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Some clubs are struggling on another level: they can't provide everything they advertise, says James Chung, president of Reach Advisors, a Belmont, Mass., research firm. "The homes didn't have enough pots to cook with," says Elizabeth Schlier, 37, a former member of Private Retreats, also owned by Tanner & Haley. "The towels and other linens were not as plush, and there weren't always enough toys for my children." Says McGrath: "When we were renting properties on a short-term basis to meet increased consumer demand, we would have inconsistent quality. But now we have satisfied client demand...
Exclusive Resorts, the largest destination club with 300 properties, dealt with availability issues by doubling its number of beachfront homes to 80, says Donn Davis, CEO of the Denver-based firm, which also started a member waiting list and added a budget membership level that gets no holiday bookings...
When Coldplay cut A Rush of Blood to the Head, the rock band didn't want the album's production and distribution to add to the greenhouse gases flowing into the atmosphere. So, working with a small British firm, the CarbonNeutral Co., the group bought 10,000 mango trees for villagers in Karnataka, India. Since plants breathe in carbon dioxide as they grow, Coldplay figures the mango trees will eventually neutralize all the CO2 released in the making and selling...
...Clean Development Mechanism, a part of the Kyoto Protocol that allows developed countries to sponsor greenhouse-cutting projects in developing countries in exchange for carbon credits that can be used for meeting emissions targets. Those projects don't require any technological breakthroughs. A 2003 study by the consulting firm CRA International found that if China and India invested fully in technology already in use in the U.S., the total carbon savings by 2012 would be comparable to what could be achieved if every country under the Kyoto Protocol actually met its targets...
...flights for Lufthansa, Swiss and KLM four years ago, but the first full-fledged airline, Eos, took off last fall from New York City's J.F.K. to London's Stansted. Its customized Boeing 757s have just 48 "suites," including lie-flat bed seats. Eos partners with London-based concierge firm Quintessentially to offer services to passengers from boarding until 24 hours after returning home, and its frequent-flyer points have a fixed cash value. Eos will even book customers on other airlines, paying for tickets with points from their accounts?a first in the history of the business...