It's wild – and occasionally wet –at the Kentucky Derby, America's Great Party. It's it's dry, it's fun. If it's wet, it's wild and fun. Either way, there's mud pits and female mud wrestling! No matter that the weather, the crazy and colorful infield scene thrives the first Saturday in May. In 2024, the … Continue Reading
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Kentucky Derby 2024 Odds, Horses, Jockeys & Silks Colors
The 150th running of the Kentucky Derby is Saturday, May 4. Ever since it’s beginning it has been a citywide celebration in Louisville, Ky. And this year is no different. PubClub.com has tons of coverage and links for the Kentucky Derby and here’s one more to add to your Mint Julep-drinking party preparation. It’s the […]
The Origins Of The Kentucky Derby History And A Few Fun Facts
Cool Things To Know About The Origins Of The Race And Churchill Downs By Jack Tingley, Louisville Native & Special To PubClub.com The Kentucky Derby. Sipping a mint julep, ladies donning a beautiful hat, and race fans in singing “My Old Kentucky Home”. Making the Kentucky Derby a celebration of southern culture. The Kentucky Derby […]
Best Picks: Top Events
New Orleans Jazz Fest Links To Tickets, Tips & Information
In a city full of big-time events, one of the biggest is a huge multi-day music festival that is a true experience of the flavor, sounds and culture of New Orleans. Around since 1970, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival takes place over two weeks, the last weekend of April and the first weekend […]
Cinco de Mayo Party Guide May 5 History & Photos
This is not the Mexican Independence – that’s Sept. 16 – but Cinco de Mayo IS a huge and fun celebration. Cinco de Mayo commemorates a surprising victory over Napoleon’s army at Puebla, Mexico, 100 miles east of Mexico City on the morning of May 5, 1862. Mainly it’s day for gringos close to the […]
Bars & Nightlife
Cities Around The World Are Exploring 24-Hour Nightlife
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Open 24 Hours. I made a shirt that says that boldly on the front of it. On the back it says “PubClub.com, Where The World Goes To Party!” That last part is the PubClub tagline. It gets a lot of attention, too; people always ask about it when I […]
Complete Kentucky Derby Party Guide Links To The Infield, The Grandstands & Louisville Bars
The Run for the Roses is also a party in the fun people. The Kentucky Derby is one of the world’s greatest party events, a true PubClubbers paradise. It goes beyond the horses, the jockies and the trainers. It’s a happening that draws in more than 150,000 people, many of them who make it an […]
The Bartender, PubClub.com’s Nightlife Blogger
Getting Over My Fear Of Gin, One French 75 Cocktail At A Time
I was scared. Hesitant and even reluctant. But sometimes, you have to conquer your fears, so I accepted an invitation to attend a cocktail tasting featuring my most intimidating alcohol: gin. We all have a story about one type of alcohol which makes us shake at the mere thought of it. It traces to a […]
Singles Are Ditching Dating Apps To Actually Meet Out In Person Again
Now here’s something interesting. Single people are ditching apps to – gasp – actually go out and meet other single people in person! Instead of swiping they are talking. Mingling rather than hiding behind a smartphone. Speed dating events are back, accounting for a large part of this relationship-seeking interaction. Tho to be fair, when […]
Food & Drinks
Why Tacos Are The Quintessential Southern California Food
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Food Blogger Go around Los Angeles, Orange County or San Diego, and you can’t help but notice the number of taco shops and Mexican restaurants. They are as frequent as fast food places in other places. Additionally, nearly every mainstream restaurant or restaurant/bar has tacos on their menu. To a visitor, […]
Will Bud Light Ever Recover From Its Massive Marketing Blunder?
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Beer Blogger The latest North American sales figures for Bud Light show a 17.1% decline in the third quarter. This is on top of a 14.5% drop the previous quarter. Is anyone drinking Bud Light anymore in the USA and Canada? And to address the bigger picture, will Bud Light ever […]
Travel
Croatia, A Bucket List Travel Destination, To Become A Reality
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Croatia. Just writing the word brings about a sense of excitement and adventure. It has long … Continue Reading
The Best Hiking Destinations In Croatia
There is more to Croatia than its beaches and seaside beauty. It also has mountains and national parks which make for great hiking experiences. … Continue Reading
Lifestyle
A Complete Guide To The Carmel Wine Walk Passport Tasting Rooms
Visiting Monterey County’s Wineries Without Leaving Town Wine tasting rooms have become a big trend for wineries and towns in California. In quaint Carmel, there are 15 places people can go wine tasting. To put some order to this, the city of Carmel By-The-Sea has created the Wine Walk Passport. It involves nine tasting rooms for $65. With […]
Swiss Alps Forest Fondue Is A Fun Party in Switzerland’s Ski Resorts
If, for some reason, the Alps aren’t enough of a clue and the street signs in Swiss-German don’t give it away, then taking part in a Forest Fondue will certainly confirm the fact you that are in this part of the world. Because this just says “I’m in Switzerland!” The Definition Of A Forest Fondue […]
Sports
College Football’s Hottest Sideline Reporters
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Editor They are the beauties among the beasts, the great-looking gals who roam the sidelines, interview the coaches and report on injuries. For years this area was the domain of men but the big breakthrough for women – good looking ones – started with the head-turning Erin Andrews. The […]
