by Minter Dial | Jan 3, 2009 | Travel, WWII
Having boarded a 6 a.m. flight in Guam, we arrived 3 1/2 hours later in Manila at 7:30 a.m., and headed straight north by car toward Banaue, to see the beautiful Ifugao rice terraces (acclaimed UNESCO historical site since 1995). The drive, as it turned out, was 10...
by Minter Dial | Jan 3, 2009 | Travel
A selection of sites and addresses to retain (or not) in Manila, Philippines In our two days touring Manila, we made a few decisive visits which I will share with you in case you have planned to go to Manila. On the cultural side, we had virtually a solo visit of the...
by Minter Dial | Dec 29, 2008 | Sports, Travel
A historical landmark built in 1912, the 5***** Manila Hotel is a “venue for big events and grand aspirations” as is emblazoned all over the place, including in each room over the television. As for our two nights, just before Christmas, it was not exactly...
by Minter Dial | Oct 22, 2008 | Marketing, Travel
Airline Ads — the good, the bad and the luxury In these trying economic times, one of the industries that will inevitably be hit hard (again), will be the airline industry. Whether for personal or business travel, there is likely to be a good amount of seat-belt...
by Minter Dial | Oct 8, 2008 | Branding, Business, Marketing, Travel
Airline competition and inflight entertainment are you on board? As the competition for airline passenger dollars is only going to get worse — between higher oil costs, personnel issues & union negotiations, terrorism threats, ecological considerations [not...
by Minter Dial | Sep 12, 2008 | Travel
This conveyor belt at Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle (CDG) airport is an example of how to make tired passengers go crazy. Aside from the usual challenges of getting bags quickly and that priority tags seem to be strictly ignored by the baggage handlers at CDG, the airport...