| Follow The Green | Nearly seven in ten Americans will gamble this year, and that statistic is matched or doubled-down in other parts of the world. No wonder the casino industry is worth some $30 billion—more than the gross domestic product (GDP) of Bolivia! Green, in gaming, usually means the color of money, or […]
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| Just Back From… | Happy to report the dining scene in the southern Ohio riverfront city of Cincinnati has, long since, grown up beyond beer-‘n’-brauts and five-way chili (yes, that’s layered chili, spaghetti, cheese, onions and beans, in just that order)—though both are still readily available. Like other American cities, the eat local and […]
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A Big Data look at 2,200 U.S. lodging establishments also shows a decrease in total electric consumption in this sector of 6 percent decrease during peak demand.
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| Surreal Nights In Malaysia’s Capital | Circling high above Kuala Lumpur, I’m in a free-fall. It’s about the weirdness of what waits in that vast metropolis below. I’m about to witness an outrageous Hindu festival that promises to make San Francisco’s fetish parades preposterously tame by comparison. But I’ll also be shacking up in […]
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| Welcome aboard! | Considering a cruise this year? Let’s face it, it’s hard to resist the allure of waking up to a new destination every morning, and the opportunity of exploring a different city or port location every day. No wonder cruise options are more plentiful than ever. But how to choose? There are […]
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| A Green Oasis | Lisbon isn’t a city you can pin down. In terms of both time and space, the Portuguese capital is at once so many different things. A simple decision to turn left or right, or perhaps just a trick of the light, will have you feeling comfortably Mediterranean, or richly Iberian, or even […]
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| Greening in Sonoma & Napa | Sometimes you have to get away, even if for a day. For us this is one of those times—so we’re delighted to feel the rejuvenation mojo workin’ even as we drive toward Sonoma, in Northern California. The skies are a vast blue interrupted only by distant, solitary caravans […]
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How can frequent travelers earn free stays at cool green hotels that aren’t with big chains? Enter the U.S.’s largest point-based loyalty program for indie lodging.
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The cruise line industry is making significant investment to become more protective of the ocean environment.
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So many huge wins for the environment in the lodging industry that we may look back on 2013 as the year interest in sustainability exploded.
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