Feb 5th, 2012 at 10:00AM: Relationships with hotel loyalty programs run deep, often causing members to lie, cheat or pose as someone else to get ahead says a new survey by Starwood Preferred Guest.
"Honeymoon"? "Emergency"? Respondents would try subterfuge to get upgrades and were not above telling little white lies to get a better hotel room or a hotel/airline travel upgrade" Starwood said in TravelAgent. Nearly half ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Loyal hotel customers would give up spouse, keep loyalty program, if given choice
Feb 5th, 2012 at 10:00AM: Relationships with hotel loyalty programs run deep, often causing members to lie, cheat or pose as someone else to get ahead says a new survey by Starwood Preferred Guest.
"Honeymoon"? "Emergency"? Respondents would try subterfuge to get upgrades and were not above telling little white lies to get a better hotel room or a hotel/airline travel upgrade" Starwood said in TravelAgent. Nearly half ...Conrad Maldives hotel offers guests a chance to spot whale sharks
Dec 11th, 2011 at 9:00AM: The Conrad Maldives Rangali Island hotel has announced that it is once gain joining forces with the Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme. This unique partnership gives visitors to the resort a rare opportunity to view and interact with those amazing aquatic creatures while research is conducted on their behavior, migration patterns, and habitat.
The whale shark is the largest fish on the ...The Gadling young family travel gift guide
Dec 2nd, 2011 at 10:00AM: If you are traveling with a baby over the holidays, visiting with children on your next trip, or just hoping to convince a new parent that you don't have to hand in your passport once the new addition arrives, we've compiled a gift guide for families traveling with babies. Traveling light is the best advice you can follow when traveling with a baby (even without a baby, it's just good sense) but ...After Black Friday, Hotel reminds shoppers of true holiday spirit
Nov 26th, 2011 at 10:00AM: After Black Friday, shoppers need a quiet escape that will remind them of the true meaning of the holidays. In that spirit, the Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove in Miami invites us to stop by and enjoy some of the best holiday movie classics.
Sipping Hot Toddies and enjoying seasonal favorites, the public is invited to rekindle childhood memories with family and friends at an evening under the stars ...Knocked up abroad: planning travel with a baby
Oct 25th, 2011 at 9:00AM: Let's get this out of the way: you can travel with a baby. Many new parents feel that once they have a child, their travel days are over, but many parents will tell you that the first six months are the easiest time to travel with a baby. Is it easy? Not exactly, but with enough planning and the right attitude, it's not as hard as you might think. Is it selfish? Probably, but so is most travel. ...Hyatt to launch Hyatt House, rebrand Summerfield Suites
Sep 22nd, 2011 at 1:00PM: Chicago-based Hyatt, one of the leading hotel brands in these United States is taking a new look at their extended-stay properties. Now called the "Summerfield Suites," the new Hyatt House brand will now take over that full range of properties as well as a handful of Hotel Sierras that were recently acquired.
As part of the rebranding, Hyatt plans to upgrade a whole host of amenities in the ...The best "offline" budget hotels in Paris
Sep 22nd, 2011 at 9:30AM:
Hunting down a cheap and central hotel in Paris can be a daunting challenge. It's not hard to find one and two-star hotels for under €75 (about $105) per night, but they're often less-than-inspiring places and frequently located in rather grim neighborhoods.
Fortunately, there are dozens of hotels in Paris' prime neighborhoods that offer rooms at budget rates. However, they can be ...London hotel offers package for insomniacs
Aug 30th, 2011 at 3:00PM: Jet lag, stress, too much work, too much play, and the novelty of being in new surroundings can all contribute to restlessness when traveling. Because insomnia is a malady that affects every traveler from time to time, a hotel in London is introducing a wellness package designed to help you get a good night's rest.
Through December 22, 2011, London's Milestone Hotel will offer The Gentle Art ...Chicago's Park Hyatt turns on heat lamps on picketing unionized employees
Jul 22nd, 2011 at 12:00PM: Ouch. Were there any worse time to stage an outdoor protest in Chicago it would be this week. The temperature has been surging past 95 degrees for the past three days, and terrified residents are darting from air conditioned homestead to transportation to office.
