EVEN Hotel, part of the IHG family of hotels, geared towards fitness and travel, opens a new hotel in New York City
There’s a New Choice Hotel in New York City: Cambria Times Square
This week, I had the pleasure of attending the grand opening party of the Cambria Hotel & Suites NY – Times Square. It is the second Cambria Hotel from the Choice Hotels International chain to open in Manhattan. The party was lovely, with plenty of music, cocktails and fanfare. I met many Choice Hotel executives, members of other … Read More
American Express OPEN Business Lounge – Javits Center, NY
I attended the New York Times Travel Show at the Javits Center in New York City this past weekend. Outside the entry to the exhibition hall I noticed this: Wow, there’s an American Express Lounge at the Javits Center! According to the Javits Center website: The lounge is located on the 4E Terrace, above the … Read More
Watch Squash Championships Inside Grand Central Terminal!
J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions Squash Championship will take place inside Grand Central Terminal this week
Overview: TBEX North America 2015 Fort Lauderdale, Florida
I recently attended a TBEX conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. For those who don’t know, TBEX is the acronym for Travel Blogger Exchange, which organizes seminar events for travel bloggers, writers and travel industry professionals. Every year, TBEX partners with fantastic destinations to bring the travel industry together for networking, education and tourism. These events … Read More
A Visit to Luxembourg and the ING Night Marathon
A year ago, in November 2014, I was wandering around the expo for the New York City Marathon at the Javits Center, in Manhattan. As I meandered through the various booths, I had a few conversations about running and travel. Out of the blue, three months later, I received an email inviting me to visit … Read More
Paper Airplane Drones and other Nifty Items at GetGeeked NYC!
Getgeeked is a tech industry media event for new consumer electronic products and services designed to provide a great experience for both the press and today’s passionate tech enthusiast. It is held annually in both San Francisco and New York City. The NYC event took place last Thursday evening at the Brooklyn Expo Center in Greenpoint section of Brooklyn. … Read More
3 Great Living Social Deals – 15% off, $25-$75 Virgin America Vouchers and NY Times Travel Show
Let’s make this quick. First, 15% off Living Social purchases – three days only. see this: Second, $25, $50 or $75 vouchers for Virgin America. Details and Link for this LivingSocial Deal (plus use the code Discover15 for additional 15% off) Third, $15 tickets for the NY Times Travel show in New York City on January 9th … Read More
A Yoga Class at Grand Central – How Cool is That? #ZenCentral #NYC
Yesterday, September 29th, Vanderbilt Hall at Grand Central Station was transformed into #ZenCentral! (I wrote about this a few weeks ago, see Free Yoga Classes). There were classes throughout the day. The one I registered for began at 7:30 a.m. so, I took the subway early, and arrived at Grand Central around 6:30 a.m. It … Read More
Blood Manor is a Scream! $20 Tickets from Living Social!
UPDATE: LivingSocial Deal – $20 BLOOD MANOR TICKETS When I received an invitation to a media party and preview of the haunted spectacular production known as Blood Manor, which makes its spooky extravagant appearance each year around Halloween, I quickly RSVP’ed. YES. I knew this would be a fright to behold! It was ghoulish, bloody, scary, and … Read More
A New York frequent flyer who elegantly combines her passions for worldwide travel, running a gazillion marathons all over the globe and staying fit ... without sacrificing her fancy for good wine and food.