Wednesday, May 13, 2009
KSL Insider Deals
I was in the studio today recording two insider deals for an e-mail blast going out to 90k listeners. One international and one domestic. Red Mountain Spa in Southern Utah and a killer travel deal to Brazil
Sunday, May 3, 2009
The Sky Lodge officially makes Park City “Hip”
The location can’t be beat. Just off Park City’s Historic Main Street, The Sky Lodge has been in the making for over 10 years. The Rocky Mountain Loft style brings the Rocky Mountains to Soho.
I thought the bathrooms were great. The free standing tubs being filled from the ceiling, the unique water basins added to the freshness of the hotel. Each suite has a balcony with a hot tub with great views of Old Town or the Park City mountains.
Being a meeting and event planner, I loved the Rooftop Sky Club opening up to a wrap around radiant heated deck with 8 person hot tub. Le Bar Boheme is rich with woods and old world touches located in the historic Utah Coal and Lumber building.
The Amatsu spa adds to the vibe of the Sky Lodge. Organic, Zen-Influenced, Luxuriate, were all descriptions that came to mind while enjoying the traditional Japanese bamboo ofuro tubs.
After staying a night, I can see why this unique property took its time in coming to fruition.
Bill Shoaf, Managing Director talks about the building and design of The Sky Lodge.
http://www.theskylodge.com/video.php
I thought the bathrooms were great. The free standing tubs being filled from the ceiling, the unique water basins added to the freshness of the hotel. Each suite has a balcony with a hot tub with great views of Old Town or the Park City mountains.
Being a meeting and event planner, I loved the Rooftop Sky Club opening up to a wrap around radiant heated deck with 8 person hot tub. Le Bar Boheme is rich with woods and old world touches located in the historic Utah Coal and Lumber building.
The Amatsu spa adds to the vibe of the Sky Lodge. Organic, Zen-Influenced, Luxuriate, were all descriptions that came to mind while enjoying the traditional Japanese bamboo ofuro tubs.
After staying a night, I can see why this unique property took its time in coming to fruition.
Bill Shoaf, Managing Director talks about the building and design of The Sky Lodge.
http://www.theskylodge.com/video.php
Sunday, April 26, 2009
My Driver was wrong about Charlotte, North Carolina
When we arrived to Charlotte I asked the driver what there was to see in and around Charlotte. He thought for a moment and said Bars and Clubs. Probably not the greatest ambassador for Charlotte. After spending some time in this great city, I would definitely give it thumbs up. By the way, the official Tourism website is trying to change the “driver’s mentality”, find out more by going to www.charlottesgotalot.com
My Black Book pick…. Joe Gibbs Racing Facility, if you can get a private tour. I was mesmerized by the facility, workers, cars and setup. Again, because I was able to walk the floors with an insider and see how the cars are assembled from scratch, it made all the difference. www.joegibbsracing.com
Lowes Motor Speedway, formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway is an amazing experience. A few ways to experience it….
Feel the Thrill Tour includes a close-up look at areas that are off-limits on race days. Visit the Sprint Cup garage, travel down pit road and take a picture in Victory Circle. The highlight of this half-hour tour is a comfortable van ride around the superspeedway where you will feel the full-tilt force of the 24-degree banking. Feel The Thrill Tours are available on non-event days Monday through Saturday 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and Sunday 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Lowe's Motor Speedway hosts six companies that conduct driving schools at the speedway.
Ride-a-longs are also available courtesy of The Richard Petty Driving Experience on days following Sprint Cup race events. Feel the thrill of three laps at speeds of more than 160 mph on the world-famous Lowe's Motor Speedway during your race weekend.
Superspeedway Track Facts
• Length: 1.5 miles or 7, 920 feet
• Frontstretch: 1,980 feet
• Backstretch: 1,500 feet
• Turns 1 & 2: 2,400 feet
• Turns 3 & 4: 2,040
• Radius Turns 1 & 2: 685 feet
• Radius Turns 3 & 4: 625 feet
• Banking in corners: 24-degrees
• Banking is straightaways: 5-degrees
• Seating capacity: 140,000
• Suites: 113
Fun Facts
• There are more than 100 flagpoles located throughout the speedway property.
