What’s the Deal?
Posted by admin in News
The News Review:
- What’s the Deal?
- Internship introduces Topekan to world of treehouses
- Movers and Shakers
- The week: Stories and photos from May 4-10
- Stretch Your verseas Travel Dollars
- Flow’s Autti And Mattila Go ne-Two At Toyota Big Air
What’s the Deal?
Washington Post – May 11, 2008
For example stay five nights at the Vanila Hotel in Nosy Be Madagascar from June 1-July 11 and pay for four; rate starts at $150 a night. r pay for two to five nights at the Pimalai Resort & Spa in Koh Lanta Thailand and receive an equal number of free nights through ct. 31; rate starts at $250 per night.
Internship introduces Topekan to world of treehouses
Topeka Capital Journal (subscription) – May 11, 2008
to build a treehouse hotel at Treehouse Point in the Seattle area. This is a view of one of the hotel’s rooms.
Movers and Shakers
Alaskajournal.com – May 11, 2008
Flynn brings more than 21 years of hospitality experience to Alyeska including the past 11 years owning the Bake Shop. He worked as an executive chef for many world-class resorts including the Resort at Squaw Creek the Hotel Captain Cook Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa and the Hotel Bel Air. Flynn trained at California Culinary Academy in San Francisco and has appeared as a guest Chef for Winter Wine Escape in Kona Hawaii Dusit Thani Hotel in Bangkok Thailand and as the celebrity chef at the University of Alaska Anchorage's Culinary School. Karl Hanneman has been named as director of corporate affairs for Teck Cominco Alaska. He was most recently manager of public and environmental affairs and special projects for Teck-Pogo Inc. His new responsibilities will include creating and implementing the political communications and outreach strategies for Teck Cominco Alaska. Teck Cominco Alaska operates the Red Dog Mine.
The week: Stories and photos from May 4-10
San Diego Union Tribune – May 11, 2008
Tests of the sand and water revealed “nothing that could harm people” Lloyd Godard an Army Corps project manager said Monday. But Godard said he thinks the site should be more thoroughly searched. EL CAJN – Relief worker Benyapa Becks left Tuesdayfor Thailand where she planned to meet a team and travel to cyclone-stricken Myanmar. Becks a Thai national will work with other relief groups to get supplies to remote sections of the country where other organizations might not go. Becks' husband Gary Becks of El Cajon heads Rescue Task Force. NRTH CUNTY – The Pauma Indian band has scaled back plans for its $300 million resort hotel in response to community concerns. The revised plans cut the tower from 23 stories to 19 trim the size of the gambling floor and eliminate an outdoor amphitheater… Becks a Thai national will work with other relief groups to get supplies to remote sections of the country where other organizations might not go. Becks' husband Gary Becks of El Cajon heads Rescue Task Force. NRTH CUNTY – The Pauma Indian band has scaled back plans for its $300 million resort hotel in response to community concerns. The revised plans cut the tower from 23 stories to 19 trim the size of the gambling floor and eliminate an outdoor amphitheater. “We did everything we could to address those concerns” Chris Devers tribal chairman said Wednesday. CAMP PENDLETN – A star-studded concert was held Thursday nightfor about 50000 Marines sailors and their family members on Del Mar Beach. The concert billed as a tribute to troops and their families will be shown on NBC later this year.
Stretch Your verseas Travel Dollars
wsj.com – May 11, 2008
Lower CostsBut don’t just focus on currency trends. Also favor countries where living costs are low another way “you can get more bang for your dollar” says Mark Meadows currency strategist at Tempus Consulting in Washington. “Even though currencies in places like Thailand and Czech Republic have appreciated the standard of living still isn’t as high” as in the U. and Western Europe he says. For instance in Europe veer away from classic destinations like France and Italy and head east to non-euro countries such as Croatia Poland and Hungary where “your dollar still goes a pretty long way” says Betsy Sell AAA’s managing director of travel. ther examples of lower-cost destinations include Cambodia Vietnam the Philippines Romania and Turkey… 35-a-euro exchange rate through the end of 2008; rates for a family of four at Club Med pio en Provence in France start at $1873 for a seven-night all-inclusive vacation. At cruise company Uniworld a nine-day cruise from Basel Switzerland to Amsterdam will cost you around $2000 a person this year. You can also ask hotels and car rental companies to give you a price quote or deal in U. dollars but make sure the currency conversion rate used doesn’t make the charge more expensive. As an alternative to staying at a hotel look into Web sites that facilitate a home exchange (also known as a homeswap). Web sites such as digsville.
Flow’s Autti And Mattila Go ne-Two At Toyota Big Air
Transworld Snowboarding.com – May 11, 2008
As in years past the competition coincided with the world famous Sapporo International Ice Carving Festival. As always the event brought a bevy of world class riders hyper-enthusiastic shred fans drunks smokers stressed out event planners high level explosives television camera crews auto manufacturers and ice sculpture lovers together for one long and wildly entertaining day of on-snow antics. Wonderful and amazing! Here’s my report from the field: After checking into the Sapporo Park Hotel on the 9th competitors David Benedek and Nicolas Müller and photographer Kevin Zacher and I jumped on the subway to check out the ice sculptures for a few hours before heading to practice at the stadium. Though it may sound quaint on paper this ice festival is indeed a big deal. A real honest to God winter wonderland; replete with Starbucks Coffee yurts and vendors selling “German Roasted Almonds. ” WeirdAny person place and thing you could (or never might) think of were rendered three-dimensionally in ice-full-scale Egyptian pyramids colonial mansions tusked mammoths and even David Letterman’s head. The festival is rather impressive in its own right but when you’re walking around with a brilliant wise-ass like David Benedek providing commentary it soon becomes surreal… the riders were scooped up from their hotel and brought to an afterparty to sign autographs and mingle with fans. Autographs! Squealing girls! Cigarette smoke! Loud beats! Benedek bailed early to spend a week on the beaches of Thailand with his girlfriend. Nicolas Müller got smashed on the head with a beer bottle for trying to protect a girl’s honor. All in all everyone emerged from this one a bit battered but winners nonetheless. Antti Autti Finland (Flow)2.