The union workers at Chicago's Park Hyatt are taking a stand though, and on schedule were protesting over the course of this past ...Got a Visa Signature card? Get free Hilton Honors Gold status
Jun 19th, 2011 at 4:00PM: Check your Visa card, you might have free access to Hilton's Gold status sitting dormant in your wallet. The credit card company and massive hotel chain just hooked up to offer a promotion for all Visa Signature card holders: fill in the form at the promotion link and you'll get free Gold status through the end of the summer (8/31), and if you stay for three nights between now and then the status ...Starwood makes checking in a social affair
May 11th, 2011 at 12:00PM: Starwood Preferred Guest, the rewards program for such brands as Sheraton and Westin, just took "checking in" from the front desk to the iPhone, BlackBerry and Android. The hotel company is launching a new program with social media company foursquare to increase member benefits.
According to foursquare's blog, this partnership is "the first truly global loyalty integration of its kind," an ...Best Western produces indie film series
Apr 24th, 2011 at 3:00PM:
Best Western just commissioned a series of indie films telling the story of some of their properties and the people who run them. While not the most altruistic of stories (of course they're going to paint a good portrait of the brand), it's an interesting experiment in indie film making for a large scale hotel chain, and the stories seem well thought out and composed. Now all they need is the ...
Lesbian couple sues hotel after being denied double room
Apr 22nd, 2011 at 8:30AM: A lesbian couple is suing a hotel in England after being refused a double room.
Rebecca Nash and Hope Stubbings say they tried to check into the Brunswick Square Hotel in Brighton but were refused a room because the hotel only gives rooms to couples.
This is surprising for a number of reasons. First, it's illegal in the UK for hotels to refuse rooms to gay and lesbian couples. Second, ...CheckYourRoom.com launches hotel personality quiz
Apr 20th, 2011 at 1:00PM:
You're probably used to booking a hotel room based on price, distance from the city center or local landmarks. You likely look at room size, what amenities are offered and whether or not there are any upgrades or promotions available. But, what if you could take that booking process one step further and add a bit of "you" into your hotel search? That's the latest premise behind ...Luxury hotel offers rooms to victims of Japan disaster
Apr 12th, 2011 at 2:00PM: As the world watches in disbelief while Japan is continuously rocked by earthquakes and aftershocks, business and organizations have popped up everywhere hosting benefits, donation opportunities and volunteer services to help the victims of the Japan disaster. In Tokyo, one luxury hotel is offering relief for displaced Japan residents.
The Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka was scheduled to close its ...How much have you paid for hotel internet access?
Apr 6th, 2011 at 3:30PM: If our Hotel Madness tournament taught us anything, it's that people really hate paying for internet access when traveling. No free Wi-Fi handily won our tournament by proving itself as the most hated hotel nuisance. While it bothers so many of us, we've all taken the plunge and paid a hefty fee for in-room internet. Whether it's because we have work to do, pictures to upload or loved ones to ...Hotel Madness: No Free Wi-Fi wins!
Apr 5th, 2011 at 11:30AM:
After weeks of competition, thousands of votes and tons of ranting and raving on Twitter, all of you have made it abundantly clear that you hate paying for internet access at hotels. No free Wi-Fi dominated every round of the Hotel Madness tournament on its way to winning the championship. No hotel pet peeve so thoroughly and completely annoyed our readers like having to pay for Wi-Fi. Bad ...Hotel Madness Championship: No free Wi-Fi vs. Bad water pressure
Mar 31st, 2011 at 11:00AM:
What a wild ride it's been on our way to this exciting - and somewhat unexpected - Hotel Madness championship round. We've seen upsets, blowouts, tons of feedback on Twitter and an outpouring of responses from all of you letting us know what bothers you the most at hotels. That's all led us to this: the finals. No free Wi-Fi has proven why it's the #1 seed by dominating it's third straight ...Hotel Madness: The Final Four
Mar 28th, 2011 at 10:30AM:
With two rounds in the books, only the biggest, most annoying and burdensome hotel pet peeves remain in our Hotel Madness tournament. The second round featured some of the tournament's closest contests and featured one impressive upset. Resort fees squeaked by One-ply toilet paper by a mere 23 votes while the #7 seed Bad water pressure dumped cold water on Bad front desk service's title ...Chicago's JW Marriott opens its doors
Mar 22nd, 2011 at 2:00PM: The JW Marriott in downtown Chicago made it's official debut this month, the 50th JW to open among of a flurry of expansion in the luxury brand. With Gadling Labs just up the road in Chicago, the team stopped by for the opening gala to see what all of the buzz was about.
On the surface, Chicago's JW Marriott conforms well to the brand's standard -- that is to say, it is really nice. Despite a ...
