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.
Will the shrinking U.S. office make us love small hotel rooms?
WASHINGTON D.C. – The trend among companies to offer less office space per person can influence the way…
Hotel photo tour: New York’s first Homewood Suites
NEW YORK – A few years back when we attended the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Homewood…
Pushback on $22 airline-seat gadget after flight fight
An AP article on Monday highlighted a story behind the diversion of a United Airlines airplane on Sunday, Aug. 21,…
W Washington D.C. hotel revamps rooftop bar with White House views
WASHINGTON D.C. – Washington’s very un-Washington-like W hotel is revamping its chic POV rooftop terrace bar that touts some…
Frontier Airlines beefs up CLE’s fall schedule, article says
Denver-based Frontier Airlines is expanding its schedule out of Cleveland (CLE) this fall, according to the Cleveland Plain…
New hotels: Hyatt Regency in China; Radisson in Fresno, Calif.
CHINA Hyatt’s 140-location Hyatt Regency chain this week opened the amenity filled Hyatt Regency Suzhou in Suzhou, in…
Hotel industry to rake in $2.3 billion in fees in 2014, report says
Have you been caught by surprise when checking out of your hotel by finding fees you hadn’t…
Consumers filed 22% more airline complaints this year vs. 2013
WASHINGTON D.C. – Consumers filed 22% more complaints about airlines during the first half of 2014 vs. the…
Makeover Monday 3: New York, Washington D.C. and Toronto
This week’s Makeover Monday tells you about hotel renovation projects – in various stages of completion – in…
Cathay Pacific Airways plans to launch nonstop Hong Kong – Boston service
Cathay Pacific Airways plans to make Boston its newest gateway in the USA, according to an Aug. 22 press…