- February 19th, 2010
- The Best Movie Location Travel Spots
- SOURCE: The Suite Life
- Getting away on that much needed, much anticipated vacation can be extra exciting when you are going to a place that only seemed real in the movies. Yet many of these exotic destinations are not just film fantasies but real paradises to be explored by a cast of characters of [...]
- October 21st, 2009
- Three+Three: Miami, Los Angeles, New York
- SOURCE: The Suite Life
- Welcome to the latest edition of the Three+Three on the Suite Life Blog. This week we are bringing you three great deals from three top destinations across the country, each with unique perks. Whether you want Bed &Breakfast in Miami, Perfect Savings in Los Angeles, or extra perks to [...]
- October 15th, 2009
- Rocking all over the world
- SOURCE: Travel Blog - Mr & Mrs Smith Boutique & Luxury Hotels
- Have you ever noticed how actresses about to receive a necklace on screen are always bare-necked before their suitor rocks up with a jewellery gift? If you, too, know that naked feeling when you’re in your hotel room, getting ready for a fabulous night out – get your partner to [...]
- September 25th, 2009
- Top 10 New Rooftop Bars
- SOURCE: The Suite Life
- Hotel restaurants and clubs are out, swanky rooftop bars are in. Offering the perfect combination of incredible views, hot décor, tasty cocktails and A-list crowds, these new rooftop bars are not to be missed, if you can get in that is… SLS Beverly Hills – The Altitude Pool Deck: good drinks, [...]
- September 18th, 2009
- THEHotel at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV
- SOURCE: Hotel Reviews and Travel Tips from HotelMagician.com
- THEHotel at Mandalay Bay 3970 Las Vegas Boulevard South Las Vegas, NV US 89119 THEHotel at Mandalay Bay easily met or exceeded my admittedly lofty expectations for a one night stay in September. Let’s start at the top. THEHotel is Mandalay Bay’s “hotel within a hotel” – the high end sibling of Mandalay [...]
- September 16th, 2009
- Top 10 Celebrity-Sighting Restaurants
- SOURCE: The Suite Life
- While amazing dining is always about the food, it’s often about the scene as well. From secret, romantic haunts to boisterous, grand dining rooms, a restaurant’s atmosphere sets the mood for your entire meal. Forbes Travel has dug up incredible restaurants known not just for good food and atmosphere but [...]
- September 9th, 2009
- First Class transcon flight comparison – Virgin America vs. American Airlines
- SOURCE: Hotel Reviews and Travel Tips from HotelMagician.com
- I generally tend to book all of my travel on two airlines – American Airlines and Delta. I am one who, you could say, has been successfully lured by their frequent flier programs – where not only do you build miles that can be redeemed for a great value on [...]
- August 18th, 2009
- Five Great Cities for Children
- SOURCE: Viator Travel Blog
- As a general rule, children and cities don’t tend to mix. A family holiday can be far less stressful when it’s restricted to a resort or quiet countryside area. But there are some cities in the world that are jam-packed with child-friendly attractions and activities. Singapore, Sydney, London, Copenhagen & [...]
- August 7th, 2009
- Hotel of the week: The Crescent, Los Angeles
- SOURCE: Travel Blog - Mr & Mrs Smith Boutique & Luxury Hotels
- How to follow a fabulous Portuguese farmhouse, a cosy Norfolk cottage and a trad Thamesside inn? Why, with another equally stunning boutique property, of course. This week, our fickle fancies turn to… The Crescent, Los Angeles Style Upscale monochrome villa Setting Rarified Rodeo Drive environs Why this week? Venice Beach is calling, the [...]
- August 3rd, 2009
- Los Angeles’ Hotel Bel-Air to Close for Renovation
- SOURCE: Steele Luxury Travel Blog
- The Hotel Bel-Air Los Angeles is embarking upon a major refurbishment of the property beginning October 2009. This project will include the renovation of all 91 rooms and suites, the Champagne Bar and the hotel’s restaurant and private dining rooms. ... [...]
