good for You
By Carrie Thompson | January 6th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Boy howdy am I glad to hear that. Noone has ever needed to persuade me to take a few weeks off each year for vacation, but apparently 25% of Americans need a little nudge. They seem to believe their work schedules are too demanding to allow a little time off for R & [...]
Twisted Sister Christmas CD - Update on Client Christmas Presents
By Carrie Thompson | December 17th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Twisted Sister, the super cool heavy metal 80’s band, has a new Christmas CD called Twisted Christmas, I found out watching VH1 this morning. By this morning I mean about 2:00am, NOT 8 or 9 like normal people. This might be the greatest Christmas compilation known to man. Generally, I despise 80’s [...]
Personalized Bobble Heads - The Second to Last Edition of the Dreaded Client Christmas Gifts
By Carrie Thompson | December 16th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Personalized bobble head dolls. What do I mean by that? I don’t mean some person at the bobble head factory takes a mass produced bobble head that fits your avatar description of “brown hair, blue eyed female” and puts your name at the bottom. I mean, this company takes a picture you [...]
Travel Jobs: Chivas Life Ambassador for Chivas Regal Scotch Whiskey
By Carrie Thompson | December 14th, 2006 | 6 Comments »
This is the coolest travel job I’ve seen so far (closely followed by the Chief Beer Officer for Starwood Hotels). The Chivas Life Ambassadors are hired as a team of two to represent Chival Regal and “seek out extraordinary moments in inspiring locations.” The pair travels the world searching for The Chivas Life [...]
Elvis Presley Christmas Ornament - One More Option for the Dreaded Client Christmas Presents
By Carrie Thompson | December 9th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Urban Outfitters has the ultimate Christmas ornament available this year. In fact, it may be the greatest ornament of all time. A framed picture of The King himself, Elvis Presley. If your client’s favorite song is “Blue Christmas” and all he or she wants for Christmas is to visit Graceland, you’ll be [...]
