JetBlue’s Manager of Corporate Communications, Morgan Johnston, says “The mission of JetBlue is to ‘bring humanity back to air travel.’
If that isn’t Mission: Impossible, what is?
So when I read that NY Times best-selling author and online community expert, Chris Brogan, awarded Johnston the title “Agent Zero,” - someone who creates a bridge between a company/brand and the people, I almost saluted.
But how does Morgan approach Mission: Impossible? How does he go about building a dynamic, loyal com
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At 8.30 PM on Saturday 26 March 2011, lights will switch off around the globe for Earth Hour.
However the organisers this year are looking for more than us just switching our lights off for one hour. They want us to think beyond the hour and what difference small or big we can make to our enviroment. The organisers are encouragning us, to share our stories, thoughts and ideas and to get inspiration from what others are do
Amidst soaring mountains, lie age-old monasteries (Gompas) in the arid region of Ladakh reflecting ageless believes of Buddhism. These beautiful monasteries dotted all across this spectacular region registers visit by numerous devotees who come here with only purpose of getting their soul cleansed. It epitomizes faith of Ladakhi people who despite of its inhospitable circumstances are leading a cheerful life and do not miss even a single occasion to celebrate the beautiful gift of god – life.
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Tango At The Rhinecliff Hotel, New York (Video Review)
Please watch the 1-minute Video Review at the end of this post
I love the rooms at The Rhinecliff Hotel. There is something special about the lack of clutter, the "granny chic" touches, the way the walls jut and curve, and the rich, broad-beam wood under my feet.
Of course you have to like funky, like it a lot, to love The Rhinecliff.
It sits across an antique railroad trestle that looks like a set for a play. A real train passes under it on i
Well, the world’s biggest nation must be doing things very right. For the fifth straight year, China is the Best Selling Destination in Asia in Recommend’s Readers’ Choice Awards. It now woos visitors with a full schedule of nonstop flights from a half-dozen U.S. gateways to Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, and on the ground, hotels are bursting out all over.
Well, the world’s biggest nation must be doing things very right. For the fifth straight year, China is the Best Selling Destination in Asia in Recommend’s Readers’ Choice Awards. It now woos visitors with a full schedule of nonstop flights from a half-dozen U.S. gateways to Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, and on the ground, hotels are bursting out all over.Responding to both domestic and international demands, U.S. chains continue to rush into the China market, transforming urban areas and f
I was prepared to be impressed. The innkeeper, E. Scot Fuller, is a chef, so the breakfast part I was quite sure would be outstanding. The Chadwick Bed & Breakfast, located at 140 Chadwick Street in Portland, has it all, and I sensed it the moment I walked into the lovely foyer. To my immediate right was the guest dining room, done in cheery shades of blues and yellow and to my left was a large guest living room, complete with fireplace, plenty of books, movies, DVD's, games and puzzles. The foy
My most spiritual tourist experience in India was to visit the home Gandhi was living in for the last four months of his life. The place has been turned into a museum to commemorate his life and his works. Like the man, it is both humble and impressive.
This was the only place in India that has no entrance fee. I was actually looking forward to paying a fee, because the tickets to places like the forts and the Taj make really great bookmarks! However I think the Mahatma would roll in his grave (i
by José Balido
Washington State‘s best-known city is famous for its spectacular setting and downtown attractions, including downtown’s Pioneer Square, a few blocks south of Pike Place Market. This neighborhood is known for its art galleries, restaurants and bars, boutiques, and, being the oldest district in Seattle, historic architecture. Pioneer Square was founded in the 1850s, but by a century later, what many folks had forgotten was that the original settlement was not the Pioneer Square they
The road warrior, the business traveler represents a huge 50% or more of a hotel’s revenue, so the report just out in Travel Leaders was good news..
The 2011 business travel survey suggested that 76% of business-focused travel agents are predicting their booking will match or exceed bookings for 2010, and while they were at it, they identified the top reasons a business traveler books a hotel.
But what we found very interesting in the same report,
OK, this will border on being a relationship advice column. Those who know me will say that I am the last person to ask for advice. I respond that every dog has its day.
I have discovered the perfect gift for your special person. If this can't get you out of the doghouse, then it is over.
