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Amazing competition from Radisson Blu
Radisson Blu just launched a competition to offer one very lucky winner a total of 365 hotel nights to spend in any of their 200+ hotels scattered acr...
The Las Vegas Strip
The Las Vegas Strip is just the thing when we need a little fantasy and a getaway from the problems of the world. Only in Vegas will you be able to...
How to protect your hotel room with a towel - video
Hotel rooms have fairly low security standards by anyone's reckoning. Most hotels won't even guarantee your in room safe's security (and if you don't ...
Staples Center, Los Angeles
The Staples Center, located on Figueroa Street in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, is a multi-use entertainment venue. It is very easily accessib...
Great reads #24
United (hearts) luggage
Or rather, frequent travelers who need to check luggage. United Airlines just launched a service called the Premier Baggage...
Hotel room rates lower than 5 years ago
Credit crunch. Recession. Lay offs. No, not just manufacturing but also travel is suffering heavily from the poor economy. And while that means many c...
TripAdvisor censors negative reviews?
This may be too good to be true, that is if you're a TripAdvisor critic, but interesting for anyone visiting the massive hotel reviews site.
Arthur F...
Hotel booking fee cuts have been extended
In April this year, Orbitz discontinued their booking fees for hotel rooms as competition heated up between them and other online agencies. Back then,...
Tips to find cheap car rental deals
There are plenty of cheap airfare deals going around but this summer car rental deals are hard to find. In fact, there are none around this summer. Du...
getaroom.com, new booking site from the founders of hotels.com
Internet veterans Bob Diener and David Litman have launched new hotel rooms booking site www.getaroom.com which promises some outstanding savings on r...
TripAdvisor now warns their reviews may be faked
This was long overdue, but TripAdvisor now puts warnings on some pages where they believe the reviews may be unduly influenced by someone associated w...
What to do before you’re ‘walked’ from your hotel
Recently, not only have hotels begun to overbook more rooms when they can, they've also begun to short change some travelers when too many guests show...
Book a hotel, then get it even cheaper. Maybe...
Orbitz has launched a new service they call the Hotel Price Assurance. This is meant to assure you as a traveler that the pre-paid price you pay at O...
City of Anaheim recovers underpaid tax from online travel agents
In a first, online travel agents (OTAs) have been sued and lost over the issue of transient occupancy taxes (per night tax charges in hotels) after ye...
Travelers to spend and travel less in 2009
From all indications, the travel sector is going to shrink during 2009 as the economy goes from bad to worse. Already, we’re seeing that travel ...
Valentine’s Day in London
Bustling London is perfect to celebrate a romantic Valentine’s Day with a wife or girlfriend. Whether it’s making chocolate, going to a co...
Valentine’s Day in New York City
Celebrating Valentine’s Day can be done in style in New York City. There’s an unending array of options for romantic activities during the...
Poor service could mean end of English budget hotels
Britain isn’t known for the best service, and during this credit crunch, that could mean the end of a vast range of UK budget hotels and other t...
6 tips for arriving from frequent fliers
By planning ahead during the flight and before you arrive to your destination you can make a big difference in the enjoyment of your stay. Getting p...
Hostels gain popularity with travelers of all ages
Hostels are beginning to become a lot more popular with older travelers as both the recession bites harder and the quality of hostels keeps increasing...
hotels.com opens up sweepstakes for millionth review on site
hotels.com will celebrate the approach of one million reviews on its site with the "Millionth Review" sweepstakes.
The sweepstakes, which runs now t...
Tapas at The Gore Hotel’s Bar 190
The fancy The Gore Hotel in London's South Kensington now serves tapas in the chic Bar 190. Not only that, they're a bit of a bargain too.
All the me...
Priceline.com now finds good airfares and hotel room rates
Priceline.com used to be an exotic service meant only for the adventurous traveler, those willing to accept the risk of a 6am flight or a surburban ho...
Top 2009 travel trends from Tripadvisor
TripAdvisor®, the world's largest travel community, today announced the results of its annual travel trends survey of more than 3,000 U.S. travelers. ...
