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Ritz-Carlton names Herve Humler President & COO; Simon Cooper to oversee Asia Pacific region for Marriott

August 12th, 2010 No comments

Filed under: Asia, North America, Hotels and Accommodations, Luxury TravelHerve Humler, one of the original founders of The Ritz-Carlton in 1983, has been named Ritz-Carlton’s President and COO. Speculation of Simon Cooper’s assumed exit from the Ritz-Carlton company sent shock-waves through the Internet yesterday, but the real story makes sense: Simon Cooper, Ritz-Carlton’s president and COO for 9 years, has been named President & Managing Director, Asia Pacific, for Marriott… Read more

British woman completes solo row across the Pacific Ocean

June 4th, 2010 No comments

Filed under: Activism, Paddling, Oceania, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Internet ToolsBritish ocean rower Roz Savage arrived in Madang, Papua New Guinea yesterday, completing the third, and final, stage of her solo row across the Pacific Ocean. Her arrival marked an end to an adventure that she has dedicated more than five years of her life to finishing. Roz first came up with the idea of rowing across the Pacific after she completed a solo row across the Atlantic back in 2005. That journey… Read more