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Living with Legends: Hotel Chelsea Blog

Chelsea Hotel Multi-Bar Scheme Abandoned For Now

Due to continued interest in David Elder’s harebrained scheme to open two bars in the Chelsea Hotel lobby—one in Stanley’s office and the other behind the front desk(!?)—and maybe an Argentinean restaurant somewhere or other in the hotel, we felt......

Singer Songwriter Mike Skall Gets a Plaque

Mike Skall, an adopted Chelseaite weighs in with his take on the struggle to save the last outpost of Bohemia. May more like him rise from the ashes of the Chelsea's burned-out junky soul. Click on the banner to play......

Memorial Service for Willem Van Es

Join Willem's family and friends as they celebrate his life on Monday, March 1 from 5-7 PM at the National Arts Club, at 15 Gramercy Park South New York, New York....

Hey Neil Ashman, Why Do You Need a Liquor License?

Noel Ashman today swore up and down to a reporter from dnainfo.com that he wasn't planning on opening anything in the Chelsea Hotel. That's funny, since why else would his name be on the liquor license for Star Lounge which......

"The New Tenant" at the Chelsea Hotel

Remember when in December 2008 we told you that this woman was a new permanent tenant.... Now we have proof!...

Arthur Miller’s Room in Landmark Chelsea Hotel on Chopping Block

The present, illegitimate, management this week began demolition/“renovation” in room 614 of the National and City Landmark Chelsea Hotel. This is the room where the great Arthur Miller lived in the 1960s, and where he penned his play “After the......

Hotel Law Blog

Hotel Lawyer: California foreclosure traps for unwary lenders: California's one action and anti-deficiency rules. What one top expert tells lenders about avoiding the pitfalls of foreclosing in California on hotels and other mixed collateral.

Hotel Lawyer with tips for lenders on defaulted California mortgages. California is now leads the nation in defaulted mortgages for hotels and commercial real estates. As lenders start to review their options, they should make sure they formulate asset plans that will avoid violating California's sometimes tricky one action and...

Atlas 2009 Year End Hotel Survey . . . and what it means

Hotel Lawyers with grim reports from the field. If lenders are looking for some encouraging news on their distressed hotel asset sales prospects, they are not going to get it anytime soon. That is what the Atlas 2009 Year End Hotel Survey shows, but it does offer some valuable tips...

Hotel Lawyer: ALIS brings optimists to earth. Lenders make new evaluations. Realism is cold and gray.

Hotel Lawyer: A new realism settles on the hotel industry. We've already given up 2010 and 2011 won't be that much better . . . then a long, slow "jobless recovery." "Realism" was the defining word for the ALIS conference held in San Diego on January 25-27, 2010. ALIS attendance...

How they are going to make you pay TOT on revenues your hotel never received

Bed tax battles are being won and lost in the ongoing war between local governments and online travel companies like Orbitz, Expedia, Hotels.com, Priceline.com and Travelocity as cities, states and counties try to recover "lost" transient occupancy taxes (TOT). So far, none of the news is good for hotel owners...

Hotel Lawyers and the ADA: Is the DOJ's ADA Compliance Survey Coming to Your City Soon? What to do when you receive the DOJ's ADA Compliance Review questionnaire.

Even if you don't have a hotel in Manhattan, you will want to know about the "Manhattan Hotels ADA Compliance Review Survey" conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The DOJ's reach is nationwide and other cities are targeted for the same kind of survey and enforcement. Today, we interview...

Occupancy tax update on internet hotel booking: More lawsuits against Expedia and online travel companies (OTCs) over "lost" bed taxes -- Why hotels should care about the transient occupancy tax (TOT) battle

Hotel Lawyer: The transient occupancy tax litigation by cities and local governments continues to mushroom. On November 3, Florida became the first State to file suit against Expedia, Orbitz and other online travel companies (OTCs) for lost bed taxes. Although October was a big month in the OTC battles, November may...

eHotelier Global Hospitality News

Keys to Success Hospitality Conversations: How to Select the Right Design Firm to Refresh or Renovate your Hotel

Property Improvement Plans or PIPS, are a reality to today's hotel owners and management groups.  If a property is part of a franchised system, dealing with PIPS can be an expensive proposition both at the time of sale as well as in continuing operations. By Dr. John Hogan CHE CHA...