Heritage-led developments reveal a new way to rescue heritage
Constructive Conservation in Practice and English Heritage on Tuesday 7 October, championed the 20 best development schemes in historic plac...
Eco-travel resources for your trip planning
The rising cost of oil, continuing depletion of natural resources, and climate change are on everyone’s mind. The travel industry has taken not...
Luxury holidays with Only Exclusive Travel
I'm really a backpacker at heart, but when I travel with my wife I'm leaning more towards somewhat more comfortable trips. In other words, I'm searchi...
Eco-travel seals of approval
There's no convenient 'green pages' directory for eco-lodges, eco-friendly tour companies, or eco-travel destinations. Instead, there are dozens of pr...
The best cheap hotels in Paris
The dollar is low and prices for Paris hotels are high as always. Or...? There are actually quite a number of good hotels at better prices than you'd ...
Travel cheaply in Italy
Italy has become one of the most expensive destinations in Europe. Here are my tips for travelling cheaply in today's Italy.
Travel during the off s...
When in Spain, just say no
Travel brings risks: Theft, accidents, shoddy hotels... You can now add robbery at ATMs to that list. However, this time it's not a thug with a knife ...
Travel + Leisure's yearly top ten round-up
In an annual poll, magazine Travel + Leisure lets readers choose their favorite cities, destinations, hotels, travel providers, and much more. This us...
Website tip: Las Vegas Hotel Guide
Las Vegas is an adult playground whether you're into gambling, partying, or simply experiencing a range of fun activities. Currently, the 'Sin City' h...
Skip the lines at Orlando's theme parks
Waiting in line for a free burger is out of the question for me. So waiting an hour for a 60-second ride is not going to happen. Luckily, Orlando is c...
Madrid
Madrid may be lacking in architectural beauty compared with other major Spanish cities, but it makes up for this with its bou...
7 commandments for lower travel costs
Anyone living in U.S.A. or the UK is suffering from high oil prices, the rise of the Euro, and steeply rising airfares. In fact, those climbing expens...
Lowfares.com
As one of the best meta search engines in the travel sector, Lowfares.com is also the granddaddy. Around since 1995, it's a web pioneer and now going ...
Montreal
Montreal's charm lies in its old-world atmosphere rather than its star attractions. Nonetheless, this city of immigrants has managed to carve out a pl...
Amsterdam - coffee shops, history, and canals
Charming medieval architecture and an expansive 17th century canal system, present everywhere in the city center, both help to make cosmopolitan Amste...
Cheap and simple green travel
Would you travel greener if it were simple and inexpensive? 90% of travelers in a recent survey indicated that they would like to have less of an impa...
Tips for great hotel deals
Learn some great tips for finding hotel deals that are much better than those advertised. You don't have to pay $400+ in New York, $300+ in London or ...
Jordan
Instead of Dubai, save your hard-earned dollars and visit neighboring Jordan for a cheaper and more down-to-Earth vacation spot. As Dubair has become ...
Hotel fire safety - your steps for surviving
Almost without exception, each of us has traveled away from our homes and stayed in a hotel, motel, or a bed and breakfast establishment. Oftentimes...
Great reads #9
Monday morning reading for all you travel junkies. Here are some of the best articles I've come across during last week.
Travel articles from other ...
Circuit workout video for travelers
It's hard to get a good workout in while on the road; cramped hotel rooms, no gyms, and no space in the carry-on bag all conspire to get you out of sh...
Hotels in Murano, Venice
Murano, the island where all the glass art is made, is a quiet and cheaper alternative to the Venice islands for a hotel. There are only two on the is...
Travelers rely on search engines to book vacations
A UK study with Google and comScore is showing that travelers are getting smarter when they're looking for vacation bookings online. Over 20 million t...
New York City
New York City, the city that never sleeps. A metropolitan world city for hundreds of years and one of the world’s most impressive destinations...
Great reads #5
More great articles from around the travel sphere. Best of all is that we now get to have two carry-ons again traveling to and from England! This issu...
Website tip: Finding hotels in Rome, Italy
The major travel consolidators are quite thin when it comes to well priced and central hotels for Rome, Italy. RomaClick is a good local alternative. ...
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