PAMPERED POOCHES
It’s no secret that some pets travel better than their two-legged counterparts. (There are even some furry tail waggers who are financially way better off than most people in the world.) And now an increasing number of hotels are taking notice of these well-to-do-animals’ standings in life.
In a previous blog I told you about the growing number of hotels in paradise that are catering to pampered pets. Several resorts in Hawaii provide fresh-baked peanut butter flavored biscuits for doggie guests with their name inscribed on each. That’s on top of the special water bowl, pet-sized bed, and goodie bag packed with a rawhide treat or chew toy the hotel gives to canine guests.
Now, it seems the pet-pampering trend is moving eastward. Boston’s Nine Zero Hotel recently announced it’s “going to the dogs.” The hotel’s lobby is now dog friendly and the upscale property has also created a room service menu especially for pets. For example, the doggie room service menu offers items such as Ambassador Kissie-Face Frappes –a canine concoction of blended raspberries, yogurt, honey, banana and cinnamon, delivered on a silver tray.
FLYING IN STYLE
How much would you pay for premium seats on the new highly touted (see: over-hyped) superjumbo A380?
Twenty-five thousands dollars? What about 50 grand? Seventy-five thousand dollars?
Try $100,000! That’s how much someone just paid for a pair of premium seats on the jet’s inaugral flight.
Singapore Airlines, the first carrier in the world to fly the new superjumbo A380, auctioned off the seats on eBay and plans to donate the money to several charities. According to airline representatives the highest bid for the seats on the double-decker aircraft came from an Australian businessman who paid $100,380 for a pair of first-class seats on a flight from Singapore to Sydney. The massive jet, with 471 seats in three classes, will take off in late October.
So far the seat auction has raised about $400,000. The first one-way economy-class seat sold for $5,000, and the first one-way business-class seat was purchased for $15,000, according to airline officials.
The money from the auction will reportedly go to three charities: one-third to the Singapore Community Chest; one-third shared equally by the Sydney Children’s Hospital and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney; one-third to Doctors Without Borders, an international group.
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