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AAHOA Article Features LHG's Candlewood Suites Hotels

Mar 12, 2010 3:00am

In the February 2010 issue of AAHOA Lodging Business, the Landmark Hotel Group's Candlewood Suites Richmond Airport, and Candlewood Suites Virginia Beach-Norfolk, Virginia hotels were prominently featured on the first page of an article about extended-stay brand hotels entitled "In For the Long Haul."This article originally appeared in the February...

Revved Up About Student Travel

Mar 9, 2010 4:00am

One of the things I typically take away from the SYTA (Student and Youth Travel Association) Conference each year is just how important it is for students to travel.Conferences such as SYTA, hosted last August by Norfolk, VA, provide the grown ups who make student travel happen a chance to...

TRIP Would Boost Domestic Travel

Mar 4, 2010 2:30pm

Hot on the heels of passing of the Travel Promotion Act, new legislation has been introduced to provide funds to promote tourism within the U.S. which would further benefit the U.S. travel industry. Take a look at this release from the American Bus Association from March 2, 2010. My hat's...

Hotel Commercial: Country Inn and Suites

Mar 2, 2010 5:48pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o7lU1v1U9Y...

Dear U.S. Senate: Thank you for passing the TPA!

Feb 27, 2010 4:00am

The campaign to have members of the United States Senate vote in support of the Travel Promotion Act (TPA) was successful. The Senate overwhelmingly passed TPA by a vote of 78 to 18. President Obama is expected to sign the bill into law during the next 10 days.TPA has been...

American Dream: Paco Saldana, the Face of Travel

Feb 26, 2010 3:00am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22gZ4o2d_I8...

Dear U.S. Senate: Please Pass the TPA!

Feb 23, 2010 5:51pm

The Travel Promotion Act, which will for the first time create a public-private partnership to promote travel to the United States, is on the floor for final U.S. Senate approval on Thursday. While the TPA was approved by the Senate in September, it was sent to the House of Representatives...

Hotels Go for Gold at 2010 Winter Games

Feb 20, 2010 5:00am

It's not every day that the world descends on a city to be there are records are broken, dreams are shattered, and hotels sell out for an Olympic event. But when that day does come, you can imagine that the hotels have taken the time to plan, prepare, and step...

Travel Rants 'Fesses Up!

Feb 16, 2010 3:00am

We've all made them, but it takes someone secure in his position as a travel expert to admit when he's made a mistake. My only regret is that I didn't catch his confession sooner!I hope you chuckle as loudly as I did as you read the post on Travel...

IHG's Priority Club Rewards Luckiest Losers

Feb 13, 2010 3:00pm

A couple of years ago, I offered up information on how to make the most of rewards points offered by the different hotel chains in a post entitled "Reaping Rewards."It's now 2010, and hotels are attempting to weather the recession by battling it out for every last consumer in every...

Valentine's Day Hotel Getaways

Feb 10, 2010 3:00am

Ah, Valentine's Day, when couples can get away to spend some quality time alone, away from the hassles of home, work, the kids, and the snow-packed driveway.Hotels know this, and guests looking for a deal reap the benefits.As a matter of fact, it doesn't have to be Valentine's Day for...

Get A Room... the Kindle Edition

Feb 8, 2010 3:00am

"Get A Room!" is now being published for Amazon.com's Kindle reader!Now you don't have to be tied to a pesky computer to keep up with posts on this blog. The link to subscribe to the Kindle Edition of "Get A Room!" is http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0036ZANFI.The Kindle Edition of "Get A Room!"...

Choice Hotels Launches New Website Design

Feb 5, 2010 5:00am

Choice Hotels International has launched a more user-friendly website this week.With two Outer Banks Comfort Inns in the Landmark Hotel Group portfolio, I had to take a gander as soon as I received the news.After having the chance to poke around it for a few minutes, I have to admit...

2010 Will Be What YOU Make It

Feb 3, 2010 6:04pm

If I read one more expert's opinion on how 2010 will play out for those of us in the hotel industry, I think my head is going to explode.The economy still stinks. It's "the year of the deal." Flat to minimal growth compared to dismal 2009. We...

ABA Ties a Yellow Ribbon Around Marketplace 2010

Jan 25, 2010 3:00am

One of the things I love about the people in the American Bus Association is their willingness to give back to the communities that host their annual Marketplace.In a moving opening ceremony at last week's Capital Region ABA Marketplace at National Harbor, many of us were introduced for the first...

TripAdvisor's 2010 Traveler's Choice Awards

Jan 22, 2010 4:55pm

TripAdvisor has released its 2010 Traveler's Choice Awards featuring the best bargain, best all- inclusive, family, luxury and trendiest hotels, B&Bs and Inns, hotels featuring the best service, as well as Europoean favorites.Is your favorite hotel on the "best of" list, or this one, which features 2010's Top 10 Dirtiest...

ABA Marketplace at National Harbor

Jan 10, 2010 6:20pm

I'm on the road again to meet with motorcoach and tour operators at the annual American Bus Association Marketplace, which invades DC's National Harbor January 15 through January 19, 2010.Seems like we just got back from Charlotte, doesn't it?I'm looking forward to seeing some old friends, making some new ones,...

Happy New Year 2010!

Jan 3, 2010 7:10pm

Sorry for the long pause in posts. In the process of getting what I could get accomplished before taking my vacation, I failed to put any posts in the pipeline.But over the holidays (mostly during the eight hour drive to see my parents) I was amused by a memory...

It's Beginning to LOOK a lot like Christmas

Dec 18, 2009 4:54pm

Staying in a hotel may not always be your ideal way to spend the holidays, especially if you're away from family, on business, or in some sort of transition. Hopefully, festive decorations and an accommodating staff will make your stay an enjoyable one, and that if you're unable to...

It's Beginning to Smell a lot like Christmas...

Dec 8, 2009 6:20pm

The Hilton Garden Inn Suffolk Riverfront in Suffolk, Virginia, has apparently tapped into what very well could become an annual holiday tradition at their hotel.I love how the entire hotel team came together on this project, and that guest reactions to their finished product went well beyond the run-of-the-mill "ooh,...

Christmas Shopping Season

Nov 27, 2009 3:00am

Did the whole "Black Friday" thing begin because we were so full of food from Thanksgiving dinner that we had to walk it off in the malls the next day and every day until we ate like that again at Christmas? Just wondering.There is a great new initiative that...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Nov 25, 2009 6:55am

Travel safely. Sleep well.Thank you for reading "Get A Room!"www.landmarkhotelgroup.com...

Virginia Beach and OBX are Open for Business!

Nov 16, 2009 4:35pm

You probably heard a lot about Virginia Beach, Virginia and the Outer Banks of North Carolina recently, what with that pesky nor'easter that parked itself on us for a few days. While The Weather Channel tagged the event as an "Atlantic Assault," the locals came to know the storm...

Virginia Beach Prepares to Welcome Whales!

Nov 9, 2009 7:21pm

Virginia Aquarium whale watching boat tours begin late December showcasing humpback and fin whales migrating off the coast.It moves through the water with amazing grace, in search of its next meal. It plummets toward the depths of the deep sea throwing its fluke upward out of the water with great...