Featured Image: Oberoi Mauritius NEW DELHI, July 3, 2013 — Oberoi Hotels & Resorts have been voted the World’s Best Hotel Brand by Travel + Leisure, World’s Best Awards, 2013. This ranking is the result of a Readers’ Poll conducted by…
This is really cool for Starwood and One Kings Lane fans! One Kings Lane and The Luxury Collection Hit the Road Together to Celebrate America’s Treasured Destinations through Travel & Design NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jun. 25, 2013– The Luxury Collection® Hotels & Resorts,…
Have you noticed a change recently when you’ve searched for hotels on Google.com? I noticed for the first time today that at the top of the page there is a band across the top of the results displaying hotels. Upon…
This week my parents are at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa. I have my mom trained incredibly well. The first thing she does now at any hotel is snap some photos and send me her thoughts. Upon…
I don’t usually read Fox News, but one of their headlines caught my eye. “Top 10 Extreme Hotels In The World.” So I had to check out what they’ve listed as the Top 10 and see if I had been…
Hyatt takes a gamble. Literally. Hyatt is taking a gamble that you’ll want to stay at MGM Resorts in Vegas if you can earn, and use, Hyatt Gold Passport points there. A lot of people have already written about this…
In a press release from mid-May, the New York Hilton Midtown dubbed itself the “Hotel That Never Rests” in a “City That Never Sleeps.” The hotel announced the commemoration of 50 years of hospitality and personalized attention to New Yorkers and…
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. BEIJING — Starwood announced today that they will open 20 new hotels in China in 2013. Starwood has 120 hotels open and more than 100 in the pipeline, making China the company’s second largest hotel market…
By Plush Adventures Next week, I will be traveling to Toronto for a mini vacation including attending the TBEX North America ’13. When I started looking for a hotel, nothing popped at me saying, “stay here” until I found the…
If you’re a serious Starwood stayer you probably know what I’m talking about when I say there’s a Starwood Chocolate Factory. Sure, they don’t actually have a factory, but they sure send out chocolates frequently! Sometimes those chocolates come with…
If you saw my tweets last night you probably saw how frustrated I was. My experience last night is a lesson in how to provide bad customer service, courtesy of the Sheraton JFK airport. Let me share the story with you so…
After you’ve spent some significant time in hotels you start to notice trends. One trend I’ve noticed, and have been thinking about lately, are the TV channel lineups on hotel TVs. I have started to notice that most (not all) but most…
A homeless shelter in Glasgow made its way into the UKs top 100 hotels on TripAdvisor after fake reviews boasted about decor and plush facilities. The Bellgrove Hotel, near Celtic Park in Glasgow, houses around 150 men, many with drug and alcohol…
Hotels.com recently published a report highlighting the habits of travelers around the world – specifically – what we steal from hotels! Hotels know that people are going to take certain things, and in fact, some things are meant to be taken….
Earlier this week, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants “rolled” out a new way to help guests feel great on the road. Newly custom-designed Gaiam yoga mats with a butterfly motif will now be put in every guest-room closet and available for use at no…
Many of my regular readers, friends and colleagues know that I spend a lot of time in Thailand and since I had a business project in Thailand for the past 2 years, it meant a whole lot of time in…