Olivia Dunne Is More Than Good Looks And A Hot Body; She Has Sound NIL Advice Too
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Editor There is more to LSU gymnast, Instagram and TikTok mega star and now Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Olivia Dunne than good looks and a hot body. Inside that pretty head of hers is a business-savvy mind. And she doesn’t mind sharing her knowledge when it comes to college sports’ […]
Fun Stuff
Irrelevant Week Honors Alabama Safety Jaylen Key, Mr. Irrelevant 2024
Alabama safety Jaylen Key has gone from UAB to the starting in the backfield of Nick Saban’s final team at Alabama and now onto the New York Jets. He is also going to be honored in a week-long celebration in Newport Beach, CA, as Mr. Irrelevant for what is known as Irrelevant Week, an annual […]
Jimmy Buffett’s ‘University of Bourbon Street’ Video Combines Two Great Things: A Legend And New Orleans
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Music Blogger Wow! Double wow!! Triple wow!!! That was my immediate reaction after watching Jimmy Buffett’s just released “University of Bourbon Street” video. I sat watching it with chills going down my spine and immediately watched it again. After pausing, of course, to make myself some boat drinks. “It combines,” I […]
San Diego Featured Blog Posts
San Diego Cocktail Championship A Hit With Fans, Bartenders & Bars
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Nightlife Blogger There was a reason to celebrate and everyone did just that – bartenders, bars and the patrons – at the 2024 San Diego Cocktails Challenge, held Sunday, April 28 at the Rustic Root and Swing Social bars in the Gaslamp Quarter. This was a competition among bartenders at […]
San Diego Gaslamp Bar barleymash Extends Happy Hour Times
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger The “go-to” bar of San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter, barleymash, has extended the times of its Happy Hour. The popular San Diego restaurant and nightlife spot has added an hour to its daily Happy Hour. It now goes from 3-6 p.m., Monday thru Friday. Previously, as a couple friends […]
Life’s A Beach: Hermosa, Manhattan & Redondo Beach Events & Nightlife
LA’s BeachLife Festival To Feature Sting, Incubus And My Morning Jacket As 2024 Headliners
The lineup for the 2024 BeachLife Festival in Los Angeles has been announced and it has three huge headliners as well as several other highly-recognizable and popular acts. Sting, Incubus And My Morning Jacket are the headliners on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Other bands include ZZ Top, Sugar Ray, Steel Pulse, Seal, Dirty Heads […]
Smackfest Events Releases 2024 Schedule, Including Its Signature Beach Volleyball Tourmanent
Smackfest Events, the Los Angeles South Bay Beach Cities’ fun-time party event company, has releaesed its schedule for 2024. This includes its signature event, the team-themed beach volleyball touranmemnt known as Smackfest, which in 2024 will be celebrating its 29th year. Smackfest Events also puts on a pre-Smackfest event called Spring Fling that “combines a […]
PubClub.com’s Travel Blogger’s Posts
Why Are Sundays In Euorpean Cities Always So Dull?
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger There is one interesting fact about Europe that I discovered on my very first trip there. And that is, no matter how many things there are to do and how much fun … Continue Reading
Would A Proposed $25 Tourist Fee Keep Me From Going To Hawaii? No, But…
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Hawaii. Ahh, the land of beaches, Mai Tais and tropical breezes. It is indeed a paradise but an expensive one and it may get even more costly. Hawaii Gov. Josh … Continue Reading
It’s Time European Travelers Learn To Tip When Traveling In America
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger It is time that European travelers learn to tip when traveling in America. "They don't tip in England (or wherever)," is one popular phrase. But they are not in … Continue Reading
Today’s Business Travel News
Global Blue Announces Repricing of Term Loan and Revolving facility
SIGNY, Switzerland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Global Blue Group Holding AG (the “Company”) (NYSE:GB) has continued to demonstrate a robust recovery, underpinned by the entrenched behaviour of travel and shopping, driving significant EBITDA and cash flow growth. Consequently, net leverage reduced from 4.5x in September 2023 to 3.6x in December 2023, with the downward trajectory continuing, as the Company […]
Global Blue Announces Date For Q4 and FY 2023/24 Financial Results
SIGNY, Switzerland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–On June 5, 2024, before the market opens, Global Blue Group Holding AG (NYSE: GB and GB.WS) will release its financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, in its Annual Report on Form 20-F. The financial results will include Management’s Discussion and Analysis of the Financial Position and Results of […]
The K-Content Media Channel ‘KITTO’ Planning for an Official Launch in Thailand
Targeting the Thai market by positioning itself as a ‘K-Culture Curator.’ Introducing a vast array of content encompassing K-entertainment, fashion, beauty, food, and beyond through its website and SNS channels. Having amassed over 210,000 followers in a mere six-month period and cemented its position as a frontrunner in the media sector since the launch of […]
Expedia Group Reports First Quarter 2024 Results
Posts strong first quarter revenue and profitability Revenue grew 8% y/y with margin expansion Accelerated level of share repurchases at $786 million year-to-date SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) announced financial results today for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. “Our first quarter results met our guidance with a revenue and earnings beat but […]