Near Buellton, at Highway 246 off the famous California Highway 101, is a road going into the beautiful La Purisima Hills. At the top lives a persevering woman that established from nothing the Gypsy Canyon Viney
The renaissance of BA’s most iconic world export is still in full swing, and throughout Argentina‘s elegant capital you can experience tango in infinite ways: from milongas (dance halls) and dance academies to museums and tours, from traditional to jazz-and-electronica-infused and same-sex gay (in a sense bringing tango back to its roots, when it was common for dudes to dance together). Whether you’re fascinated with the form or are simply in the market for elegant yet moder
Don’t let that cute, little chipmunk with the aviator goggles fool you!
Hipmunk is, at last, an air- fare search engine that's elegant, simple and free from the agony of plowing through pages of results that most air fare search engines throw up.
If what you want is flight info that's worth your while in relevancy, you'll want Hipmunk!
This virtual start up ( just last August) has turned heads and impressed the 225 billion dollar U.S. travel market just as the
by Eric Hiss
After my trip to China’s largest metropolis, it took a while for my head to stop spinning — while many world cities are in a slump, Shanghai buzzes 24/7. Orbs, obelisks, rectangles and other geometries take form hundreds of feet above ground while billboards proclaim in Chinglish: “Shanghai: With Luck and Brilliancy.” After sundown, things turn even more electric, as tour boats plying the Huangpu River and shimmering towers create a neon nightscape as brash as any Vegas strip.
Thing
Virtue would be 120 years old today, if she (or he?) were alive.
I was walking off a foul mood the other day through Trinity Church Cemetery—my local cemetery—when one of those curious headstone inscriptions grabbed me:
VIRTUE S. HARM
FEB. 23, 1891
JAN. 30, 1950
Meaning no irreverence, I laughed. I naturally assumed the name was genuine, since it was writ in costly stone to mark a burial. But its play on words struck me as too obvious to miss.
I love the pun intended. Reading it aloud—“Virtue S. H
The crime statistics of some cities around the world are disheartening and shocking. With such high rates of homicide, robberies and violence these cities deservedly bear the names of ‘the places of chaos and death’ or ‘the murder capitals of the world’.
#1. Cape Town, South Africa
Crime has been a major problem in South Africa (both for locals and travelers) for many years now, and the murder and robbery statistics loom large in today’s society.
#2. New Orleans, USA
The homicide rate in New Orlean
Yosemite And the Unexpected Visitor
Please listen to this Yosemite Audio PostCard, a story about this national treasure and an unexpected park visitor .
Yosemite itself is the iconic image of a national park made famous by Ansel Adams and his obsession to capture in dramatic photographs the magical play of light falling on cedars and shadows.
And winter’s off-season is a terrific time to visit.
Frost-glazed grasses catch the sunlight and fragment it into a thousand mirror images of the stone cathedr
Recommend Magazine, one of the leading travel trade publications of North America, recently issued their 14th Annual Readers’ Choice Awards, in which Italy was, for the 6th year, awarded as the Best Selling Destination in Europe.
“We are honored to have received this recognition once again,” says Ricardo Strano, North American director of the Italian Government Tourist Board. “While I, of course, believe Italy to be the most charming and interesting destination in the world, it is nice to be the
Once again we had the webcam attached to the rear view mirror and aimed out the front windshield. Thanks to everyone who rode along with us from up to 80+ mph on the Highways to about 1 MPH on the dirt roads back in the Rocky Mountains to the red roads of Zion. All total it was just over 6500 miles through 16 states in about 3 weeks. Highest altitude (noticed on the GPS) was around 10,000 ft.
The 127th Carnaval de Nice [Nice Carnival] will take place from February 18 to March 8, 2011, with the theme of Le Roi de la Méditerranée [The King of the Mediterranean]. The opening festivities begin on Friday night at 8:30 pm, when King Carnival arrives at Place Masséna to take the keys to the city, announcing his brief reign. From then on, extravagance knows no bounds, and originality and exuberance are what’s expected!
The Corso Carnavalesque [Carnival Procession] consists of 20 floats based
World’s Best Hotels: TripAdvisor’s 2011 Travelers Choice Awards
When TripAdvisor came out with its highly-publicized list of the world’s dirtiest hotels, many thought it was a shameless grab by the review giant for publicity.
But others, including MSNBC, reported that the traveling public appreciated the list and used it in planning their travels.
Now TripAdvisor gives us their Travelers Choice The World’s Best Hotels.
About 676 hotels and inns were chosen based on what TripAdvisor calls “millions
