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Souvenir Sunday: DEN’s new Westin

11/21/15

The ribbon-cutting for the new Westin hotel at Denver International Airport took place Thursday, November 19 and everyone who attended received a souvenir mug that came with a nice ‘bounceback” perk’: through April 30, 2016, anyone who brings the mug to the hotel’s Sky Lounge lobby bar or the Grill and Vine restaurant is eligible […]

Early look: new Westin at Denver Airport

11/17/15

For months, a countdown clock and a bed inside the main terminal at Denver International Airport have been reminding travelers that a new Westin hotel was under construction next door. This Thursday, the 14-story, 519-room Westin Denver International Airport hotel finally opens. I’ll be there on Friday for the official ribbon cutting ceremony, but stopped […]

Survey of hotel habits – good and bad

10/05/15

Expedia just released the results of its 2015 Hotel Etiquette Study, which asked 1,022 Americans to share tidbits about their behavior at hotels and to evaluate the behavior of other hotel guests. 67 percent said parents who let their kids run wild are the most aggravating hotel guests, 64 percent said “Hallway Hellraisers” were the […]

Crowdfunding comes to hotels

10/05/15

I’ve been keeping an eye on Yotel ever since my short stay inside one of the hotel brand’s tiny short-stay “cabins” at London’s Heathrow Airport. So I was especially interested in working on this story for CNBC about how crowdfunding is being incorporated into the fundraising plan for a Yotel to be built in San […]

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A new LaGuardia Airport? It will happen.

07/27/15

On Monday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the long-awaited plan for the promised makeover of LaGuardia Airport, which U.S. vice-president Joe Biden likened to one found in “some Third World country.” The make-over of the airport will be massive: it will cost at least $4 billion and include one unified terminal building “designed so […]

Red Lion’s new Baltimore hotel helping city’s homeless

06/07/15

Most hotels lead up to a grand opening with press releases about the glitz and glamor and amenity-rich aspects of their new property. But as it readies for the August 1 opening of the Hotel RL Baltimore Inner Harbor – the first hotel in the new upscale Hotel RL brand – RLHC (Red Lion Hotels […]

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YO! Sushi at Copenhagen Airport

03/01/15

What’s better than really fresh and really tasty sushi at the airport? Sushi that comes to you on a conveyor belt. YO! Sushi, the ‘running’ sushi restaurant that started in London and now has 74 restaurants worldwide, just opened a branch at Copenhagen Airport. There, the sushi moves along a 230-foot-long conveyor belt at just […]

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Travel deals for Black Friday & Cyber Monday

11/26/14

Home shopping but dreaming of travel? Here are some of the Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals that might get you going. AIRLINES Air Canada has a long list of Black Friday fare specials available now through November 30. Cathay Pacific kicks off its Black Friday fare sale on Friday at midnight EST, promising deals from all […]

Travel tune-up: hotel loyalty program & policy changes

11/25/14

Changes in hotel frequent stay program rules, member amenities and alliances, your own travel patterns and rising room prices makes the holiday season the right time to take inventory of potential bonuses and rewards. A recent lodging outlook from PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) predicts that in 2015 industry-wide occupancy levels are expected to reach 64.9 percent, the […]

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