Marriott Hotels UK Celebrates Hotel Refurbishment with Unique Twitter Campaign

The Twitter campaign invites a number of well-known Twitterers, including celebrities and journalists, to review the refurbished Marriott Hotels instantly online by communicating their thoughts and experiences to followers live on Twitter....

Steve Pinchuk on the Usage of Metrics for Yielding and Accounting

Revenue management professionals quite often get into the RevPAR vs GOPPAR debate. The pitfalls of RevPAR and the advantages of GOPPAR as a metric or vice-versa have been highlighted on several occasions.According to the vastly experienced RM professional, Steve Pinchuk, one needs to be clear whether the discussion is about...

'Lone Traveller' Initiative from Expotel to Replace 'Women Aware'; 'Female-centric Approach Outdated'

A Lone Traveller initiative, believed to be an industry first, has been launched by Expotel, the UK's largest booker of hotels. Formerly branded ‘Women Aware', the non-gender-specific programme is intended to emphasise the potential for hotels to contribute to the personal safety and comfort of all of their solo guests...

Hotels to Watch for Sex Exploitation

The Manitoba government and the provincial hotel industry are teaming up in an effort to crack down on child sexual exploitation....

Double-digit Growth Predicted for London Hoteliers in 2010

Hoteliers in London could see double-digit revenue per available room (revPAR) growth this year, according to the latest Hotel Market Outlook, a quarterly report issued by Deloitte....

Hotel Preston Nashville Blog

Nashville Hotel Package: Around the world in Nashville, Tennessee

Like many of you out there, Dora and I love to travel. Again, like many of you, money has been a bit tight in our household what with the economic downturn. Although it’s tough to physically travel across the globe in times like these, Hotel Preston is offering the next...

Nashville Hotel Valentine’s Day Deal at Hotel Preston

Any night is a great night for romance, but sometimes you just can’t come up with a plan. Let me help. I can’t think of anything sweeter to do for Valentine’s Day than check in for the Red Hot Heart Package at the Hotel Preston. What fun to treat your...

Valentine’s Day in Nashville: A horse-drawn carriage down by the river

When I was a younger guy, one of my favorite days was Valentine’s Day with all the stuff that went with it. Ahh… The roses, the chocolate, the love songs. My plan is to work an early shift and then I’m taking Dora on a relaxing horse-drawn carriage ride. What...

Nashville Restaurant: Icy treats for icy weather at Las Paletas popsicle shop

Nashville isn’t just about country music: we have our quirky side, too. Seems only fitting, then, to recommend this great, little hole-in-the-wall. Granted, most people aren’t looking for a popsicle stand in the winter in Tennessee, but that’s only if they’ve never had one from Las Paletas. Over on 12th Avenue...

Nashville Hotel Packages: Have a blast from the past at Hotel Preston

It takes a certain kind of person to get into TV sitcoms. Um, a person like me. And probably you. So, how great is this? I’ve never heard of a deal like this, leave it to the Preston to come up with it. You can come stay at the hotel...

Nashville Event: A Night Out for New Year’s Eve and Morning in at the Hotel Preston

The thing that’s great about New Year’s Eve is all of Nashville out on the town together, everyone living it up. The thing that isn’t so great about New Year’s Eve is being out on the road, making my way home with everyone who’s living it up a little too...

AH&LA SmartBrief

Boston hotels see big rebound in January

Boston-area hotels had an auspicious start to the new year, showing significant improvement in January compared with the same -More- ...

Report: Starwood launches top-secret loyalty program

Starwood reportedly launched a top-secret loyalty program late last year that reaches out not only to some of the chain's bes -More- ...

