‘Private sale’ sites tout great travel deals, but do they deliver?
Travel providers are using private sale sites to sell off excess inventory at reduced prices without disturbing the official …
Panel rejects bill to make Minn. state workers stay at porn-free hotels
A bill that would prohibit Minnesota government employees from staying in hotels with pay-per-view pornography has failed in …
Seniors stay for $80 at the New Yorker Hotel
The hotel, celebrating its 80th anniversary, is offering rooms for $80 to seniors 80 or older.
More hotels offer ‘pay before you stay’ discounts
An increasing number of hotels are slashing room rates if you ante up in full in advance and forego a refund if you don’t show …
Luxury costs less at hotels now: Rates fall, bookings rise
The battered luxury hotel sector is reporting 7.2% more bookings for the upcoming second quarter vs. 2008. But rooms are also …
‘The Bachelor’ inspires St. Lucia hotel deals
The lush scenery and luxury resorts of St. Lucia had a co-starring role on TV’s just-ended The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love.
Boston-area hotel makes room for Skype
The Charles Hotel, which liquidated its ice-machine rooms to turn them into free computer stations, just added Skype and video …
L.A. police search for man who scams, steals from hotel guests
A well-dressed man who talked his way into a Florida sugar baron’s hotel room and stole tens of thousands of dollars worth of …
Hotel deals bring travelers back to Phoenix
After nearly a year and half of double-digit declines in occupancy rates, freebies and good deals appear to be drawing more visitors.
Minn. lawmaker: No more violent hotel porn
One Minnesota lawmaker wants state employees to stay out of hotels with violent porn while traveling for work.