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Brando would have wanted his privacy, but visitors will appreciate the openness -- if they can afford it.
Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago
Tourism
Saggy pants bans touch tourism and also people wanting to just walk or ride around the nation's cities in their everyday lives. Why is it that some legislators and their constituents have such distaste for others who don't look or dress the way they do? The bans do indeed have racist overtones.
Dennis Schaal , Skift | 11 years ago
Putin’s attempts to portray Russia as an organized and rising tourism star has gone awry with the chaos and crime that he sought to cover seeping through the snow on the road to the 2014 Olympics.
Skift | 11 years ago
Hotels can expand their brand offerings and attract a larger customer set with very low investment by tapping into local resources to form relationships that ultimately serves all parties.
Iraqi Kurdistan has been a peaceful region in spite of larger overall trouble, and is now going through a tourism boom.
Khalid-Al-Ansary, Nayla Razzouk, Bloomberg | 11 years ago
The hotel's parent company specializes in luxury properties in challenging environments -- such as Mali and Congo -- but an army in your suites offers a particular set of demands only the hardiest GM can navigate. Fortunately theirs is from Rwanda.
Krista Larson, Associated Press | 11 years ago
Bureaucratic hassles, high prices, poor service, crappy food, and unexpected closures: The five bedrock values of Russian tourism.
Henry Meyer, Bloomberg | 11 years ago
Business Travel
Although the FTC chided resorts in 2012 for hidden fees, hotels are expected to be more brazen in 2013 with a slew of new and increased fees. With occupancy rates up, hotels feel they have a captive audience for their fees.
Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago
Online Travel
This week’s roundup features ads that are far away from the winter woes in the Northeast, but target travelers that are already thinking of where they’ll travel in the new year.
The hard hit sector may find some stability with the pricing structure and could follow the cruise industry’s lead in upselling amenities to add to the profits.