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A Downsized Business Trip Ended Up with Eight Hours at the Chicago Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel

Overview: A solid, upper-mid-scale hotel; “W”-lite vibe Strengths: New, good service, room size Drawbacks: Fringe location I had the perfect quick trip planned for Chicago…which unfortunately largely unraveled at the last minute. Charlie Trotter’s in Chicago is one of my top-ten favorite restaurants in the world.  Something about it just resonates exceptionally well with me.  [...]

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Lots of (too much?) travel over the next two weeks!

Two roadshows booked back to back for the next two weeks! EWR-CPH CPH-HEL HEL-LCY LHR-JFK JFK-NRT HND-GMP ICN-JFK    

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Aria Resort and Casino – Las Vegas

Aria Resort and Casino – Las Vegas

Overview: A conference hotel on the Strip in Las Vegas, but a bit removed from the action Strengths: Rooms Drawbacks: Where is the pizzazz?; location is set well back from the Strip   Earlier this week, I headed west to one of the major conferences for my industry.  After a few years of being in [...]

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Christmas in Hawaii Part 10 – Conclusion

Part 1 – Introduction Part 2 – AA Five Star Service (JFK), JFK Flagship Lounge, AA #3 JFK-LAX Flagship First Class Part 3 – LAX Flagship Check-in, LAX Flagship Lounge, Encounter Restaurant, AA #247 LAX-KOA First Class Part 4 – Four Seasons Hualalai: The Experience Part 5 – Four Seasons Hualalai: Details and Strategy Part 6 – Hawaiian #207 KOA-HNL First [...]

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Christmas in Hawaii Part 9 – United Club at HNL, CO14 EWR-HNL BusinessFirst

Christmas in Hawaii Part 9 – United Club at HNL, CO14 EWR-HNL BusinessFirst

Part 1 – Introduction Part 2 – AA Five Star Service (JFK), JFK Flagship Lounge, AA #3 JFK-LAX Flagship First Class Part 3 – LAX Flagship Check-in, LAX Flagship Lounge, Encounter Restaurant, AA #247 LAX-KOA First Class Part 4 – Four Seasons Hualalai: The Experience Part 5 – Four Seasons Hualalai: Details and Strategy Part 6 – Hawaiian #207 KOA-HNL First [...]

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Christmas in Hawaii Part 8 – Honolulu Activities

Christmas in Hawaii Part 8 – Honolulu Activities

Part 1 – Introduction Part 2 – AA Five Star Service (JFK), JFK Flagship Lounge, AA #3 JFK-LAX Flagship First Class Part 3 – LAX Flagship Check-in, LAX Flagship Lounge, Encounter Restaurant, AA #247 LAX-KOA First Class Part 4 – Four Seasons Hualalai: The Experience Part 5 – Four Seasons Hualalai: Details and Strategy Part 6 – Hawaiian #207 KOA-HNL First [...]

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Christmas in Hawaii Part 7 – Halekulani

Christmas in Hawaii Part 7 – Halekulani

Part 1 – Introduction Part 2 – AA Five Star Service (JFK), JFK Flagship Lounge, AA #3 JFK-LAX Flagship First Class Part 3 – LAX Flagship Check-in, LAX Flagship Lounge, Encounter Restaurant, AA #247 LAX-KOA First Class Part 4 – Four Seasons Hualalai: The Experience Part 5 – Four Seasons Hualalai: Details and Strategy Part 6 – Hawaiian #207 KOA-HNL First [...]

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Christmas in Hawaii Part 6 – Hawaiian #207 KOA-HNL First Class, HA KOA Lounge

Christmas in Hawaii Part 6 – Hawaiian #207 KOA-HNL First Class, HA KOA Lounge

Part 1 – Introduction Part 2 – AA Five Star Service (JFK), JFK Flagship Lounge, AA #3 JFK-LAX Flagship First Class Part 3 – LAX Flagship Check-in, LAX Flagship Lounge, Encounter Restaurant, AA #247 LAX-KOA First Class Part 4 – Four Seasons Hualalai: The Experience Part 5 – Four Seasons Hualalai: Details and Strategy Part 6 – Hawaiian #207 KOA-HNL First [...]

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Christmas in Hawaii Part 5 – Four Seasons Hualalai: Details and Strategy

Christmas in Hawaii Part 5 – Four Seasons Hualalai: Details and Strategy

Part 1 – Introduction Part 2 – AA Five Star Service (JFK), JFK Flagship Lounge, AA #3 JFK-LAX Flagship First Class Part 3 – LAX Flagship Check-in, LAX Flagship Lounge, Encounter Restaurant, AA #247 LAX-KOA First Class Part 4 – Four Seasons Hualalai: The Experience Part 5 – Four Seasons Hualalai: Details and Strategy Part 6 – Hawaiian #207 KOA-HNL First [...]

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Christmas in Hawaii Part 4 – Four Seasons Hualalai: The Experience

Christmas in Hawaii Part 4 – Four Seasons Hualalai: The Experience

Part 1 – Introduction Part 2 – AA Five Star Service (JFK), JFK Flagship Lounge, AA #3 JFK-LAX Flagship First Class Part 3 – LAX Flagship Check-in, LAX Flagship Lounge, Encounter Restaurant, AA #247 LAX-KOA First Class Part 4 – Four Seasons Hualalai: The Experience Part 5 – Four Seasons Hualalai: Details and Strategy Part 6 – Hawaiian #207 KOA-HNL First [...]

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