November 15, 2012

Some NYC hotels still struggling to reopen after Sandy
http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/hotels/2012/11/13/new-york-hotels-reopen-after-superstorm-sandy-financial-impact/1703003/
Sandy ravaged New York in "the absolute peak quarter of the year," when business travel and events ramp up and then make way for tourists in November and December, says John Fox, hotel industry consultant at PKF Hospitality. But, he says, "the jury's ...


Fodor's names Top 100 hotels
http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/14/travel/fodors-top-hotels/index.html
While U.S. hotels account for nearly a quarter of the Top 100 winners, hotels in 41 countries made the list. Fodor's Travel team of 700 global contributors nominated 4,000 hotels from the 17,000 properties they review annually. The winners were chosen ...


Top 10 US hotels under $150
http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2012/11/14/top-10-us-hotels-under-150/
In the past this meant having to put up with cheap hotels offering questionable comfort levels. Essentially, you got what you paid for. But all that's changed, as mid-level hotels have begun competing for a population that travels more than ever. Even ...


Telegraph Travel Awards 2012: readers' favourite hotels
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/hotels/9672497/Telegraph-Travel-Awards-2012-readers-favourite-hotels.html
For the second year running, readers of Telegraph Travel have voted The Savoy, in London, their favourite UK hotel. Fiona Duncan, Telegraph Travel's hotel expert, writes: "The Savoy has always embodied the dual aspects of the British: buttoned up and ...


Social Travel Site Gogobot Adds Realtime Hotel Pricing, OpenTable Integration ...
http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/13/social-travel-startup-gogobot-adds-realtime-hotel-pricing-opentable-integration-360-degree-looks-via-street-view/
On top of that, the realtime pricing and availability data enables Gogobot users to plug in dates to see actual prices of hotels on the dates they're traveling and book with a single click, without being subject to those annoying pop-up windows endemic ...


Carlson Wagonlit creates the first private hotel review site for companies and ...
http://www.tnooz.com/2012/11/14/news/carlson-wagonlit-creates-the-first-private-hotel-review-site-for-companies-and-corporate-travel-managers/
Called CWT Hotel Intel, the tool is powered by Vinivi, a Parisian travel-review company. The tool lets business travelers post hotel ratings that only their peers can see, and it provides travel managers a source of feedback exclusively on company ...


Bulgari hotel, London: review
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/hotel/86589/Bulgari-hotel-London-review.html
Fiona Duncan, Telegraph Travel's hotel expert, reviews the best and worst of Britain's hotels and bed and breakfasts, from boutique to budget, countryside to city centre. What on earth has happened to luxury? It used to be such fun; now it takes itself ...


Beachscape: A New Travel Search & Booking Site That Matches You to Your ...
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/11/13/4982191/beachscape-a-new-travel-search.html
While all other travel websites make you search for hotels by a city or the closest airport, Beachscape is the first travel site to let users search by city, state, country, region, or even the entire world. "This way, you can explore all of your ...