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Hotel News We Noted: November 23, 2012 (Special Black Friday/ Cyber Monday Edition)

Hotel News We Noted: November 23, 2012 (Special Black Friday/ Cyber Monday Edition) Nov 23rd, 2012 at 9:00AM: Happy Holidays! With Thanksgiving officially behind us, it's time to start the mad countdown to your winter festival of choice. Whether you're seeking a quick weekend away, a New Year's blowout or are getting a head start on planning spring break, these deals are ripe for the choosing. We've ranked our lucky 13 favorites, starting with brands and hotel groups and working our way down to amazing ...

Hotel News We Noted: November 17, 2012

Hotel News We Noted: November 17, 2012 Nov 17th, 2012 at 11:00AM: Happy weekend, hotel lovers. We've made it to the end of the last full week before holiday madness begins, and let us say, it's been a doozy. Stay tuned next week for a special "Hotel News We Noted" edition, full of Black Friday and Cyber Monday packages galore. Until then, here's your weekly dose of what's hot (and what's not) in the hotel world. As always, send us tips and newsy bits to this ...

Hotel News We Noted: November 10, 2012

Hotel News We Noted: November 10, 2012 Nov 10th, 2012 at 12:00PM: It's official, and hopefully you're not too blue about it. We're in for four more years of President Obama, but that doesn't mean Washington (hotels) are any less excited about inauguration. We've been tracking what our favorite properties are doing to prepare, but also what's going on in the hotel world at large for this week's "Hotel News We Noted." As always, send us questions and comments ...

Hotel News We Noted: November 2, 2012

Hotel News We Noted: November 2, 2012 Nov 2nd, 2012 at 12:00PM: We'd like to begin this week's column by sending out our thoughts to all of those who have been without power or homes since Sandy tore through the East Coast earlier this week. While we escaped the worst of the storm in D.C., we know that many of our friends and colleagues in the Northeast were not so lucky. We'll be reporting on ways travelers can help throughout the coming weeks. The hotel ...

Hotel News We Noted: October 26, 2012

Hotel News We Noted: October 26, 2012 Oct 26th, 2012 at 2:00PM: As the East Coast prepares to batten down its hatches for the pending "Frankenstorm" (Hurricane Sandy) and the rest of the country is bombarded with an equally unpleasant series of political messages, we hope this week's edition of "Hotel News We Noted" can serve as a bright spot. From holiday and Halloween happenings to World Series-worthy suites and new hotel openings, we've got it all covered. ...

Hotel News We Noted: October 20, 2012

Hotel News We Noted: October 20, 2012 Oct 20th, 2012 at 11:00AM: What a week it has been! We've been busy reporting the latest hotel series here on Gadling, "Birth of a Hotel," as well as meeting with friends from some of our favorite hotels and travel groups around the world. As we head deep past the midpoint of October, we're already being bombarded with holiday pitches. It's enough (along with the explosion of pumpkin-themed goodness everywhere) to put us in ...

Hotel News We Noted: October 12, 2012

Hotel News We Noted: October 12, 2012 Oct 12th, 2012 at 9:00AM: Awesome Amenity: A Food Truck Concierge No matter what you're craving – ice cream, tacos, dumplings, or more – Thompson's Food Truck Concierge can assist. They offer a special Food Truck Concierge application, letting visitors know the exact cooking times and locations of their favorite mobile eats. Thompson's New York hotels are also offering special food truck deals, using code ...

Hotel News We Noted: October 5, 2012

Hotel News We Noted: October 5, 2012 Oct 5th, 2012 at 5:30PM: Happy Columbus Day weekend, everyone. We'd wish you a happy holiday, but we're not sure that anyone other than postal carriers really get the day off for this anymore. Lucky for you, we have lots of fun news this week to keep you busy reading over your two (or three) day weekend. As always, email us with questions, comments or tips. We love to hear from our HNWN fans! Hotel News We're ...

Hotel News We Noted: September 28, 2012

Hotel News We Noted: September 28, 2012 Sep 28th, 2012 at 5:00PM: Welcome to "Hotel News We Noted" and our first official fall issue. As always, we're finding lots of new developments in the hotel world this week, from football-friendly packages (the refs are back and the games will go on) to openings, amenities and info galore. Want to weigh in? Send us an email or leave a comment below. Awesome Amenity: Hotel Monaco, Philadelphia Philadelphia's second ...

Hotel News We Noted: September 21, 2012

Hotel News We Noted: September 21, 2012 Sep 21st, 2012 at 4:00PM: The leaves are changing and we're itching for a getaway somewhere fun and "fall" themed. We participated in the first ever #traveluxe Twitter chat earlier this week and all the talk of fall hotels got us thinking about some bucket-list hotel names that would be great for a weekend away, including The Inn at Palmetto Bluff, Mohonk Mountain House and Blantyre Resort. So this week we pose a ...

