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- Dutch yearn for return of mythic ice skating race: Will 2013 be the year?
- No office, no boss, no boundaries -- rise of the nomadic rich
- Business hotel introduces world's first smart hotel key
| Dutch yearn for return of mythic ice skating race: Will 2013 be the year? Posted: 26 Dec 2012 07:10 PM PST For 15 years, it's been too warm for the Elfstedentocht ice skating marathon. But there are still places you can skate in the Netherlands Article Page As winter deepens in the Netherlands, the Dutch keep watch on their thermometers, anxiously trying to will the temperature to drop low enough to freeze the many canals that crisscross the country. Once that happens, they'll rush outside to take part in the country's favorite winter activity: ice skating. But locals are particularly keen for the "Big Freeze" in the northern province of Friesland, where, when the conditions permit, an 11-city speed and leisure skating race, or Elfstedentocht, is held. Country: Groups: Editions: Vertical: Region: Nav: Show map at bottom of page  Promoted to homepage blogroll: 0 Promoted to homepage hero: 0      |
| No office, no boss, no boundaries -- rise of the nomadic rich Posted: 26 Dec 2012 10:02 AM PST A new breed of cash-rich, entrepreneurial mavericks is taking the dream and traveling with it. But they also pay a price Article Page It's 12:20 p.m. and I'm 19 stories high in a Bangkok hotel, settling down to the start of what was meant to be an 11 a.m. conference. I nurse a Singha beer and look around at a motley bunch of co-attendees: mostly single men in their twenties and thirties, wearing flip-flops or Converse sneakers, blazers or tank tops. One would never guess this was a conference for Internet entrepreneurs and business owners from around the world, most of whom earn an annual income well into six figures. Nav: Editions: Show map at bottom of page  Promoted to homepage blogroll: 0 Promoted to homepage hero: 0    |
| Business hotel introduces world's first smart hotel key Posted: 26 Dec 2012 07:39 AM PST Smartphone key opens doors, surfs web and controls temperature, lights and television Article Page This is one hotel key you don't want to lose. A new business hotel in Seoul has started using smartphones for hotel keys that also allow guests to surf the Internet and control room lights, television and temperature. Hotel Skypark Central in Seoul's financial district launched the smart-key service on December 26, changing the locks and room controls in 16 of its rooms. Guests pick up the smartphone when they check in at the front desk. Nav: Country: Cities: Editions: Groups: Region: Show map at bottom of page  Promoted to homepage blogroll: 0 Promoted to homepage hero: 0    |
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