Cogitation & conversations.
A small selection of my musings, rambles, blathering and balderdash. All just for fun and born from my casual observations during my career, to keep the ink flowing and the mind engaged.
BLAME YOUR AIRPORT WAIT ON DIM DAVE.
We all know the rate of progress through a USA airport is so slow it’s got to the point where technically you’re a missing person. But why do we still need to arrive three hours in advance for an international departure?
I think I might have the answer…
I THINK IT’S WORTH FLAGGING THIS.
Is it time for a new flag? The Union Jack was perfect when we had an empire and the world trembled at the sound of our cannon. But when we’ve shown we can’t even hang on to Scotland or our Prime Minister, it’s time to say to the world, with a smile, ‘Yes. And our weather is a bit rubbish as well.’
AIRBORNE WITH THE BABY FROM HELL.
I had a cousin visiting me last year who agreed to go on a golfing holiday. I know for a fact this had not gone down well with his wife, with only a week’s notice, so the condition of the upcoming escape, demanded that she comes too and that naturally includes the newborn! The alarm bells are already ringing I thought to myself and fellow passengers.
THE NOT SO HEAVENLY HOTEL BED IS GOING MISSING.
While it’s not unusual for hotel guests to be light-fingered when it comes to toiletries, some are taking it to the next level and stealing mattresses, coffeemakers and artwork from their rooms. I've had first hand experience of this during my hotelier days and took the opportunity to share some experiences and maybe even a small resolution.
COULD THIS BE THE WORST WORD IN HOSPITALITY?
With the exponential rise of Instabragging, #hashtags, keyword optimisation and real-time product or service reviews, where every guest or user is now the new editor. Is there still a place for traditional, quaint, old-fashioned, rosy tinted rhetoric for hospitality?
MR BUSINESSMAN, LEAVE YOUR SUIT AND LAPTOP AT HOME AND AVOID THE HOTEL GYM.
That guy I saw in the airport business lounge, with no iPhone, no tablet and no laptop, just drinking coffee. Was he a psychopath or just a savvy corporate traveller?
SCHOOLS DO SEEM OUT OF TOUCH - KIDS NEED TO UNDERSTAND CRONYISM.
A few traffic light thoughts of mine about the sad loss of Sir Ken, the alarming ineptitude of young people and the end of exams as we know it.
FOR A HEALTHIER HAPPIER YOU, DITCH, RIGHTSIZE AND LIVE LIGHT.
Some light-hearted self musing and ramblings about small but significant changes in my day-to-day in this new normal COVID-19 world.
WHY I DRIVE A MODERN CLASSIC?
Many of my affluent friends who can afford to drive the latest and greatest cars, believe that something approaching three years old should be retired. This it seems is the new normal in this unsustainable throwaway society. However, I don’t agree with this and I’ll tell you why.
WHY IS AIRBNB SO SUCCESSFUL?
Once ridiculed by the hotel industry, Airbnb has rapidly grown to become a global provider of accommodation, with more rooms booked every night than the largest global hotel chains, why is this?