Hotel News We Noted: September 7, 2012

Sep 7th, 2012 at 4:00PM: Greetings from Toronto, where we're visiting our fair neighbor to the north during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, for short). There is much to be enjoyed in this bustling capital, where hotels like the new Shangri-La, Trump, Ritz-Carlton (can you believe that's what has opened only in the last year?) and soon-to-launch Four Seasons are dominating the luxury hotel scene, and ...

Hotel News We Noted: August 31, 2012

Hotel News We Noted: August 31, 2012 Aug 31st, 2012 at 5:00PM: Happy Labor Day weekend, everyone! We hope you're off to enjoy one last summer fling - did you like our roundups of hotel deals (some are still going on) and great hotel pools for one last dip? Kids are back in school and it seems like the hotel world has woken from its summer slumber too - we've got lots on tap for you, below. As always, if you have news or notes, please send us an email. ...

Hotel News We Noted: August 25, 2012

Hotel News We Noted: August 25, 2012 Aug 25th, 2012 at 9:00AM: It's hard to believe summer is almost over! Next week, we'll bring you a selection of great Labor Day getaways, but for now, we're tracking this week's industry news on Hotel News We Noted. Hotel Package: Get In Touch With Your Inner Dinosaur at Hotel ZaZa We've long wanted to stay at a Hotel Za Za (mostly just so we can say the name and feel very glamorous), but we also love the idea of an ...

Hotel News We Noted: August 17, 2012

Hotel News We Noted: August 17, 2012 Aug 17th, 2012 at 2:00PM: Greetings, from warm and muggy Florida! As we stretch into the last weeks of summer break, we've got some cool hotels on tap to keep you full with your weekly dose of "Hotel News We Noted." As always, if you have a tip, trend or topical idea you'd like to tell us about, send us a note. Coming Soon: Hotel Openings Want the scoop on where your favorite hotels are heading? The Delano ...

Hotel News We Noted: August 10, 2012

Hotel News We Noted: August 10, 2012 Aug 10th, 2012 at 5:00PM: It's hot and sticky and, judging by the amount of traffic we've seen headed to the beaches, everyone is on vacation this week. Still, we truck along to bring you this week's "Hotel News We Noted," featuring the latest and greatest from the hospitality world. As always, send news, notes and general complaints or well wishes via email. App Awesomeness: The Venetian and The Palazzo Las ...

Hotel News We Noted: August 3, 2012

Aug 3rd, 2012 at 3:30PM: We're officially into the Dog Days of Summer and it seems like every resort we see is trying to promote a pet-friendly package. Be sure to inquire if you want to travel with Fido or Fifi – many hotels offer pet-friendly policies for dogs under a certain size, and some, like Kimpton, even cater to the pampered pooch with special welcome amenities. This week's Hotel News We Noted ...

Hotel News We Noted: July 27, 2012

Hotel News We Noted: July 27, 2012 Jul 27th, 2012 at 1:00PM: Unless you've been living under a rock, you're aware that this is the month of the Olympics - and we'll be doing our due diligence by bringing you the best hotel news, packages and trend data over the next few weeks in this column and elsewhere. This week, however, we're highlighting spots of summer with a slew of new hotel stay reviews, openings, trends and far-out amenities. As always, ...

Hotel News We Noted: July 20, 2012

Hotel News We Noted: July 20, 2012 Jul 20th, 2012 at 1:00PM: Greetings from the sunny islands of the Bahamas! We're visiting the famed Atlantis Resort this week for a wedding of a good friend, and will be excited to report back next week on our swim with the dolphins, boat trip to the Exumas and spa treatments. But we couldn't leave you without this week's edition of "Hotel News We Noted," where we track the latest and greatest hotel news, packages, ...

Hotel News We Noted: July 13, 2012

Hotel News We Noted: July 13, 2012 Jul 13th, 2012 at 5:00PM: It's Friday the 13th! Let's hope nothing too scary happens today. How the time has flown – it seems hard to believe that we're nearly halfway through summer. While July is often a slow month, the hotel world has stayed hot, hot, hot with openings, trends and promotions. Here's what we've got on tap for you this week in "Hotel News We Noted." Hotel Opening: The Nantucket Hotel & Resort ...

Hotel News We Noted: July 6, 2012

Hotel News We Noted: July 6, 2012 Jul 6th, 2012 at 4:00PM: Greetings, friends. Here's to hoping that everyone in a hotel tonight is there because they are enjoying an extended Fourth of July vacation, and not because they're still without power from last weekend's storms or Colorado's devastating wildfires. It seems like the end of the world might be nigh after all – so this week, in addition to your standard Hotel News We Noted on openings, ...

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