Hotel Value for Frequent Guests
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One of the great values in Europe is the IHG 2-for-1 hotel rate at Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express and Hotel Indigo brands in various cities around Europe. The comments on my blog lately suggest many travelers do not know the acronym IHG for InterContinental Hotels Group. 2-for-1 rates can be great savings,…
The Marriott Edition luxury lifestyle brand developed with Ian Schrager is about to open in London. This will be the second Edition hotel after Istanbul and there are another six Edition hotels in the pipeline. Edition – The Idea The first Edition Hotel opened in Waikiki in September 2010 and within one year the owners…
by Ric Garrido
Autograph Collection is Marriott’s brand for independent and boutique hotels who pay to be part of Marriott’s branding and marketing system. Three new members in the UK are now part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection with two hotels open in London and a third hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland scheduled for June 2013 entry into Autograph Collection…
The Palace of Westminster London is often referred to as the Houses of Parliament where the Houses of Lords and Commons for the British government meet. The Palace of Westminster occupies 873 ft. of Thames River front. Palace of Westminster seen from Westminster Bridge. This site in central London beside the Thames was the location…
London Eye is a 135 meter (443 ft.) high ferris wheel on the South Bank of the Thames River across Westminster Bridge from the Houses of Parliament. London Eye across the River Thames from Big Ben. London Eye was the tallest ferris wheel in the world when it opened in 1999. It is still the…
InterContinental London Westminster is a recent addition to London luxury hotels, opening in December 2012, after £150m ($225m USD) investment to refurbish the former government building of Queen Anne’s Chambers. InterContinental Westminster (hotel website) with 256 guest rooms and 45 suites is the second IC property currently in London along with InterContinental Park Lane. TripAdvisor is a great…
London and Paris are the top two international tourism destinations for Americans and international travelers. I have been to London four times and Paris three times. I would like to spend more time in these cities, but my travels have not worked out that way. There are so many places in the world to visit.…
Zurich, Berlin, Oslo, Helsinki, London in 12 days out of San Francisco Airport. I was surprised at how much of Europe I could visit on one trip using 50,000 American Airlines AAdvantage miles for three one-way economy class award tickets and no other transportation except to and from airports on city trains, trams and busses.…
I knew late night encounters with the werewolves of London was a possibility, but meeting the urban foxes of London was unexpected. Songs from the 70s like White Man in Hammersmith Palais by The Clash and Down in the Tube Station at Midnight by The Jam were the kind of songs that made me think…
Thriving or surviving: European cities hotel forecast 2013 is a report by pwc.com/hospitality sharing data from 19 European gateway cities. You can access the full report yourself through the link. I picked up a print copy at the ALIS conference last week in Los Angeles. Best report line: “With fewer customers to go round in…
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