Posted February 3rd, 2011 at 9:01 am in Family Vacations, Travel Insider
As a former hotelier and manager for several chains over the last 25 years, Hilton and Wyndham just to name a couple, I can tell you that most housekeeping staffs do a tremendous job and their feet are held to the fire by management more than any other aspect of the hotel.
A clean or dirty room can mean the difference between a happy repeat guest or an unhappy one, a disgruntled customer who tells 10 of their friends never to stay at a certain property.
Here is a great article about how to find a clean hotel room.
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Posted January 13th, 2011 at 3:06 am in Low Carb
The Technology that may just save this old Marine's life
As a disabled vet I am eligible for the Veteran Administrations MOVE program, a national weight management program designed by the VHA National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention to help veterans lose weight, keep it off and improve their health. I am all over that!
A Partner With Your Healthcare Team
This little device here is my new friend, it greets me every morning with all kinds of cool suggestions on how to make healthy food choices. It attaches to a scale that I can send in my weight with and is connected to the nursing center at the Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center in Phoenix where I have been assigned my own personal nutritionist. I weigh in once a week but check in daily for tips, helpful suggestions and questions designed to motivate me. Check out the one here on How Do I Get Started With Changing My Eating Habits
How Does A Veteran Get Into The Move Program?
The MOVE! Program is designed for veterans enrolled in the VA healthcare system who want assistance with managing their weight. Typically, the program is offered to veterans who are overweight or obese. Talk with your VA healthcare team about MOVE! If you are not already enrolled in the VA healthcare system, visit the Gateway to VA Healthcare website to find out more information about available medical benefits, enrollment and eligibility.
It's About Making The Right Food Choices
I wasn't kidding about the saving my life part. Since leaving the Marine Corps in 1972 I have struggled and fought a mostly losing battle to maintain my marine corps weight or some semblance thereof! Even accounting for my age (61) I am way over the line for any kind of healthy outlook, pre-diabetic and fed up with the way I look and feel. I have tried everything but I think this time between the support I get from the Viterion 100, my VA nutritionist, the follow up MOVE Forward programs, and the staff of the VA MOVE Program in Phoenix, I may just have a shot at becoming human again! The good news is that a low carb approach works great with the MOVE program – so stay tuned for progress reports! Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted May 21st, 2010 at 11:12 am in Low Carb
Quick Trim Fast!
Summer is just around the corner and you know what that means! You need to lose the pounds FAST, for that upcoming beach vacation, cruise vacation, or just to get back into that favorite pair of jeans.
When you absolutely have to lose weight for a high school reunion or to get back that bikini body, get Quick Trim Fast!
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Posted April 4th, 2010 at 9:58 pm in Travel Insider
Pretty dramatic title, but no more dramatic than what happens every single day at hotels all over the world. People live, love and also die in hotels, people steal, people get sick and people lose their tempers, all at hotels. People cheat, people lie and people trash, all at hotels. How do I know all this?
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I've worked for Hilton, Wyndham and Sheraton national hotel chains plus a couple of privately owned resorts. For more than 20 years I worked behind the scenes and on the front lines within the confines of the hospitality industry in Scottsdale, Arizona. It's been a long ride and I'm glad it's over, I'm retired now, a full-time blogger and finally I can tell my story.
And while I did meet & work with some great people, enjoyed traveling in connection with my job, to international trade shows, travel shows, etc, if I had to do it all over again I would go back in the marines!
Some career highlights:
Partying with Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie at the Bowery Ballroom in NY City.
Smuggling a body out of a suite during a mortuary convention.
Sitting next to Lee Trevino on a flight to Dallas.
One on one against Chef Gordon Ramsey at The Phoenician
Giving Arnold Palmer putting tips at The Tradition at Desert Mountain
Meeting Tony Robbins, Conrad Hilton and Bill Marriott
Stay tuned for some dirt!
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Posted April 2nd, 2010 at 8:50 am in Travel Insider
Rule of law for US Citizens is 8 U.S.C. sec. 1185(b):
Except as otherwise provided by the President and subject to such limitations and exceptions as the President may authorize and prescribe, it shall be unlawful for any citizen of the United States to depart from or enter, or attempt to depart from or enter, the United States unless he bears a valid United States passport.
My friend Elliot found this out the hard way while traveling from Paris to the US. He had lost his passport and had to go to the US Embassy and spend $100. on an emergency passport. Don't let this happen to you. Read the full story
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As a former hotelier and manager for several chains over the last 25 years, Hilton and Wyndham just to name a couple, I can tell you that most housekeeping staffs do a tremendous job and their feet are held to the fire by management more than any other aspect of the hotel.
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