• The speedway has more than 1,200 toilets on property for it's fans.
• Nearly 1,500 trash cans are placed throughout speedway property to collect the 400 tons of trash that will be generated during a NASCAR event weekend.
• Three 30-foot truckloads of paper products (paper towels/toilet paper) will be used at race time.
• Lowe's Motor Speedway ground crews use 17 tractors and 11 lawn mowers to keep the speedway's nearly 2,000 acres manicured.
• On Coca-Cola 600 race day, the nearly 180,000 people at Lowe's Motor Speedway make it the fourth largest city in North Carolina behind Charlotte, Raleigh and Greensboro.
• The land Lowe's Motor Speedway now occupies was the site of a working plantation during the Civil War.
• George Washington ate lunch and rested in a house that once served as the speedway's office.
• The small one-fifth-mile paved oval located outside the turn -three tunnel is known as "Outback Speedway," because it's located "outback."
• The inner perimeter road around Lowe's Motor Speedway is named in honor of three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Darrell Waltrip, a five-time winner of the Coca-Cola 600.
My Black Book pick…. Joe Gibbs Racing Facility, if you can get a private tour. I was mesmerized by the facility, workers, cars and setup. Again, because I was able to walk the floors with an insider and see how the cars are assembled from scratch, it made all the difference. www.joegibbsracing.com
Lowes Motor Speedway, formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway is an amazing experience. A few ways to experience it….
Feel the Thrill Tour includes a close-up look at areas that are off-limits on race days. Visit the Sprint Cup garage, travel down pit road and take a picture in Victory Circle. The highlight of this half-hour tour is a comfortable van ride around the superspeedway where you will feel the full-tilt force of the 24-degree banking. Feel The Thrill Tours are available on non-event days Monday through Saturday 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and Sunday 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Lowe's Motor Speedway hosts six companies that conduct driving schools at the speedway.
Ride-a-longs are also available courtesy of The Richard Petty Driving Experience on days following Sprint Cup race events. Feel the thrill of three laps at speeds of more than 160 mph on the world-famous Lowe's Motor Speedway during your race weekend.
Superspeedway Track Facts
• Length: 1.5 miles or 7, 920 feet
• Frontstretch: 1,980 feet
• Backstretch: 1,500 feet
• Turns 1 & 2: 2,400 feet
• Turns 3 & 4: 2,040
• Radius Turns 1 & 2: 685 feet
• Radius Turns 3 & 4: 625 feet
• Banking in corners: 24-degrees
• Banking is straightaways: 5-degrees
• Seating capacity: 140,000
• Suites: 113
Fun Facts
• There are more than 100 flagpoles located throughout the speedway property.
• The speedway has more than 1,200 toilets on property for it's fans.
• Nearly 1,500 trash cans are placed throughout speedway property to collect the 400 tons of trash that will be generated during a NASCAR event weekend.
• Three 30-foot truckloads of paper products (paper towels/toilet paper) will be used at race time.
• Lowe's Motor Speedway ground crews use 17 tractors and 11 lawn mowers to keep the speedway's nearly 2,000 acres manicured.
• On Coca-Cola 600 race day, the nearly 180,000 people at Lowe's Motor Speedway make it the fourth largest city in North Carolina behind Charlotte, Raleigh and Greensboro.
• The land Lowe's Motor Speedway now occupies was the site of a working plantation during the Civil War.
• George Washington ate lunch and rested in a house that once served as the speedway's office.
• The small one-fifth-mile paved oval located outside the turn -three tunnel is known as "Outback Speedway," because it's located "outback."
• The inner perimeter road around Lowe's Motor Speedway is named in honor of three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Darrell Waltrip, a five-time winner of the Coca-Cola 600.
Where would you travel to if you only had 30 days to live?
Would you go somewhere you have been that makes you happy? Somewhere you have dreamed about going your entire life? International, domestic, far, close, exotic, familiar?
A friend of mine is answering this very question. His wife has an inoperable brain tumor and treatments have been exhausted. What to do in the next 30 days? They have four young children so they decided on “the happiest place on earth”, Disney Land.
