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How sad it is out there in the world of travel?

How sad it is out there in the world of travel?

04/08/20
You know that the current health crisis has caused people to cancel trips and airlines to temporarily slash flight schedules to the bone. Here are few other measurements that underscore how bad it is right now. TSA screening numbers hit record low On Tuesday, April 7, the Transportation Security Administration screened just 97,310 passengers and […]
Hotels having COVID-19 troubles

Hotels having COVID-19 troubles

03/20/20
Fallout from COVID-19 is happening so fast that moments before our story about hotel occupancy rates posted on CNBC we had to cut a tidbit about a hotel bar offering a creative “squirt and sip” – a squirt of hand sanitizer and a drink – because the bar had been ordered to close. And since […]
Marriott Park Lane Hotel

Hotels get creative with concierge services

02/24/20
The hotel concierge has been getting a makeover. Here’s our latest column for CNBC about hotels with staff on duty who will do everything from peeling your crawfish to delivering an adoptable teddy bear. Your next hotel stay may come with a creative concierge service Pantelis Evangelou is a guest services manager at the London Marriott […]
Hate hotel resort fees?

Hate hotel resort fees?

02/09/20
Hotel guests are increasingly finding extra charges on their bills labeled as “resort fees,” “convenience fees,” “urban amenity fees,” or, worse, simply “fees.” But in my story this week for CNBC, we learn that help is on the way to make sure hotels are better about disclosing before you book. Or not charging them at […]
Courtesy Ivy Hotel

Holiday hotel packages to book now

12/01/19
Now that Thanksgiving is over, the marathon of gift shopping and holiday parties kicks in. But the weeks leading up to New Year’s Eve are also a great time to travel. Here’s a round-up of holiday-themed hotel packages I put together for CNBC. A chef is whipping up Christmas yule logs and other holiday treats […]
Botswana, Okavango Delta, Moremi Game Reserve, Photographing Elephants on a Game Drive

Travel deals for Black Friday/Cyber Monday/Travel Tuesday

11/24/19
Skip the things. Grab travel deals on Black Friday/ Cyber Monday instead. Here are some travel-related deals for Black Friday/Cyber Monday/Travel Tuesday to get you started on deal-shopping this season. More deals to come! Deals on getting from here to there Look for Amtrak’s “Track Friday Sale,” to go live at Amtrak.com on November 29. […]
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