Jan 10th, 2013 at 3:00PM: From the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to celebrity couples like Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, it looks like the baby bump is a major trend for 2013. But how will these couples celebrate their bun in the oven? In style, of course. Hotels are going all-out to capture the "babymoon" trend, a pre-baby escape known for letting the couple bond before the birth of a first (or second, or third) child. ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
WaldorfAstoria posts
5 Unique Babymoon Packages Fit For Royalty
Jan 10th, 2013 at 3:00PM: From the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to celebrity couples like Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, it looks like the baby bump is a major trend for 2013. But how will these couples celebrate their bun in the oven? In style, of course. Hotels are going all-out to capture the "babymoon" trend, a pre-baby escape known for letting the couple bond before the birth of a first (or second, or third) child. ...Play The Stock Market At The Waldorf-Astoria
Jun 4th, 2012 at 5:00PM: As the Facebook stock continues to end the day in the red, summer bar goers can take advantage of betting against the social network in NYC. The Waldorf-Astoria's Bull & Bear Steakhouse is now offering cocktail discounts based on the stock's performance that day.
How does this work? Basically, the worse the stock does, the better for your drink prices. A one to five percent drop in stock ...Win a legendary golf outing from Hilton HHonors
May 9th, 2011 at 8:00AM: Are you a golf fan looking for an epic escape with your buddies this year? Than you'll definitely want to enter the Legendary Golf Getaway contest from Hilton HHonors, which could send you and seven of your closest friends, on a once in a lifetime golf outing.
The contest, which launched last week, will award one lucky winner a fantastic prize that will take them, along with their guests, to ...New Waldorf Astoria hotel to open in West London
Jul 14th, 2010 at 11:30AM: The divine decadence of the Waldorf Astoria is continuing its journey across the pond. Hilton Worldwide announced it will open a new Waldorf Astoria hotel in West London's Syon Park.
The new hotel will look out across the River Thames onto Kew Gardens and is seven miles from Knightsbridge and Heathrow Airport. The 137-room hotel is set to open in November 2010 and will feature a butterfly house ...The Waldorf-Astoria kindly requests that you dress up for a trip to their Starbucks
-[gadling-bumper]_thumbnail.jpg)
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, ...
