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Travel Matters: A San Antonio hotel reinvents itselfNews from Austin American-Statesman: By Helen Anders San Antonio’s vintage Hilton Palacio del Rio gets a thoroughly modern makeover If you’ve been in Austin long enough, you’ll remember the modular hotel that popped up in San Antonio in 1968 across the street from the site of the HemisFair. [...]

HotelTravel.com offers Grand Slam deals in ParisNews from eTurboNews: Real People | Real Service | Real Choice May 18, 2012 PHUKET, Thailand – HotelTravel.com is serving up “Grand Slam” hotel rates to celebrate the start of this year’s French Open in Paris, with matches set to begin at Roland Garros Stadium from May 22 until [...]

HotelTravel.com goes “Gaga” in BangkokNews from eTurboNews: Real People | Real Service | Real Choice May 16, 2012 PHUKET, Thailand – HotelTravel.com is discounting hotel rates to create unique deals just in time for Lady Gaga’s Bangkok debut concert on May 25 at the Rajamangala National Stadium. Indonesian-based fans of the reigning pop princess might [...]

FTC: Skechers deceived consumers with shoe adsNews from WCNC: by JENNIFER C. KERR / Associated Press WCNC.com Posted on May 17, 2012 at 8:55 AM WASHINGTON (AP) — The government wants you to know that simply sporting a pair of Skechers’ fitness shoes is not going to get you Kim Kardashian’s curves or Brooke Burke’s [...]

More Americans plan to travel this summer, surveys sayNews from Los Angeles Times: Americans plan to travel in slightly higher numbers this summer, according to surveys, starting with the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. But many will hold the line on spending for items such as hotel stays and entertainment because of high fuel costs and [...]

HotelTravel.com promotes “The Big Wow! ComicFest” in San JoseNews from eTurboNews: Real People | Real Service | Real Choice May 15, 2012 PHUKET, Thailand – HotelTravel.com is offering special promotional rates for participants traveling to San Jose, California, this weekend to attend “The Big Wow! ComicFest,” one of the largest comic conventions of its kind [...]

HotelTravel.com partners with Santika Indonesia Hotels & ResortsNews from eTurboNews: Real People | Real Service | Real Choice May 14, 2012 PHUKET, Thailand – HotelTravel.com has signed a partnership agreement with Santika Indonesia Hotels & Resorts that will add a growing network of hotels in one of HotelTravel.com’s top selling countries in Southeast Asia. Santika [...]

A primer on hotel categories and star ratingsNews from The Tennessean: Ever wonder why the same hotel gets four stars from one website and three stars from another? What’s the difference between a bed-and-breakfast and an inn? What exactly is a boutique hotel, and what do you get when you stay at a resort? Here’s [...]

Travel dilemmas: What makes a hotel green?News from Sacramento Bee: Q: Can I be a greener hotel guest? A: You can and you should. But, as Kermit the Frog noted, it’s not easy being green. Last week’s “On the Spot” column focused on behaviors of hotel guests that are wasteful and harmful to the environment. [...]

Travel dilemmas: What makes a hotel green?News from Sacramento Bee: Q: Can I be a greener hotel guest? A: You can and you should. But, as Kermit the Frog noted, it’s not easy being green. Last week’s “On the Spot” column focused on behaviors of hotel guests that are wasteful and harmful to the environment. [...]