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Articles tagged “resorts”

Hotels

Marlon Brando’s Vision for a Luxurious Sustainable Resort Comes to Life

Brando would have wanted his privacy, but visitors will appreciate the openness -- if they can afford it.

Marlon Brando’s Vision for a Luxurious Sustainable Resort Comes to Life

Tourism

Saggy Pants Bans on Upswing as Second NJ Beach Town Mull Restrictions

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.

Saggy Pants Bans on Upswing as Second NJ Beach Town Mull Restrictions

Tourism

Russian region’s attempts to foster tourism thwarted by Putin power trip

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.

Russian region’s attempts to foster tourism thwarted by Putin power trip

Hotels

Hotels partner with local attractions to build brand value

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.

Hotels

As Iraq’s troubles continue, Kurdish region building a $2 billion resort

Iraqi Kurdistan has been a peaceful region in spite of larger overall trouble, and is now going through a tourism boom.

Hotels

How to run a luxe hotel when Central African Republic rebels have checked in

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.

How to run a luxe hotel when Central African Republic rebels have checked in

Hotels

Russian billionaire invests in Olympic ski resorts with an eye on tourism

Bureaucratic hassles, high prices, poor service, crappy food, and unexpected closures: The five bedrock values of Russian tourism.

Business Travel

The 5 hotel fees you’re going to see more of in 2013

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.

The 5 hotel fees you’re going to see more of in 2013

Online Travel

SkiftAds of the Week: Morocco, Expedia, Mexico, and a human jukebox

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.

SkiftAds of the Week: Morocco, Expedia, Mexico, and a human jukebox

Hotels

Hotel insiders suggest that all-inclusive properties in the U.S. are the latest industry trend

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.

Hotel insiders suggest that all-inclusive properties in the U.S. are the latest industry trend