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.
Charge my phone!
WASHINGTON D.C. – This week, I’ve been attending CVENT’s inaugural, invite-only Group Business Forum with 400 hotel sales…
Hotels: Q1 earnings preview
We’re almost at that time of the year when the CEOs of the publicly held hotel companies talk…
MGM pairs with Hakkasan
Ready to check into an upscale Bellaggio hotel with a stylish Hakkasan restaurant in a city other than…
Upgrades for all but me
It was like a Seinfeld episode… Last week, my family and I were changing planes in Atlanta so…
Tomorrow’s hotel paper?
Do you crave the feel of a printed newspaper in hands when you travel? If so, one hotel…
Seamless luxury?
Will 2014 be the year travel companies figure out a way to offer affluent consumers an ultra-premium, door-to-door…
Bank on travelers’ feelings
We all know that hospitality marketing and PR are changing radically due to a confluence of factors, including…
Barb’s new blog!
Thanks for checking into my new home. So glad you found me! Many of you know me from…
Rotten Wi-Fi ‘watchdog’
By Barbara DeLollis We all have stories about poor quality or non-functioning Wi-Fi when on the road trying…