It’s a tough question. I think I would go from place to place and show my family all the wonderful places and cultures I have experienced. Machu Picchu, Easter Island, the Atacama, the Patagonia, the Amazon, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti, Victoria Falls, Iguassu Falls, the Great Pyramids, Marrakesh, New York and all the other places that make you feel alive.
A friend of mine is answering this very question. His wife has an inoperable brain tumor and treatments have been exhausted. What to do in the next 30 days? They have four young children so they decided on “the happiest place on earth”, Disney Land.
It’s a tough question. I think I would go from place to place and show my family all the wonderful places and cultures I have experienced. Machu Picchu, Easter Island, the Atacama, the Patagonia, the Amazon, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti, Victoria Falls, Iguassu Falls, the Great Pyramids, Marrakesh, New York and all the other places that make you feel alive.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Large Marge has to buy two seats on United Airlines
Have you ever sat next to someone too large to fit in the airline seat? No way to put the arm rest down? The flight attendant brings a seat belt extender and even that does not work?
United has joined the ranks of other airlines and will remove the large passenger to two adjoining empty seats and if not available, they will be removed from the plane and asked to purchase an additional seat on the next available flight. If the passenger refuses to purchase another ticket, they will be denied boarding and refunded the original amount of their ticket.
How would you like to be the customer service representative that day?
United has joined the ranks of other airlines and will remove the large passenger to two adjoining empty seats and if not available, they will be removed from the plane and asked to purchase an additional seat on the next available flight. If the passenger refuses to purchase another ticket, they will be denied boarding and refunded the original amount of their ticket.
How would you like to be the customer service representative that day?
Fabulous Singapore Stopover for $1
Normally I wouldn’t bat an eye for a stopover program as many international carriers offer a free stopover, but they usually don’t include transfers, hotels, and entrance fees for a dollar!
Singapore Airlines announced the “Fabulous Singapore Stopover” for $1. The offering is valid thru September 15. Which I feel is generous considering most deals are valid within the next 30 days. The hotels are divided into six categories. The lowest category hotel is available for the dollar promotion with a surcharge fee of $132 per person to upgrade to the highest category which would include the Ritz Carlton and Shangri la.
Other nice features include upgrades to a private car, late check-out, additional nights, and early check-in. Of course this is all for a fee, and a reasonable one at that.
This is what’s included for your $1…..
- Hotel Accommodation for one night at hotel in applicable price category
- 50% discount on the à la carte food menu only at the designated food outlet in the passenger's hotel.
- Airport-hotel-airport transfers on seat-in-coach basis.
- Free rides on SIA Hop-on Bus and SIA Hop-on Sentosa Shuttle.
- Free SingTel Hi! Card
- Free admission to seven attractions
- Jurong Bird Park
- Malay Heritage Centre
- National Orchid Garden
- Peranakan Museum
- Sentosa Island Resort
- Singapore River Cruises
- The Singapore Zoo
- S$10 Changi Airport Shopping voucher usable at all dining and retail outlets.
- Discounts on shopping, dining, sightseeing tours and attractions as listed in the SIA Boarding Pass Privileges programme. Visit singaporeair.com/boardingpass for details.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Stein Eriksen Lodge Spring Special
Mountain Magic
Experience all that a five-diamond mountain resort has to offer. Lounge around the pool, enjoy a quiet evening of dining or step onto the slopes for hiking, mountain biking or a picnic. Includes Deluxe Room and breakfast.
Spring Rate $102 per person, per night; valid April 12, 2009 - June 1, 2009
Summer Rate $125 per person, per night; valid June 2, 2009 - October 10, 2009
Prices are per person per night based on double occupancy.
call 800-453-1302 and mention KSL
Experience all that a five-diamond mountain resort has to offer. Lounge around the pool, enjoy a quiet evening of dining or step onto the slopes for hiking, mountain biking or a picnic. Includes Deluxe Room and breakfast.
Spring Rate $102 per person, per night; valid April 12, 2009 - June 1, 2009
Summer Rate $125 per person, per night; valid June 2, 2009 - October 10, 2009
Prices are per person per night based on double occupancy.
call 800-453-1302 and mention KSL
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