Saudi Arabia plans to dig a canal and turn Qatar into an island
Grand Hyatt Athens coming!
I’ve wanted to go to Greece for quite some time, specifically Athens, and then hopefully on down to the islands. While there are point hotels to choose from, many outstanding looking SPG properties and an Intercontinental I’ve seriously considered,...
How many of the “World’s Best Airlines” have you flown?
TripAdvisor recently published a top ten list of best airlines in the world, as voted by their readers. Number 1 was Singapore Airlines. Having flown them last year in First Class and Suites, it is an incredible experience, and...
Airbus to put beds in their cargo hold.
Airbus has teamed with Zodiac to create beds, meeting spaces, and family areas in the cargo of their A330 aircraft. Check out the amazing video and specs.
Check out the Private 747 owned by the Saudi Crown Prince
There has been a lot of media attention surrounding the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. First, we heard of the corruption lock down where quite a few billionaires were put on lock down at the Riyadh Ritz Carlton –...
Saudi Crown Prince books out the Plaza Hotel
Looking to stay at the Landmark Plaza hotel this week? Think again, the hotel is closed to the public. Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman has booked it out with his enormous entourage, so big is this entourage, that the...
Berkshire Hathaway to buy Southwest?
The Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, has expressed interest in owning an entire airline. The criteria? According to an analyst from Wolfe Research, Buffett “likes to buy companies with solid cash flows, strong competitive advantages and “high-grade” management teams.” ...
US lifts Playa Del Carmen, Mexico travel warning
Earlier in the month, the US embassy prohibited its employees from entering 5 different neighborhoods in the Playa Del Carmen area. The reason was an undisclosed security threat. That ban has been lifted in addition to a travel warning...
3 Tons of Gold falls out of a Russian plane.
No, this isn’t the start of a joke. It just happened. The Nimbus Airlines AN-12 cargo plane was hauling over 10 tons of Platinum, Gold, and other precious metals to Krasnoyarsk and then on further to the Kopul dome mines....
IHG purchases 51% stake in Regent hotels for $39M
There has been quite a bit of speculation revolving around this acquisition since IHG CEO, Keith Barr, stated they were looking to pick up an asset light, true luxury brand. Initially it was thought IHG would acquire Belmond, and...
