Tagged: hotel

Pauline Frommer: A Worthy Vacation Rental Search Aggregator Has Arrived

Fewer travelers may be hitting the road right now, but among those still traveling, the top accommodation choices have shifted dramatically from a year ago. As I wrote last week, more…

Pauline Frommer: Thanks to 2020, Airbnb Isn't Always the Cheapest Option Anymore

The conventional wisdom used to be you’d save money by renting an Airbnb rather than booking a hotel room. That now needs to be revised in yet another reversal brought by the…

Bid for a Piece of Hotel History in the Waldorf Astoria Auction

Midtown Manhattan's famed Waldorf Astoria New York (301 Park Ave.) closed for renovations in 2017. When the 47-floor building's hotel rooms and residences finally reopen in 2022,…

The QE2 Returns to Service as a Hotel While the Queen Mary's Prospects Sink

In a recent YouTube video about why and how ships get scrapped, maritime historian Chris Frame slipped in a striking fact. Comparing the remnants of Ancient Egypt with the golden age…

This Las Vegas Casino Is Going Entirely Smoke-Free

The Las Vegas Strip is getting its first entirely smoke-free casino resort. MGM Resorts announced this week that the complex housing the Park MGM and NoMad Las Vegas hotels will…

Now You Can Dine on a Sandbar in the Florida Keys During Sunset

For anybody in search of a dining venue with guaranteed social distancing, a sandbar in the Gulf of Mexico seems like a safe bet. A luxury resort in the Florida Keys has set up a…

Soon You Can Sleep Amid Giraffes in . . . the English Countryside?

If you want to spend the night in lodgings with up-close views of rare African animals, you usually have to go to Africa. A famous example is the ultra-luxe Giraffe Manor hotel in the…

Is Vegas a Secret Superspreader? Study Shows Alarming Reach of City's Visitors

It has been about two and a half months since Las Vegas began reopening its casinos and resorts on June 4, following this spring's pandemic lockdown. How have things been going since…

WATCH: Rolling Stones Video Takes Over London's Vacant Claridge's Hotel

Leave it to the Rolling Stones to find a way to create mayhem in a hotel room even when the hotel is closed. The just-released music video for the band's latest single, "Scarlet"…

The Myriad Ways One Hotel Manager's Job Has Gotten Tougher Since Covid-19

August 3, 2020 Add hotel manager to the list of jobs that have gotten exponentially more arduous since March. Not only are hotels being tasked with keeping travelers safe under…

Does This Look Fun to You? Vloggers Show What Travel Is Like Now

What's travel like these days? Now that things are reopening elsewhere in the world, are you missing out on the fun? You don't have to wonder. YouTube has the answer. The first…

Take a Look at Nashville's New Dolly Parton–Inspired Rooftop Restaurant

In the divisive times we're living in, Dolly Parton is one of the few public figures you could fairly describe as universally beloved. (The only others we can think of are Betty White…

I've Stayed in Several Hotels This Summer. It Didn't Go How I Expected.

Hotels and life have a lot in common: They don't feel like they used to. Over the past few weeks, I've traveled by road a few times in the United States, and on each occasion, I…

What a Shrinking Airbnb Could Mean for the Future of Travel

Like every other travel company, Airbnb was hit hard by the pandemic. In May, CEO Brian Chesky admitted that the company’s future was in doubt this spring. Airbnb reacted by cutting…

Atlantic City Reopens—With No Indoor Dining and Other Big Changes

As of July 2, Atlantic City casinos are back in business after New Jersey shut them down in March due to coronavirus concerns. Of the city's nine casinos, five—Golden Nugget, Hard…

TV Investigation Claims to Find Unchanged Sheets at NYC Hotels

An investigative report that aired on the syndicated TV program Inside Edition this week found that hotel rooms—including the sheets—hadn't been thoroughly cleaned at three properties…

Air-Hotel Packages Are Poised to Make a Comeback for Cheap International Vacations

Last updated: June 1, 2021What if I told you that you could spend 6 nights in Barcelona, airfare and hotel included, for $799 in the summer of 2021? Or you can have 6 nights of a hotel…

Las Vegas Casinos Have an Official Reopening Date

Casino resorts in Las Vegas and elsewhere throughout Nevada will reopen to the public on Thursday, June 4, the state's governor, Steve Sisolak, has announced. “We’ve taken every…

MGM Resorts Bringing Back a Favorite Vegas Perk

When the Las Vegas Strip reopens after the coronavirus lockdown, free parking will be making a Sin City comeback as well. Once a standard feature at casino hotels along the Strip, the…

Las Vegas Casinos Planning to Reopen—But They Won't Be the Same

There is still no reopening date for the Las Vegas Strip. The casinos along that normally overbusy thoroughfare are waiting for the go-ahead from Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak and the…

Marriott Offers 20% Off a Future Stay if You Buy a Gift Card Now

With their cash flow negative, hotels are getting creative about ways to put some funds in the coffers until this storm has passed. We told you about "hotel bonds," which some…

Hotel Desserts You Can Make at Home—from Sacher Torte to DoubleTree Cookies

This may surprise you, but lots of world-famous desserts originated in hotel restaurants. Boston cream pie came from the Omni Parker House in Boston, peach melba from the Savoy in…

End of an Era: The Oldest Harrah's Casino Is Closing

Harrah's Reno has occupied its downtown spot in that Nevada city since 1937, when founder William F. Harrah opened his first bingo parlor. The place eventually expanded into a hotel…

Let This Japanese Inn Livestream Your Stay and You’ll Only Pay $1 a Night

Exhibitionists on a budget have a new lodging option in Japan. The Asahi Ryokan, located in Fukuoka on the subtropical island of Kyushu, is offering one room on the property at a rate…

When Should You Book Airfare and Hotels? A Huge Study Reveals the Current Answers

The Airlines Reporting Corporation’s annual Travel Pricing Outlook study (conducted in partnership with Expedia) arrived with very little fanfare this year. Which is odd—and not so…