Micro-room inspired by womb

Design firm Dream and Fly has come up with a concept for a micro-hotel room for places like airports, international fairs or  -More- ...

Program reduces fuels costs, monitors employee purchases

AH&LA members can receive a rebate up to 6.5 cents on every gallon of fuel purchased.  -More- ...

High-style Las Vegas suites offer over-the-top luxury

A sampling of Las Vegas' most lavish suites describes rooms with views and outlandish amenities, with prices ranging from $1, -More- ...

Stockholders approve Interstate acquisition

Stockholders for Interstate Hotels & Resorts approved the acquisition of the company by a joint venture including Thayer Lodg -More- ...

Lodging Hospitality Most Recent RSS

Dream Of A Tropical Resort Inspires Midwest Town

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Hilton's CEO Nassetta Sells Home In L.A. for $18 Million

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Loews Prevails In Tough Las Vegas Market

The Loews Las Vegas has taken steps to ensure its success in a difficult marketplace. ...

Interval Leisure Returns To Profitability

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Hotel Transactions Ready to Start Flowing

Stephen Rushmore believes conditions are improving and hotel transactions will soon start flowing again ...

Hard Rock Hotel President Found Dead of Gunshot Wound

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YoungHotelier.com

Why Hotels Should Be Marketing to Boomer Women – Reaching Your Best Customers

By Jennifer Rodrigues, TravelInk’d The Baby Boomers- that generation defined as having been born between 1946 and 1964, the oldest of whom are turning 64 this year- are far and away the most influential consumer segment the country has ever seen.  Most hoteliers have long acknowledged this, and have tailored their...

Exceeding Expectations – Adam Goes The Extra Mile

Exceeding expectations, every stay, every day…. by Fritz Gubler Over many years, the best hotel chains and individual properties have added great value to their companies by ensuring a high standard of service and creating brand recognition. High standards of service and the accompanying brand recognition are never achieved single-handedly by Presidents or...

8 Things that Won’t Happen in 2010

By Jennifer Rodrigues, TravelInk’d If you’re anything like me, you’re probably getting very sick of reading new predictions released daily about what 2010 will bring for the hotel industry. Have you noticed a theme in all of them yet? I have, and it goes something like this: bad news,...

Budget Marketing Tactics

By Jennifer Rodrigues, TravelInk’d Hotels and lodging companies are facing a difficult reality in today’s market. Even as the recession seems to be waning, revenues, occupancy and ADR are still down and the next 12 months are still looking hazy for the hotel industry. Budget cuts are still in...

Exceeding Expectations – Every day, Every time – by Fritz Gubler

We kick off a new series of articles (an e-column!) by veteran hotelier and educator Fritz Gubler. Here is the first installment of the series, called “Exceeding Expectations – Every stay, Every day”. Hope you enjoy it – we look forward to your comments and feedback! Exceeding Expectations: Every Stay, Every...

Hotel Public Relations – Five Tips to get more visibility for your hotel

We welcome our new columnist, Jennifer Rodrigues, who will be telling us all about Hotel Public Relations and sharing her insights, tips and experiences on YoungHotelier.com! By Jennifer Rodrigues, TravelInk’d For many hotels — too many in my opinion — public relations gets relegated to the backburner or is treated as an...

Hotel News

UPDATE 2-MGM Mirage says CityCenter contractor to file suit

The primary general contractor for the $8.5 billion CityCenter project on the Las Vegas Strip plans to sue the project's owners for $492 million....

MGM Mirage to drop Atlantic City casino

HONG KONG : MGM Mirage has confirmed it will unload its stake in a US casino resort to settle a fight with US gaming regulators over the company's Macau business partner....

Protests, requests that 5 OC sex offenders move

Dozens of protesters held a rally at a Huntington Beach hotel where five registered sex offenders are living as representatives for the hotel chain announced that the men had agreed to relocate....

