Nov 9th, 2012 at 5:00PM: Oh, Canada. You've got national healthcare and spectacular scenery, but your hotel rooms ... those need work.
According to a recent CBC Marketplace investigation conducted by a microbiologist, six diverse chain hotels ranging from budget to high-end had, "high levels of contamination creating potentially hazardous conditions for guests."
Marketplace apparently surveyed thousands of ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Canadian Hotel Rooms Test High For Bacteria, Investigation Shows
Nov 9th, 2012 at 5:00PM: Oh, Canada. You've got national healthcare and spectacular scenery, but your hotel rooms ... those need work.
According to a recent CBC Marketplace investigation conducted by a microbiologist, six diverse chain hotels ranging from budget to high-end had, "high levels of contamination creating potentially hazardous conditions for guests."
Marketplace apparently surveyed thousands of ...UK's Queen renting out apartments for Olympics
Nov 15th, 2011 at 2:30PM:
Finding a place to stay for the Olympics is a challenge. Booking a room can be complicated as many entire hotels have been snapped up by the International Olympic Committee or are working on an exclusive-use deal with them.
It looks like the "We" of the growing Collaborative Age movement is taking over for the "Me" of the Industrial Age more all the time though.
Today, Queen Elizabeth ...Mobiata introduces HotelPal 2.0 for the iPad
Feb 3rd, 2011 at 3:30PM:
HotelPal has long been on our "must carry" list of mobile applications - Instead of browsing individual hotel chain sites, or navigating non-mobile web sites, you can find, research and book rooms from right inside the app.
Until now, HotelPal was only available for Android and the iPhone/iPod Touch. Of course, you could use it on the iPad, but it wasn't "made for" the iPad - until today.
...Top ten reasons Gadling readers would change hotel rooms
Oct 29th, 2010 at 10:00AM:
Though we try to be flexible, sometimes, there's something so wrong with a hotel room that you just can't stay. You may remember our article on A seasoned traveler's top ten hotel peeves, as well as An even more seasoned traveler's top ten hotel peeves. Those things are all irritating, but sometimes, there are issues with a room you couldn't even have anticipated.
We wanted to know what would ...OpenWays turns your mobile phone into a hotel room key
May 31st, 2010 at 12:00PM:
The future of the hotel room key is slowly evolving - RFID (radio frequency identification) cards are making their way to some properties, but the real future of the hotel room door may involve your mobile phone. French company OpenWays has developed a technology that unlocks your hotel room door using "crypto acoustics".
The system can be added to almost any existing electronic hotel lock, ...
Sleep better in hotels with these 10 tips
May 18th, 2010 at 10:00AM:
Trying to sleep when you travel is a challenge - sure, some people may be born with the ability to sleep anywhere, but others (myself included) need a little more comfort to grab a good night's sleep. In this list, you'll find ten tried and tested tips for getting a better nights sleep in a hotel room.
...Hiding valuables in your hotel room
Mar 29th, 2010 at 2:00PM: Every hotel tells you not to leave valuables in your room. They suggest using the hotel safe, and for the most part that's a good plan. But what if the hotel safe isn't safe? What if the "safe" is merely an unlocked drawer at the reception desk? This is too often the case with hotels in the developing world.
One option is to always keep your valuables with you. This isn't always convenient or ...Three important questions to ask when booking a hotel room for a person with a disability - Hotel tip
Jan 21st, 2010 at 5:01PM: If you're booking a room for a person with a disability, be sure to ask about the following:
Does your wheelchair accessible room have a roll-in shower? Many just have grab bars over a tub.
Does your hotel supply a shower chair? If it does not, plan to bring one with you. We tend to have poorer balance away from home.
Is there an accessible exposed outlet by the bed? Power wheelchairs ...$19 hotel room, bed not included
Aug 13th, 2009 at 11:30AM: For $19, I wouldn't expect much out of my hotel room. But a bed, lights and toilet paper are among the things I would consider to be basic necessities at any price. That's not the case at the Rancho Bernardo Inn, where guests can elect to have different features of their hotel room removed in order to decrease the price.
The "Survivor Package" starts at $219 for deluxe accommodations and breakfast ...Prank calls tell guests to trash their hotel rooms - guests comply!
Jul 9th, 2009 at 9:00AM: There is a dangerous new prank sweeping the nation - one that can cause thousands of dollars in damage to hotel rooms. Let me say right away that I love pranks, I've pulled quite a few of them myself, but what is happening in these hotels takes things way too far, and could seriously injure someone. Imagine getting a phone call in your hotel room from someone claiming to be from the front desk. ...Stay in a Choice Hotel this summer and get a $50 gift card
Jun 8th, 2009 at 5:00PM: Got plenty of business travel this summer? A family reunion that's taking you across the country for two weeks in August? Have to book a hundred rooms for a graduation? This summer is great time to book hotel rooms among the Choice Hotels. They're currently running a promotion where after three separate stays you'll earn enough points to redeem a $50 cash card. Choice Hotels are traditionally ...Dry and uncomfortable in your hotel room? Bring a humidfier!
Dec 17th, 2008 at 12:30PM: While strolling through the aisles of the local Bed Bath and Beyond yesterday (which is a bad idea this time of year), I came across this fantastic little ultrasonic humidifier. The Air-O-Swiss "AOS 7146 TRAVEL" is a tiny box, with a water bottle screw thread on top. Instead of relying on a gallon sized water container, you simply attach a regular water bottle to the top of the unit, plug in the ...Best Rate Guarantees could get you a free hotel room
Jan 28th, 2008 at 1:00PM: With fierce competition in the travel market, websites are increasingly turning to gimmicks, tricks and guarantees to hook surfers into booking with them. Most frequent these days is the low price guarantee, where a particular airline or hotel chain will guarantee that their prices are the lowest -- and if you find a lower fare they'll either refund you the price of the booking or give you some ...From the bureau of alarmist propaganda: Hotel prices
Jan 23rd, 2008 at 9:00AM: Normally the New York Times isn't on the receiving end of my rants about shoddy "travel trend" pieces. But I came across one from this weekend's travel section that simply had to be cleared up. Their story argues that hotel room prices across the world are surging: From New York to Asia, and just about every desirable destination in between, the prices of rooms - especially at hotels and resorts ...10 worst celebrity hotel room trashings
Jan 7th, 2008 at 9:30AM:
Hotel rooms and celebrities are often a bad combination; in fact, for some celebrities, the relationship between stardom and accommodation can be downright explosive. And that's when hotel rooms get trashed. Although destroying hotel rooms was once reserved solely for rock stars, their famous Hollywood counterparts have joined the club and now wreck havoc with comparable glee and abandon. In ...
