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Hotels
New York Hilton Midtown Brings Back Room Service In Paper Bags
The limited-service concept is designed to reduce overhead at hotels such as New York Hilton Midtown, but it will only work if Herb and other guests don't tire of dealing with the midnight munchies, and decide to reserve rooms elsewhere on their next visit.
Hotels
Fake Online Review Crackdown in New York Leads to Fines for 19 Companies
Many reputation management firms have made a living out of criticizing Yelp and TripAdvisor, and some of them have crossed the line and gotten into the fake-review writing business themselves. There are reputation management firms with integrity out there, but these 19 companies are not among them.
Online Travel
Is Yelp poised to cash in on mobile advertising gains?
Like TripAdvisor, Yelp has a major headstart in restaurant and other local business reviews, and that should be a big plus in its competition with the likes of Facebook, TripAdvisor and European restaurant review sites. Will mobile advertising resonate with Yelp's users? The jury is out on that.
Online Travel
Groupon launches restaurant reservations in challenge to OpenTable
Groupon is doing everything it can to deemphasize its voucher business, and its new dining service is the latest reflection of the pivot.
Online Travel
Menu app NoChains steers users clear of restaurant chains with NYC launch
NoChains differentiates itself from Yelp and MenuPages by completely removing chains from the equation, but stays broader than specialty sites by putting any locally owned restaurant on its app.
Tourism
Memphis barbecue will keep its global renown despite death of restaurant chain's founder
Delta may have abandoned Memphis, but its blues and barbecue will attract visitors and generate pride forever. Don Pelts helped export Memphis barbecue around the world.
Tourism
Popular Las Vegas restaurant closes after food poisoning hits 200 people
The restaurant has a 4.5 star rating on Yelp, which notes that it is temporarily closed. Lax health code enforcement was evident in that after the incident inspectors wrote up the restaurant for 44 violations.
Tourism
Mumbai's Parsi cafe culture is a blend of people and cuisines
In these Parsi cafes in Mumbai, you are sampling the region's history and cultures, and that's what travel and life are all about.