APNewsBreak: Army general facing possible demotion for lavish travel, hotel ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/apnewsbreak-army-general-under-investigation-for-lavish-travel-hotel-spending/2012/08/15/d0e226ea-e711-11e1-9739-eef99c5fb285_story.html
WASHINGTON ? A four-star Army general who was the first head of the new U.S. Africa Command is under investigation for possibly spending hundreds of thousands of dollars improperly on lavish travel, hotels and other items, The Associated Press has ...
Hotel puts luxury twist on mushroom-hunting trips
http://www.newsday.com/travel/hotel-puts-luxury-twist-on-mushroom-hunting-trips-1.3906346
The resort offered 40 spots on its mushroom expeditions this year, with remaining hunts Aug. 19 and Aug. 24. Nearly every spot has sold -- and not always to hotel guests. The season's first session drew seven people, all of whom are second-home owners ...
Ikea Hotels Coming To Europe
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/15/ikea-hotels-coming-to-europe_n_1778174.html?utm_hp_ref=travel
Hotels & Resorts; Airlines; Italy Travel; International Destinations. More .... The company is looking to open hotels in countries where it already has a market, like the UK, the Netherlands and Poland, as well as breaking into new regions like Germany ...
Federal travel reimbursement rate to stay same in fiscal 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal-travel-reimbursement-rate-to-stay-same-in-fiscal-2013/2012/08/14/a481359a-e64a-11e1-8f62-58260e3940a0_story.html
The reimbursement rate for government travel will not change in the next fiscal year, the General Services Administration announced Tuesday, quelling hotel industry concerns that the rates would be cut to reduce federal travel spending. The decision ...
Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: Morgans Hotel Group, Red Lion Hotels, Great ...
http://www.zacks.com/pr/81050/zacks-industry-outlook-highlights-morgans-hotel-group-red-lion-hotels-great-wolf-resorts-starwood-and-marriott
According to data published by Smith Travel Research in June, the total active U.S. hotel development pipeline comprises 2741 projects totaling 296333 rooms, down 6.7% year over year. Among the chain scale segments, Luxury reported the largest increase ...
Indy hotel to exhibit prints by Pablo Picasso
http://www.newsday.com/travel/indy-hotel-to-exhibit-prints-by-pablo-picasso-1.3906492
INDIANAPOLIS - (AP) -- An Indianapolis hotel is inviting the public to see more than two dozen prints by Pablo Picasso that span the Spanish artist's career. The Sept. 7-Oct. 14 exhibit at the Conrad Indianapolis will feature 25 prints Picasso made ...
SC luxury hotel expects PGA Championship to boost bookings
http://travel.usatoday.com/hotels/post/2012/08/sanctuary-kiawah-island-sc-pga-championship-/824069/1
Now that the Olympics are over, we'll have to see whether the world's largest public spectacle helps lure more people to London's hotels. But on this side of the pond, one luxury hotel is expecting a healthy boost in business thanks to a smaller ...
Labor Day: 20% off three nights at West Hollywood boutique hotel
http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/la-trb-parc-suite-west-hollywood-20120815,0,1916793.story
Maybe you want to spend Labor Day somewhere other folks aren't going to visit, somewhere like Southern California. Travel website Hotwire reports that New York, Chicago and Las Vegas are the most popular weekend destinations for the upcoming holiday.
