Luxury in the Sky – Five Reasons You Should Stay at the Ritz Carlton Tokyo

Luxury in the Sky – F...

For our trip to Asia I partnered with several companies in order to portray an image of the region I don’t see enough of in the blogosphere – luxury. There are thousands of blog posts out there about how to spend as little money as possible when touring through Asia, but very few...

Today Only (Sunday): M...

Today only (Sunday, April 29th) Expedia is offering the Marriott Los Suenos Resort outside of Jaco, Costa Rica, for $109/night for a mountain view room. Rooms at the resort are regularly $329 for mountain view. From what I can see, the $109 rate is available through next April. The rate...

Easy Way to Earn 2,000 ...

Priority Club is offering an easy way to earn 2,000 PC points when you sign up for email newsletters from them ( details here ). In short, you’ll get 500 points when you sign up for their shopping special offer emails and another 500 points when you register a credit card with...

Road Test: Mixed Luck W...

Filed under: North America , United Kingdom , United States , Hotels and Accommodations , Internet Tools Not long ago, in Better Search, Blazing Fast, Tested , I tested hotel-finder Room 77 that claimed “blazing fast” search results. I was impressed. Going through the process...

The War On Hotel Wi-Fi ...

Filed under: Business , Hotels and Accommodations , Video , Consumer Activism It’s a bloodbath on the front lines of the hotel Wi-Fi war, and our friends at Hotel Chatter are leading the charge. At issue is the cost of wireless Internet at some hotels, often rising as high as $25...
Revere Hotel Opens In Boston On The Anniversary Of Its Namesake’s Midnight Ride

Revere Hotel Opens In B...

Filed under: Hotels and Accommodations , Luxury Travel In April 1775, Paul Revere’s midnight ride made history. Capitalizing on the famous revolutionary hero, new Boston property Revere Hotel Boston Common hopes to make a similar splash when it opens its doors today. Aiming to...
Dysfunctional Tren Italia – Sempre Ritardo

Dysfunctional Tren Ital...

Filed under: Africa , Italy If I were tasked with creating a slogan for Tren Italia , it would be Sempre Ritardo – Always Late. Perhaps it wouldn’t help sell tickets but it would be a rare occasion of truth in advertising. I have a battered wife-syndrome love affair with...

SkyMall Monday: Bed Bug...

Filed under: Hotels and Accommodations , Skymall Monday Hotel beds are gross. That’s just a fact . Frankly, everything in your hotel room is contaminated with something (including bodily fluids ) and not just the hellholes where you expect to find filth . These days, however, more...

Suspicious About Hotel ...

Filed under: Europe , North America , United Kingdom , United States , Hotels and Accommodations Hotel reviews come from a variety of sources. Trusted travel experts, agents and professional organizations may have delivered in the past when travelers chose an unfamiliar hotel so,...

Chef Paul Virant On Wor...

Filed under: Food and Drink , North America , United States , Hotels and Accommodations Chicago ‘s Lincoln Hotel opened this March, the relaunch of a pillar in the Windy City. This version of the hotel brings new investors and a whole new look, including tight collusion with the...

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