- July 1st, 2009
- Michael Jackson Fans Invade Neverland, Santa Barbara
- SOURCE: triphow.com
- A public viewing of the late Michael Jackson’s body is to be held on Friday at the Neverland Ranch in Santa Barbara. And there’s complete bedlam in Santa Barbara right now, with fans descending down to the Santa Ynez Valley from all over the nation, and probably even from other countries, [...]
- May 27th, 2009
- TripAdvisor Hurricane Hotspots, WeHo Celeb Hunting Tips…
- SOURCE: triphow.com
- A new TripAdvisor ® survey shows that 65% of travelers are willing and likely to travel to popular hurricane hotspots this summer or fall, if it offers ’significant savings.’ 25% say the recession has increased their interest in hurricane-prone destinations, and another 25% say that transportation and accomodations discounts of more [...]
- May 24th, 2009
- Sunday Travel Times – Cuba Revolution, GA vs OTAs, Britney…
- SOURCE: triphow.com
- Spud Hilton, deputy travel editor of the San Francisco Chronicle, spends 5 days in Cuba, sifting the past and the present for answers about the future - Are mainstream U.S. tourists ready for Cuba? His answer - Havana today may be too authentic for mainstream American tourism - [...]
- May 22nd, 2009
- Top 25 Shopping Cities in the US
- SOURCE: triphow.com
- A survey of international shopping travelers, conducted by Virginia based Mandala Research & Consulting shows that 50% of international shopping travelers surveyed who have visited the United States in the last 12 months are likely to come again over the next year. According to this study, the top 25 shopping cities [...]
- April 4th, 2009
- UNWTO Stimulus Guidelines – Include Green Travel & Tourism
- SOURCE: triphow.com
- The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) says that any stimulus packages arising as a result of the G20 economic summit in London should include a focus on the travel industry travel industry and a push for financial support and investment in green infrastructure for airports, high speed [...]
- March 27th, 2009
- BlueKai’s Cookie Jar has 20 Million Travel Cookies
- SOURCE: triphow.com
- Next time you check out the fares for a flight on Kayak.com, and then move on to other sites to check your email or read the news or something equally mundane, make sure to note what ads they’re serving you. It’s a good bet that if you were searching for fares [...]
- March 26th, 2009
- Priceline Rebid Method, Faces of Travel Contest & Marriott Building Fire…
- SOURCE: triphow.com
- Want to book luxury hotel rooms in the Big Apple for prices as low as those offered by the New York motels? You can now beat Priceline at it’s own game. Priceline.com has certain restrictions, such as the inability to try out incremental bids for the exact same deal - you start with [...]
- March 25th, 2009
- Legoland’s B’day, Airline Losses, Kayak-Travelpost Launch
- SOURCE: triphow.com
- Legoland® CA Turns 10, Celebrates birthday with 10 ft tall Lego cake, Legoland - Legoland California celebrated it’s 10th birthday on March 20, 2009, and they did it in style, as befitting one of the biggest attractions in Carlsbad. In a ceremony held during a private after-hours birthday party, LEGOLAND [...]
- March 21st, 2009
- TripAdvisor Launches New Owners’ Center
- SOURCE: triphow.com
- If you’re one of the million-plus hotel, restaurant and/or attraction owners with a review listing page on TripAdvisor, then you’re in for a pleasant surprise. Because TripAdvisor just launched a new owners’ center (www.tripadvisor.com/owners), built to help management teams from hotels, restaurants and attractions manage and optimize their properties’ presence on TripAdvisor. In a press [...]
- March 20th, 2009
- Daily Fix – Rick Steves, Terrafugia Transition, Palm Springs Spring Break…
- SOURCE: triphow.com
- The other side of Rick Steves, Salon - He may seem like Mister Rogers. But in a revealing interview, the travel guru shares his daring views on Iran and terrorism, spoiled Americans and the best places to smoke pot in Europe. Flying car by Terrafugia takes its first flight, TGDaily - Terrafugia [...]
