Which hotel is the number one choice of savionaires who have champagne taste on a luxury budget? The Four Seasons, of course. In Four Seasons: The Story of a Business Philosophy (Portfolio; Hardcover; 302 pages; $29.95), the founder, chairman, and CEO of Four Seasons Hotels, Isadore Sharp, discusses why superior customer service and employee engagement have made the luxury … [Read more...]

Get your passport and currency ready because Middle Seat columnist Scott McCartney explains to savionaires how you all should travel in the Wall Street Journal Guide to Power Travel: How to Arrive with Your Dignity, Sanity, and Wallet Intact (Harper; Paperback; 320 pages; $16.99). McCartney provides several insider tips: how to find  the lowest fares, where to find the cheap … [Read more...]

If you are a serious globe-trotter, you must do a round-the-world trip. Prices can range from as little as $3000 for a coach seat to see cities on 3 different continents or fly 26,000 miles to over $11,000 for a first class trip to 6 continents or 39,000 miles. A good round-the-world ticket will have almost no advance purchase clause and is valid for a year after first using … [Read more...]

You spend a lot of hours in your car driving to work, to appointments, to school and back home. While sitting in traffic for hours, you are likely to get hungry or thirsty. Don't worry because there is a solution. The innovative High Road Car Cooler is perfect for packing drinks and snacks. This must-have car accessory was designed with the driver in mind. Hand side flaps allow … [Read more...]

Seattle is a city of opposites. It is a big city with a small town feel. It is multi-cultural, but everyone lives the same easy-going way of life. It is high-tech, but workers carry backpacks,instead of briefcases. It is cosmopolitan, while being very casual. Even though Seattle is a city of contrasts, it is still a "must do" city. While visiting, set up base shop in one of the … [Read more...]