Facing Reality: Most of Us Fly Coach
Tuesday, March 21st, 2006 Posted in General, Travel industry | No Comments »I take more than a few potshots at the big luxury travel magazines in my writings, but they do deserve kudos now and then for stripping off the gloss and getting real. For Conde Nast Travel, that's most likely to ...
Budget Living Says Adios
Sunday, March 19th, 2006 Posted in General, Travel bargains, Travel industry | 2 Comments »Word in the publishing community is that Budget Living magazine has folded. Editorially, this went from being a pretty interesting and offbeat magazine appealing to both sexes to a very girly, downscale version of a zillion other women's magazines. Instead ...
Living Abroad: If It’s All Over the News, You’re Too Late
Wednesday, March 15th, 2006 Posted in International living/working, Work/Life/Travel Balance | No Comments »If you have ever dreamed about living abroad or investing in property overseas someday, put EscapeArtist.com at the top of your bookmarks. It's not the slickest site out there and you get what you pay for sometimes (it's free). But ...
Northwest Airlines Charges for Air
Wednesday, March 15th, 2006 Posted in Travel industry | 8 Comments »In an announcement that is sure to stir up plenty of press this week, Northwest Airlines just announced that it will charge an extra $15 for seats in the exit row or at the front of the coach cabin, facing ...
My new book: Hip-Hop, Inc.
Monday, March 13th, 2006 Posted in Leffel projects | 1 Comment »On a detour from the travel world, I co-authored a new book that is out today. Hip-Hop, Inc.: Success Strategies of the Rap Moguls. It's a long story of how I got involved in this, but the short answer is ...
