October 2013
think outside the room
Hotels, motels, B&B’s, inns, resorts and campgrounds all satiate our basic needs while we’re away from home: physiological, safety and belonging. Most offer the facilities we need to feel good about our visit – a [...]
April 2013
the experience economy
Let’s sit down for a cup of coffee. Back in the day of the commodity driven economy, we would have bought or traded for our own basic coffee-creating commodities like water, firewood, coffee [...]
March 2013
destination: wine
Vineyard investing is trendy and what all the cool kids do when they retire or fire corporate employers. We enjoy vino more than most and cite health benefits as the reason for our insatiable thirst. [...]
June 2012
what is glamping?
Glamping, sometimes referred to as luxury camping, is [glamorous + camping]; camping where guests are spoiled by comforts usually associated with more luxurious vacations. Adding allure and attraction to a purely natural outdoor [...]
May 2012
drab to destination
We love camping. We love amazing service and accommodations, too. While some might still consider all three to be mutually exclusive events, we maintain that they are not. That is, they don’t have to be. [...]
April 2012
spot on service
The clichés are endless: 1. It’s not what you say, it’s what you do 2. Actions speak louder than words 3. The customer is always right By definition, clichés are sentences or phrases [...]