Interstate Stockholders Approve Merger

Interstate Hotels & Resorts , a leading hotel real estate investor and the nation's largest independent hotel management company, today announced that its stockholders approved, at a special meeting held today, the merger agreement by which Interstate will be acquired by Hotel Acquisition Company, LLC....

Contractor to seek $492M from owners of Las Vegas CityCenter; MGM Mirage, Dubai dispute amount

The primary contractor for the newly completed $8.5 billion CityCenter complex told the joint venture's owners that it intends to file mechanic's liens to collect on $492 million in construction bills, casino operator MGM Mirage said Friday....

Marriott's Newest AAA Four-Diamond Property Is Open for...

Resort PALM BEACH, Fla., March 11 PALM BEACH, Fla., March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Anyone who steps into the lobby of the Palm Beach Marriott Singer Island Beach Resort & Spa cannot help but be overwhelmed by the grand welcome they receive....

Today @ Hilton Anaheim

Blankets for a Cause…

Throughout our $70 million dollar renovation, we have been able to donate furniture and other goods to local organizations throughout Southern California. On Friday, February 12th, 300 blankets were donated to Human Options in Irvine, California. Human Options was founded in 1981 and their mission is to help battered women, their families and...

Fall in Love with our Romance Package

Love is in the air… I know it is hard to believe, but Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Relax, rejuvenate and unwind at Hilton Anaheim. Start your weekend off  right and fall in love with our Romance Package; share a toast of sparkling wine, and wake up to a...

MIX it up on SUPER BOWL SUNDAY!

Are you ready for some FOOTBALL? Join us in Mix Lounge on Sunday, February 7 for the BIGGEST football event of the year! Tagged: Anaheim Super Bowl, Dueling Buffet, Mix Lounge, OC Super Bowl, Super Bowl All You Can Eat, Super Bowl at Hilton Anaheim, Super Bowl at Mix Lounge, Super...

January Sale at Hilton Anaheim!

Have you heard about the Hilton January Sale? There is still time to take advantage of Hilton’s January Sale! Reserve your weekend getaway in 2010 by January 31st, and save up to 33% off the rate and enjoy complimentary breakfast from Hilton! Grab your weekend pass today! Check availability to take advantage of this special...

Chalk Hill Wine Dinner

Hilton Anaheim & Chalk Hill Valley Wine …a Dinner to Remember! Looking for plans with your sweetheart or maybe a night out with the girls? Join us in Anaheim’s newest social ballroom, The Avalon, for a delectable dinner and variety of wines from Chalk Hill Valley. Date: Friday, February 26, 2010 Time: Dinner at 6:00 P.M. Location:...

Welcome NAMM 2010!

The NAMM Show 2010 kicks off on Thursday, January 14, 2010 with an expected attendance of over 86,000! NAMM, the International Music Products Association, is one of the largest music product trade shows in the world and takes place every January at the Anaheim Convention Center. NAMM kicked off with the...

Hot Hoteliers - Because People Connect

GET HIP, FUNKY & TRENDY WITH HOT HOTELIERS THIS MARCH AT MEDIA ONE!

Chill out with your hotelier colleagues in the newest Hip Hotel in town! Media One believes in doing things differently. Cleverly combining a dynamic sense of style, striking design and an appeal that suits the region’s multi-cultural taste. Dubai’s Hot Hoteliers will be enjoying the ‘Chill out Lounge’ on the 8th floor....

Hot Hoteliers Doha – February 2010

Doha, Qatar – February 2010: It was the first 2010 event and the 6th Hot Hoteliers | Doha networking get together in Qatar – And again, an enormous success!  The Sharq Village & Spa hosted the even at the Al Wanis Shisha Terrace and spared neither cost nor effort with...

Hot Hoteliers Doha – A Fresh Breeze

Doha, Qatar – October 2009: We made it! This time we crossed the 70-mark with 75 hotel professionals attending the 4th Hot Hoteliers networking event at Dunes Bar at the Grand Hyatt Doha. The Grand Hyatt team wowed everyone as they prepared several surprises. The event kicked off at the...

