Travel Update with Barb
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An accomplished newspaper journalist (USA TODAY staff 2002-2013) and relentless social media enthusiast, Barb wakes up at dawn seven days a week to search for, write and edit stories that resonate with travelers and travel business insiders. She craves stories that teach us something about life or business, make us laugh, shed light on our future or help make our journeys a little easier– or at least more interesting.
Hilton Worldwide opens 10th Doubletree hotel in London
Hilton fans now have another hotel choice in London. It’s London’s 10th Doubletree, officially called Doubletree by Hilton…
American Airlines: More fruit & cheese plates, please!
Dear American Airlines: Apparently I’m not alone in wanting to buy your fruit and cheeses plate when sitting in coach…
New airline service round-up: San Antonio-New Orleans, Chicago-Istanbul
New airline service roundup: San Antonio – New Orleans: Southwest Airlines will add daily nonstop service between San…
Atlantic City eyes conventions as casinos close
Will you be going to Atlantic City soon for a convention? Possibly, if the city has its way, according…
Spirit Airlines CEO: ‘Our seats don’t recline’
Chalk one up for Spirit Airlines, the carrier that customers love to complain about. Spirit CEO…
USA’s Top 5 cities with fastest-growing hotel rates in 2014
Nashville is the city with the No. 1 fastest growing hotel rates this year so far, according to…
JW Marriott opens first hotel in the Caribbean
Marriott International’s JW Marriott brand today opened its first hotel in the Caribbean in Santo Domingo. The JW…
Business travel can be a music lover’s best friend!
A recent post from Row J at the Santana in Washington DC sparked an animated discussion about squeezing in…
That dreaded screen: ‘Gogo is temporarily unavailable’
About 30 seconds after I paid the $8 fee for an hour of GoGo wi-fi yesterday on my American DCA-LAX…
Reader challenge: Guess my hotel
Readers: I’m writing this from a meeting room in a hotel I’ve never been to before. Can you guess…