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.
10 signs you’re in a hotel too much
Travelers: What are the Top 10 signs that you’re spending too much time in a hotel? Well, a…
New budget, design-hotel chain
Last week, I spoke for the first time with Prizeotel CEO Marco Nussbaum in Hamburg, Germany, as he…
Chicago: New rooftop bar
Gone is the gravel and tar at once-forgotten 12th floor rooftop of the Ritz-Carlton Chicago luxury hotel. In…
Worst hotel view ever? No. 2
Given the enormous popularity of last week’s post, “Worst hotel view ever?,” which was based on my own…
Hay-Adams adds bikes
WASHINGTON D.C. – Bikes aren’t just for quirky boutique hotels anymore. During my wide-ranging conversation at the Hay-Adams…
Clawfoot tubs?
Is our busy world making the sumptuous clawfoot tub a dated hotel amenity? To many travelers like Alexis…
Airbnb: Brazil’s winner
Hotel giants such as Wyndham, Marriott, IHG and Accor have been racing for years to build hotels in…
Foreign visits to US grows
WASHINGTON D.C. – No matter how you slice it, international visits to the US jumped in 2013 over…
Reebok: Fitness vacations
Fitness company Reebok’s been helping travelers get workouts for decades, but now it’s really getting into the travel…
Worst hotel view ever?
SILVER SPRING, MD. – We’ve all had disappointing views from our hotel rooms, but a view of a…