Hot Hoteliers heats up the Palm Jumeirah on 4th October

Event exclusive, for one night only: Appearance by internationally acclaimed author & speaker Bob Urichuck Light up Sanctuary – The Terrace with Hot Hoteliers on October 4th, from 7 – 9:30pm. The October Hot Hoteliers networking evening takes place at the hottest beach front venue in town – Sanctuary (The Terrace), at...

Hot Hoteliers on Ahlan Live

Some photos from the recent Hot Hoteliers event at the Hilton Jumeirah, featured in Ahlan Magazine as well as Ahlan Live! Photo Gallery – http://www.ahlanlive.com/14227-hot-hoteliers-event...

Do you want to smile?

Never underestimate the power of positivity! Here’s a great video from YouTube that is bound to make your day…watch and share!...

Hotel Blogs - Let's talk about hotels

Feedback on ITB Berlin 2010

This week, I was attending the giant travel fair ITB in Berlin. It was my 3rd time and I have to say not much has changed since my last attendance in 2005. I still believe this is the biggest travel......

Lip Dub with hotels can go wrong

On my quest to find other hotels who have made their own Lip Dub, I found on YouTube the luxury hotel in Cannes on the French Riviera that recently released its film. But quickly after publishing the video, the video......

Have you ever heard of the viral marketing technique called Lip Dub video. The idea is that you record a video and you lip sync with a song of your choice. It looks like the Prizehotel in Bremen (Germany) has......

VoyagePrive enters the USA

The European online travel "private deals" website VoyagePrive enters the US market this week. As some of you know, VoyagePrive is only available to members who have been introduced by their peers to receive a weekly newsletter about preferred deals......

Barcelo Hotels start showing videos of their hotels

As you already know, I am a strong believer in online videos to promote hotel properties in every details. With high Internet penetration and more importantly faster Internet connections through broadband and soon fiber optic, people use their computer screen......

Ebay promotes its newly signed deal with Octopus Travel

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HotelChatter -

This One Goes Out to the Ladies: Would You Stay On a Women Only Floor?

OK, so men are from Mars and women are from Venus. But do they want to stay at different hotels? We’ve seen plenty of girly hotel packages in our travels, but some properties go even further, with amenities geared towards women and in some cases, women only floors. Our...

London: The Savoy in London is Looking at a September Opening

The Savoy in London has been undergoing extensive renovations for over two years and being such an iconic hotel in town, folks are getting antsy as to when this place will re-open. Back in November, the hotel finally shed its scaffolding and just last month, we learned that the...

Soufriere: Smooch Like 'The Bachelor' In St. Lucia With a 'Wings of Love' Package

We don't know about you, but the ABC Show "The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love" has us falling more in love with the romantic island of St. Lucia more than the hunky pilot who stars, and his three potential mates with whom he's traveled to this tropical place....

Starwood Hotels Remain Open in Chile and Will Waive Cancellation Fees

After Saturday's 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile, which has caused 708 deaths, according to the Associated Press, Starwood Hotels announced that no guests or employees have been injured as a result. Starwood's Chilean properties include the Sheraton Santiago Hotel and Convention Center, the San Cristobal Tower, Four Points by Sheraton...

Los Angeles: Marriott's 'New Directions?': JW Marriott at LA Live Has Free WiFi in the Lobby

Last week, we were following the tweets of travel writer @Chic_Travel as she was doing a Los Angeles hotel tour and we got the tingles when she tweeted: Free wifi at JW Marriott LA Live- love that hotels are embracing thisBut we were skeptical. This is Marriott we are...

Get A Room!

