Summer Vacation Planning Seeing the Surge
Summer is steaming ahead toward a profitable season for travel and hospitality companies, according to recent surveys and numbers streaming in. Demand for Packages is swelling, a trend revealed in Marriott’s Summer Travel Trend Report 2017. Consumers are booking packaged rates 7% more frequently for their holiday weekend vacations than their non-holiday trips.
Summer in Italy a Feast for the Senses
While visiting Italy is a feast for the senses in any season, Italy pops in spring and summer with endless blue skies, blooms of color, seductive strains of music and the sweet chaos of outdoor celebration. Best hubs for summer celebration: Armani Hotel Milan and La Fiermontina, Lecce. READ MORE …
Cool New Hotels and Travel Packages to Book
Havana Opens Luxury Hotel in Historic District Kempinski Hotels is formally opening a new luxury five-star hotel in Havana this month, called Gran Hotel Manzana Kempinski La Habana. The hotel will occupy the Manzana de Gómez building in central Old Havana. This is a historic landmark that opened in the early 20th century as Cuba’s […]
17 Grand Hotels with Legs
It takes a lot to become a member of the Historic Hotels of America collection and Historic Hotels Worldwide — least of all longevity. As new 17 historic hotels join the collection, each of them brings plenty of story and a sense of place to visitors trying to get the most out of visiting a […]
Heavenly Beds or Hotel Hell? Happiness Survey
Most of us have had a terrible night in a hotel–whether it’s from a broken air conditioner, leaky pipe, or noisy and inappropriate neighbors. A survey of more than 1,000 recent hotel guests, conducted by Qualtrics, found out exactly what guests love and hate about staying in hotels. Top want: Wi-Fi. It’s more compelling than […]
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