Elyse Glickman

Los Angeles

Writer and Editor at Freelance

Intrepid freelance journalist/web content provider bringing you lifestyle, wellness, business, spirits and culinary news from L.A. and around the world.

Articles

The Shangri-La Far Eastern & Grand HiLai Taipei: City Hotels at the Crossroads of Refinement and Tradition

3 weeks ago | beaumondetraveler.com | Elyse Glickman

A recent proliferation of five-star hotels in Taipei reflects that the Taiwanese capital is hitting its stride as a luxury destination. The successes of the Regent Hotel Taipei and Mandarin Oriental Taipei paved the way for buzzy recent and future openings, including Capella Taipei, Hilton Taipei Sinban, and the Four Seasons Hotel Taipei.
Off Menu: Alternative Revenue Streams for Bars & Restaurants

3 weeks ago | barandrestaurant.com | Elyse Glickman

A celebrity chef or an imaginative menu have long been built-in revenue boosters for restaurants. However, given the increasingly competitive nature of the hospitality industry, a volatile economy, and supply chain challenges, owners and management need to get creative with additional revenue streams to meet customers’ changing consumer tastes and draw them in during slow business periods. Thankfully, there are many forks to follow along the metaphorical river.
Exploring the Sweeter Side of Ghent Jetsetter HK

1 month ago | jetsetter-magazine.com | Elyse Glickman

Indulge the palate at one of these four deliciously innovative chocolatiers in Ghent, Belgium’s chocolate capital. Flanders is the birthplace of some of the world’s best-known brands, including Leonidas, Côte d’Or and Neuhaus. However, exciting new names in artisanal chocolate are waiting to be unwrapped in Ghent. These young chocolatiers’ shops are experiential, going beyond samples and seductive aromas to reveal ways one can push the boundaries of the edible art form.
Two Italian Design Hotels to love: NH Collection Milano Touring | Hilton Lake Como

1 month ago | beaumondetraveler.com | Elyse Glickman

Cutting-edge lifestyle trends converge with old-world-inspired luxury in hotels across Italy, especially in the fashion-conscious north. As Milan is a world design capital and Lake Como and its neighboring towns epitomize a luxury lifestyle, two striking modern design hotels embody this embrace of old and new.
Reimagining revenue: Finding funds in creative F&B concepts

2 months ago | paradisecoast.com | Elyse Glickman

Hotel Management - As on-premise “farm-to-table” promotions and multi-course tasting dinners have evolved from trendy to mainstream in the past few years, more people are seeking dining experiences that expand their horizons beyond a sit-down dinner.
Wyndham Sun Moon Lake Review

2 months ago | globaltravelerusa.com | Elyse Glickman

Sun Moon Lake has long been the go-to place for Taiwanese families and friend groups to escape Taipei, Kaohsiung and other bustling cities with its fresh air, thick forests, clear water, misty sunrises and alpine views. Wyndham Sun Moon Lake, opened November 2024, provides international visitors with an even greater incentive to rent a car or take high-speed rail (TaiChung HRS) to explore this “best-kept secret” area.
The Fairmont Breakers Long Beach: A Hotel for Kids to Explore History and Modernity

2 months ago | whereverfamily.com | Elyse Glickman

When The Breakers opened in 1926 in Long Beach, California, it was a hotel ahead of its time with its exclusive boutiques, a Turkish bath, roof garden, elaborate dining rooms and private beach entrance. The Sky Room, its marquee restaurant, became a popular hangout for the era’s Hollywood A-Listers, including Clark Gable, Rita Hayworth, Cary Grant, Elizabeth Taylor and John Wayne. As times and tastes changed, the hotel closed its doors in 1963.
Chantaramas Beach Resort: A Fresh Take on the Family-Friendly Thai Experience

2 months ago | whereverfamily.com | Elyse Glickman

Phuket and Koh Samui are having a moment this year thanks to several of their photogenic resorts prominently featured on a certain television show. Although plenty of lushly appointed, family-friendly resorts abound in these Southern Thailand destinations, Koh Pha Ngan is a perfect destination for those wanting an immersive Thai experience with smaller crowds and a definitive sense of place.
Restaurants in residence: Securing and maintaining a hotel-restaurant collaboration

2 months ago | hotelmanagement.net | Elyse Glickman

A free-standing location in a trendy neighborhood often helps a restaurant generate or maintain a buzz above and beyond a noteworthy chef or cool interior design. However, what makes a restaurant location trendy inevitably evolves, along with rent costs, built-in customer base, and other factors that shift public perceptions—for better or for worse.
Discover Belém, Brazil: A Different Kind of “Urban Jungle”

2 months ago | whereverfamily.com | Elyse Glickman

Would your family prefer a jungle adventure or culture-filled city break? Belém, the capital of Brazil’s Pára State, offers an immersion into both as the lines between city and wilderness blur.