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Vail Valley: It's how you react to the world that makes a difference

Tough stuff in the news these days. Violence, pestilence, economic woes and, and, and … Of course, those of us who have spent significant time on this planet know it's always been that way. Life goes in cycles, plain and simple. Some times are better. ...

From MICHAEL KURZ, Vail Daily,  16 Nov 2009

Vail Valley: Merchant pass training event is next week

VAIL, Colorado — I'm on my customer service soapbox again, Vail Valley, but this time there's a prize under the box - a shiny, new 2009/2010 Merchant Ski Pass. If your business is a member of the Vail Chamber and Business Association, the Beaver Creek ...

From MICHAEL KURZ VAIL VALLEY PARTNERSHIP VAIL, CO COLORADO, The Vail Trail,  30 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Wall Street Journal

Vail Valley Partnership boss gives staff a big helping of 'thank-you'

My associates probably won't like what I'm writing here. They very rarely accept my thanks without looking embarrassed. But before we launch into what I sincerely believe will be a very busy winter season, I want to take this opportunity to ...

From MICHAEL KURZ, Vail Daily,  22 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Chris Romer

The Vail Valley Partnership team has earned a big 'thank you'

My associates probably won't like what I'm writing here. They very rarely accept my thanks without looking embarrassed. But before we launch into what I sincerely believe will be a very busy winter season, I want to take this opportunity to ...

From MICHAEL KURZ, The Vail Trail,  7 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Chris Romer

How can Vail Valley businesses go up in a down market?

According to Comcast News, Hershey's chocolate, is up 20 percent, garden vegetable seeds are up 40 percent, SPAM (the meat product) is up 6 percent, running shoes are up 2 percent and gun sales are up 27 percent (for various reasons, some political ...

From MICHAEL KURZ, The Vail Trail,  16 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Norman Vincent Peale

Vail Valley Partnership boss ponders his early-rising habits

I'm on vacation from my job at the Vail Valley Partnership this week, so I submitted this week's column before I left. Plan the work, work the plan, you know. Are you like me? Do you ever get the feeling that you're too darn organized, or always ready ...

From MICHAEL KURZ, Vail Daily,  9 Sep 2009

Vail Valley Partnership people, programs can help your business in changing times

Advice is a touchy issue. We all know folks whose egos are so big that asking for advice, even if their clothes are on fire and they don't know how to save themselves, is not an option. We also know people who are not afraid to ask for advice, but ...

From MICHAEL KURZ, The Vail Trail,  2 Sep 2009

Vail Valley: Dig in or dig deep

VAIL VALLEY, Colorado — In the cycle of meetings and conferences around the Vail Valley Partnership it seems like there are waves of focus. Sometimes it seems like I meet a lot with lodging guys. Next, it's local government types, then small ...

From MICHAEL KURZ VAIL, CO COLORADO, Vail Daily,  26 Aug 2009

Vail Valley: Our little airport is a pretty big deal

Did you know that Eagle County Airport serves 440,000 passengers a year and that during the peak traffic in the winter, it becomes the third busiest airport in Colorado? Or, that it is estimated to contribute more than $982 million to the local ...

From MICHAEL KURZ, Vail Daily,  19 Aug 2009

Related Topics: American Airlines,  Vail Resorts, Inc.

Vail Valley: Can you feel it? The seasons are starting to turn

Fall is in the air, and on my sunroof ========== Vail Valley Partnership bug/Kurz mug ============= There was a tiny bit of hoar frost on my car's sunroof last Sunday morning. My wife was mortified when I called it to her attention. She looked peeved. ...

From MICHAEL KURZ, Vail Daily,  12 Aug 2009

Related Topics: NFL,  Al Gore

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