November 01, 2012

12 haunted hotels that are home to ghosts and gastronomy
http://www.nbcnews.com/travel/itineraries/12-haunted-hotels-are-home-ghosts-gastronomy-1B6744706
Add ghost hunting to your fall travel itinerary by booking a stay at a haunted hotel. Far from the stuff of theme parks, each haunted hotel on our list has a storied past filled with ghost sightings sure to make your fall trip brag-worthy. From ...


Getting very cozy in a Tokyo capsule hotel room
http://seattletimes.com/html/travel/2019562559_japancapsulehotel.html
TOKYO ? Tokyo is known for being densely populated and crowded. Living space is at a premium; hotel rooms are small or expensive or both. Enter the capsule hotel, where a tube-like pod barely bigger than a coffin offers a bed for the night at low cost.


Apps for Last-Minute Hotel Rooms
http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/11/04/travel/apps-for-last-minute-hotel-rooms.html?pagewanted=all
Kayak, Priceline, Orbitz, Travelocity and Expedia all offer apps that let travelers search for available hotel rooms, often discounted 10 to 50 percent for stays that begin the day you book. The apps have different features ? and flaws ? but they ...


Hotel REITs Look Promising With Strong Industry Fundamentals
http://seekingalpha.com/article/965961-hotel-reits-look-promising-with-strong-industry-fundamentals
Reduced travel from Europe has significantly hurt East Coast hotels. · Hurricane Sandy has shut down travel, and may cause property damage to the region's hotels. With each piece of news dropping on the market, investors' confidence was shaken, and as ...


Scotland's Meldrum House Country Hotel attends International Golf Travel Market
http://www.worldgolf.com/newswire/browse/73282-SCOTLAND%E2%80%99S-BEST-COUNTRY-HOUSE-HOTEL-ROUNDS-GOLDEN-YEAR-IGTM
One of Scotland's most celebrated country house hotels has confirmed its attendance at this year's International Golf Travel Market which is being held from 12-15 November in the Algarve, Portugal. Meldrum House Country Hotel, which was named ...


Travel Leaders Group's Stream Hotel Program Passes 10000 Bookings
http://www.travelagentcentral.com/consortia/travel-leaders-groups-stream-hotel-program-passes-10000-bookings-37713
As Travel Leaders Group's Stream prepaid hotel program passes the 10,000 bookings mark, the company is providing its agents with a new fact sheet to help them "debunk" misconceptions about prepaid hotel programs, the company reports. ?We couldn't be ...


Hotels offer more than rooms in Sandy's wake
http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2012/10/30/hotels-offer-more-than-rooms-in-sandy-wake/
In Baltimore, hotels like the Hotel Monaco and the Royal Sonesta Harbor Court, are also offering discounted rates for their storm guests. Even if a hotel isn't advertising specials, guests should ask anyway. Travel experts say this is a chance for ...


NY Times plugs Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in travel post about demand for ...
http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2012/10/ny_times_plugs_amway_grand_pla.html
GRAND RAPIDS, MI ? The Amway Grand Plaza Hotel got a shout-out today in the New York Times travel blog based on the hotel's boost in bed-and-breakfast package stays. Year-to-date, the package has made up 21 percent of all package sales at the hotel ...