Category: Travel
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Weekend Poll Results: Let the Holiday Countdown Begin
Admin. professionals around the globe are gearing up for some well deserved year-end breaks. Here are the results of my latest weekend poll, in which I asked: Are you dreaming of…
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Weekend Poll: Are You Dreaming of Being Home for the Holidays?
… or, at least, winding things down in the office for 2016? As we’re already into the second week of December, I’ve begun thinking about how I’ll enjoy some down time over the coming holidays.…
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Corporate Travel: Weekend Poll Results
With thanks to all who participated, here are the results of this past weekend’s poll. Our focus: How do you manage travel for your principal or executive(s)? 74% of respondents book 16 or more…
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Weekend Poll: Sending Your Executive Packing
… for corporate travel, natch. While some organisations have travel departments, coordinating or booking travel is part and parcel of the portfolio for many assistants. With travel in mind, will you…
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Hôtel Le Germain Maple Leaf Square: Great Boutique Style In the Heart of Toronto
We’ve just spent a great weekend in Toronto, and are delighted that we tried a property new to us: Hôtel Le Germain Maple Leaf Square. Readers will know I was…
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Hotel Eldorado: A Lakefront Postcard from Kelowna
If you’ve not yet been to British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley, you’re in for a treat. I popped up to Kelowna yesterday for a Friday night catch up with the gals. Where…
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Networking Leaders: Admin. Professionals Who Are Anything But Insular
With so many insular winds swirling around the globe lately, people might do well to have a look at the world of admin. professionals. I know many in our career who intentionally expand and nurture…
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New York’s Ink 48: First Impressions from Hell’s Kitchen
We arrived in New York Thursday evening, for a first visit to the Kimpton brand’s Ink 48 property. Housed in a former printing press building just a couple of blocks from the…
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Oh, Canada
Today is Canada Day, the 149th anniversary of our confederation. To celebrate, here’s a look at some of my favourite shots from across our massive landscape. We’ll begin with one of…
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How Would You Spend A Week in NYC?
Summer holidays are approaching, and we’ll soon be packing our bags for a week in New York City. We’ve been once before, and have some good ideas as to how…
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Packed Liked Sardines Outside the Portuguese Club
It’s street festival season in Vancouver. After this morning’s stroll to the Kits Farmers’ Market for fresh berries, kale and other greens, we’ll spend the afternoon on Broadway to celebrate…
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Alexandria, Virginia – An Ideal Home Base for Visiting the US Capitol
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how my travel faux pas turned out to be a good thing. I booked my arrival at a conference site hotel for one…
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Weekend Poll: Your Summer 2016 Reading Recommendations
I don’t know about you, but in the hemisphere I call home, we’re counting down the days to summer. While I almost always have a book on the go, the sunny days…
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Weekend Poll Results: Shopping for New Luggage
With thanks to all who participate, here are the results of this past weekend’s poll, which I’ve now closed. This poll’s focus: What luggage do you recommend? The results: The…
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It’s A Small World for Admin. Professionals Who Nurture Their Networks
If you’d told me three years ago that I’d soon be counting South African superstar Anel Martin, American Renegade Kemetia Foley and Milan’s warm and elegant Vania Alessi of Secretary.IT fame…
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Weekend Poll: What Luggage Do You Recommend?
It’s Thursday, and I’m back from a productive conference and great stay in Québec City, which is in the Canadian Province of Québec -also known as La Belle Province. I also went…
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Why I Didn’t Mind Today’s 5:00 a.m. Wakeup Call
Travelling for conferences and networking can be wonderful, but also a non-stop whirl of activity. That’s why it’s generally nice to sleep in until at least 6:00 or so. However, I’m…