AAHOA Article Features LHG's Candlewood Suites Hotels

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Happy Hotelier

Quote of the day (16): A Food Designer is…

“A food designer is somebody working with food, with no idea of cooking” Inga Knölke, 1999 Via Food-Designing.com Quote of the day (16): A Food Designer is… is a post from: Happy Hotelier Quote of the day (16): A Food Designer is… is a post from: Happy Hotelier...

Human Holes in Security

Sometimes, when public transport connections are worse than the direct distance between our hotel and the place the guest has to be, I offer them transport in our own limo. So done this morning. The guest had to be at a very highly secured Dutch Government building. There was a line...

Twitterlists made me Change my Twitter Habits

Last year, when Twitter still was a hype, I admit, for some time I auto followed new followers – no I never did Auto DM. I did so because I was influenced by Twitter guru Guy Kawasaki, who took the position that you never know who is the one who follows...

Happy FilmGirl’s new classic Beetle

Just an intermezzo. DD#1 AKA FilmGirl, yes the one who I am bugging from time to time to write about her hotel experiences as she flies around the world constantly an whose one hotel review she once wrote for this blog I deleted by accident when I moved server for...

10 Questions (31) for: Constance from Shoppen Blogo

Today I like to introduce Constance, a Dutch flight attendant who blogs in the Dutch language, but who, as a flight attendant, knows her part of traveling and who will like my wife’s fave quote: “When in Doubt, Do Buy!” Constance 1) Who Are You? I’m Constance Hage. I’m married, no...

HotelTravelCheck.com Blog

Print Advertising is slowing down

The U.S. will spend more money in online advertising than in print advertising this year. As many magazines and newspapers have decided to go online and avoid the cost of printing. The following article from the Financial Times reports how printing is slowing down in the U.S. “This week that online...

Auditude Partners with Dailymotion

It has been recently announced that the video ad management company Auditude is partnering with Dailymotion to create an online video advertising. Auditude will manage the catalog for Dailymotion and this partnership will last for at least one year, meaning that Auditude will be getting some bucks. Joy Marcus, General Manager...

U.S. Online Ads

The U.K was the first major country that invested on internet advertising in 2009. However, the U.S. is gaining reputation this year for its online ads in the market. Chuck Richard, vice-president and lead analyst at Outsell commented: “Advertisers are directing dollars toward the channels which generate the most qualified leads...

Should We Block Online Ads?

The Wall Street Journal has recently published an interesting article about what to do with online ads, whether you should block them or not. “Technology-news site Ars Technica tried an experiment Friday: It blocked its content for users who were employing a particular ad-blocking tool. The response from the site’s...

E-Trade Ad is being sued by Lindsay Lohan

E-Trade Financial Corp has been sued by the famous actress Lindsay Lohan for the big amount of $100 million. According to her statement, the baby girl seen in a commercial was based on her. “Lohan alleged that online brokerage’s use in the ad the girl, also named Lindsay, improperly invoked...

Yahoo Won Walmart’s Biggest Online Campaign

According to a recent press release, Walmart partnered with the second giant search engine, Yahoo, to work on an online campaign to attract housewives and women in general. The campaign has been a success from the beginning leading Yahoo to be the first online advertiser for home improvement while leaving Google...

Marriott on the Move

Ambitious Expansion Plans for Marriott Hotels in Europe

This has been a very exciting week for Marriott in Europe! First, we celebrated 35 years since we opened our first European hotel, the Amsterdam Marriott. I remember that opening so well. We had a large barrel of water on the ground and we had diver who dove off the...

Great News - President Obama Signs the Travel Promotion Act

Thank you, Mr. President! President Obama signed the Travel Promotion Act into law this week, representing a great victory for our business and the U.S. economy. We’ve been working on this for years and the credit goes to Senators Reid, Dorgan and Ensign and Congressmen Blunt and Delahunt for a...

Visiting Our Beautiful Hotels and Resorts in the Caribbean

I was recently in the Caribbean to visit some of our beautiful hotels in that region. It was a great change from the snow storms in Washington, D.C. I was only there for a few days, however I managed to make it to three different islands! My first stop was...

