Starwood’s First Oklahoma Aloft Opens
Starwood Hotels & Resorts has announced that they have opened their first Aloft brand property in Oklahoma. This new Aloft Tulsa is located very close to Cox Communications, Hilti Corporation and Metlife offices and features 136 rooms. It is also nearby the shopping district and both the River Spirit Casino
by Darren Robinson August 24th, 2010
Rio de Janeiro Gunmen Take Hostages
On Saturday, some heavily armed gang members took to firing at police in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The confrontation moved to an InterContinental Hotel, which is a popular stay location for tourists in the city, where they took 35 people ...
by Emily Welch August 23rd, 2010
Disneyland Restaurant Employee Sues over Headscarf Ban
A female Muslim worker that works at the Storytellers Cafe, a restaurant in the Grand California Hotel at the Disneyland Resort, filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Wednesday. She is claiming that she wasn't allowed ...
by Charlotte Fellows August 20th, 2010
British Travel Operator Kiss Flights Fails
More than 70,000 holidaymakers are scrambling to make alternative flight arrangements due to the collapse of Kiss Flights, a budget travel operator, who is now the 13th in Britain to fold this year. The failure has left many stranded ...
by Katy Davies August 19th, 2010
Unite Calls Off Strike after Reaching 2% Pay Offer
Airport workers that voted to strike just last week have now been offered a better deal in the pay dispute with airport operator BAA. Unite union is giving the new offer its backing and will give their members the chance to vote on it. Meanwhile, the impending industrial
by Bobby V-Jones August 18th, 2010
Aires Airline Jet Splits into 3, 1 Dead
Colombia-based carrier Aires experienced a plane crash during the early hours of Monday. The flight crashed while approaching the San Andres airport to land, but bad weather seems to have been the cause of its crash, which left the jet in 3 pieces on the runway. It's been reported in
by Neill Zerk August 17th, 2010
Sun4U Collapse Strands Over 1,000 Holidaymakers
This weekend, about 1,200 British travelers were stranded after tour operator Sun4U collapsed, becoming yet another travel company on a lit of others that have collapsed due to the recession. The UK company said that they had huge losses because of the volcanic ash cloud incident and the collapse
by Andrew Mayer August 16th, 2010
Fairmont Hotels Make eReaders an Amenity
It has been announced that Canadian-based Kobo has mas made a deal with Fairmont Hotels to make their Kobo eReader available to Fairmont Gold guests staying at hotels in the US and Canada. The eReaders have been loaded with some new and bestselling books from Random House, and they
by Paul Fenrich August 13th, 2010
London Underground Staff Vote for Strike
On Wednesday, the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said that London Underground workers have voted in favor of industrial action in a dispute about job cuts. The union has been against the cut of 800 station staff, which would come mainly from ticket offices. They argue that
by Andrew Bones August 12th, 2010
InterContinental Hotels Reports 2Q Profit
On Tuesday, InterContinental Hotels Group reported a profit for the 2nd quarter due to an increase in business travel, as well as more growth in the Chinese market. For the 3 months ending June, the hotel chain had an US$87 million net profit in comparison to the loss of
by Rosie Vaughan-Jones August 11th, 2010
New Tune Hotels to Charge for Clean Rooms and Towels
It's not uncommon for travelers to choose budget hotels to save money and then decide to treat themselves to the mini-bar for being so smart in their choosing. However, getting a treat from the mini-bar may be a thing ...
by Dave Humphries August 10th, 2010
British Hotel Room Rates Drop
Hotel room rates have dropped in some of the UK's biggest cities for the first half of the year, latest figures from Hogg Robinson Group (HRG) have revealed. The biggest dip was in Belfast, while Cardiff, Bristol, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Leeds also saw moderate declines. The bi-annual hotel survey
by Charlotte Fellows August 9th, 2010