Loews’ newest Orlando hotel plan: Good news for consumers, planners?
Orlando’s set to get a new, 1,000-room hotel by 2016, the Orlando Business Journal reports, citing Loews Hotels…
Marriott tests healthy food vending machine at Chicago O’Hare hotel
At the Chicago Marriott O’Hare, the Marriott chain yesterday unveiled a healthy vending machine stocked with cleverly packaged…
Starwood Hotels guest blogger: Why focus on B2B loyalty? ‘70% of our global rooms revenue’
Welcome to the kick-off of TravelUpdate.com’s first-ever guest -blogger series! For me personally, it’s my second such series.…
Makeover Monday 5: Marriott Cornhusker hotel sports $11 million update
One of the leading hotels in Lincoln, Neb., The Cornhusker, A Marriott Hotel, officially has a new look.…
How you can avoid Allegiant airlines’ new $5 boarding pass printing fee
If you’re flying Allegiant Air and you went to the airport without printing out your boarding pass at…
Wouldn’t you love to wake up beside this cool alarm-clock-coffee-maker?
A quirky, all-in-one, alarm-clock-good-coffee-maker that was making its way around the Internet on design, tech and even…
Top 5 stories of the week ending Sept. 7: Italy’s hotel tax hike
Each Sunday, I’ll review the five most popular stories for the past week on Travel Update. The No.…
Average rate at USA’s priciest resorts hits a record $226
There are just 933 resorts in the USA that hotel industry tracker STR classifies “high end” (think Four Seasons,…
How low can you go for a hotel room?
When I was reading the Guardian’s fun piece about cave hotels, I had to look up how far…
Free upgrade offer: British Airways tempts some business-class customers into first class
In case you hadn’t heard, British Airways is trying to tempt business-class customers into first class with – for…