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Tidbits for travelers: an in-flight Wi-Fi contest and a free hotel night

02/15/10

I’m a firm believer in that corny saying, “You can’t win if you don’t play.” Works on many levels. One example: contests and giveaways. So here’s some information about an in-flight Wi-Fi contest and a hotel bounce-back offer to check out as you dig out of the snow and head out on the road this […]

Free Wi-Fi at Cleveland Airport and new napping suites at Atlanta Airport

11/19/09

Cleveland Rocks! Kudos to the Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) and the non-profit group OneCommunity for working together to bring permanent free Wi-Fi to the airport. Cleveland Airport joins many other smart airports that offer travelers free Wi-Fi year round. And, lest you forget, from now through January 15, 2010, Google is covering the Wi-Fi fees […]

Room with a zoo: hotels that invite or loan pets

04/13/09

Sneak preview: If you can’t take Spot or Puff along with you on your next trip out of town, don’t fret. In my “Room with a Zoo” story on MSN.com, you’ll find plenty of hotels that have on-site pets that can entertain, keep you company, or join you on a walk. Some examples: Koko has […]

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Smelled any great airports lately?

04/08/09

Like many shops, restaurants, and even a few amusement parks, The May Fair, a 5-star luxury hotel in London, has its own special scent. It’s not that the hotel’s natural scent was so bad; the owners just hope guests will forever associate the smell of sea grass with a relaxing, pleasant stay at the hotel. […]

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Stuck at Heathrow Airport? Check in and chill out.

03/29/09

A rare working week in London is bracketed by two very different, but equally impressive at/in Heathrow Airport hotel stays. 6 AM arrival: after a long, sleepless flight from the US west coast beside a fidgety, too-tall seatmate, I can’t face heading to town and trying to stay awake until hotel check-in time. Instead I […]

Love the layover: elevator ride in Paris

03/17/09

If I had a one-day layover in Paris, I’d probably spend a few hours at the Musée du Louvre and then head to the Eiffel Tower for an elevator ride to the top. Or I might just save my euros and visit the new Radisson Blu Le Dokhan’s Hotel, Paris Trocadéro and spend some time […]

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Tips for travel tightwads: book the “flagpole” room

01/30/09

One summer, when my travel budget was really tight, I took my mother with me on my work-related road trips. Not because she was great company, but because with her in tow I could get a senior discount on motel rooms. As you can imagine, there were some serious downsides to that scheme, but at […]

Want a quiet hotel room? Try an airport hotel.

12/12/08

(Image from column courtesy John Brecher / msnbc.com) What’s the use of battling the crowds at the airport and on the airplane if you end up checking into a hotel where the hallways are noisy and the walls are so thin that it sounds as if the guests next door are having that private conservation […]

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Greetings from Portland International Airport

09/16/08

I got a chance to visit Oregon’s Portland International Airport yesterday and ventured just beyond it to be on hand for the opening ceremony at the new aloft Portland Airport at Cascade Station. aloft is Starwood Hotels’ new uber-hip, high-tech line of hotels. This one has a cool bar complete with weekend DJs, loaner bikes […]

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