Checking in: Wishing I hadn’t fallen for EuroStars
Back in January during my Euro-hopping week of basically a different city in Europe every night I fell for the EuroStars Berlin. It was a...
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Accor changes name, rules for loyalty program
When the email arrived this afternoon about the change in name for the Accor loyalty program – A|Club to Le Club Accorhotels – I didn’t...
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A rather worthless hotel status
It would seem that, despite my best efforts, I’ve managed to maintain hotel status through my own actions. I don’t really believe much in the...
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A couple hotel promos worth mentioning
Well, maybe they’re worth mentioning, though it is hard to know some days. Neither is an incredible offer, but both might have some value. First...
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Updates to the Starwood 2012 award categories announced
Like they do every year, Starwood has assessed the award category rating of their hotels and made changes to a number of the properties. A...
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Checking in: Hotel Eurostars Berlin
Booking a hotel on the morning of arrival can limit the options available somewhat. That said, I’ve actually been pretty lucky in general with such...
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Checking in: Frey’s Hotel, Stockholm
Like many of my stays these days my goal in Stockholm was to find a room which balances a convenient location and decent price with...
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Checking in: Radisson Blu, Stockholm SkyCity
I love the arrivals service offered as part of the BusinessFirst service from United Airlines at most of their legacy Continental routes. I’m a firm...
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Hotels make a play in the online booking space
Airlines have not been shy in recent months about trying to shift the booking channel to a direct model, avoiding online travel agencies or other...
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Checking in: GRT Grand Chennai
On our second stay in Chennai on this trip we wanted to be more in the center of town than the Radisson Blu at the...