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The incredible shrinking hotel roomNews from USA TODAY: Autoplay Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide In addition to the Yotel New York (shown here), travelers can try out this micro-hotel in London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports. Expansion plans are in the works for Boston, Brooklyn, San Francisco, Miami, Dubai and Singapore.(Photo: Yotel) 794 continues [...]

Travel New and Now: RV Rentals, Hotel Tech, Discovery TravelNews from ABC News: RV SHARING ON OUTDOORSY Interested in renting an RV? A new website called Outdoorsy makes it easy to find and rent RVs with listings available in every state. The model is similar to the Airbnb lodging rental site. Users can enter the [...]

Skyscanner adds TrustYou meta-reviews to its hotel travel searchNews from Financial Express: TrustYou continues to roll out Meta-Reviews to travel sites across the world, including the latest integration with Skyscanner. Nikhil Gupta, director of hotels and car hire, Skyscanner said, “Skyscanner’s hotel search helps consumers search for, compare and book accommodation with ease, displaying unbiased [...]

Expedia-Orbitz Merger Would Short Sheet Consumers, Hotel Group SaysNews from WRCB-TV: by ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — The hotel industry is objecting the proposed combination of travel booking sites Expedia and Orbitz, saying that the deal would mean higher prices for vacationers and larger fees for hotel owners. “We believe this transaction and the resulting consolidation [...]

TrustYou Meta-Reviews Added to Skyscanner Hotel Travel SearchNews from Hospitality Net: TrustYou continues to roll out Meta-ReviewsTM to travel sites across the world, including the latest integration with Skyscanner. Skyscanner prides itself on providing a comprehensive yet simple approach to travel, and TrustYou enhances this mission by providing a straightforward, accessible, and useful visual of [...]

A spa or an airport? Hotels double as travel perkNews from CNBC: Perks offered at the Miami International Airport Hotel, located before security in one of the airport’s main concourses, include concierge baggage service from the lobby to airline check-in counters and a 20 percent discount at a nearby golf course. In September, the hotel [...]

Ashford Castle in Ireland named best hotel in the world – Daily MailNews from Ashford Castle in Ireland named best hotel in the world – Daily Mail: The five-star Ashford Castle received the top gong from Virtuoso, a network of international travel agents Located on Ireland’s second largest lake, the hotel is set on 350 [...]

D.C. development getting dual-branded Canopy-Hyatt House hotelNews from Travel Weekly: The Wharf, a mixed-use project in Washington, D.C., will include a dual-branded hotel housing a 175-room Canopy and a 238-room Hyatt House. Canopy is Hilton’s new lifestyle brand. Hyatt House is Hyatt’s extended-stay brand. Both hotels are slated to open in fall 2017. The building, [...]

Travel Leaders puts luxury hotel program on consumer siteNews from Travel Weekly: Travel Leaders Group has launched a consumer website version of its Select Hotels & Resorts program. It is not a booking site. Once users have zeroed in on a hotel, the site directs people to contact their travel agent. Alternatively, site users can [...]

Ashford Castle voted world’s best hotelNews from Irish Independent: Pól Ó Conghaile Email Published 13/08/2015 | 07:19 Ashford Castle, which re-opened after refurbishment this April. One of the newly refurbished rooms at Ashford Castle, recently voted the world’s best hotel Ashford Castle Niall Rochford, Ashford Castle manager with staff members from left to right, Mark [...]