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Putting the "Recess" in Recession 2008-04-21 19:09:00 Ah, recess. That favorite "class" of so many elementary school children. It's an escape from the classroom. A chance to run, and play, and hang upside down on the "monkey bars." It's a little vacation we look forward to during the day to refresh and renew ourselves. We're conditioned as kids to program this sort of activity into our lives. Of course, once we're adults, recess isn't Read more:Putting
, Recess
Your Comments Count 2008-04-29 21:05:00 Literally.
The last time a hotel, either independent or franchised, sent you a comment card, did you complete it? Did it matter to you whether it was sent by snail mail or if you were given an opportunity to complete them online?
Hotel managers rely on the feedback of their guests to continually measure their hotel's performance and address any problems that may have slipped through the Read more:Comments
Outer Banks Ranks High on TripAdvisor! 2008-05-01 09:05:00 According to TripAdvisor, the Top 10 Spring Beach Destinations for 2008 are as follows:
1. Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
2. Maui, Hawaii
3. Outer Banks, N.C.
4. Bahamas
5. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
6. Key West, Fla.
7. Bermuda
8. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
9. Santa Monica, Calif.
10. Turks and Caicos
I was thrilled to see the Outer Banks of North Carolina so high up on the list! The beauty of the Read more:Ranks
Travel Tips from AAA, and Me! 2008-05-10 20:55:00 In the latest issue of the American Automobile Association's Going Places magazine, AAA Tidewater has offered up some excellent tips on how to "Get more for less" in an article entitled "Savvy Vacations." Their tips are on the AAA Tidewater website.
I also applaud them for sharing the URL for the Fuel Cost Calculator, which will help you determine where to purchase gas during Read more:Travel
Alltop.com Adds "Get A Room!" 2008-05-20 10:10:00 When I'm skimming through the blogs and internet news stories I search for inspiration, I uncover another area of the web that I had no clue existed.
Alltop.com compares itself to a magazine rack, only for the Internet.
The content on Get A Room! is now being displayed and updated on this "magazine rack" along with many other travel (and other categories of) blogs.
The site is easy to
Memorial Weekend Starts Summer's Engine! 2008-05-24 19:24:00 Vacationers: Start. Your. Engine
s!
Memorial
weekend in the United States has traditionally been considered the "unofficial" start of summer. Who needs a summer solstice when there's a three-day weekend just waiting for families to hit the beach for some fun in the sun, the mountains for camping trips, to youth soccer tournaments, to Indianapolis for the Indy 500, or to have friends Read more:Weekend
, Summer
Some Hotels Give You Gas 2008-05-30 20:40:00 So here we are, the summer travel season, and already I'm seeing tons of travel incentives that include a free gas card when you arrive at your destination. I can see how this would be an attractive offer to some, especially when you consider that many are paying upwards of $50.00 to fill up their tank.
But I have questions. How much free gas would it take to persuade you to choose one hotel Read more:Hotels
FrontDeskBlog: Checking in with a Hotel's Front Line! 2008-06-05 10:18:00 There's a great list, or at least the beginnings of a great Hotel
Blog Link List over at Front
DeskBlog, where Front Desk Boi has compiled a list containing some of his favorite hotel insider and travel blogs.
On Get A Room! I try to provide information from an insider's point of view for traveling consumers to hopefully relieve some of the stress that comes with being away from home, and
Welcome Hilton Garden Inn Suffolk, VA 2008-06-12 14:00:00 The Landmark Hotel Group is pleased to welcome the newest addition to our family of hotels, the HiltonGarden
Inn and Conference Center in Suffolk
, VA.
This is a fantastic hotel, situated on six acres overlooking the Nansemond River in Suffolk. The first time the company had me go take a look at it, I came back and said "this one's a no-brainer." It's close proximity to the Norfolk Read more:Welcome
"Stay-cations" Save Gas and Money! 2008-06-20 18:45:00 I recently had to take a trip from Virginia Beach, Virginia to Lexington, Kentucky. Here's roughly how the money worked out:
5 tanks of gas at $60 a tank: $300.00
2 night hotel stay: $200.00
Meals for 2: $120.00
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Grand total: $620.00Go ahead and add in the $76.00 speeding Read more:Money
Another Option for Last Minute Travelers 2008-07-03 19:01:00 Many Americans are hitting the road this weekend to celebrate the Independence Day holiday, and with so many of them choosing to travel at the last minute, I thought I'd share a little website I discovered quite by accident. I'm not recommending it, as I've not worked with them before, but LastMinute
Travel.com appears to have connections with hotels in some major U.S. destinations and are Read more:Travelers
T-I-P Like a V.I.P. 2008-06-26 19:00:00 I am a sucker for good service, and after having read others' recommendations on how much to tip this person or that, I've decided that I might be tipping too much. I don't, however, think this is a a problem, and I'm fairly sure the tipped employees of the world don't mind.
Having worked as a bus-boy, a waiter, and a bartender in my life, I know how much these workers rely on this additional
Hotels That Go "Bump" in the Night 2008-07-11 19:10:00 I'm a big fan of "Ghosthunters" on the Sci-Fi Channel, and get even more excited for them when the gang from TAPS (The Atlantic Paranormal Society) gets to investigate possible hauntings at hotels around the country. Kudos to the hotel owners for allowing these investigations to be aired on television. I personally know of a couple of hotels that have the reputation for being haunted, Read more:Hotels
, Night
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