While dining out with my friend Rory who had come on holiday, he casually remarked that the restaurant we were dining at, “must be doing well”. It was indeed very busy and hence not too much of a stretch to read more...
Sometimes when I read the newspapers, I think that going to a restaurant and leaving without paying has become something of an epidemic. My research into lying has taught me that the psychology behind acts of deception is often deeply complex.
Let me start read more...
March has been a punishing month for the travel industry - one set in motion on February 28, when the Iran war triggered disruptions not seen at this scale since the pandemic. Sri Lanka, like several other countries is feeling read more...
Airlines use slower boarding methods because they help sell perks like priority boarding and seat upgrades.
Saving time or making a few extra bucks? Southwest Airlines wasn't the first to do assigned seating, but it’s certainly the latest to remind passengers that the aviation industry prioritizes money read more...
We’re all familiar with one of Aesop’s most famous fables: the old tale of the golden goose and its golden eggs. In short, there was a farmer who owned a goose unlike any other. This goose laid golden eggs. Every read more...
Lessons learned from my first hotel job still ring true
As I write my monthly article for CoStar today, I find myself back at the Marriott Griffin Gate Resort, in Lexington, Kentucky. This time as a guest at the place where read more...
Let me guess: Your menu reads like a farmer's market directory. "Locally-sourced heirloom tomatoes from Johnson Farm." "Grass-fed beef from Heritage Ranch, sustainably raised." "Wild-caught Atlantic salmon, line-caught by third-generation fishermen."
Cool story. You're still broke.
The uncomfortable truth about premium ingredients
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The most terrifying part of air travel is not the flying. It's not the turbulence that arrives so suddenly it lifts cups of hot tea from the tray table and deposits them in your lap. It's not the squalling babies read more...
Did you know that 90% of what’s sold as “whisky” in India wouldn’t qualify as whisky in the US and Europe? Here’s why the distinction matters for every whisky drinker. India drinks more whisky than any other country. In fact, read more...
According to Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA), this marks the highest number of tourists to visit the country in a single calendar month in Sri Lanka’s history.
The highest number of tourist arrivals in a single day occurred on February read more...
“The lobbies are always the best-looking place in the hotel — you wish you could bring out a cot and sleep in them.” Andy Warhol
The lobby is often considered the "DNA" or nerve - centre of the hotel. Whilst serving read more...
On a recent visit to the nearest branch of my bank to deposit some money into my savings account, a notice to customers, beside the PTM (personal teller machine), caught my attention. It stated that the bank will levy a read more...
