Travel Site Class-Action Lawsuit Alleges Price-Fixing Scheme, Conspiracy With ...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/22/travel-site-class-action-lawsuit_n_1821839.html
(According to data from TravelClick, an industry researcher, hotel bookings through travel sites accounted for 11.4 percent of all bookings last year.) The plaintiffs also allege that as a condition of doing business with them, the large travel sites ...
Staybridge Suites® Reveals the Secrets Behind The Art of Traveling Solo
http://www.heraldonline.com/2012/08/22/4205990/staybridge-suites-reveals-the.html
"I've found that if you stay at a hotel like Staybridge Suites, you have plenty of space for yourself in your suite, but you get the chance to socialize with and get to know other guests, so traveling alone is a lot less lonely." One of these ...
Mexico City leads worldwide hotel rate gains so far
http://travel.usatoday.com/hotels/post/2012/08/mexico-city-leads-worldwide-hotel-rate-gains-first-half-2012/828684/1
Of the world's top 50 cities, Mexico City's hotels reported the highest increase in average room rates - 30% in local currency, thanks to rising demand and limited new supply, according to the survey by Hogg Robinson Group. The company specializes in ...
New hotel perks lure travel-weary business people
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/executive-style/business-travel/new-hotel-perks-lure-travelweary-business-people-20120815-248mb.html
Guests in its Hong Kong and Bangkok Grand Hyatt hotels can combine all the benefits of a five star hotel stay, with rooms or villas located within the spa floor with direct access to treatment rooms or the option of in guest room treatments. Breakfast ...
Bleisureable travel with Design Hotels?
http://www.incentivetravel.co.uk/news/hotel/9062-bleisureable-travel-with-design-hotels
Increasingly, these travelers are seeking hotels that provide the convenience of mobile offices and reflect the spirit and attitude of their surroundings. Get away from the mundane and monotonous with these five Design Hotels?' member properties: each ...
Best destinations for end-of-summer deals
http://travel.usatoday.com/deals/inside/story/2012-08-22/Best-destinations-for-end-of-summer-deals/57193854/1?csp=34travel
This splendid deal is only good for travel in August, so hurry up and pack: Book the Mega Philly Overnight Hotel Package, which includes two nights' accommodations, free hotel parking, and a special Philadelphia Teddy Bear, for one low rate. Also going ...
Hotel price fixing case will likely do little but generate legal fee bonanza
http://www.tnooz.com/2012/08/22/news/hotel-price-fixing-case-will-likely-do-little-but-generate-legal-fee-bonanza/
The parties bringing the suit have claimed that online travel retailers conspired with the hotel chains to impose an RPM schedule that would fix the retail price the Hotels were selling the rooms (?rack rates?). Background. Prior to 2007, RPM was ?per ...
Travel Industry Targets Tampa's Republican National Convention
http://www.travelagentcentral.com/conferences/travel-industry-targets-tampas-republican-national-convention-36769
"Whether it is hotels, rental cars or convention halls, no other industry will have an impact on convention attendees like the travel industry," said Roger Dow, president and CEO of the association. "Meetings like political conventions mean business ...
