I still get the daily newspaper. Long time again I stayed at a Marriott and every morning a newspaper was delivered. The articles were very good – too good unfortunately as I would try to read all of them – but I would never get the time to finish or even start reading the newspaper…
A 30-storey hotel in Changsha, China, went up in two weeks, reports the Los Angeles Times. “In early December, Liu Zhangning was tending her cabbage patch when she saw a tall yellow construction crane in the distance. At night, the work lights made it seem like day. Fifteen days later, a 30-storey hotel towered over…
I was looking at the chart of the Hospitality Properties Trust stock (HPT) and a link ‘5 things to know: 8 March 2012’ drew my attention so I had to click on it due to my (un)healthy curiosity. And some interesting things (they did not say what ADR and RevPAR meant as they assumed people who came…
The package looks more luxurious (left) than the previous one, black vs. red. New luggage tag (left) and the old one (right): Also, included in the package there was a special offer from Fairmont. “You can fast-track to Fairmont President’s Club Platinum by completing just one stay at any Fairmont property in Europe, the Middle…
A fellow blogger conveniently posted the link to the voting portal and I decided to have a quick look. The voting was quick and easy, but my very good impression of the overall process was spoiled at the end. Initially I was thinking I would be very fast out as I was not going to…
A few findings from a study by Starwood Hotels: If they could only take one item with them while traveling, most respondents would take their benefits in a hotel loyalty rewards program (73%), rather than their spouse/partner (15%) or luggage (11%). Losing their status in a hotel loyalty program (65%) scares respondents more than lost…
Yes, I stayed at Hooters, the price was too god to resist not to mention that the reviews on TripAdvisor did not seem to be as bad as the name would have implied. Actually some incredible prices were mentioned so I wondered whether I could get the same. “On my annual trip to Vegas for…
The following recording is on the ‘default’ TV channel (if I might call like that) at the Courtyard by Marriott Waikiki Beach hotel in Honolulu. This is what that channel displays all day long, nothing else: I found it very strange.
Just last week I was in Waikiki, Oahu (Hawai’i) and in the bus I saw the following ad: I suppose they meant Hyatt in general and the Hyatt from Waikiki in particular. I wonder, how many people who stayed there saw the ad, not to mention that if you see it for the first time…
I suffer from Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder (OCD), only self-diagnosed for the time being. Take the following as evidence. I bought the sanitizer because I don’t always trust that everything in a hotel room has been cleaned thoroughly: door knobs and handles, light switches, the remote control, taps and I’m sure a number of other things I…