Celebrating the First Marriott-Branded Hotel Built on U.S. Tribal Land

One of my very favorite spots in the world to vacation is the Arizona desert. Since I was 16 years old, I have spent time with my family at our Camelback Inn Resort, just outside of Phoenix, Arizona, first with my parents and now with my great grandchildren. We love...

Continuing to Embrace Social Media with the Marriott News Center

I never thought that starting my own blog would have such far-reaching impact within our company. Since we first launched the blog, we have continued to grow in the social media sphere by adding more blogs, several different Twitter feeds and even our own online community for our Marriott Rewards...

Spirit To Serve Weathers the Storm

This winter has certainly brought its share of nasty weather to all parts of the globe. Here in the Washington, D.C., area, where I live, we got 2-3 feet of snow over 2 days. We lost power at my house and had to move to our Marriott Bethesda Suites next...

USATODAY.com Travel - Top Stories

New York town touts on Mark Twain connection to boost tourism

Huckleberry Finn sprang to life in a swirl of cheap cigar smoke at Mark Twain's cozy hilltop cabin in upstate New York far from ... ...

D.C.'s Newseum chronicles Elvis' battles with the media

A spark that helped ignite Elvis Presley's fame more than 50 years ago was lit by the newspaper editors and critics who hated ... ...

Monkey Jungle's rain forest marks 50th anniversary with new tour

Guests can opt for a new rain forest adventure tour, going behind the scenes of a 5-acre habitat where monkeys cavort. ...

Senate tackles regional airline safety

The Senate is pushing to strengthen pilot training and hiring requirements in an effort to improve the safety of regional airlines, ... ...

U.S. airlines flew fewer passengers in 2009

U.S. airlines flew fewer passengers last year than at any time since 2004. The good news: Travel is picking up. ...

Roatan helps put Honduras back on the travel map

The island's increasing fame is an economic boon in a country that's among the poorest in the Western Hemisphere. ...

Press Releases - MGM Grand Las Vegas

SKYLOFTS at MGM Grand Fact Sheet

PROPERTY OVERVIEW • A rare and private sanctuary of two-story accommodations with expansive views of the Las Vegas skyline • Opened January 2005 • Mobil Five-Star and AAA Five Diamond Award winner • Designed by world-renowned architect and designe...

CSI: The Experience at MGM Grand Challenges Crime-Solving Savvy

Based on Hit CBS Show, Interactive Attraction’s First Permanent Location Debuts September 13 LAS VEGAS – CSI: The Experience, the popular worldwide phenomenon, will open September 13 at MGM Grand in the hometown of the original top-rated “CSI” t...

WET REPUBLIC at MGM Grand Returns to Deliver an Unforgettable Season of Non-Stop Parties and Hot Entertainment

Vegas’ First Ultra Pool Kicks-off the 2009 Daylife Season March 13 LAS VEGAS – After luring more than 80,000 sun-kissed trendsetters to experience a new standard of entertainment and luxury in its debut year, WET REPUBLIC – Las Vegas’ new “it” pool...

Studio 54 at MGM Grand Delivers an Unrivaled Experience with the Ultimate Dance Party, Sexy Setting and Hot Entertainment

High-Energy Nightlife Comprised of Two Levels, Exclusive VIP Area, Private Skyboxes, Four Bars and One of the Largest Dance Floors in Vegas LAS VEGAS – The club that redefined the New York nightclub scene in the 1970s continues to set the standard...

SKYLOFTS and The Signature at MGM Grand Honored by Readers of TripAdvisor.com

LAS VEGAS – The 10 million travelers who use TripAdvisor.com, the web’s largest travel community, have chosen SKYLOFTS and The Signature at MGM Grand among the best of the best in their TripAdvisor® 2009 Travelers' Choice® Awards. Both hotels we...

MGM MIRAGE Restaurants Awarded 2009 Michelin Stars Highlighted by Three-Star Honors for Joël Robuchon

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