October 04, 2012

Ever been scalded or frozen by a tricky hotel shower?
http://www.usatoday.com/story/hotelcheckin/2012/10/03/have-you-ever-been-confused-by-a-hotel-shower/1609941/
After years of traveling, Milburn now always tinkers with the valve to avoid getting an unwanted splash in the face. "Oh, the joys of travel," he quips. Readers: Have you ever had a problem with a hotel shower? If so, describe the problem and if/how ...


The best business hotels around the world
http://www.nbcnews.com/travel/travelkit/best-business-hotels-around-world-6241250
Now more than ever, business travelers have to justify every penny spent, and so it has become especially important to know which hotels can give maximum value per travel dollar. These business-friendly properties?in the biggest business centers of ...


Travel Channel's "Hotel Impossible" has made it to Alaska - working with the ...
http://www.capitalcityweekly.com/stories/100312/spe_1050135779.shtml
Travel Channel's "Hotel Impossible" has made it to Alaska - working with the Glacier Bear Lodge in Yakutat. "Hotel Impossible" selects hotels for its show based upon write-ins. But not every hotel that asks to be on the show will be featured - and ...


Report: Indianapolis visitors pay high taxes for travel
http://www.wlfi.com/dpp/news/indiana/report-indianapolis-visitors-pay-high-taxes-for-travel
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Visitors pay among the highest travel taxes in the nation when they come to Indianapolis ? 17 percent on hotel rates, 15 percent on rental cars and 9 percent on meals. That adds up to an average single-day, combined travel tax of ...


No. 1 hotel perk you can't live without during a retreat?
http://www.usatoday.com/story/hotelcheckin/2012/10/02/whats-the-hotel-perk-you-cant-live-without-during-a-company-retreat/1607865/
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Modi alleges Sonia Gandhi of using taxpayers money for foreign travel, hotel stay
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Modi-alleges-Sonia-Gandhi-of-using-taxpayers-money-for-foreign-travel-hotel-stay/articleshow/16630640.cms
"This means that more than the total yearly budget of Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh and Rajkot civic bodies combined has been spent only on the foreign trips of Gandhi and on her luxury hotel stays," he added. Modi said that the figure was from the ...


Hotel Of The Day: Inn At Harbour Town
http://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestravelguide/2012/10/03/hotel-of-the-day-inn-at-harbour-town/
This Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star hotel puts you along five miles of private beach, as well as a stone's throw from 605 acres of forest preserve, 20 miles of bike and nature trails, an equestrian center, 23 clay tennis courts and three golf courses ...


Luxury Hotel Booking Site "Want Me Get Me" Launched Today
http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/10/2/184658/831/hotels/Luxury_Hotel_Booking_Site_%22Want_Me_Get_Me%22_Launched_Today
A new hotel booking site called Want Me Get Me, launched today, perhaps trying to get inside the ring with sites like SniqueAway and Jetsetter.com in a battle to see who offers the best bang for the luxury travel buck. The free, members-only hotel ...