- March 13th, 2009
- Travel Search Beyond Price
- SOURCE: triphow.com
- To borrow a phrase from Gov. Sarah Palin, is price the be-all, end-all of travel search? I’ll give you that if different suppliers and online travel agencies are offering differing prices, then it is the most important factor. But these price differences have been getting smaller and smaller, and in some cases, are already insignificant. What [...]
- March 12th, 2009
- Daily Fix – Travel Leaders meet Pres. Obama, Happiness poll…
- SOURCE: triphow.com
- Travel Leaders Meet with President Obama, Discuss Industry’s Ability to Strengthen Economy, USTravel.org - Travel industry leaders met today with President Obama. The meeting focused on the Travel Promotion Act (S. 1661 & H.R. 3232) and the nationwide downturn in meetings and events. In the press statement, Roger Dow, president and [...]
- March 5th, 2009
- Travel Industry Paging Joe the Bellman
- SOURCE: triphow.com
- I cannot believe this is actually happening, but it’s true. Roger Dow, venerable Prez and CEO of the USTA, has actually drummed up a campaign which just might work. The association is planning a competition among travel industry workers, the winner to become Joe the Bellman. It’s an attempt to put a human [...]
- March 4th, 2009
- Daily Fix – Buddha Bar, Best Western, TripAdvisor Values Index…
- SOURCE: triphow.com
- Favorite spot of Eva Mendes, Linday Lohan has to ditch Buddha Bar name, NY Daily News - Celeb hot spot Buddha Bar NYC has lost its coveted name… forced by a court order to remove all branding associated with its parent company, global nightlife company Buddha Bar Worldwide. They even [...]
- March 4th, 2009
- Reuters Travel and Leisure Summit – Expedia Makes News
- SOURCE: triphow.com
- Expedia Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) is making news at the Reuters Travel and Leisure Summit in New York. Priceline.com CEO Jeff Boyd kicked off the media frenzy when he told the Summit that at least two of the top four online travel companies (Priceline, Orbitz, Travelocity and Expedia) are in for an IPO [...]
- February 10th, 2009
- U.S. House Introduces Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act
- SOURCE: triphow.com
- Rep. Bill Delahunt (D-MA) along with eight co-sponsors, introduced the Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act (H.R. 874, 111th Congress) in the U.S. House on Feb 4, 2009. The bill seeks to ‘allow travel between the United States and Cuba’ without regulation or prohibition of travel by the President, except in [...]
- February 7th, 2009
- Meet Luca Marchio – Iraq’s First Western Tourist
- SOURCE: triphow.com
- In the middle of the most dangerous warzone in the world today, where life is cheap, terrorists roam the land, and bombs in the marketplace kill dozens and kidnappers videotape beheadings, the New York Times digs up Iraq’s first western tourist in Falluja - Luca Marchio, a 33 year old Italian from Como who went to [...]
- January 25th, 2009
- The Brian Behind Priceline’s Ekspert Travel Blog
- SOURCE: triphow.com
- I know my spelling and grammar could use a little ‘polish’, but not in this case. The Brian here is Brian Ek, and the travel blog he’s authoring for Priceline is therefore called Ekspert. Ek has been working for Priceline for 10 years now, and I have often seen his name listed as [...]
- January 10th, 2009
- Cookie-free Travel Booking & Inauguration Housing Market Bust
- SOURCE: triphow.com
- Chocolate cookies just pad your bottom, but apparently virtual cookies are even more insidious, because they end up padding your bottonline. An example in AppScout, where a friend of the writer checked rates for hotels in Las Vegas repeatedly, deleting cookies after each visit, shows that online travel booking websites are charging extra for their regular and [...]
- January 5th, 2009
- Hilton Austin: Austin, Texas
- SOURCE: Hotel Reviews and Travel Tips from HotelMagician.com
- Hilton Austin 500 East 4th Street Austin, TX 78701 US Dave Grossman, HotelMagician.com December 2008 I chose the Hilton in Austin for its location and very reasonable rates for a full service hotel. Located just off Red River and 4th St, the Hilton is an ideal starting point for the Austin nightlife scene which centers [...]