U.S. News Top Hotels vs. TripAdvisor Top Hotels
I recently posted the TripAdvisor list of Top 25 hotels. Now comes a similar list from U.S. News & World Report. Actually the latter is much more detailed,…
Beijing Adding a Third Airport
When most people think of Beijing and airports, their first thought is Beijing Capital International (PEK). Much less well known is Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY), a domestic airport…
Gotta Love the Love at Love (Field, That Is)
It seemed to take forever but the arcane federal law known as the Wright Amendment finally arrived at death’s door last year. As predicted, this has proved to…
Update on Hotel Rate Predictions for 2015
This is going to be a painful year for hotel room rate increases. A few weeks ago I said… “The average daily rate for hotels increased over 4% each…
TSA’s Newest Record: Firearms Seizures
As I mentioned early last month, TSA was well on their way to set a record year for seizing carry-on guns from passengers. Well, they did it in…
Are Your Favs in This List? TripAdvisor Top 25 Hotels
As they do every year, TripAdvisor presented their list of the Top 25 hotels in the world. With such outstanding competition, it shouldn’t be a surprise that only…
Marriott Blocks Wi-Fi – FCC Says Never Again!
Seems this subject about Marriott blocking Wi-Fi at a Nashville hotel has been beaten to death but Marriott chose to drag it out. Instead of admitting it was…
Higher Education –> More Likely to Steal from Hotel Rooms
In a very strange survey from Germany, they found that those with higher education were actually more likely to steal items from hotel rooms. The devil, however, was…
Orlando Tourist Sues United Airlines over Ticket Prices
I can kind of understand this lawsuit and no doubt many who have purchased multiple airline tickets at one time will at least feel some sympathy. Seems this…
New York City Sues Apt Building Operating as a Hotel
Last week the city of New York filed a lawsuit against a Manhattan apartment building claiming it was operating as a hotel. The city filed this against Metro…
