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Comment by Ed Wetschler on August 13, 2010 at 4:58pm

Reuters reports that tourism is booming in NYC, but what Reuters leaves out is the curious fact that this happened while the U.S. dollar was gaining strength against the Euro.
So what accounts for this 8.75% uptick -- and during a recession, no less?

Comment by Ed Wetschler on August 5, 2010 at 4:54pm

Delta Airlines has promised to upgrade its rather sorry space at LaGuardia with 13 quality food and beverage establishments, including an expansive gourmet food hall, coffee bars, and a wine bar. Some of New York's top chefs and restaurateurs have been enlisted -- people like Riad Nasr, Lee Hanson, Michael Lomonaco, Dominick DeMarco, Jamison Blankenship, Jim Lahey, Jason Denton, Chris Cannon and Garrett Oliver. But will this survive in LaGuardia -- I mean, is there a market there for fine food?

Comment by Ed Wetschler on August 5, 2010 at 3:59pm

Just learned that the Lodge at Woodloch, a Pennsylvania destination spa that's about 110 miles from Manhattan, is giving away a two-night, all-inclusive stay. This is one of the greatest spas in the United States. http://bit.ly/bO5D8r

Comment by Tripatini on July 31, 2010 at 3:30pm

New on Tripatini blog: curious about Rhinebeck, where Chelsea Clinton's getting married today? You should be -- it's part of "America's Loire"; get more details on this town and the amazing wealth of mansions and attractions in the surrounding Hudson Valley by clicking here.

Comment by Ed Wetschler on July 27, 2010 at 6:20pm

I just learned that the Charles Mingus Jazz Orchestra is playing tonight at 8 -- free -- in Washington Square Park. If you see me there, please say hello.

Comment by Tripatini on July 19, 2010 at 11:34am

New today on the Tripatini blog: one doozy of a New York City harbor sail!

Comment by Darryl Musick on July 12, 2010 at 11:19am

Continuing our East Coast Odyssey, we head a little west of Toronto to that tourist Mecca, Niagara Falls. The big question - is it worth it? Anwsered today at The World on Wheels: http://tinyurl.com/26nk483

Comment by David Paul Appell on July 3, 2010 at 10:57am

Gee, I wonder, is this like "killing an ant with a nuclear weapon," I wonder?

New York Passes Ban on Short-term Apartment Rentals
By Laura Bly, USA Today

For thrifty tourists, the days of "living like a New Yawker" - and bypassing steep Manhattan hotel rates - could be coming to an end. The New York Assembly passed a bill Thursday that, by banning rentals of less than 30 days, makes operating a residential apartment as a transient hotel illegal in New York City. The legislation, already approved by the state Senate, now goes to Gov. David Paterson for signature.

According to co-sponsor and State Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, the bill is aimed at apartment owners who put up temporary walls and make other illegal improvements to draw short-term, budget-minded visitors, driving out permanent residents during a city housing shortage.

But it would also apply to individual tenants who rent out their own digs through sites like Craigslist for extra income, as well as to owners who live elsewhere but market their apartments specifically to tourists. And it comes at a time when, as my colleague Barbara DeLollis of Hotel Check-In points out, the average New York City hotel room cost $232 a night the week of June 20-26 - the highest in the nation."

Comment by Darryl Musick on June 13, 2010 at 9:44pm

I remember him. Yes, he should be included. That should have been the lesson Wall Street learned. Instead, we have the mess we're in today.

Comment by Ed Wetschler on June 13, 2010 at 2:38pm

The Dallas Morning News just ran my little story on "Scandal!" at the Museum of American Finance, a fascinating place in a grand building that attracts more out-of-towners than New Yorkers. Interesting thing about this exhibition, which targets Charles Ponzi, WorldCom, Enron, Lehman Brothers, Bernie Madoff, etc., is that it doesn't include Kenneth Keating. Anyone remember him? Should he be in this exhibition?

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