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Top 12 Cultural Attractions in the Pays Basque
Grande Plage, Biarritz. Image © Tourisme Biarritz Twelve places to visit on the Basque Coast and further inland Related article: Great Destinations: Basque in Glory GRANDE PLAGE, BIARRITZ This broad beach is overlooked by Napoleon’s former palace, the seafront casino and the lighthouse. Spend the afternoon sunbathing on the sands, then follow the undulating promenade out to Port Vieux for a front-row view of the sunset. www.tourisme.biarritz.fr Image © Aquarium de Biarritz AQUARIUM, BIARRITZ Facing the Rocher de la Vierge, at the furthest extent of Port Vieux, the Art Deco façade of the Musée de la Mer hides a substantial modern extension. Inside you will meet seals and turtles, giant…
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A ‘Strong Corporate Travel’ Culture Pays Off for Companies
Business travel costs should, of course, be managed. But CFOs who care foremost about managing the expense may not be aligned on travel priorities with a majority of leaders throughout their organizations. Harvard Business Review Analytic Services surveyed 587 executives and managers who indicated they were familiar with their organization’s corporate travel policies and culture. Two-thirds (68{3132c872e6c78dc13c400a594a399f7f701f7fca090fe22c84668d12b33a9deb}) of them identified “treating travel as a strategic investment that adds business value rather than a cost to be minimized” as an important aspect of corporate travel culture. Respondents could select up to three such aspects from a list of 11. The next-most-cited one, at 43{3132c872e6c78dc13c400a594a399f7f701f7fca090fe22c84668d12b33a9deb}, was “providing a suite of corporate travel…
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Long wait pays off in fine wine
LYONS, NY —The designs for the to start with-ever Agness Wine Cellars tasting area have been quite considerably in location. All it took was the waiting for the OK to open. And the waiting … and waiting … and waiting around … and waiting around. The wait — owner Randy Agness experienced hoped to open up Feb. 18, which is National Consume Wine Working day — is above. Phew, finally. Two weekends in the past, Agness Wine Cellars, which is found at Toganenwood Estate, a nation marriage ceremony and situations venue with farmhouse, lined bridge and barn courting back again to 1846, just north of the Ontario County border on Route 14 in Lyons, marked a comfortable opening. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is…