The annual Global Business Travel Forecast from American Express is predicting that the demand for business travel services will outpace supply next year. As a result, the group is expecting to see increasing prices for plane tickets, car rentals, and corporate meetings. “In 2008, we expect a domestic trip inclusive of airfare, car rental and  Continue Reading »

Larry and Miriam Orenstein both turned 81 this year, and to celebrate their wedding anniversary they decided to stay in the same hotel that was their honeymoon suite. When the newlywed couple first stepped into the Palmer House in Chicago, they paid the grand sum of $10 a night. Times have certainly changed, with $10  Continue Reading »

The Marriott hotel chain will add a new branch of its Renaissance brand of hotels to the lodging choices available near Amsterdam’s Schiphol International Airport. Opening in 2009 with 318 rooms, the hotel offers easy access to the airport and Amsterdam’s city centre 15 kilometres form the airport. Marriott chief financial officer and president of  Continue Reading »

A press conference held at the mandarin Oriental in Manhattan was held to announce the project that will revamp the harbour in St. Kitts, a project bringing together many of the travel industry’s top brands. The mandarin Oriental will have a hotel in the Southeast peninsula development project, as will Auberge Resorts. Prime Minister Denzil  Continue Reading »

With customers from the UK and Germany making up roughly half of the Emirates Palace clientele, the hotel is looking to expand into Europe starting with a new marketing campaign. The first stop on the publicity tour will be Carnoustie, Scotland, at the 2007 Open Championship Golf Tournament, where a team of sales staff will  Continue Reading »

The Marriott International hotel chain has struck a deal with the Scandinavian Hospitality Group that will pave the way for 15 new Marriott hotels in the Scandinavian countries through 2013. Part of the expansion will involve the brands of Marriott Renaissance, Marriott Executive Apartments and Courtyard branching out into Sweden, Finland and Norway; the first  Continue Reading »

This week, for the first time ever, the green business travel awards were handed out by the Institute of Travel Management. The Project Icarus awards considered the environmental endeavors of suppliers in seven sectors. Businesses were judged primarily on the concrete achievements over the year in reducing their company’s carbon footprint. Entries were considered by  Continue Reading »

For something truly unique this Halloween, consider visiting The Scarefest at Alton Towers. The Scarefest runs events until November 24th, so if you have other plans for the 31st, there’s still plenty of time to get your adrenaline pumping another night. The décor in the scare rooms is exactly what you might expect. In fact,  Continue Reading »

Media reports from Rome on Friday say that a man claiming to be the French actor Gerard Depardieu walked into a luxury hotel and took advantage of the staff’s confusion, walking out with a gift basket full of expensive goods. Depardieu is, in fact, planning to come to Rome as part of the RomaCinemaFest, which  Continue Reading »

Judging by the media, the only thing being built in Bangkok these days is hotels, and today is no exception, with the announcement that W Hotels will open its second Thai hotel in the capital, W Bangkok. The W Bangkok will be within walking distance of shopping malls and embassies alike in the Sathorn district,  Continue Reading »

The Hilton Hotel chain, one of the most ubiquitous hotel brands in the world, is reaching even farther to maintain a presence in the not exactly obscure, but far from premier tourist destination, of Azerbaijan. The 300-room hotel will be built on the coast of the Caspian Sea in the town of Baku and is  Continue Reading »

Travelers picturing a vacation in Canada’s Rocky Mountains often picture rustic log cabins in vast stretches of wilderness with wolves howling on the horizon and days of roughing it ahead. The reality is that a number of lodges, hotels and cabins are available offering first class service amidst some of the world’s most spectacular scenery.  Continue Reading »