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Aug 27th, 2009 at 5:00PM:
The Waldorf-Astoria may be one of the few remaining hotels with a bit of class. Even a stroll through their lobby requires guests to leave the tank top, faded jeans, cut-offs and casual hats at home. This is after all the hotel where the rich, famous and royal often spend their time in New York.
But what about popping downstairs for a tall caramel latte at Starbucks? Forget it - even ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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The Waldorf-Astoria kindly requests that you dress up for a trip to their Starbucks
Aug 27th, 2009 at 5:00PM:
The Waldorf-Astoria may be one of the few remaining hotels with a bit of class. Even a stroll through their lobby requires guests to leave the tank top, faded jeans, cut-offs and casual hats at home. This is after all the hotel where the rich, famous and royal often spend their time in New York.
But what about popping downstairs for a tall caramel latte at Starbucks? Forget it - even ...Business travelers lead the downward spiral
Jan 23rd, 2009 at 2:00PM: Thank the recession. In particular, thank the business travelers. These guys are the backbone of the travel industry, racking up thousands of dollars in expenses a week, filling planes and paying full price because they don't have a choice. I spent five years gripped by that lifestyle, and I don't miss it. But, I did learn who keeps the travel market afloat, and it's not you (and it's not me ...NY Debutantes unaware of financial mayhem
Jan 1st, 2009 at 9:00AM: This is why peasants revolt.
Monday night, the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel in Manhattan was home to the International Debutante Ball. This display of insanely conspicuous consumption proves that, regardless of how bad economic conditions get, a generation of children will be blissfully unaware that actions have consequences. These are people that the NY Times' Lisa Foderaro describes in such manners as, ...
